Mr, L. F. Plugge, Conservative member for the Chatham division of Rochester, urged that a sul should be made to all the Powers concerned regarding the abrogation of Article IX of the Protocol of 1901 especially in view of the fact that Peiping was no longer the capital and foreign Powers, apart from Japan, had little trade with Peiping Viscount Cranborne, in reply pointed out that the object of 4 IX, under which certain Powers are entitled to station troops at points in North China in order to keep open communications between Peiping and the sea, was to ensure the safety of the Legations and Embassies. some of which were still situated in Peiping.
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