Evening star., 1914-11-27
U.S.. TO remit ANOTHER
BOXER GIFT TO China
Sum Of $1,175,SS5.64 From Indem-
nifty Fund to Be Paid
IN Cash.

Uncle sam is about TO remit the FUR
ther sum OF $I,175.S35.S Z from the Boxer
indemnity as a gift to China. Not onI
So. but tho money is to be paid In cash
instead Of by credit on further pay
ments from China on account OF the in-
demnity.
The Secretary Of State has asked tie
Secretary Of the Treasury to make out
Treasury warrant for 500. 900 on &c
count. payable TO the Chinese minister
in Washington. How further pa.
ments win be made is for the Seere-
tary of State to determine.
When Congress voted to remit all bui
S13,855, 90 of the original S.4.44o
.7S.s1 indemnity payment, agreed TO
by joint resolution adopted May -.
1908. II also provided that $2.oOo.Ooo
should be set aside out OF the indem
nifty paid to meet such further claips
for damages rs might he adJudieated
az just on reference to the Court OF
Claims.
The joint resolution further provided
that the balance should be remitted 60
China when all claims and charages al
lowable against this s2.o00.ooo reservr-
tion should have been settled.
Claims Allowed by Court.
All claims allowed by the Court OF
Claims amount TO ssle.ISs.71. charge
able against this $2.0eo.o00 reservation
from the indemnity Another charge
of 31S.s7s.lS. authorized by privatt.
resolution No. I, approved April 80.
1910 brings the total debit to ss2%,1
SO. Tho balance Of the t2.oe0.eee.
amounting to SL17b,S35.64. is to be
paid back to China.
Secretary McAdoo referred tho COM
| municRtion to George +. Downey, con
troller Of the Treasury. for determine
ton OF the proper method of procedure
Controller Downey reviewed the entire
matter of indemnity and remission.
with tho legislation on the subject and
procedure followed. He regarded the
course which the Secretary OF Stat
proposes to pursue as authorized b.
law.
The Chinese indemnity. 1900"
amounting to s24.440.77s.Sl, was the
sum set aside by agreement between
the powers and China as the share OF
the United States, on the basis of 1879
per cent Of the total Indemnity 10 be
paid by China to the various powers
on account of the so.called Boxer dis
turbances In China In 1900 and 1901
The protocol WAS signed at Pekine.
September Z. 1901. providing for these
payments OF indemnity.
Indemnity Arranged in 1905.
| The payment of the indemnity was
arranged between China and the United
States by bona OF december 10, lsVo.
Installments were to be paid annually
for thirty-nine years. with interest at
per cent. The first payment was hxed
as of date. January. 1903. Interest was
to be paid semi-annually. the first pay
ment fixed as Of date. July 1. 1902.
| The remission of over ten millions of
! the indemnity was decided upon by
Congress, which adopted the joint reso-
luton so providing May IS. 1908. In
arr angling for this remission China
agreed to deposit the full installmenr
of her annual payment. as originally
agreed to. to the credit OF the United
states in !. shan shei bank. The consul
general of the United States. advised OF
I such deposit. advises the agent OF the
United States government OF the
| amount to be forwarded to tho United
States government. and the amount
which Will be refunded to China. the
consul general receipts for the full
amount due under the original bond
and directs the bank TO refund to the
Chinese government the remitted por-
ton. The Chinese government gives
the consul general a receipt for this re-
| funded balance.