The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-23
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around her neck IN the shape Of an In
demnity amuntng to nearly S50oOOOOoo.
This astonishing aggregate Of claims
nied. equal to one-half of the war in
demnity demanded OF France by Ger
many has caused CONSERVATION In Of
fcial circles there.
1t is impossible TO obtain an exact
estimate OF the claims made by each
power for the reason that the dispatch
received by Secretary Hay today from
Commissioner Rockhill Is withheld from
publication II Is known, however, that
eleven powers have submitted demands
for indemnity Germany Russia,
France. Japan United states, Italy.
Austria, Spain, Holland. Belgium and
Portugal. Spain. Holland, Belgium and |
Portugal landed no men in China and
suffered comparatively little damage, |
vet their claims with those OF Italy and |
Austria, which were represented by |
1850 soldiers and fifty-fve guns, amount
to more than 500 900.
OF the great powers, Germany, OF
course, has the heaviest claim which
amounts to sS0,OOO, 600. BY reason of the
failure of the Manchurian convention,
Russia is compelled to submit claims
for the destruction of her railroad prop
erty. France has submitted large
claim, as her missionaries were slaught-
cred and their missions destroyed.
Japan is known to have expended s25,-
100000 for military expenses, her coun-
seor of legation was killed and the
property of her citizens in Tientsin and
elsewhere was destroyed. Her mill
tary expenses are large by reason of the
fact that outside of Russia she sent the
largest military force to China-22, 573
men. The United States filed modest
claim for $25. 900.
Understanding the impossibility of
China paying such an indemnity Secre-
tary Hay, after the Cabinet meeting to-
day. sent instructions to Rockhill d.
recting him to endeavor to reduce the
claims to at least 5000 900, 900, and $780,
900 900, II possible. If it is necessary to
accomplish this the United States will
reduce its claim to s12 10000.
ALLEGED INSULT TO ENJOYS.
BERLIN, April 9.-Nothing is known |
here officially regarding the report that
Rockhill, the American special COM
missioner at Peking, and Sir Ernest M |
Satow, the British Minister there. were |
insulted by German soldiers recently |
while returning from dinner in sedan |
chairs, the Chinese bearers of which,
as the report alleges. were beaten by
the Germans.
DR.. Stuebel, director of the Colonial
Department of the German Foreign
Office, and at one time German Consul
General at Shanghai, who recently
went to London on a special commits
sion connected with the question of
Chinese indemnity, has returned to
Berlin. He reports that negotiations |
in London regarding the fixing of a |
modus of Chinese indemnity were sue |
cessful and resulted in a mutual agree |
ment.
RUSSIA CHANGES TACTICS.
LONDON, April 1O.-"Russia has now
changed her tactics" says a dispatch |
to the Daily Mail from Toxic. land Is
making desperate efforts to secure not |
only Japans neutrality, but her be-
nevolent assistance toward Russia's |
Tar Eastern schemes"
A Shanghai special says: The Yang
TIE Viceroys and Governors have for
warded memorial to the throne, sug-
gesting certain reforms. These reforms
suggest, among other things, that the
royal princes and students of good
family should travel and study In for
eign countries; that the entire army be
drilled by western methods; tnat col
leges and schools be extended, and
that standard dollar currency be
adopted.
VIEWS OF GERMAN PRESS.
BERLIN, April 9.-The latest phase
OF the Manchurian question is very
differently judged by different sections
OF the German press. The Freissnnige
Zeitung, Herr Richter's organ, says:
For the moment the situation is
eased and the conclusion OF peace Is
FASTENED, but so far the future is
concerned, the situation is rendered
more complicated, for as soon as the
allied forces are withdrawn the mill
tary superiority of Russia will become
overwhelming for China, who will
probably then grant Russia better
terms than now, when she is upheld =
thn t1n l. y
sia and Japan is now deferred, their t
conflicting interests remain regarding S
North China, and II Is probable that I
war will break out between them soon !
after peace with China is signed" I
The Vossische Zeitung, which sees a I
Russian diplomatic defeat in Russia's $
abandonment OF the Manchurian con- I
vention, says: /
1T must have been hard for Count ,
Lamsdorn to instruct the Russia EN- l
bassador to that effect, especially since |
Russia had from the start followed the e
policy OF rendering diplomatic settle {
ment in Peking as difficult as possible,
and OF doing everything to stiffen the
backbone of China against the allies
particularly in the matter OF the with
drawal of the troops from the province
of Chilli"
The National Zeitung takes the view
of the German Foreign Office.
The Freissinnige Zeitung expresses a
hope that at least portion OF the Ger
man troops may now be withdrawn f,
from China, adding that otherwise
Germany viii be completely isolated a
there. II says the Chinese forts could q
have been destroyed without waiting Y
for China's consent.
SATISFIES THE GERMANS. t
BERLIN, April 9.-Russla's declara-
uon, renouncing a separate agreement a
with China, gives great satisfaction in S
Berlin official circles since II removes a
all separate negotiations from having I
further Influence on the diplomatic sit ;,
uation at Peking, and the general ne !,
gotiations can now proceed uninter D
Iuptedly. II Is said In official circles
that Il was TO be expected that Russia 8
would not withdraw from Manchuria, j
anu now any power proposing a with q
ufaWal must be prepared TO attempt !,
TO oust her by force