The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-05
CHINESE PAY THE BILLS
POWERS ARE CHARGING
TOO MUCH
RUSSIA IS AFTER TERRITORY
Believed That the Bear Has Entered
Manchuria With the Inten-
ton of Staying
There.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The state de-
partment is making a strong effort TO
secure an understanding among the
powers to serve as a basis for the ad-
1ustment of the question of indemnity
TO be paid by the Chinese government.
1t appears from Mr. Conger's reports
that 1t is hopeless to expect the foreign
ministers at Pelxin to reach an agree
ment on this important subject, and if
the problem is to be solved at all it muse
be removed from the Pekin council and
dealt with by direct diplomatic ex-
change, as was successfully attempted in
the case of the preceding serious differ
ence between the ministers. Therefore,
the state department Is in correspondence
with other foreign offices respecting this
subject though the negotiations have
not proceeded to a point where it can be
said that successful termination is In
sight. The principal difficulty in the
way is believed to be the enormous in
IDENTITIES demanded by some of the pow
ers. The efforts of the Chinese gov
eminent to secure betters terms, as far
as they tend to protect the negotiaEszass
also are expected to have the result OF
adding considerably to the sum which
must be paid in the end. This is be-
cause the question of maintaining the
foreign military establishment in China
probably will be assessed against the
Chinese government and the cost of
keeping foreign troops in Pekin at this
season of the year and in a country
where every necessity of life has to be
transported from a distance will make
the bill very heavy. 1t is believed that
the bill of Germany will be by far the
largest, and it is significant fact that
the German government has allowed its
officers on service in China five-fold their
regular salaries, a rate Of pay hitherto
unknown in military history. The Chi
neSe, however, are expected to pay for
this
MANCHURIAN GRAB
The attitude of Russia in Manchuria
has given rise to considerable apprehen-
sion here. AS indicated in recent news
dispatches a series. of regulations has
been promulgated by the Russian gov
eminent for the administration of affairs
in Manchuria, which would seem to the
officials here to warrant an apprehension
that a permanent occupation of that ter
ritory, with its population of 10000, OG0, is
in contemplation. 1t is believed that
some representations either have been or
will be made on the subject, to the pow
ers. When the Russian government
announced its intention to withdraw its
troops from Pelzin it also solemnly de-
clared that "as soon as lasting order
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ohuria and indispensable measures taken
for the protection of China assured, Rue
STA will not fail to withdraw her troops
from these territories of the neignboring
empire, provided the action of the pow
ers does not place any obstacle in the
way of such a measure
The contention Of the Russian repre-
sentatives here is that the conditions
laid down in this pledge have not yet
been realized and they insist that there
is nothing in the published regulations
which would warrant the assumption
that Russia is not acting in perfect
god faith in this matter. To clear up
any doubt that may remain on this
point, however, it is proposed that an ex-
plicit statement from Russia will be
divided on this point.