The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-07

The Powers are making very little pros
r.se toward rsachinv an understanding IN
respect 20 analrs in China. They have
not yct locdel upon the amount 81 the
Indemnity they win demand. and they
have no p.an Tor collecting the Indemnity
tier th. amount of So has been agreed
upon one plan for collecting 50 thai has
i..u suggested is that the customs duties
ehnl Doc doubled. Tho objection 10 This i-
mat tho duties nrc now about as hisn
q. they oupht to he. they should be
doubled the volume Of Cnina's imp1r.s
would De- reduced. because the people have
not the money with which 20 pay hisher
price for f1r.Ieu e1ods without cutting
down their purchases The Powers age
not ukciy 10 rellrd with favor any plan
chat would lessen their frlde with China.
Another suggestion o. that the estates
OF those who ore responsible for the out
ruees shall be- taken 20 pay the indemnity.
and that d, they 10 not produce enough
tho rich mon of ire empire shall be- ass
sersrd for an amount TO make up The hal
ance This suggestion shows that there
arc great difficulties in the way Of cole
loctlue on ludemnity.
The probability is that bonds will be- Is
sued The country S. noi tu a condition.
however 10 stand heavy taxation, in adj
diti1n 60 that 10 which O. Is now subject
% Tho great mass 81 the people are
poor. and are Jgst about able 20 make
living
Do o. the expectation that the Powers
viiI have 10 maintain rarrfons in the
country urm tho present feeling against
foreirners becomes less bitter The *
ponse viii of course. Dc hornc by the
Chinese government - This time So is
impossible 60 say how long forclen ocru-
patton VIII De- necessary. but certainly long
enough to greatly increase tho empires
burden of debit
u IS mol absolutely certain that The
agreement that has been entered into by
the Powers. relative to maintaining the
integrity 81 tine empire ana unfolding the
open door poicy will hold until me
pending questions growing oat Of the out
RACES are disposed o. There De sus-
piciou that ore feature % tho agreement
Germany-loois - The dismembormert Of
the empire This suspicion may not be
wen founded j, IS 10 be hopcd that II is
not
no VOW. Chinese consul general 90 san
Francisco. IN an article IN the current
number OF Frank Lcsnes weekly. 10
spoakine OF IL. says that the Chinese might
not be- able 10 prevent the dismcmber-
mcnt Of their country at this time. but
that Acknowledgement would introduce
Western civilization. ana that the Chinese
with Western ideas would Do able 20 over
whclm any force that Europe could send 20
their country. They are q patient and in
dus,rlous people and would never cease
ihoir efforts 70 redccm their land from
foroieners. no matter how long IL might
take them In the course - bis article
ne SAYS THE European nations cannot
place strong CROUCH g1rrisons 10 hold
down these millions Of people They may
hold them now. jus, for a little, but just
as soon as tho Chinese shall Doe sufficient
Is civilized foreign occupation viii not
only bo impossible. but the Orientals viii
be- menace to Europe"
Il viii D. seen from this that the Chi
nose would not easily yield 70 foreign
domination. II the European Powers are
wise they viii not undertake 20 dismem-
Der the empire even though they hnd the
dinicuity ~ collecting an indemnity FOR the
outrages greater than they now expect "a
viii be-