Show BOXER UPRISING RELIEF CHINAS CHINA'S ft'S f. f i DESIRE IE Germany any Held Most Ra Rapacious Ra- Ra Rapacious Nation When Big Amount Was Named Oct 23 A 23 A plea for remission remission remis remis- sion n of of f the unpaid balance of the Boxer Box Boxer er Indemnity as one of the that that China might r reasonably expect as asa asa a a. r result sult of or the Washington conference Is put forth by the Pekin Dally Daily News a student controlled dally The paper declares editorially that Its appeal il Is not to international altruism nut but is I based ased 1 on Justice Granted that the Chinese were ere entirely en- en to 10 blame for the events of 1900 1900 I en-I and the Chinese se of the present aa cay daj are aN willing willingto to admit it despite the icen 1 diary record of the powers in the decade decade decade de de- de- de cade that proceeded the rebellion the rebellion the Indemnity was all out of proportion to the losses incurred by the allies itIs it itIs itis is argued When the day of ot reckoning came the Ole theother theother other powers powers to to her lasting credit Ja Japan an was nas one of them were them were aghast nt lit the outrageous claims advanced cd b bj by Germany and Russia Germany especially espe espe- dall was was rapacious In her demand for I her pound U of flesh I I After much d d i it c oration ah all i the protocol toc powers c e except German Germany acknowledged the unreason unreasonableness of the charge on China anti ana only accepted the position when the German representative Imperilled the unanimity of th the negotiations A STAND ST. D FAILS FULS The Thu writer cites Dr II IL B n. Morse l n nhill n his hill International Relations of the ChinESe Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese Empire quoting quotin him as follows The American envoy urged that a demand for a a- lump sum within Chinas China s capacity to pay should be made and t tin c claims of each power scaled down to tofit tofit fit that fit that sum The German envoy saw sav no reason why y the powers should show excessive generosity In the matter of or ortI cutting tI down ow cI claims The American Ameri Ameri- American fe can plea for r moderation 3 r tl therefore g failed OJ At the behest of Germany the the writer continues the other allies agreed to saddle China with the debt which they the acknowledged in the official cial dal d documents exceeded the justifiable amount International morality would point to the reparation of that crime of o Injustice by a remission of the portion portion portion por por- tion In excess of the net claims The I opportunity is ripe with the only recalcitrant recal recal- power Of of 1900 out of the way The allies Mlles can can- now give expression to the feeling that was thwarted b by Germany t twenty years e a ago The United United Unit Unit- drS st flie se sea Ur Js ed States s rectified e the wrong on In 1908 and arid SQ so eased h her r national conscience In the matter Now she proposes to co go o further than a mere act of ot atonement by an alt act of grace TU TWO THIRDS O TWO-THIRDS At the time when the allies a a lowed d to suspend the annual payments 1 for tor five fhe years China had paid about 40 pounds or two-thirds two of the whole In suggesting that pounds should U liquidate the e charges g s are not ot pleading 1 f for International international the plans of Justice is sufficient ground on which to advance the plea and Is warranted by the Amer Amero lean ican estimate In 1900 Ch ChIna na redressed the Uie wron wrong of 1900 by dethroning the th conspirator and In addition she has paid the greater part of the f eft ar Indemnity In meeting what must s seem e eto to her the eternal pa payments merits ments she Is constantly reminded of ot something that she Rho would rather forget and have the allies forget The paper concludes with a a. portrayal of Chinas China's Illiteracy and points points- out benefits benefits ben hen cuts that would accrue by diversion of the Boxer payments to the promotion of education |