Foreign Relations of the United States, 1901, Appendix, Affairs in China, Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying Documents

Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Peking, February 17, 1901.

(Mr. Conger reports that an agreement, hasbeen arrived at by all the ministers to ask their Governments, first: If there is an understanding between the powers as to the manner of fixing amount of war indemnities to be demanded from China. Second: Will this be done by the Governments in accordance with uniform rules agreed upon between them, or will each reserve the right to make up separate demand? Third: Will the killing and wounding, during the siege, of the legation guards be treated differently from the killing or wounding of other soldiers?)