El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
Bly,
Frank G. Carpenter

she denounced Ii Hung Chang and took
away his high honOrs."
Recalled From Disgrace.
The viceroy remained in disgrace IN
til the time came when peace had to
be made. The empress dowager knew
that he was the best man in the en-
pire to head the treaty commission
and so she was forced to receive him
into favor again After the treaty
stipulations had been settled they
proved to be very unpopular in China.
Expressions of disgust came in from
all parts of the empire and the most
prominent officials denounced Ii Hung
Chang. he had many enemies and
they all bounced down upon him.
was, you know, the foreign counselor
of the treaty commission, and was
with Ii Hung Chang at Tientsin at the
time We had concluded our work at
ShimOnOseki and everything was
thought to be settled. Then the news
came that the treaty might not be ap-
proved, and Ii asked me to go to Pek-
ing to see about it urged him to go
himself, but he would not, and so I
was forced to consent.
Now, in making the treaty, we had
been careful to telegraph it, section by
section to the emperor for his appro-
val This was given, and was reported
to the Japanese, so that the emperor
himself had Endorsed every provision
of the treaty. When I met the officials
al Pekin I told them the treaty had
long since gone beyond the hands of Ii
Hung Chang, and that, stipulation by
stipulation, it had been ratified by the
emperor. I told them it was now the
emperOr's treaty, and that if they re-
fused to abide by it. their emperor
would lose face among the nations of
the world As a result they reconsid-
cred their action, and shortly after I
left made the ratification
Lii Hung Chang Uneasy.
I'm the meantime Ii Hung Chang
was waiting in agony at Tientsin, and
when 1 arrived there Mr.. Pethiek. the
viceroy's secretary, met me and said
that the old man, meaning the viceroy
was anxious to see me. He told me of
the ratification of the treaty, but said
that I must not let Ii Hung Chang
know that heard of it, as he was anx-
iOus to give me the news himself I
then went to the yamen, and Ii came
clear out to the gate to meet me. The
tears ran down his face as he told me
of the ratification
"China's situation was such that she
could do little more than submit" re-
piled Gen. Foster. But. nevertheless
there were certain bounds beyond
which Japan could not go. Ii Hung
ChangS diary describes the meetings
Of the commission at ShimOnOSeki and
among other things the despair of the
Chinese commissioners when the first
demands Of Japan were presented to
them. This story is pathetic one. It
tells how Ii felt and among other
things states that the face of Mr..
Foster was ashen-' I do not remem-
Der any particular paleness of counte-
nance. but I know that prince Ii and
the other commissioners were in the
depths of despair. Japan had demanded
that China pay an indemnity Of 500
million taels, and also give large ces-
siOns of territory in Manchuria and
elsewhere. There were other demands
which were very offensive to China,
but which we were afterward able to
change. I was asked to pre-
pare an answer to the demands of
Japan, and to propose changes in the
draft of the treaty. I did so and Ii
Hung Chang and I went carefully over
the paper. 1t was then submitted TO
the Japanese and after much Discus /
'iOn the most Of my recommendations 4
49, .eSy'aed 70 Among -JEher things |
hey included the reduction Of the war /
indemnity to 200 million taels instead
Z 200 millions which had been de-
handed The demand for the cessions
n NanchuriG was also withdrawn, and /
ltogeJher a treaty was arrived at
which was much more in favor of
nina.
Attempt to Assassinate Chang.
AT Shimonoseki a japanese from the
Interior tried to assassinate him The