Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-11
AN APPEAL FROM CHINA
FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF
Asks Delay in Payment of
Boxer Indemnity and for
Other FaVOrS.
To the Editor of The Star:

| To the Editor of The Star:
The international reform bureau re-
ceived yesterday from Rev. E. w.
/ Thwing. its oriental secretary at Picking,
the following cablegram, in which Mr..
wishes of the president ana high officials
as directly stated in two other cable
grams received within a month past:
| Urge American government lead pro-
posal powers postpone payments Boxer
China increase import duties secure addi-
tional revenue aid establishing strong
| progressive administration. Chinese
greatly appreciate promised recognition -
This cablegram not only shows the seri-
BUSINESS of China's financial difficulties
partly due to dollar diplomacy" tying
six powers together so that no one would
act alone or allow its people to act in
loanng money to China: partly due to
the very unjust and eXorbtant Boxer in
demnity claims, in which no government
involved except ours took a defensible
position, much less a generous one: due
also to the abridgement of China's rights
by foreign nations in the matter of tax
ing imports: but also suggests two rea
Sonable methods that would help not only
| China, but all those nations that nave
commercial relat1OnS with ner
Promotion of Prosperity.
Whatever promotes prosperity in China
Will promote prosperity in those who buy
and sell in her markets. 1t is not gener-
ally known by the public that during the
administration of President Taft a plan
was developed in the State Department to
send Prof jerks and DR.. Hamilton
Wright to the great governments of the
world that have large interests in China,
asking in their behalf as we'll as in
China's behalf that China should be al
lowed to increase slightly her import du-
ties and SO put the nation on a secure
financial basis. in place Of its habitual
other powers. This wise plan was thrust
into a pigeon hole by Mr.. Huntington
Wilson when he was acting Secretary of
State, and should now be taken out for
reconsideration.
The commercial statesmen of the
world who can see with broad vision
beyond the penny-wise and pound-foolish
policy that often prevails in exploiting
weaker nations should recognize that this
proposition is one of those where both
parties stand to gain by just and humane
procedure. Capitalists from the stand
point of benefit to the worlds commerce
and workingmen from the standpoint of
human brotherhood should indorse this
pIOpoSltlOi. lSI IL must Dt "
any one who thinks that the great mon
arches that have dominated China will
be opposed in their hearts to the re-
public. whose success will inevitably in
crease anti-mOnarchical movements In
India, in Japan, in Germany and especi-
ally in Siberia. Surely the republics of
the world. except France. tied up with
Russian despotism. should hasten not
only to recognize China, but to provide
for it's financial stability lest secret plots
in opposition to republican institutions
shall take advantage of China's weak
ness and restore the ManchuS to power.
Opium Problem.
The international reform bureau re-
ceived this morning from the Secretary
of State, William ]. Bryan, a letter
acknowledging previous cabled appeal
from China and other papers relating to
the opium problem, in reply to which he
says: II have been greatly interested in
the past and SO far successful effort Of
this government to secure international
cooperation for the mitigation of the
opium evil. and you may rest assured
that l shall do all within my power to
assist in securing efficient international
action for the obliteration of the opium
vice"
1t should be noted that it is not mere
restriction but "obliteration' for which
this government will strive.
WILBUR F. CRAFTS.