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Show CHINESE AGREEMENT. TB5?T OF ARTICLEB PriEOBNTBD AU A DASI8 OP SETTLEMENT. et.r I'm. III.. Mo.l h MUM Out to (lulllj tiablr ho lorlll IllnU I ol.r.t (ommiirlil I'rl.l- l.f,. Il.m.n.l..!. The following Kngllth Tertlon of the Chinese agreement has Wen made publle by the secretary of atate and la understood to be In aubatantlal equivalence equi-valence with the French text of the note to be addressed to the government govern-ment of China, as ag'eed upon by the repretentatltea of the co-operating powers at l'eklng, and aubsequently amended before signature: "During the inoutha of May, June, July and August of the current year serious disturbances broke out In the northern proflneea of China In which atrocious Crimea unparalleled In history his-tory and outragea against the law of nations, against the law of humanity, and against civilisation, were committed commit-ted under particularly odious circumstances circum-stances The principal of these crimes were the following. "Flrat-On the 20th ot June hla Kx-rcllency, Kx-rcllency, liar on vun Ketteler, while on hla way to the Taung-ll-Vatnen, In the performance of Ills odlclal functions, was murdered by aoldleraof the regular regu-lar army, acting under ordera of their chiefs. "Hecond On the same day the foreign for-eign legatlooa were attacked and besieged. be-sieged. The attacks continued with-nnt with-nnt Intermission until the lltuof All-gust, All-gust, on which date the nrrlral of tie foreign forces put an end to them. These alUeka were made by the regular regu-lar troops, who Joined the Iloxere and who obeyed the orders of the court emanating from the Imperial palace. At the aame lime the Chinese (lotern-tnenl (lotern-tnenl oUlclalla declared, by Its representatives repre-sentatives abroad, that It guaranteed the security of the legations. "Thlnt-Ou tho litis of June, Mr Hujj ama, chancellor of the legation of Japan, white In the discharge of an of-flclalmlssloti, of-flclalmlssloti, waa killed by regulara at the galea of the city. In Peking nnd in several province foreigners were murdered, tortured or attacked by the lloxera and the regular troop and audi as escaped death owed their salvation solely tu their own deter mined reslslenre. 'lhelr establishment establish-ment were looted and destroyed, "I'ourtli Foreign cemeteries at l'eklng l'e-klng especially, were desecrated, the graves oponrd and the remains scattered scat-tered broadcast. "These occurence necessarily led the foreign powers to dispatch their troop to ("lilna to thriind of protect- Ji!KJU'Alj1'nlheJiJl'trr"u,",'r and rutlilual order -rtaUireil. DarlOf the marcl) to l'eklng the allied forces met with rcslstenca from the Chinese army and had to overcome It by force. "Inasmuch aa Clilua haa renounced her responsibility, expressed regret nnd evinced a deslro to seu an end put to the situation created by the aforesaid afore-said dsturbanccs, tho powera have determined de-termined to accede to her requeat upou the Irrevocable conditions enumerated below, which they drein Indlspcneabla to expiate the crlmca committed and to prevent their recurrence: iikuamis or tiik I'owr.nr "1. (A.)-Thu dispatch la llerlln of an extraordinary mission headed by on Imperial l'rluce, In order to express the regreta ot hla majesty, tho Uui-peror Uui-peror ot China, nnd of the Chinese government for I he assaeslnatlon ot hla excellency, tlio late Huron vou Ketteler, Minister of tlerinaiiy, "(II.) Tlio cructlon on the spot of, tho assassination of a commeinorablo monument, bellttlng the rank ot thu ilreeased, Waring ail Inscription In the Lntln, Herman and Chinese languages, expressing the regreta of the Emperor, of China for the murder '' ; "II. (A.) The severest punishment for tlm peraonsdrslgnated In the Imperial Im-perial decree of SeptemWr "", IbpO, and for those whom the representative representa-tive of the powera ahall aubsequently designate. "(II.) The suspension for five yeare of all ofllclal eismlnstlons In the cltlea where foreigners have Wen massacred or have been aubjecled to cruel treatment. treat-ment. "III. Honorable reparation to be made by the Chinese government to the Japnnese government for the murder mur-der of Mr. Hujyama "IV An expiatory monument to be erected by the Imperial Chinese government gov-ernment In every foreign or International Interna-tional cemetery which lias Wen dcee crated, or In which the gravra have Wen destroyed "V. The maintenance, under condition condi-tion to be determined by the power, of the Interdiction against the Importation Impor-tation of arms, a well asof materiala employed exclusively for the manufacture manufac-ture of arms aud ammunition "V,!. Kqultable indemnities for governments, gov-ernments, societies, companies and In? dividual, aa well as for Chinese who, during the late occurrences, have Buttered But-tered In person or In properly In consequence con-sequence ot their Wing In the aervlce of foreigners. China to adopt financial measures acceptable to the powers for the purpose of guaranteeing the payment pay-ment of said Indemnities nnd Interest, and amortization of loans. "VII. lllght for each power to maintain main-tain a permanent guard for It legal lion, anil to put the diplomatic quarter, in a defenslbto condition, the Chinese having no right to rcalde In that quarter. quar-ter. 'VNf. The destruction of the fort which might obstruct free communication communica-tion between l'eklng and the sea. "IX. Tho tight tu a military occupation, occu-pation, of certain points to be determined deter-mined by an understanding among the powera, In order to maintain open communication between the capital ami the aen. "X. Tho Chinese government to cnuso ii be published during two )ear in all the atib-preft'cturcs, nu Imperial decree (a) embodying n perpetual prohibition, under penalty of death, ot n membership In any anti-foreign aoclely: (b) enumerating tho punish ments that shall bo Inlllitedon Ilia guilty, together witli the suipenslonot altoniclal examinations In the cities where foreigners havo been murdered, orhava Won subjected to cruel treatment; treat-ment; nnd (c) furthermore, an imperial decree to be issued nnd publisig'd throughout the empire, ordering that the Oovernora-dcneral (Viceroys) and 'all iwmlaiasJurjsU.nUtsIs,OLba iioturcioitimaTortiiauitiib7nsAco" of order within their respective Jurisdictions, Juris-dictions, and that In the event ot renewed re-newed anti-foreign disturbances, or any other infraction of treaty occurring, occur-ring, and which ahall not forthwith be suppressed and the guilty persons punished, they, the said oRlclals, shall bo Immediately removed and forever illaquallOrd from holding any ofllce or honor. "XI. The Chlnrso government to undertake to nrgotUta amendments to the treaties of commerce and navhjra-lion navhjra-lion considered useful for the forcljn poller', and upun other matters per-mining per-mining to llielr commercial u-latlons, with the object of facilitating tin in, "Ml Tlio Chinese tluvenimenl to determine In what manner to reform the Drpartmcnl of Foreign Affaire and to notify the court ceremonial concerning con-cerning the reception of foreign representation repre-sentation In the manner tu be Indicated by the powers. "Until the Chinese Uovernmrnt has compiled with the above conditions to the satisfaction ot tho powers, tho undersigned un-dersigned can hold out no expectation (hat the occunatlou ot l'eklng and the provinces of t Ul 1,1 by the allied forces can butbroiight to a conclusion.'' |