Foreign Relations of the United States, 1901, Appendix, Affairs in China, Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying Documents

Mr. Rockhill to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Peking, April 8, 1901.

(Mr. Rockhill reports that the Austrian claim for war expenses to May 1 is stated at 13,200,000 crowns; 520,000 crowns additional for each month thereafter. Private claims about 21,000 taels.

He is unofficially informed that Russia will demand, inclusive of railroad claims, £17,500,000. Japan will ask 45,000,000 yen. France will ask 280,000,000 francs. Belgium, 30,000,000 francs.

He will, until otherwise instructed, insist upon scaling, but does not believe it will be agreed to.)