Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-22
NDENNITIES LARGE.
The Powers Cannot Reach an Agree
ment on the Amount.
LACK OF CONCERT.
The situation nj Iien Tsln Has Passed
the Critical Polnt-No Protest
Against Russia's Manchn.
rian Policy In China.

Washington. March 81. "A communi
cation was received from Special Com
missioner Rockhill touching the compli
cations that have resulted,t Pelsin from
the efforts Of the yariolh powers tc
reach uniform basis fpr their in.
demnity claims, but there s nothing "a
Indicate that an agreements any near.
or than Il was when this subject wa.
hrst taken mp by the ministers. Al.
though the state department is more
than ever convinced that its suggestion
looking 10 the reference Of the entire
subject Of indemnities 10 The Hague
commission is the true solution Of the
difficulty. the proposition having def.
nitely been rejected early in the negoti.
ations Is not now before the ministers
No precise instructions have been sent
TO Mr.. Rockhill within the last few
days on this point, owing principally 70
10 the absence Of the pr ,idont from
Washington Il Is presumed that now
that the presidents attention is again
directed 20 the question there will be- a
more complete definition Of policy.
The situation nc Tien Tsn still fails
to excite the officials here. who feel that
the critical point has been pissed.
4 curious fact IN connection with the
Manchurian complication is that so faf
there Is no trace Of AN official protest TO
Russia against the execution Of her an.
nounced programme In Manchurin. IL
Is not for lack Of disposition 10 oppose
this policy that the protest has not ap.
pearcd, but because there is no authen.
ticated copy TO BE- had Of the reported
China-Russian agreement, and further.
no one Of the powers has yet been found
willing 20 take the initiative In chal
longing Russia.
Tho state department has exerted
what influence il could 10 secure a
statement Of the facts as 20 Manchuria.
the result Of which has been 10 secure
a repetition Of the Russian disclaimer
Of improper motives. but not a definition
OF the programme for the future. further
than IL was defined in the Russian pro.
nunciamcnto Of August last
IL is stated that the sum total of the
indemnities claimed by an nations can
not Dc calculated because Of the lack Of
agreement pmong the powers on the
very basis of settlement But assuming
that tie other powers ara willing 10 ne.
cepf the scheme Of adjustment proposed
by the United States. alluwinga certain
lmount for each missionary killed or in. d
lurcd aud another allowance Tor proper. 4
BY destroyed; the sum total Of the claim q
would be- considerably less than $3.50. {
10000, which it Is said the Chinese
'evenues would ho able % meet within
reasonable time But IL appears al.
most hopeless now o. expect the other
'owcr, 20 accept the amo basis NJ com.
'en~ntion that would satisfy the United v
states. Not only is There o vast differ. q
nee of opinion ns 90 the treatment Of !
Iatiye Christians who have suffered bv u
he boxers and it Is believed that II the y
eitlemcnt is 20 be- treated with the lib. !
mliiy proposed by some of the nations v
he indemnitles claimed will De nearly %
'OO'0JO,OlO, AN amount, 10 j. declared. u
ute beyond the ability Of China 10
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