The Archive · 1925

ON BOXER: FUND

Jof the Boxer Indemnity Funds:—INDEMNITY

'That the Directors of the London Missionary Society rejoice at China's Welfare First: English the decision of the British Gov-Washington Embarrassed Over ernment to release the unpaid in-Presbyterians' Firm Stand Scheme of Control by Joint stalments of the Boxer Indemnity An Imperial Policy and to apply.them to the cause of Board of Trustees education (and possibly medical London, May 8. work) in China. The Directors From Our Own ContesroxoeNr, The General Assembly of the fare confident that the aims which Rresivearian Charch of) Enaland, ich the report of the Foreign Msis mesting in London, acting the Goverment ave in view will ponsible Chinese into the fullest,7%¢ Washington Government has attained by taking es-Peking, May 7.

sions Committee, has decided not to consultation at every step. The recent months by the problem infor any share of the Boxer London Missionary Society devolved in the setting up by. the sires to inform the Government Tsao Kun Government of a Sino~ sinhly hopes that no acthat it is nog its intention to make American Board of Trustees for tion will be taken in England that any application for any grants the control of the remainder of the would give ground for the idea th from the Indemnity Fund for the.

'American share of the Boxer advantage is being taken of China': support of its schools and col-Indemnity. Tt was taken for grant~ present condition to exploit her for leges in China. Ir has every confidence that the Committee to be at the time of the appointment: other people's benefit. appointed under the Indemnity of this Commission, which is com-'The speaker said that if the Aa-rosed of ten Chinese and five Jsembly were offered any share of Bill now before Parliament will Americans, that it was formed with the Indemnity, i: would demand to make a full investigation of all the concurrence, if not the active know whether' Chinese the facts before making any proposals for the distribution of the ce-operation, of the American Gov-lion approved it (cheers ernment; but it has since transpired May 10. nds available. The Society will jadly put at the disposal of any that, far from blessing it with 'A correspondent of the "Observ-such Committee all information authority, President Coolidge 1g on the House of unwilling to afford it recognition a its educational work in ing the third reading, China, and all knowledge and exit stands as present, fof the China Indemnity perience in the matter which its that the House of Lords, A Little Delica Bill comes before it, will take a agents have acquired, Tonger and larger view of Imperial The foregoing resolution witl This reveals a condition of things on gar and tareer vie of lpernt Bas taken.

Ommse and' the Chinese Legation wholly to 'a misunderstanding "by commentated. (othe. Focviga wie Tue correspondent, 3 London.

Protaer Peal Montes ott Ronald MeNeill's refus functions as the special delegate of the fund to education and sunil President Coolidge, for it was at purposes and his statement that he his instance that the Chinese Gov-desired to leave the committee tres

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