The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-20
WANTS A FOOTHOLD
sUOB rs GERMAEY'S PURPOSE IN
THE KAIO CHAU AFFAIR,

Competition for Oriental Influence She
ssizes the Missionary Episode ~ .
Protect for Enecting Landing on
Chinese Soil, With the object of Making
the Occupation Permsnent-How the
Affair Was Bungied Throuchous and
How Russia 10 . Factor In the Case.
| Washington, Nov. 19-Mr. WI Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister, has receiv-
ed the following official statement from
Picking relative to the seizure of Kiao
Chsu Island by Germany:
Upon the killing Of two German mis-
| sionaries 10y bandits in. the district OF
Ku Yen, in Shan Tung, decree was
issued peremptorily commanding the
governor Of Shan Tung to order the high
officials Of that province to take imme-
date measures for the arrest and pun
ishment Of the offenders
ION the 18th inst. the governor re-
ported by telegraph the arrest OF four
culpries and this was communicated to
the German minister, but German war;
ships had on the 14th advanced to Kiao
Caau Island, landed troops, and after
occupying all the high ground, gave the
garrison forty-eight hours TO retire. The
German minister did not give the Tsuno
Lii Yamen any notice. On the evening
OF the 18th a telegram from the minister
superintendent OF the northern ports,
giving report Of this occurrence, oc-
casioned the greatest surprise. China,
in view Of the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries, thereupon or
dered the governor OF Shan Tung to
keep the garrison under strict control,
to withdraw the troops TO position out
side the limits of the island and to en-
join them not to make any move with
out express instructions"
This official statement places a new
complexion on the press cables, in that
it indicates that the Chinese government
had already taken active steps for the
punishment OF the murderers of the two
German missionaries before the landing
OF the German troops at Kiao Chau and
the occupation Of the fort there. The
remarks ole thing in connection with
Germany's action is the fact in the
foregoing cable that the Tsung Ii va
men Chinese foreign office was given
no notification that the seizure Of Kiao
Chau was contemplated. Such pro-
ceeding Is said to be a fragrant breach
OF international comfy and is inter
preted in some diplomatic quarters as
evidence that Germany used her griev-
ances as pretext for the occupation Of
the island. 1t is believed that possibly
Germany's object is to use the occu-
patton OF the island as lever for COM
pelling trade concessions with China.
In the general scromble for commercial
advantage in the east, Germany thus
far mas signally failed. She has abso-
luteiy no foothold on the Chinese coast,
whereas England has concessions at the
treaty ports and a trade arrangement
which gives her advantages in BuTmah
and Thibet.
In the event Of Germany declining to
relinquish Kiao Chau, which commands
a fine port on the Chinese coast, she
may have not only China but Russia to
reckon with. By recent treaty be-
tween the governments OF China and
Russia. the latter country, in return for
pledged support in case of certain war
contingencies. is to have the use Of Port
Arthur and Kiao Chau harbor mad the
car become involved in war. Thus to
a certain extent Russia has had an in
terest in Kiao Chau. 1t is believed she
would not be slow to protest if Germany
should manifest any Interior designs.
London, Nov. 19.-Count Won Widen
burg Hatzfeldt, the German amoassa-
dor here, is in receipt OF important dis
patches from Berlin and has explained
10 the Marquis Of Salisbury the occu-
patton of Kiao Chau bay, province Of
Shan Tun, China, by the German squa-
dron in Chinese waters, and promised
further explanations, which, he added,
had been mailed from Berlin.
GERMANY AND HAYTI.
Berlin, Nov. l9.-The North German
Gazette. referring to the dispute De-
tween Germany and Hayti in regard to
German citizen named Lueders, says:
Without doubt the Haytian author
tiles have infringed the constitution,
and the laws OF the Republic entitle
Leuders to German nationality, which
gives him a perfect right to the protec-
ton OF the empire. Before the German
minister addressed himself directly to
the president OF Hayti he had several
times vainly demanded Lenders re-
lease The intervention OF the United
States minister arose from mis- friend
ship for Leuders and fears for Tire safe
ty OF all the white men in Hayti. The
report that Germany has broken off dip
lomatie relations with Hayti, placing the
Germans under the American flag. is
untrue The German minister is stil at
Port au Prince and negotiations regard
ing the question Of compensation, in
which Germany demands $4,000. will be
carried on from Berlin. Should Hayti
refuse compliance with GernIany's just
demands, Germany will be compelled 10
lend weight to her demands in another
way"
WITHDRAWN FROM CRETE.
Canea. Nov. 19.-Germany' contingent
OF the international army OF occupation,
consisting OF an officer and twelve ma
rines. embarked or the Kaiserin Angus
ia this morning. The German flag mad
previously been hauled down from the
intern tional reioubt.
HIS LATEST FOOL SPEECH.
Berlin, Nov. 19.-Many OF the news