The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-03
A RUSSIAN
ON CHINA
Financial Agents New
Views.
AN OPTIMISTIC OPINION
II. ROthstein Says That China VIII
Nor be pJrttoned But Must
Pay Indemnity

NEW YORK, June 22.-H. Rothstein,
the Russian financial agent who is said
10 be the chief adviser OF the Russian
Finance Minister and who has been In
this city for some days past consulting
with local men of finance about "A pro-
posed Russian loan, viii sail for home
Tomorrow. MIR. Rothstein was asked
last night for an opinion of the prob
able outcome OF the present troubled
condition in Chinese affairs.
ITO read your paper" he said. "one
might think all China afiame, that the
foreign ambassadors and missionaries
have been killed and that there IL great
trouble.
"As one who knows something of
China, / do not think this is true.
am convinced that communication viii
be restored In "A day or two and that
all our people will be found unframed.
The powers are acting as one nation
and they will restore order. OF that l
have no doubt"
'Will China retain her nationality"
was asked.
why not?" replied Mr.. Rothstein.
Surely the powers viii not want her
territory. For Russia / can say that
we don't want one foot of Chinese soil.
Why should we want 1t? Have we not
Siberia? There we have vast country
rich In mines and with millions of acres
OF grain lands. With our great Siberian
railroad we will develop this magnf-
cent country. But 1t will take 100 years.
In that time even IL can hardly be
scratched.
II confess there IL a great question
to settle. The Chinese are a hard peo-
pie to understand. They are intensely
proud. They believe their country is
the greatest in the world. That mis-
sionar'es should go there and tear down
their ideals and idols and try to set up
what to them are barbarous practices
has aroused them. Some OF our mis-
sionar'es, ! am afraid use small tact.
China has vast population. She
now has 450.000000 people and they in
crease like rats. How can one expect
a strong central government for SO
many when there are 15G or more dia-
Iects spoken?
II am sure now that the powers re-
greet not having taken Russa's advice
OF a fortnight since. We said send TO-
900 men with guns. TIE powers pro-
crast'rated. The present riots are a
result"
"Will the present Chinese dynasty
survive the present trouble?"
THE Empress Dowager is very
clever little woman. I think she will
put down further insurrection. The
Emperor is fool. The Empress alone
rules. she will surely stop any further
outbreaks"
But the Chinese forts fred on the al !
lied fleet. Men from Russia and other
countries have been killed in the fight
with the Taku forts. What will Rus
STA do?"
China must pay. If the reports are
at all true China must learn that such
work is wrong. Yes, China must pay. |
The Indemnity will be very large"
"Will the powers claim money or ter |
ritory?"
They will insist on gold indemnities |
Chiha will pay in gold"
INSURANCE IN CHINA.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Inquirles at |
the New York offices of several British |
insurance companies which are said to
have large commitments in China
showed that most of the manufactur-
ing and commercial interests of Euro
pean capital are fairly we'll insured and |
that many members of the diplomatic
service of the several Western nations
carry certain amount of life insur-
ance. The Marine Insurance Com
panies, particularly those insuring craft
entering Chinese waters are also affect
ed. No demands for insurance against
war risk" have been made at Lloyd's.
London. by shippers and consignees yet
though many inquiries have been re-
ceiyed