The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-05

Government Of the Empire and the in
demnity China shall pay must be con-
sicered.
The Empress Dowager has always been
kindly disposed toward Russia and the ST.
Petersburg Government probably will urge
her retention. Other Powers. notably
Great Britain and Japan and probably Ger
many. NAV insist that she be- removed,
that the Emperor be established in power
and that Ii Hung Chang and other progress
i've men be brought 10 Pekin tu conduct
the Government.
QucstiOn of Indemnity.
The question OF indemnity will he an i'm
portant one. To pay the indemnity exactsd
by Japan after her war with China th,.
Pexin Government was compelled TO farm
out the customs and hypothecate other
revenues. and these cannot now be drawn
upon. II the diplomatic representatives of
all the nations are murdered, the Powers
will be on the same footing Should the.
German Minister ard the Japanese Chan
cellor only be slain. their Governments will
be In a position to exact heavier damages
II Is feared by some European diplomats
here that Germany will demand as cumpen-
sation for the loss Of her Minister the
whole of the Province of Shan-Tung and
this might prove the beginning of the dis
mcmbcrmcnt of China. Japan. Great Brit
ain and the American Government are, Il
is well known. opposed to dismemberment
and their objection would. II is believed. be
sufficient to defeat any purpose of Ger
many to that end. l, is true that Ger
many might receive the support of Russia
and France. but in this event the United
States could organize a coalition of small
er Powers against the dismemhermcnt Of
China on the ground that their trade rights
would be inturiousisy affected, and the
balance Of power would then res: with
the opposition to the partition movement.
sLICING CHINA INTO KINGDOMS.
Washington. July 4-Mr. WI. the Chi
nese Minister here. Is In constant corTe-
spondence by cable with the Niceroys OF
the great Southern Provinces Of China. The
substance of soms Of these communications
he has made known to the State Depart
msnt: others have been withheld. IL Is not
known positively whether or not the Min
lister has the means of communicating with
Pekin; II 50. the channel must he tortuous.
involving the use of one of the Niceroys us
an Intermediary.
There also H. correspondence in progress
between the yario.s Chinese Ministers in
Europe and the Minister at Washington.
These facts. taken in connection with the
apparently genuine concert expressed by
th. Chinese Ministers for the safety Of the
foreign Ministers at Pekin and their stren-
uous urging of Ii Hung Chanss request
thar neutrality be observed by the Powers
toward the Southern Chinese Provinces are
Ing 70 the development Of combination on
n Iar=c scale of the great Niceroys and the
Ministers against Prince Tuan and his Box
er aGhercats in Pekin.
The impression Is here growing that no
matter what happens at Pekin. the division
OF China is already an accomplished fact.
though not upon the lines contemplated
heretofore by Europeans. IL is fc!; that all
that part of China south Of the lcilo"
River perhaps. and certainly all that part
south of the YangTse-kiang. has parted
forever from North China. But, contrary
to common expectation. il IS now maintained
here In diplomatic circles that these vast
and populous Provinces Of the south are not
TO pass Immediately under direct control OF
Europe and America as dependencies OF the
they are either 10 be projected INTO
another Chinese Empire under "A new Gym
asty or are to continac their existence as
nationalitics, the present Vice
roys perhaps becoming petty Kings ana
Princes of absolute power Within their own
districts. This system of native states rs
viewed with some favor. for II Is beheved
that the civilized Powers can hold them in
line more easily than IL they were combined
into one great nation.