The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
TEN PAGES.
d JULY %. 1898.


her purse would be hit very hard in
OF the indemnity the United
States would demand. The modera
policy. in the settlement of terms OF
peace. is to let the cash consideration
be pretty high-the vanquished power
is expected to pay something for exper-
fence.
But Spain is deplorably poor: the dy-
nasty and all its dependencies would
have to be closed put under the sherin's
hammer-if the war lasts many months
longer-were an attempt made to real
ize tire amount OF money which would
be considered a good. round indemnity.
We propose TO take some territory. Un-
der this arrangement, when we make
out our bill we can let the land apply
on account and in lieu of cash: for
that matter. II lis believed TO be the in
tention of the government at Washing
ton not to bear on too hard.
The most recent Instance of indemnity
is the one assessed on Greece, at the
close of its little war with Turkey. The
charge was fixed at $40. 0oo. 900. The
sultan had demanded four times that
amount. but the powers audited the
bill. cut the life out of II and simply told
the sultan he would get that and not a
shilling more.
Turkeys sultans know themselves
what II is to be rounded up with a
short turn for war indemnities. Rus
STA had a war with Turkey twenty-one
years ago. II lasted eleven months
and IL was terribly expensive In men
and money. The car made out an item
lied bill which reached a total of
s725. 900. 900. In consideration OF the con-
fused condition of affairs in the Otto
man empire. the car agreed to take
part pay in provinces. These he re-
ceived. leaving a balance of s225. 900. 900.
and a part of this money is due to this
day.
We had a novel deal with Mexico at
the close of our war with that country.
half a century ago. Mexico hadn't n
cent: the cost of the war To us was
about 500. ooo. 900. We look California
and New Mexico, we gave Mexico, 10
boot. SIS, 900, 900. Our government set
out at one time, soon after the close
of the civil war, TO make England set
tie for the damage o by the Ala
bama. We marked II high at first: we
included in our claim every item in the
expense of the war from the day on
which the Alabama put to sea. The
proiongation of the war was attributed
entirely 10 her. and she was therefore
responsible for this. as well as for the
loss suffered by American commerce
through its transference to foreign
vessels and the increased rates of mar.
itime insurance. The Geneva tribunal
however. decided that such indirect re.
suits of the Alabama's depreciation,
could not he included in the bill. and Il
awarded an indemnity of SIS. $751; 900 a,
an equivalent for the injury actual,
done to the United States through M
fault or negligence of England.
A comparatively recent indemnit,
was the one fixed at the end of the war
three years age. between japan an'
emma. by a treaty, the htiIns VI NniSl
were sfterward revised. China agree
to cede Formosa TO her conqueror. I
recognize the independence of Core
and to pay to Japan SIZE. ooO.o 600.
The hardest indemnity bargain :
modern times is the one Prussia droy
with France. in 1871. at the conclusio
Of a war that lasted about eigr
months. Prussia took Alssce and Lor
raine and. at first. Bismarck demsnde
81. 2e0, 0oo. 900. Through the efforts
Adoiph Theirs. the amount was reduce
10 the round thousand million, o
three years time. German soldiers
hoId specified territory till all was pal
The Standard has recently told no
magnihcently the French met and pal
the bill: they would willingly have er
dured an assessment for milliarC
more IL thereby they could have n