The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-23
HART'S PLAN TO
RAISE REVENUE
For China is Opposed by
Business Men Who
Would Suffer

Pekin, April 22.-Ganeral Yoyron,
the commander Of the French troops In
CHINA. has informed General Chanee
that 10000 French troops win leave China
next May
ii Hang Chang believes that the Chin
csc troops under General Liu, win be
withdrawn over the -cundary markipg
the territory defined by Field Marshal
Won Naldcrsee as tho sphere of opera
tlons Cor the allies, as the government
OF shansi province received teiegraphc
Instructions nearly a week ago ordering
their withdrawal The government could
have conveyed this order to the troops
n question by last Friday al the lat
est.
The majority of the French and Ger
man newspaper correspondents accorn-
panying the expedition directed asa
General Iiu. and which has been mole
nizing at Paotlng Fu. returned TO pekin
today. believing that the expedition
would be called of.
Hsi IAang, formerly governor Of tho
province OF Shan 81 has been appointed
governor of the province of Hupci. The
foreign consuls % Hankow, capital of the
province OF Hhpe have protested this
appointment 70 Chang Chi Tung. viceroy
OF Hankow, and have sent him tVlc-
gram advising him TO delay proceeding
in the matter ~ Rsi Liangs apoint-
mont.
The numerous appointment OF Chino
men with pronounced ant-forelgn ten
denotes Is causing comment az Peiyin
Even the foreign ministers admit that
so many appointments of Cinnamon of
this character are IN advised while tho
missionaries and other civilians are
alarmed for the future.
It Is the opinion of Mr. Rockhil, the
American special commissioner, that the
American troops may now commence
leaving China with perfect safety. On
the other hand the announcement that
10000 French troops. are TO leave In May
causes fear among the French residents
and this fear is greatest among the
French native converts 10 Christianity,
who inform the priests that they are
daily threatened with what viii happen
TO them when the foreigners leave
The views OF the foreign ministers on
the withdrawal Of the troops is not shar-
ed by the great majority Of the fore
residents. The ministers aver that some
Of these latter have business reasons
ana others would have TO vacate the
fine buildings that ar now occupying rent
free when the troops go.
a personage from slanfu who IS closely
connected with the court denies that
General Tung Flu Slang is In a state OF
open rebellion. The person in question
thinks that missionaries who report
accounts if his harsh treatment Of band
its falling into his hands. Tung Fu
Slang has frequently Glsobeyed orders OF
the court When FIVE thousands troops
were Withdrawn from his command last
January he Is said to have refused 10
return their rifles and ammunition. This
he failed 10 do. Before he loft Kansu
he obtained an audience with the dow
agcr empress Of ChAa Upon this oc-
oasion the young Flu Slang said to the
EMPRESS:
"All that your servant does has TO be
to obey the orders Of tho court; he will
die upon the battle field In your service
II because of the commands Of the for
eigners your servants were committed
to death, he would die unwinlngly"
To this the empress replied. Let youi
heafL De az peace, Wuulu fdlNef toat
my rivers and mountains than YOU
viii surely devise plan for your pro
tection,"
The same informant says that the oour
advisors not IN accord.
Lu Chuan Lin, a notorious reactionar,
and president Of the board Of trade ar
gues IN favor OF subduing the barbarians
while other advise delay in returning &
Pekln. Only Weng Weng shaO and SUI
CHA MAI urg immediate acceptance o
the terms offered privately. Two o
the foreign powers separately agree'
TO extend TO the court the fun protection
should necessity arise. OF every sort
At a recent meeting OF the council boil
the emperor and empress wept frequent
~. The dowager empress said that ca
day Of absence was day when she cou
neither eat nor sleep IN peace Tn
emperor said that Pekin was the home o
his ancestors and that ne could not bs
40 abandon It.
Sir Robert Harts plan for the increas
OF the revenue OF China would bring &
$50 million taels annually but the foI
eigners and business men Of China oh
iect to this plan already saying that un
der II the foreign business public wi
pay the greater portion OF the Indemnity