New Britain herald., 1921-10-28
CHINESE STUDENTS
 DON'T WANT TO PAY
Urge Action to Suspend Further Boxer IndemnitieS

Picking, Oct. 2s.-(By Mail)-A plea of the Boxer Indemnity as one of the advantages that China might reasona- bly, expect as a result of the Washing ton Conference is put forth by the Picking Daily News, student controlled daily. The paper declares editorially that it's. appeal Is not to international altruism but is based on justice.
 Granted that the Chinese were entirely to blame for the events of 190O-and the Chinese of the present day are willing to admit it despite the fncendiary record of the powers in the decade that preceded the re- bellion--the indemnity was All out of proportion to the losses incurred by the allies.' 1t is argued.
 When the day of reckoning came the other powers-to her lasting credit Japan was one of them-were aghast at the outrageous claims avanced by Germany and Russia %++s Germany especially was rapacious in her demand for her pound of flesh sAsa After much deliberntion all the protocol powers, except Germany ac- knowledged the unreasonableness on the charge on China, and only ac- cepted the position when the German representative imperilled the unanimi- | ty of the negotiations"
 The writer cites Dr. H. B. Morse in his International Relations of the Chinese Empire" quoting him as fol- | lows:
 ''The American envoy urged that a demand for a lump sum within China's capacity to pay should be | made, and the claims of each power scaled down to fit that sum - - The Germo on envoy saw no reason why the powers should show excessive generosity in the matter of cutting down claims - <. The American n plea for moderation therefore fail- ed.'"
 "At the behest of Germany" the writer continues, 'the other allies lagreed to saddle China with the deb. which they acknowledged in the of- fcial documents exceeded the justifi- able amount. International morality would point to the reparation of that crime of injustice by remission o1 the portion in excess of tHe net claims The opportunity is ripe. with the only recalcitrant power of 1900 out of the l "dy. AC dIlACo Cdl loWl SAVS CApI sion to the feeling that wah thwarted by Germany twenty years ago. The United States rectifed the wrong ir
 1908 and so eased her national con science in the matter. Now she pro. fposes to go further than a mere ac1 of atonement by an act of grace +s
 'At the time when. the Allies al lowed her to suspend the annual pay
 ments for five years, China had pait tAbout 40,000,000 pounds or two-third,
 of the whole. In suggesting that 40.- 100000 pounds should liquidate the
 initial charges we are not pleading fol
 international altruism; the plans o1
 justice is sufficient ground on whicf
 to advance the plea and Is warranted | by the Amezican estimate in 1900
 China redressed the wrong of 1900 b,
 dethroning the principal conspirato and in addition she has paid tn greater part of her indemnity. II
 meeting what must seem to her tn
 eternal payments she Is constantly re
 minded of something that she woul, rather forget and have the allies for
 get"
 The paper concludes with a DOT
 trayal of China,s illiteracy and point
 out benefits thaS would accrue by di
 version of the Boxer payments to tn promotion of Education.