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some definite understanding Of what con-
ditions are to be.

some definite understanding of what con-
ditionS are to be.
''As to the question of indemnities, 1
receive little direct information But. l
have regretted to see from some of the
published reports, that the total of In
IDENTITIES is reaching very large sum.
1t should be borne in mind that China
herself has suffered losses through the re-
cent disturbances which will amount to
many millions, and for whics she cannot
hope to receive indemnity. So that If
the claims of the powers aggregate $24O.-
100000, as / see it stated, it would not be
an underestimate to say that Chinass
say 5000 0O0,00O In the aggregate, there
fore. China will be shouldering burden
OF colossal propos tons, and this wi come
after the country has passed through
most trying experience.
Il note that a number of suggestions
are made that the indemnity should be
along the lines of commercial advan-
tages and improvements rather than in
money. How far this is feasible / cannot
say, but the principle involved seems to
me a good one. 1t has the merit of being
mites thus far asked are based entirely
Oh the interests of the various powers
but the interests of China are worth con-
SIdering in this matter for after all the
interests of China will have much to do
IN the end with the interests of all those
nations having relations with her and
MHich are CARRYING on extensive trade
with the East. There is a splendid OBJ
portunlty Just now for such an object
lesson to the Chinese peorle as wouId Oh
htcrate all anti-fore ign sentiment and
woulG snow them that the interest taken
py iorelen powers in China had sonnet hing
10 10 with the development and progress
Oh CElIla, as wei as the personal inter
e 1l oI foreign nations. Our people might
NC SHOWN the benefits coming from con-
sIderate foreign treatment and thew
Mouio De grateful to see China restored
t 70 condition OF prosperity AS to de-
talIs, 1t is not for me to suggest what the
powers could do for China and for their
mutual interest, but I am quite confident
o o II they only put their heads to-
sethef very much could be accomnIishad
IN the interests of ali concerned
SOMETHING OF CHINESE DT1r1Ec
Regarding the proposed arrangement Of
the Chinese customs duties Which lin
play a prominent part in the nrasan+
peace negotiations between the nowers
ana emma, the central bureau of the
German empire for the preparation of
commercial treaties has made an inter-
estlng report which United States Con-
SUI SaWter, at Glauchau, has transmitted
10 the department of state The report
in part says:
me so-called sea duties, l. e.. those
Whlch are levied on the goods enterino
ChlneSe ports, are determined nv trea+ilS
anu are IN Part specific and in part adj
Valorem duties. All goods not uarticuIar-
~ " named are subject to an advalorem
on the market value thereof AS regards
determining such market value, the
treaty says that if the merchant can not
agree with the Chinese official on tbe
question at issue, each party shall call in
Two or three manufacturers to examine
the goods. The highest price at which
Elic " Such manufacturers would be will
InS TO huy the goods shall be accented as
the value thereof. In addition to the
import tariff. there is an export tariff
me ne articies not enumerated in the i'm
port tari tar II winch arc specified in the ex-
port taE1H must, when imported, paw the
same duties as those imposed upon them
IN the export tariff. The so-called sea
outleS' however, as is we'll known. ara
noI the sole tax imposed supplement-
airy charge being levied in the form Of
the intermediate duties, known as 'Iikin
-anent the rate of such intermediate du-
ties, the treaties merely state that tI1av
are to be levied according TO the n-inciS.
pies ruling at the time when the trevE1es
are made and that they cannot be rails.
pr ero ye6Se fo he This condition has
Inc intermediate duties have degenerat
ed into purely arbitrary charge in
winch the local Chinese officials seek
S rha I1ha thelr principal source of income
mere IS put one single means of rem
eovlng this increasing insuppor,ta able
evil, namely, to do away with these in
terInedlate duties under the present nego-
tlatlons as part of the terms of peace.
10 do this it will be necessary to assent
to an Increase of the sea duties. I'm or
der TO secure to the central Chinese gov
ment the income necessary to de3l
with the question of compensation con-
sequsnt upon such administrative
charge"
RUSSIAN MARINES RECALLED.
LONDON, April 16-According to a g.
patch to the Daily Express from Toxic.
Japan the detachment of Russian mar
ines stationed at Ma-San-Pho have been
recalled owing to Japanese representa-
tons
THE Chinese imperial court, through
the Chinese minister at Toxic, has
thanked Japan for assisting China 10
resist the Manchurian convention saws
the Shanghai correspon -ent of the
Standard, "and has asked for Japanese
aid and support in any future contin-
gencies.''