Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-11-22
A SMALL INDEMNITY.
II Forced TO Disagree With the Power
the Only Thing Len Is Inde-
pendent Negotiations With
Imperial Government.


II is not intended by the administra
ton TO be hasty in adopting such
course. Fair warning will be given 70
the powers aud II they still persist in
policy calculated TO drive China 10 des.
peration the only thing left for the adj
ministration will be 10 enter into indie.
pendent negotiations with the imperial
government. Such course would un.
doubtedly be- followed by Russia and
France. but the action Of Great Britain.
Germany aud japan is problematical
because Of their recent agreement.
Government officials. no longer make
any attempt 10 conceal their belief In
the sincerity Of the protestations made
by the powers that they do not contem.
plate the partition Of China Tho speech
Of Count Won Buelow illustrates well |
the attitude Of the powers. lie said IN
the course Of 10;
ut is impossible to forsee further de.
velopments We shall not allow cur.
selves 10 be- led beyond these demands.
except BY the interests u civilization
and especially by the Interests Of
Germany"
These words are paraphrased as FOL.
lows by an administration Official.
"ThIs Is an We want 90 present We
shall not make any further demands IN.
less we feel like h..
Although Count won Buelow asserted
thar the demands be reported had been
made by unanimous agreement. 10 l..
not believed that the United States rep.
resentative has assented TO them. Mr..
Conger has reported from time to time
the various propositions under consider.
alton, but he has not yet indicated that
anything IN the nature of an agreement
had been decided on which the powers
might act aud which Is TO serve as basis
Of negotiation with the Chinese author.
titles.
The great danger hangs about the
question Of indemnity. Every day
brings TO the state department further
information about the swelling Of the
expense bill. Germany has now dgsrcd
her military expenses AZ sjO.OOO.0O0
This does not include single claim for
: damages It Is nothing but the cost Of
sending troops to China and burning
powder.
The United States has not reached tho
point Of setting figure beyond which
demands would be regarded gs excessive.
II is actively NJ work trying TO reach
such figure The United States de-.
sires 20 make the indemnity the very ut.
most that China can pay, but no more.
The American feei,dg Is that China has
sinned so grievously that she must sui,
fer a tremendous penalty One Of the
q officials Of the administration lately In
i. describing the administration's attitude
recalled Bismarck's declaration after
the Franco.German war that no would
"bleed France pale But he added
bismarck stopped there. He did not
try 10 kill her. He demanded 5000.
i, 0OO, 600 francs But he did not demand
a 1900, OOO.O 900 francs" That is the diff
ference between the attitude Of Americs
+ and that Of the European powers
The administration is endeavorng :,
"a secure important notifications Ia seyera
Of the propositions which have the sup
r port Of several Of the ministers at PekiI
/ and others which have been suggested
there Minister Conger has been In
, structed to oppose the provision sug
20 gested by the protocol that an article b,
inserted binding the Chinese govern
2 ment 20 the revision Of. the existinI
nj treaties Of commerce. The objection
of the United States IL based on th
fact that such revision would meat
separate terms 10 each power specir
III concessions TO those which intrigue,
most successfully ut the Chinese oouTl
and probable secrecy regarding some Z
%. these concessions.
The United States desires nothing Il
he he way Of general commercial priv
eyes which Is not granted to every 9th,
be ower They are opposed to the sepel
,te revision 0f the treaties, however
iot only upon direct ground Of Amer
Iss an interests In the negotiations but b,
ause Of a complication which would Il
az likely 10 follow separate arrangements
In the opinion Of some Of tho leadiu
fiicials Of the state department such a
a angements would only open the WI
p or keeping the Chinese question CO.
Antly IN an acute state and won
brow a serious pail Of anxiety over Il
IT. Seace and commerce Of the world.
CTS Count Cassini. the Russian ambass
or 20 the United States. il quoted
aging:
From the outset Of the Chine
rouble Russia has been aotuAted by Il
ers ingle purpose 20 act In concert with d
YAM rther powers TO preserve the integri
n 4 China. In pursuance Of his poll
az or preserving peaCe the car adout