The wording of the Note handed in by the Ministers to the Chinese Plenipotentiariea is as follows Tu the course of the months of May, June, July and August of this year dis: turbances first broke out in the Northern provinces of China, and crimes w committed under peculiarly outrageo circumstances, which have no parallel in the hi-tory of the world, crimes against the Inwa of humanity and against. civilisation, The principal of these crimes are the following 1.—On the 20th of June, H.E, the Imperiat German Minister, Baron von Ketteler, was whilst in the discharge of his official duties, on hig way to the Taungli Yemen, murdered by soldiers of the Begalar Army. eho hotel upon the command of their leaders, 2,—On the same day the Foreign Legations were attacked and besieged, and these attacks continued without interrupt tion until the 14th of August, on which date they were brought to an end by the arrival of the foreign troops.—The attacks were carried out by regular soldiers, who united with the Boxers and obeyed the orders sent out to them from the Imperial Palace. During this time the Chinese Government caused to be explained officially to the Powers, through its representatives, that it undertook to provide for the safety of the Legations, 8,—On the lith of June Mr. Sugiyama, Chancellor of the Japanese Legation, was murdered at the gates of the City by Regular soldiers whilst he was engaged in the discharge of an official mission. In Voking and in different provinces foreigners were murdered and martyred; others were attacked by Boxers and Regular troops and owe their safety only to their own obstinate resistance, Their dwellings were plundered and destroyed.
4.—Foreign cemeteries, especially in Poking, lave been desecrated, the graves opened, and the bones scattered abroad.
These proceedings compelled the foreign Powers to send their troops to Ohina in order to protect the lives of the representatives and of their fellow-countrymen, and to restore order. Qn the march to Pekin the Alliel troops met with resistance from detachments of the Chinese Army, which they were compelled to repulse by force. Since China now acknowledges her responsibility, expresses her remorse anil has made known " wish to bring to an end the situation created by the disturbances in question, the Powers have decided to give effect to her desire upon the following detailed irr-vocable conditions, which they regard as essential for the expiation of the crimes committed and the prevention of their repetition In.—The dispatch of an extraordinary Embassy, headed by an Imperial Prince, to Berlin, in order to express the regret of sty the Emperor of Chins ani of ese Government for the murder the Imperial German Minister, Baron von Ketteler.
1b.—The erection of a memorial monument in keeping with the position of the deceased on the site of the murder, with an inscription in the Latin, German, and Chinese Innguages expressive of the regret of the Emperor of China for the. murder committed.
2a.—The infliction of the severest punishment applicable to their crimes upon the parties. mentioned in the Imperial Edict of the 25th September, 1900, a well as upon those persons whom the Representatives of the Powers may later on indicate Ly name,—The provisional suspension, of all ruinations during the period of five years in all towns in which foreigners have been killed or subjected to ill-treatment.
—The granting' of suitable compensation on the part of the Chinese to the Japanese Government for the murder of Mr. Sugiyama, Chancellor of the Japanese Legation.
4.—The erection of an expiatory monument by the Chinese Government in each of the foreign or international cemeteries which have been desecrated or the tombstones destroyed.
6.—The maintenance of the prohibition of the importation of arms and such material as is exclusively used for the manufacture of arms and ammunition under conditions to be later on determined and communicated by the Powers.
6a.—Suitable compensation for the States, Companies, and individual persons well as for those Chinese who during the recent events suffered injury to their persons or their property on account of their being in foreign employ.
6b.—The adoption of financial measures on the part of China in " manner acceptable to the Powers in order to provide for the payment of the aforesaid indemnities, and in order to provide security for the loans.
7.—Authority to the Powers to maintain standing guards for their Legations and to place the Legation quarter in a stotd of defence; and the withdrawal of the permission for Chinese to reside in this quarter.
'8.—The razing of the forts at Taku as well as of those forts which might inter-fore with free communication between Peking and the sea.
9,—The right of military occupation of certain places to be indicated by agreement among the Powers in order to keep open communication between the sea and the Capital.
10a.—Tha promulgation of an Imperial Edict by the Chinese Government in all Gistrict cities by means of placards during two years, of the following purport:
Permanent prohibition under pain of death to belong to any anti-foreign Recital of the punishments which have been inflicted upon the guilty parties, including the suspension of all official examinations in towns in which foreigners have been murdered or ill-treated.
10h,—The issue of an Tmp: rinl diet to be published throughout the whole Empire, stating that all Viceroys, Governors and Provincial and local officials will be held responsible for the maintenance of order in their respective jurisdictions; and in the event of renewed anti-foreign disturbances or other offences which are not immediately punished by those responsible the officials concerned are to be removed without delay without ever being allowed to accept new offices or to receive any dis-
11.—An obligation on the Chinese Government to enter upon negotiations regarding the conditions considered suitable by the foreign Governments for trade and shipping regulations as well as other matters affecting mercantile transactions with 'a view to facilitating the latter.
12.—An obligation upon the Chinese Government to reform the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and to change the Court ceremony for the reception of the Foreign Ministers in a manner to be indicated by the Powers.
So long as the Chinese Government has not complied with the foregoing demands to the satisfaction of the Powers the uadesigned are not in a position to take into consideration the conditions of the evacuation by International troops of Po-King and the province of Chibli.
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