Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-05
PROPERTY MUST
NOT Be TOUCHED"
Policy Regarding Ma1chur.a De.
fined by Gar Of Russia.
DECREE MUST BE ENFORCED
emperor Wires an Order 20 Admiral
AlelHon In Regard to Looung
In Orient

In Orient
New York, Jan. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Your correspondent has obtained
copies Of important DEGREES issued by
the car Of Russia. which 20 to show
that the ST. Petersburg government
contemplates no departure from the
policy OF eyacuating ManchurIa as soon
as circumstances permit. These dee
cfees' which are in the form OF in-
..-L-l-l.-ns 70 military and naval come
mandeis further shoy that the car
has been strenuous In his orders Z,
avoid looting or il-treatment OF tn,
inhabitants Of the territory occupied BY
his troops
one telegram sent by the minister OF
war to Gen. Grodckor, commanding the
Russian troops, IN ManchurIa. reads:
His imperial majesty orders me to
send you the following instructions:
His majcsty's desire is not only that
there should b. no annexation OF chi.
nese territory to Russia, but as ha,
been published In the officials com.
municauIn " September /. that our
troops should later be- recalled from
Malchurlai II there be no hindrance
lheIlo Oy the course pursued by other
powers, IN accordance with this i'm.
perial decision You win do an that Is
possible 90 bring the military opera.
lions IN Manchuria To- O speedy and.
Al present kussia's principal object
Is the continuation and completion Of
railways We are building Your efforts
must De directed % help this work and
guard the Workmen Russian admins.
fatl1n must not De introduced In the
territory occupied by our troops. You
viii redssure the population. remoys
their fears and bring them back 10 theh
ordinary occupations IN time Of peace
See that the soldiers commit no VIC.
lence upon The inhabitants after the
last shot OF the battle Life. honor.
property and customs Of the natives
must be sacred 10 the troops"
sTRICTEsT DISCIPLINE.
The car had many weeks before
wired this order TO Admiral AlelXon.
'strlctest discipline, irreproachable in-
ternal order respect for the peaceful
citizen, compassion Tor the yanQulshed,
regard for their property must BE- en-
forced by you with an iron hand
This was followed By these orders 10
both General Br0dckOG aud Admiral
AlicXof just after the Russian troops
had crossed into Manchuria:
Circumstances having obliged our
troops 10 cross the frontier into Man
churia, we VIII soon have quelled the
rebellion. order will be restored equal
ly soon on the Manchurlan railroad
and work will be resumed under the
protection Of our armed forces Bat
that is not enough II Is absolutely
necessary that the peaceful inhabitants
of Manchuria should not join the rebels
and create the painful necessity Of
making war upon the whole Chinese
nation
His imperial majesty, therefore. d.
reefs me 20 instruct you % take strin-
gent measures, so that war shall be
conducted with the ineNorablity inher-
ent % an warfare, only against Chinese
troops and armed citizens. they must
bt NNAtdliA. AflllNfN OF lNtll aims anu
the f0rtihcations destroyed.
But the peaceful residents, their
homesteads and their property must
not be touched by our yalorous soldiers
or by border COssaCks No unneCes-
sary cruelty or devastation should be
allowed. Destruction OF cities or VII
lagos and burning Of farms may be re-
sorted % only In extreme cases. as pun
ishment for heavy and bloody crimes.
such measures incense the population
against us. ANY kind Of lootng by
soldiers or Cossacks must be punished
with the utmost severity. including the
court martial Of offenders All sub
sistence provided by the inhabitants
shall be paid for In cash
MUST BE HUN geo.
Terrible in battle our soldiers must.
In ManChuria, AS they have always
been everywhere and az all times, kind
and humane. not only 70 the peaceful
citizen. but also 10 the conquered Zoe.
The very next DAY after the battle you
must exert yourselves 20 be on
friendly footing with the inhabitants.
So have We always done win great
success. IN the Caucasus and On central
Asia. IN giving YOU these instructions
bis imperial majesty is confident that
the brave troops under your command
vim not dim their glory by any KIND
Jf cruelty 90 peaceful unarmed clu-
,ens. The emperor expects that every
nan viii DO his best % maintain sood
and friendly relations. nil,
Information received In an oiilclaI
luarter here Is TO the effect that IN
,,ructions as given above have been
arcfully observed. ,
Reports are current here that because
If tbe recent decree issued by Russian
Hcials In Manchunl. seeming 20 imply
urotertorate over that chinese pro-
4uce the United states might nave
.skcd from the st. Petersburg govern
nom sn explicit explanation OF US
purposes. So far as can be- ascertalntd
qicials here have 100 such power
Ifbpr reports asserted that TINS gov
rBmrut had sounded or would sJunl
European capitals with reierenl,se. 70
lussia's conduct In Northern emma.
? is stated cmphat.caIly here mar no
....,I.tf.rg are fu uTUEress respecting