West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-18
CHINA AND SILVER.
T,vt Factors rhnt siay HssuIt,Is pi.-
p.lEE allc To- -. " de- y q IL

I've fEctors rhRt sAS Resuit.In Ds.-
pfES tbe tease of the T. e.id.
Tie news rrcni Cl.u0 - d.s.le.e, :ng.
ard another grca. rcyo.y os The Chi.
rose agalnst Their rGlcr. Is probable.
Ike cher cuuss cf noxers and re
tcil.eus Is ovcraxa;.oa But uuls
more than one; hlfd oT-the tsAcs reach
es The Chiaese treasury. the greater
oo.oua, being ahscFbed by the manda-
rlus and tie sax collectors
In ordipary times the robbery is not
10 oPprcssi, Q, as She total Gmoani need.
"a by the Chia,se government ls bu,
tliAg pg. s.Yita Sirce the Boxer
upris.rg he indCrgty ..at tie Evro.
pcan powers :nd the United States
and Japan demanded aiii that China
has agreed 10 pay has so Increased the
tax burden that Il Il almost beyond the
power q, the Chlnese TO pay r.
Another addition to the vast sum
that China was forced 10 promise to
pay has been brought abou; by the dc
cline In the value OF silver IN relation
to the value OF gold. silver being the
general currency OF thy eastern world.
the business sitrRiion "a all " the
countries there Is seriously eistucled
\ dispatch from Mou.h Nov 2S
states tia Ssilvcr Is commercially In:ed
there AT 2TO--that Is. 81. 10 In silver for
81 In gold The proximity OF Manila
TO China would Indicate that n similar
rate of exchange prevailed Ia the ports
OF that empire. This rapid decline I'm
the exchange value OF silver since the
treaty was signed providing for the
payment OF the Indemnity by China
has raised the serious question wheth.
er the payment must be made at the
going rate of exchange when the treaty
was mnde or at the prevailing rate at
the time the payments are due. III the
latter demand is persisted In. the IN.
deinnity VIII be Increased beyond the
power OF the Chinese government to
pay, and another war may result
The United States being entangled
with the powers of Europe and Japan
In this question. VIII have 10 aid them
In pulling their chcstnuts out OF the
fire or lose the prestige that follows a
strenuous way OF dealing with eastern
questions.
How far the Impoyerislmeni OF the
Chinese people pn go wi,hYul sue
cessfm reheil'ou lgtiust tie Nau,choo
dynasty dcipHds DION the leaders that
develop upon c'thef She The treaty
provides thar arms nud uiAmun..iun
cannot 10 ia.forlrl ly thr tal,;tsr. hn:
there is 10 certainly lsa; p,t.lrr, gpas
are not he!lg Ls'"'r c,af, s,u.pw ,c'r
In tha, yas, c,hp.rc and ,hr r.st .t.t.@
sic may bc OF H1 . go j.cg iEa;.oa
than The oac i'is, rc.ni:"d from the
last B0Nprs uprl ing.
Tl.2 partition o. Chana h.. lv,n-posf
poncd Ly thv fcr OF thc Trren, nm war
that would Inevitably ics-.it with Eur.
sia and France on olr side and Eac
land and Japap oa thc other nnd will
Germany qaltc willing g. act as nr,,'
ter aud take the lions share
Are The people Of tie United States
willing TO sec tie iacr ased field FOR
the sale 81 u,f.r surii;:s products
closed against them without fgh,.ag 10
protect their Interests? N.ih great
army aud navy spofI;ng for light.
without which the service IN lo.h is
but GrudSery.. and v'ith strenuous
president WHO world sain power and
renown In such an event, war may not
be as fgr or MS the present surface
conditions would Indicate