The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-02
A RUSSIAN
ON CHINA
Financial Agents New
Views.
AN OPTIMISTIC OPINION
H. ROthstein Says That China viii
Not be Partitioned But Must
Pay Indemnity.

NEW YORK, June 22.-H. Rothstein.
the Russian financial agent, who is said
TO 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. will sail for home
tomorrow Mr.. ROthsteln 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. zone
might think all China afame. that the
foreign ambassadors and missionaries
have been killed and that there is great
trouble.
AS one who knows something of
China. I do not think this is true. I
am convinced that communication will
be restored I'm a day or two and that
all our people will be found unharmed.
The powers are acting as one nation
and they will restore order. OF that
have no doubt"
"Wili China retain her nationality?''
was asked
why not? % replied Mr.. Rothstein.
surely the powers will not want her
territory. For Russia 1 can say that
We don't want one foot Of Chinese soil.
I Why should we want t.? Have we rot
Siberia? There We have a vast country
rich in mines and with millions of acres
OF grain lands. With our great Siberian
railroad we viii develop this maenifi-
cent country. But 1t will take 100 years.
In that time even IL can hardly be
scratched.
II confess there Is great question
10 settle. The Chinese are a hard peo-
pie To understand. They are intensely
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the greatest In the world. That mis-
sionaries 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-
sionaries. / am afriad. use small tact
China has a vast population. She
now has 450.0O0.00O people and they in
crease like rats. How can one expect
a strong central government for so
many when there are $50 or more dia-
lects spoken?
'T am sure now that the powers re-
gret not having taken Russia's advice
OF a fortnight since. We said send TO-
900 men with guns. The powers pro-
crastinated. The present riots are
result"
"Wnl the present Chinese dynasty
survive the present trouble?'
The Empress Dowager is a very
clever little woman. / think she will
put down further insurrection. The
Emperor is a fool. The Empress alone
rules. She will surely stop any further
outbreaks"
But the Chinese forts fired on the al
lied fleet. Men from Russia and other
countries have been killed in the fight
with the Taku forts. What will Rus
sia do?''
China must pay. II the reports are
at all true China must learn that such
work Is wrong. Yes, China must pay.
The Indemnity will be very large
win the powers claim money or ter
I ritory?"
"They will insist on gold indemnities.
China will pay in gold"
INSURANCE IN CHINA
NEW YORK. June 22-Inqu!ries 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 well insured and
that many members Of the diplomatic
service Of the several Western nations
carry a certain amount of life insur-
aEce. The Marine Insurance Com
panieS. particularly those insuring craft
entering Chinese waters are also affect
I'd. 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-
ceived.