Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27
OUR GIFT TO CHINA.
Agreement With the Orient Which
 Calls for Big Outlay.

Washington, D. C.. April Elf present plans are carried into effect, the Empire of China practically will be presented by the United States with approximately 6,000,000.
 The situation out of which grows this remarkable gift-for that is what it amounts to-is unique in history. China entered into an agreement to pay to the powers par 1 ticipating in the Boxer uprising a fixed indemnity. The agreement provided that the Oriental empire was to be given S9 years in which to make the payments, which aggre- gated 450,0OO,0OO taels, or, sub- stantially, $360, 100000. Of this vast sum, the United States agreed to accept $25,000,OO0, which was to cover the cost to this country of the Boxer rebellion and the damages sus- tained on account of, the uprising by American citizens in China.
 The agreement provided that China not only was to pay the principal of the indemnity, but interest on de- ferred payments, at the rate of four per centum. It requires but slight knowledge of arithmetic to determine that, in 39 years, China would pay, if she lived up to the agreement, prac- tically as much in interest as in prin- cipal. The agreement is that the in- terest on the deferred payments is to be paid periodically.
 China already has made good on the required payments and has indi- cated her intention to continue the payments until the debt is wiped out. A proposition being considered by this government that the imperial government of China be notified that America will not insist upon further payments. President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and other officials of the administration believe that the indemnity demanded of China was greater than was warranted by the conditions. The amount already paid to the United States by China is re- garded as nearly. if not quite, enough to indemnify this government for all the expense it was put to by the Box CT uprising. These expenses include the cost of the expedition sent to China and the indemnification of American citizens for damages due to the rebellion. The president is in- clined to regard further payments as blood money" and he does not be- lieve that America ought to profit financially from a misfortune of the Chinese empire.
 All of the expenses of this govern- tu h, tion amounted to about s7,000.000 or sS.OO0,000. If the full amount awarded to the United States be paid. this country would net about S16.- 900. .OO0 or s17,00O,0O0 out of the revolution. When the amount of the indemnity was decided upon, it was thought that an enormous sum in damages would be demanded by American citizens, who suffered in- iuries in person Or property during the uprising. The claims filed have been comparatively insignificant, ag- gregating only about s2.000.0 900. This sum. together with the cost of the American military expedition. which has been placed by experts at about s7.OO0.000 in round figures, constituted the total expense of this government in the Boxer rebellion.
 In the belief of the American off, cials. that is all which should be ex- acted from China. IL is not unlike ly. therefore, that in the near future an announcement will be made by the United States that it will accept no more money from China on ac- count of the Boxer uprising An effort is being made by European powers to induce the United States to insist upon full payment. on the ground that the payment is in the nature of a lesson to China which she ought to learn to the fullest ex- tent That. however. is not the pres ent view of this government. It is quite likely. therefore. that as soon as China shall have paid the exact amount expended by the United States. she will be notified that no more money eill be received on ac- count of fhe Boxer indemnity