Guangxu

“ About Righteous Harmony Boxer Association, during the reign of Jiaqing Emperor, bans had been imposed, recently the boxers were into physical training and self defense, at the same time they offer protection for the community, did not create any troubles, this is why decrees had been issued before, to instruct local magistrates to use appropriate measures during suppression of their activities; association or not association, bandits or not bandits, once someone create troubles, the local magistrate should arrest them and punish them severely. ”

“ Western religion has been introduced into China for years, priests are always converting common people into doing good deeds, christian converts have never caused any troubles, that is why christian converts and common people have peace with each other, each doing what they believe in. In recent times many churches have sprung up among provinces, the number of christian converts have increased many folds, thus there are unlawful people pretending to be converts without the priest's knowing, these criminals have begun to bully common people. ”

“ If there are rascals and bandits, try to agitate and incite disturbances, causing harm to local county, these members should surrender their leaders to the Imperial Court, then the court will punish them accordingly. If they insist on the path of criminal, once the Imperial soldiers go after them, their parents and wife will be discarded, families collapse, someone will die a disloyal and unfaithful death. ”