The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-27
CHINA MAY
Be CUT UP
Dlsmemberment Now
Threatened.
AMERICANS TO DISSENT
The Course Of Events Leaves the
United States in an Awk-
ward Position.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.-The China
negotiations. according to n dispatch 10
the Times from washington. have
reached a most serious stage. The ac-
tions OF the powers are making parti-
ton almost Inevitable. The United
states faces the probability that 4. will
either have To take n slice of China or
go without any indemnity. In that
case. Il Is positively asserted by high
authorities that the United States will
so without indemnity.
The United states may succeed In re-
ducing the demands OF other powers
and In now making svery effort to that
end. but with no immediate prospect Of
success.
Every nation has disavowed any in
tention Of dismembering China, but
that merely relates to ACKNOWLEDGMENT
as n punishment for the Boxer out
RACES. No nation has pledged itself to
avoid taking a course which will SOON
Ter or later make ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
levitable. IL is firmly believed In official
Iclrcles In Washington that the powers
are proceeding deliberately with the In
tentlon of bringing about a situation
(which viii compel ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The whole question hinges on the
amount OF money indemnity to be de-
manded. While the United states has
not officially set n maximum figure for
the indemnity II Is the unofficial opin-
lon Of some OF the highest officers OF
the Government that $500. 100000 is all
that China can pay. The powers are
desirous Of swelling the indemnity &c
at least twice that amount.
Two courses are considered for tins
payment Of this large indemnity. Each
is innocent on It's face. but both NEAR
partition. and the American Govern
ment II so sure Of Il that as soon n
: the powers adopt either course this
, country will retire from the concer
and lose all but n faint chance Of eve
: recovering any indemnity.
Il one course II to exact territorial
pledges. This is the same thing as par
: tition for II simply means n mortgage
which is certain TO be foreclosed. Th'
: United states will not have anything
: TO do with this scheme.
: The other plan Is to have China Is
sue bonds guaranteed by the powers
}. This. In the opinion Of the Americai
Government. means partition just n
surely as the first scheme. The bond
holders would have recourse TO tn
Z, lguarantors. who could not fulfill thei
|, guarantees except by taking territory
a Partition by this means may appear
) thing OF the distant future but a hig
IoniciaI OF the Government has recentl
: given Il as his deliberate opinion tina
the bond scheme would bring abou
: partition almost as soon as the othei
lThe United States will not guarante
/ any bonds. How the United State
:. can collect Its indemnity II II doe
stay out IL mystery. The Govern
: ment officials frankly gave up IN
~ conundrum. The United states WI
: mot. OF course. surrender its claim an
Z. give China n receipt In full. IL wi
: Iendeavor In every way possible to e
a Its indemnity. but there Is no way ope
!, lin the immediate future. II the power
carry out their plans.
i The United states has. therefor
-loniy one way OF getting indemnit
~ That r. by inducing the other powei
Co reduce their demands TO an inden
nifty which China Is able 20 pay. TT
administration II hopeful OF success
=, but 30 far II has made no progress, ar
A. the chances seem to be all against u.
The United states spent about s2u
- O0o. 900 on going TO Peking and tn
country's demand for damage to pc
" sons and property may range from SIC
- Ooo. 900 20 s20.o00.OOo. But the 9th
powers are actively swelling their e
h. lpenses as much as possible.
or IMPATTENcE in ENGLAND.
4. NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.-There is