The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-08
MEANT TO HAVE IT
GERMANY DIDN'T TAKE TINE TO
BE DECENT ABOUT IT.
Dead missionaries FuFnished the Pretext
ious to do That She CouIdn't Walt to
Run the Ordinary Diplomatic Course
Before Making the Final swoop-Hsyti
Has Been Brought to a Diet OF the
Humbiest Kind OF Pie - Trouble In
West Africa

West Africa
Pekin, Dec THE Chinese govern
nnent has caused it to be known that up
70 the time Of the German occupation of
Kiao-Chau bay no claim was made by
Germany for reparatien as result Of
the murder of the two missionaries, Mes
and Hennle, and that there were no 9TH
er differences between the two govern
ments. Consequently, the government Of
China points out, the missionary ques-
ton is regardes as a pretext TO obtain
naval station, which, it is shown, Ger
many has long coveted. The Chinese
government viii never consent to the
Germans remaining at Kiao-Chau bay as
r1eir presence there deprives China Of
harbor which, since the war with Japan
has been regarded as the most suitable
naval base of operations.
Berlin, Dec. 7-Emperor William has
ordered tine number Of volunteers for the
China expedition TO be increased to 1000
men,
Prince Henry Of Prussia win visit
Prince Bismarck at Fredericksruhe to-
morrow and will spend several hours
with the great statesman. in order to OBJ
tain his views on the Chinese situa ton.
Dr. Stubel, the German consul at Shang
Hal, mas been ordered 10 go to Kiao-
Chau and establish a regular German
administration.
The Kohische Volks Zeitung says that
the coal deposits in tn eprovince of Shan
Tung, which viii become available to
Germany with railway and mining con-
cessions are most valuable.
London, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Shang Hal says:
On Friday last Captain Becker, with
21O German marines left Kiao-Chau bay
10 occupy the surrounding villages,
whence they proceeded to capture the
city The Chinese forts opened fire and
the Germans replied, killing three of the
garrison, which thereupon fled in disor-
der.
The Chinese general in command was
captured, but afterwards liberated Sew
eral German soldiers were injured by
stones flung by inhabitants of the VIII
lages. In return for this the head men
of these villages were beaten with BAN
boo sticks by order of the German COM
nander. f,----t...
It is reported here that China is will
ing to pay an indemnity of 100000 taeIs
(about s7S5, ,25O and 10 grant all the Ger
man demands, including the temporary
eession of Kiao-Chau bay and adjoining
territory"
Adispatch 10 the Times from Peking
confirms the report that China, hoping
for the evacuation of Kiao-Chau, agrees
Internationally TO all demands of Ger
many.
The Times, dealing editorially with the
situation at Kiao-Chau, notes that the
foregoing telegram enumerating the Ger
man demands does not include the per-
points out that the evshrduletaoindlun
manent occupation of Kiao-Chau and
points out that the evidence is conflict
ing as to whether this was officially de-
manded. Il says:
I'm any case, now that the other de-
mands have been conceded, what will be
the groundsfor insisting upon a perman-
ent occupation? The double success in
Hayti and China, demonstrating the
practical value of strong fleet ready to
act at short notice in any part of the
world, vol proba bly, give coup de grace
to the clinging opposition to the naval
hin