The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27
Dismemberment Now
Threatened.
AMERICANS TO DISSENT
The Course Of Events Leaves the
United States in an Awk-
ward Position.

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reached a most serious stage. The ac
lions of the powers are making parti
ton almost inevitable. The United
States faces the probability that it vii
either have to take a slice of China OF
go without any indemnity. In tina
case, 1t is positively asserted by higl
authorities that the United States viii
go without indemnity.
The United States may succeed in re
ducing the demands of other powers
and is now making every effort to thai
end, but with no immediate prospect OF
success.
Every nation has disavowed any in.
tention of Remembering China, but
that merely relates to ACKNOWLEDGMENT
as a punishment for the Boxer out
RACES. No nation has pledged itself tC
avoid taking course which will soon
er or later make ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
Ievitable. 1t Is firmly believed in official
circles in Washington that the powers
are proceeding deliberately with the in
which will compel ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The whole question hinges on the
amount of money indemnity to be de-
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not officially set a maximum figure for
| the indemnity it Is the unofficial opin-
ion of some of the highest officers of
the Government that $500, 600 900 is all
that China can pay. The powers are
DESTROYS of swelling the indemnity to
at least twice that amount.
Two courses are considered for the
payment of this large indemnity. Each
is innocent on it's face, but both mean
partition, and the American Govern
ment is so sure of it that as soon as
the powers adopt either course this
country will retire from the concert
and lose all but faint chance of ever
recovering any indemnity.
One course is to exact territorial
pledges. This Is the same thing as par
tition for it simply means a mortgage
which is certain to be foreclosed. The
United States will not have anything
to do with this scheme.
The other plan is to have China is
sue bonds guaranteed by the powers
This. in the opinion of the American
Government, means partition just as
surely as the first scheme. The bond
holders would have recourse to the
guarantors, who could not fulfill their
guarantees except by taking territory
Partition by this means may appear a
thing of the distant future but high
official of the Government has recently
given it as his deliberate opinion that
the bond scheme would bring about
partition almost as soon as the other.
The United States will not guarantee
any bonds. How the United States
can collect its indemnity If it does
stay out is a mystery. The Govern
ment officials frankly gave up the
conundrum. The United States will
not, of course, surrender its claim and
give China a receipt in full. 1t will
endeavor in every way possible to get
Its indemnity, but there is no way open
in the immediate future, if the powers
carry out their plans.
The United States has, therefore,
only one way OF getting indemnity.
That is by inducing the other powers
to reduce their demands to an indem-
nifty which China is able to pay. The
administration is hopeful OF success.
but so far 1t has made no progress, and
the chances seem to be all against 1t.
The United States spent about 500
100000 on going to Picking and this /
'ountry's demand for damage to per- |
sons and property may range from slO- /
100000 to $4,000 600. But the other
powers are actively swelling their ex- !
oenses as much as possible.
1MPATIENCE IN ENGLAND.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-There is a
growing feeling of impatience in Lon
Ion over the delay in effecting a settle
nent OF the Chinese question, says a
tribune cablegram. The English press
rankly confesses that IL is weary
bout punitive expeditions to one quar-
er or another and that it considers It
lardly worth while to keep all China
n state of turmoil, preventing there
" the restoration Of normal trade re-
atoms, in order to punish a few Grim
nails who cannot he caught while the
curt remains in exile. English opln-
on viii not be fully expressed until the
ues are provided by the foreign Office,
'ut IL Is talrly safe 20 assume that II
Imports the American contention that
he most urgent requirement OF the sit
ation Is the establishment at Picking
II Government with the essential
l'hrhts or STABILITY ana authority,
iinee there can be no substitute for
he Empress rule, her return 20 the
apltal seems foregone conclusion.
he punishment ~ the Princes, espe-
tally Tuan is the chief obstacle 10 !
'itlemcnt The latest dispatches lndl !
ate that the European powers are
radually coming a. decision on the :
rellmlnarles ~ peace ON witch gen 2
raj negotiations may be- opened The !
'ehd ~ events Indicates that the pow !
rs are slowly approaching the AmfrI-
ln position on the whole matter .
GERMAN P0lIoY CRITICISED.
hfllllN Nov 10 Count Won Rue-
nv made an elaborate speech IN ne
tl,hslaH irfeniIug the fureign policy |,
me Empire
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