Powers Debate China's Indemnity Payment

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 5, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 23.

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Powers Debate China's Indemnity Payment

The powers, having practically settled upon the amount of indemnity which China should pay, are now experiencing considerable difficulty in deciding how the money shall be raised. China proposes to raise the customs duty, which would virtually make the powers assist materially in the payment of their own bill. To this the powers object, but they have not yet decided upon a plan to which they can all agree.