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amongst the common people I have noticed a marked zeluot-
ance to speak of the wwents of that year.
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Prince Kung referred to the missionary troubles in
Shantung as the exciting oause of the outbreak and
alluded to the great difficulty of holding an even bal-
ange between the Christians and the ordinary population.
The Ediote which were at first issued for the suppres-
sion of the disturbance were of coʻmendable severity,
but the attitude of the Emperor and Empresa weakened as
the Throne gradually became surrounded by Boxers. He
recalled an audience at which he himself had a sharp
encounter with Prince Euan in the Imperial presence. The
Express asked Prince Tuan if he was quite confident that
he could exterminate the foreigners, and on receiving a
very decided reply in the affirmative, said "Very good,
but how do you propone to do it?"
The reply being unconvincing, Prince Kung pointed
out that even if the foreign Legations were razed to the
ground it would not mean the disappearance of foreignore
as foreign soldiers would come to Peking as they did in
1800. This expression of opinion was unpalatable and,
the