The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-23
CHINESE
ABILITY
Topay is Americas Basis for
Indemnity Claim
But the Other Powers, Ger
many in Particular, Make
Impossible Demands
COMPEL DISMEMBERMENT
The Demands Seem to be
Made With a View
TO Compelling China to 90
to Pieces in a Hopeless
Attempt to Pay
COMPEL OISMEMBERMENT
The Demands Seem to be
Made With a View

Washington, Nov. 2l-Count Cas-
SIM, Russian ambassador to the
United States, is quoted as saying in
an interview:
From the outset of the Chinese
trouble, Russia has been actuated by
the single purpose to act in concert
with the other powers to preserve the
integrity of China. In pursuance of
his policy preserving international
peace the emperor adopted an atti-
tude calculated TO maintain harmony
and to ensure the preservation of the
Chinese empire.
This attitude is in harmony with
Russia's interests, Russia is big
state. Her internal affairs require
constant and judicial attention. The
great enterprises she has under way
demand unremitting care. She wants
no addition to her territory, and the
only contingency which would force
her to acquire it would be in event
that other powers took steps to parti-
ton China. An examination of Rus
sia's policy will show how completely
it is in accord with that of the United
States.
81 am hopeful that solution salts
factory to the powers and to China
will be reached, but to achieve it all
must pursue disinterested policy
and have as their aim the objects they
announced they had in view when the
trouble began"
Government officials no longer
make any attempt to conceal their dis
belief in the sincerity of the protesta-
tionsmade by the powers that they do
not contemplate the partition of
China. The speech of Count Won
Buelow illustrates well the attitude of
the powers. He said in the course
of il:
''It is impossible to see further de-
velopments. We shall not allow our
selves to he led beyond these de
mands, except 10y the interests OF civ
ilization and Especially by the inter-
ests of Germany"
These words are paraphased as fol-
lows by an administration official:
"This is ali we want at presen,. We
shall not make any further demands
unless ) feel like il"
Although Count Won Buelow as
serted that the demands he reported
had been made by Unanimous agree
ment, Fl" it was not believed that the
United States representative has as
scented to them. Mr.. Conger has re-
ported from time to time The various
propositions under consideration, but
he has not yet indicated that anything
in the nature of an agreement has
been reached upon which the powers
might act.
The great danger hangs about the
question of indemnity. Every day
brings to the State department fur
Their information about the swelling Of
the expense bill. Germany has now
HBuIGu lcl nllllul9 'Npth0NH Nv Nv
million dollars. This does not in
clude single claim for damages; it is
nothing but the cost of sending troops
to China and burning powder. The
United States has not yet reached the
point of setting a figure beyond which
demands would be regarded as excess
sive. 1t is actively at work trying to
reach such figure. The United
States desires TO make the indemnity
the very utmost that China can pay,
but no more. The American feeling
is that China has sinned so grievously
that she must suffer a tremendous
penalty. One of the officers of the ad-
ministration lately in describing the
American attitude recalled Bismarck's
declaration after the Franco German
war, that he would bleed France
pale" But. he added, bismarck
stopped there. He did not try to kill
her. He demanded billion francs.
But he did not demand 80 billion
francs"
That is the difference between the
attitude of America and that Of the
European powers.