The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-05
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NJ. II. MURDOCH. Editor.
WE MUST HAVE PAY.

It is said that the Washington ad-
ministration has intimated TO some OF
the representatives of the foreign pow
ers that full indemnity would be de-
man6ed in making terms Of peace with
Spain. Indemnities. as a writer in the
Chicago News remarks, have come 10
be considered very much like expenses
in a civil suit at law, in which the de-
feated litigant pays the cost OF the
suit Claims for indemnity have been
more invariably the rule in late years
than they formerly were. In 1910, at
the close Of the Chinese-British war.
Great Britain compelled China to pay
an indemnity of SIS, 600, 900, which was
In a large measure paid to English
merchants for property. chiefly opium
destroyed by the Chinese government
the remainder being devoted to pay
ment for war expenses. In 1860 fur
Their indemnity was demanded from
China amounting to s10,0OO,OOO. which
amount covered less than one-thlrd Oh
the cost Of the war.
The largest sum ever demanded OF
defeated nation. says this authority,
was that assessed against France by
Prussia at the close Of the war OF l8l.
Besides the surrender of Alsace and
Lorraine. France had to pay $1,000 000,-
900, an amount so large that many
doubted the ability of the nation to
pay it. But it was paid, and France
was by no means ruined by the penalty
The sum amounted to about $4,000 for
each man lost by the Germans in the
war In the war between Prussia and
Austria, in 1865, Prussia received an in
demnity of $41, 100000, besides $3,75O,oOo
acquisitions, and the war lasted about
thirty days. Prussia lost about 1000
men, and the penalty was equal to
1850 for each one lost Besides this
large indemnity, Prussia took the king
dom of Hanover, the duchy Of Nassau
and some other territory. The Turko-
Russian war Of 1877 cost the Sultan
heavily. Besides a war indemnity Of
$3.50. 900. 600. the Sultan lost Roumania,
Servia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
was forced to grant autonomy to Bull
garia. In the war between China and
Japan the former paid an indemnity Of
$1s5, 900, 900 and surrendered the island
of Forposa and Pescadores. In the
war between Greece and Turkey last
year the former country had 10 pay an
indemnity of $17,6OO,OOO, the defaulted
interest on her bonds and to place the
receipts and administration Of por-
ton of her revenues, for the purpose OF
payment, in the hands Of a commits
sion, composed of one representatives
Of each Of the six great powers. Be
sides this, Turkey was given portion
of Greek territory in the relocation Of
the northern boundary of Greece. At
the close Of the war with Mexico, in
1S4s, this country compelled that nation
to cedewhat is now California, Utah,
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and some
other territorial claims. For this the
government paid Mexico s15,O0O,O 900, be-
sides assuming about 100000 of
claims held by American citizens
against Mexico. This, although con-
quered territory, was paid for in cash
by the United States.
The Philippines and Puerto Rico are
worth to Spain about $500, OoO, 600, and it
is estimated that a war Of two years
duration Would cost us about what
these colonies are worth.