The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-01
CERMANY'S
DEMANDS.
It Complied With Forces Will be
Withdrawn.
THEY ARE A HEAVY DRAFT FOR
THE MURDER OF TWO MISSION
ARIES AND INCLUDE THE SUR
RENDER OF IMPORTANT RAIL
ROAD WORCESTERSHIRE FACTS
OF THE OCCUPATION OF kIAo.
CHAU MADE KNOWN TO THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Germany,s &C.
cupatiOn of KiaChau is bnt Temporary
If the provisions of her demand upon the
Chinese government are faithfully OBJ
served.
Information received at the State De-
partment from Minister DENLY, at Pekin,
announces that the occupation of Chinese
territory by the German forces will end
with the compliance by the Pekin gov-
eminent Of the demands made upon it for
the murder OF two German missionaries.
The officials also understand that in
stationing her fleet ct Port Arthur, Rus
sla il simply acting in accordance with a
secret treaty existing between her and
China, which gives her the right to main
tain her naval squadron in Chinese wa
tiers during the winter, and that the
massing Of British and Japanese fleets in
re Chill means nothing when it is
known that the London and Toxic gov
ernments secured several years ago the
rlGht TO keep their vessels IN those wa
tiers.
Tine above. information throws n new
light on the situation In the East. and tn
the minds OF officials shows that the re.
ports recently published have been exag-
gerated. The demand made by Germany
contained six provisions. One REQUIRES
the punishment of the men immediately
concerned in the murder of the German
missionaries. Another requires the deg
relation and punishment of the viceroy
ut Shan Tung province. The third de-
mands the payment of an indemnity of
S2UU,uLO to the families of the murdered
men. The fourth requires China to take
measures Ter the proper projections of
Germans and their interests in China in
the future. The fifth requires that the
railroad rOnppcSinns M hn
Shan Tung shall he granted 10 the Ger
man government. and the sixth an
nounces that pending compliance with
the demands Germany will occupy Kiao-
Chau.
The secret of the failure of Russia,
Great Britain, Japan, or France to inter
fere in Germanv's programme is found
it is thought, in the fact that the Ger
man forces will but temporarily retain
Mao Chau. What may grow out of the
situation is probematical Developments
are being watched with the keenest inter-
est by the authorities. The United States
minister ut Seoul. Korea, has informed
the department of the dismissal of Lea
witt Brown, the British citizen who eu-
tered the customs service of Korea under
nve- year contract the dismissal being
based on the ground, it is said, chat Mr..
Brown is incompetent.
The department is in con municatior
with the various representatives of this
government at the capitals of European
nations in order that it may be kept adj
vised of every heyelompent.
The Chinese minister said last night
that while he had received no information
beyond the first cablegram announcing
the landing of the Germans at Kiao-
Cliau, he had all along believed that the
Ttsn trh i1h hox
been greatly exaggerated. The adyices
of the State Department. showing that
the occupation Of the Germans is tempo
rary, bears out his belief The minister
der led that he had given any authorized
statements concerning the situation in
the East which have been cred ten to him
during the past few days. He mas been
quoted as making statements which he
declares he never made