Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-05
STOP GRABS IN CHINA.
UNITED STATES CHECK PARTi-
TIon or EMPIRE,
Powers Will Not Press Claims for Ter
ritory = International Consent he-
quired for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Demanded VIII Be Inflicted.

At the instance of the United States
government the powers have accepted Inc
principle that no further individual con-
cessions of territory IL China snail DC
sought or obtained by any one power
without international assent ms agree
ment applies not only to Ticn-tsln, where
there has been some rivalry exhibited IN
the effort TO obtain concessions for for
eign settlements, but to all other Chinese
points.
According to a Washington correspon-
dent, the State Department began this
movement some time ago. 1t is surnlised,
though no admission on that point can
be obtained, that the occupation by Rus
sin of the important concession opposite
1fen-tsin. including the railroad termi-
nus, caused the initiation of this move
ment. However it was aalized that it
might be very difficult to deal with sep
arate case because thereby national prlde
might be aroused. But it was conceived
that all of the powers might be Wiling 10
subscribe to a general principle which
promised upon its face to maintain tne
rights of all against selfish individual Ell
forts.
The conjecture was well founded, Tor
after the department hadeaddressed each
of the powers ON the subject the answers
received from not only IL majority, but
nearly all of them-and certainly sum
cient number to insure the execution OF
the plan-were an acceptance OF the
American principle. SO hereafter, If any
one nation seeks 70 secure 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
will be permitted TO assent, even il 1t
desired to do so.
China Yields All Points.
1t is believed at the State Department
that the Chinese acquiescence i'll the de-
mands of the ministers covers also the
additions to the punishment program
made by the ministers on Feb. :. These
provide for the degradation and exile ce
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 to commit suicide, to de-
grade and Danish Prince Tuan and Duke
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, it is in
ferred that it is. At any rate, the cause
for the hostile movement against Singan-
Flu has been removed.
A Pekin dispatch says that the Euro
pean and Chinese secretaries of legations
and others who have lived in China for
years consider that China has gained a
victory, as the only man the court has
to behead is Yu Hsien. The other two
are in the hands of the Japanese, and
could be beheaded when their execution
is wanted. Suicide is no disgrace what
ever in the eyes of the Chinese. No one
believes Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang will ever
suffer punishment.
People in Pekin say Chinese imperial
edicts are very unstable documents, espe-
cially when private edicts to the execu-
tive officials accompany the public edicts.
A recent decree ordered all the indicated
officials to commit suicide, yet, it is evil
dent, a secret edict was sent instructing
the persons implicated not to obey. What
proof, it is asked, is there now that the
terms of the decree will be carried out?