Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-27

At the instance of the United States
government the powers have accepted the
principle that no further individual uan
ceSsions of territory in China shall be
sought or obtained 10y any one power
without international assent. This agree
ment applies nos only TO Tien-tsin, where
there has been some rivalry exhibited in
the effort to obtain concessions for for
eign settlements, but to all other Chinese
points.
According 10 a Washington correspon-
dem, tn State Department began this
movement some time ago. Ii is surmised,
though no admission ON that point can
he obtained, that the occupation by Rus
STA of the important concession opposite
flemish, including the railroad termi-
nus, caused the initiation of this move
ment. However it was realized hat it
might be very difficult TO deal with sep
arate ease, because thereby national pride
might he aroused. But 1t was conceived
that all of the powers might be willing to
subscribe to a general principle which
promised upon its face to maintain the
rights GA all against selfish individual eff
forts.
The conjecture was we'll founded, for
of the powers on the subject the answers
received from not only majority, but
nearly all of them-and certainly sufii-
cient number to insure the execution Of
the plan~-were an acceptance of the
American principle. So hereafter, If any
one nation seeks to secere room for its
individual settlements or like privileges
in ports or elsewhere in China, the appli-
cation must be- approved by the other
powers before the Chinese government
viii be permitted to assent even il it
desired to do SO.
Chinn Yields All Points.
Ii Is believed at the State Department
that the Chinese acQuieseence ia the de-
mands of the ministers covers also the
additions to the punishment program
made hy the minister's on Feb. \. These
provide for the degradation and exile of
Chao Chi Chao and Wing Lien and death
for Prince Chwang the chief Of the Box
ers' society.
Later Official information from Minis
ter Conger was received that the Chinese
government had consented to order
Prince Chwang 10 commit suicide, to de-
grade and Danish Prince Tuan aud Duke
Ian and to intlict some punishment, yet
TO be determined, on Chi Tsu and Hsu
Cheng Yu.
While Minister Conger does not say
that the action of the Chinese govern
ment is thoroughly satisfactory, IL is in
! ferred that Il Is. AT any rate the cause
for the hostile movement against Sngan-
/ Flu has been removed.
| A pekin dispatch says that the Euro
J pcan and Chinese secretaries of legations
and others who have lived in China for
years consider that China has gained n
/ victory, as the only man the court has
TO behend is Va Hsien. The other two
I are in the hands II the Japanese. and
could he beheaded when their execution
is wanted. Suicide is no disgrace what
i ever in the eyes of the Chinese. No one
! believes Gen. Tung Flu usang win ever
suffer punishment
| People in pekin say Chinese imperial
| edicts are very unstable documents. ,'spe-
ciaily when private ediets 10 the execu-
tive officials accompany the public edicts.
| A recent decree ordered all the indicated
officials to commit suicide yet, 1t is evi
! dent. secret edict was sent instructing
the persons implicated not TO obey. What
: proof. II is asked, is there now that the
! terms of the decree will be carried outf