The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-25

New YORK, Nov. PA dispatch from
Washington to the Times SAYS: Mr.
Mckinley only awaits confirmation n
the reported disagreement amonp RI.
MINISTER'S at Pezin TO propose to tn,
powers plan for taking the nerotia
ions out of the hands of the envoy
and entrusting it to the Commission
ers' VINO will meet in some Euronear
capital a
me president has no official infor-
NATION OF the reports An thai i
11a,';lIl' however, indicates that it is !
[ 9S'louS did1culty. Should the Differ
eLces be settled the commission ni.,I,
% curse viii not be preached. but tbe
&c department has no axnecfa 4ioy
mat TINS VIII be the case.
eu9 Low IN all probability win be
one OF the commissioners. named ~ +t1c
United States. The Milan is 70 ~ - eIls
. LllLee from each country. This is MOI a
new loea of the presideut's- If i ~
plaH when was favored at Vashinfr~
t tGI rom tne first The other poweTs
t tiioLss1l Inherently and the president
$teioeC LoE the sake OF harmony m
plan of the other powers has ~
IIlSu ana apparently proved a faiIDre
ana on receipt of the first 6efirifa ~
20 atIon proving this failure the nrae-
lutht VIII revive and press his Original
Commissioners Were Chosen.
The administration intended IN nro-
poSe conference at Brussels or Rer-
IN 1he president had even gone so
ar as 10 select the American commits
I 1iouets, VINO IL IS now said, were Seth
Low, General Wilson and Minister
CohSeT, with W W RrckhiH as sec
rotary N'
But the European powers insisted
tIlaI me ministers to China. being on
the ground, could reach an agreement
t NJ quickly and would understand
Inc United States was Obliged Ia
gleid TO the powers for two reasons
me HrSt was, to have objected ia a
Scheme which commanded such gen
ttai assent among the powers and
MLlcH nobody else questioned would
nave placed the United States in the
ilSht of an ObstTuctionist. which was
the character The president was most
ANXIOUS to avoid. In the second place
" men the other powers were so con-
Hdent of the judicial powers of their
respective ministers il would have
seemed like an understood slight on
Conger for the United states
TO De the only one expressing doubt.
Reason For Leniency.
According to the Washington CORE
'pondent OF the Journal of Commerce.
ne attitude of the state department in /
avor of a moderate indemnify to no 1
1ald by China for recent outrages is
governed by the belief that a PROMPT +
ettlemenL upon ruCh a ba sis will pre- /
enL quarrels among the powers. lead !
nS up, perhaps, to the partition of
nina or armed conflicts between those /
iaEinS me strongest military forces.
The Chinese revenues are not we'll on
{obert Hart, and the meeting of an
AcesslVe indemnity would require re-
rganIzati0n- IF this cannot be ESCAPED J
ne United States Will not be the suf- /
eFer$ IN the long run. for its citizens /
re likely TO play an important part
q reorganization If the other powers
o1tinue 10 insist upon an indemnity
men IS obviously beyond the power
I emma TO pay in principal. the United
tates may find it advisa bic to support
plan Of fiscal organizat ton in China
/ once
Better Than Long Squabble..
It is felt that il might be better in
7me contingencies to provide in ad-
ance for an International board of ifs
al control rather than leave the mat
Pr 10 future conflicts among the DOW /
rs II provision is made at the pres
NJ time it may be possible TO provide
'f a proper balance of power and for !
policy which VIII be acceptable TO the ]
hlneSe imperial government. Several .
rejects Tor international control of /
Rinese finance have been laid before
lie state department, but have not J
.llen within the scope of the policy I
hich has thus far been supported by ,
be administration, If It proves i'm
'acticable 10 bring the other powers
basis of moderati ton which viii linn
the indemnity 10 an amount which
Ia be paid in full within a few wears b
may then be necessary TO take IN the a
Inject of fiscal control of the Internal / {
Nes Of China. as well as the c1tstnn1s ! I