The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-04
A Chinese Diplomat Minunizes Germany In
~tention, ard a japanese Diplomat
Thinks his county viii ~ct NICE

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+antian. and a japanese Diplomat
iniHkS his county WIN ~O'"'~0
. ,oy parict
P0'"N""J ~
N-g4Gjnat0u. Dec. 29.-1he rapll
., avenf. IN the lar east con-
.ou.n,g tonic in Dido
Lnu@s ~ De an aDaoID4n7 ''F--
tnatse c.rc..s mere, particularly at l9e
embassies anu Itaatona OIL The po"t-9
.55.,.f,,a for an apparent strug
thara u,
gle AoE C1-4ltSe
iuEt4eE tam - '
nossibIc ,aclUr ii the contest, as me re-
.r...r.aar nj n Cabinet meeting
49, 4ai. Governments
IS acoepLeo a. line
from tAe 10" . D,~-rI.tv an m
&al2e b"@ an -'1' - -r,t +. sif-
IEHrat"-.-- """IA' 90 tho Gnited
-<"I "-7"' oN'o-Dp ~ p,,cb fIlreh-
.rat.rt American interests at
,-a" protect - mis- .itua-
t-- 't,','! f'i'" - - tho scramble
t-'" .'"'''" Il - I,,t ia the extent
HI ,A.-eae lcfI1VolS Wr' an1 tho COM
X A+ v"1-not4'n ~ oil amnira NV
49, ,t "'t9oIp1'oH % .ag tho anna rem
.,s.t.-L uauOAo. oueh was = ~ .,;J
3d. 81 lie present movement liz 9"u'
nd L l., became Il reality, men d ~
o!t40u wound ARISE similar " 'He e
mjuati9n o. Poland.
polanl had established il preceutnC III
~rpalio affairs he SAID, ana Iollo"-
ing that precedent II emma was " NC
lheo~bod tbpn it was a question winch
L& Ch1'Ou nd n,ust take cog
- Until Tins hnll mo 6Illthi
occurred however, it vas plain that TIE
limited States had no interest IN lie
fencing of European nations ana japan
Cor caaling stations ana ports oh OHe
AsiaLic coast.
In the meantime, however, the ulpIo-
sosfs are much concerned IN the move
ments of their respective SoVerhineiite
4 leading japanese diplomat salu lo-uaS
Il do not look at the question as III
goIving the partition OF Chlhd anu IN
event has occurred thus Tar 70 hune"
fbat China is about to be DIVIDED anuoAs
the powers.
''Ihe only tangible Iact Is 11at oel
Uany has occupied lAIao oAou DAY % -.
Russia has a Meet at 1oft noae
Eernany's action was taken 70 -
an indemnify Tor an 49,,
man missionaries just as she ehiol go
- F., Oft lliSh n naval
Germany may Cho1 and thus have a
So Isa of onarafions on the Pacific.
go = 4L5t does not involve the taking
D"1 - hIa uortion of Chinese
u any - = !. vat to lie shown that
CeEIllol3 O." =, ,,oro than q coast
'etlii"H1 - Ta,qd immediately ada
pOI' @AH So ~'l NO ~ort nroper facilities.
cen az ~ - tatino territory, the
= ~ rh;n, must not be overlooked.
80 Ch:n, j. weak from a military
49, s+ondn,int. vet she has An
ahN .-,,har of men ready to a tx
u - y ,1E;Ia tbe entire force of Ger
me LS'H 49, rnnr cannot exceed a few
H"h a. 49, tE,-so = weak nation il
:, Infandiua it's own territory.
~o,,.r+S that Japan would aid
~ - an aavtramity but there is moth
" +ha+ Ianan doubtless Will act
= e +bara is any reason for acting
alone Il .hSl9 vor know of no
+hat I,n.n has taken or contem-
steps 'll@t +,t;ng mart in the con
plates toNaru 'anion ;s that she will
&t"'etsS' aanandant and neutral OBJ
Eemalh an 4noepan wiu he much
e4ronper Inv such Il policy than IL Woul"
no bv an alliance at the outset. AS an
oDseiHei = 800 don btless she would
- ham n IA IL L kA>0S
" - 1870 10 take Int for the pre-
AaVe some p"1l ~ ridarca that such an
sent tneIe - ,rn
10 ,f n said.
a 49, Gh'n nH+yt aip' ofticiaI Statements COM
me ahesV Ghinlsa location have been
M l,oiD as The legation has not
=" W. H'ord from Peking since the
[ece1'1- " W. sent that a German
nEsl IVA IonG@J at Kiao Chou without
on(?aIS notice 10 the Chinese goven-
previous no'IeI u LousaTor that many Of
ment. II ! tha sorio1sness of the
the Iepo''e =" coIar1v those from Shan.
- arn avardravn. Judging from tht
press oispalti i no ]original purpose Of
"trnLan. onod into securing a naval sta
noW ueHe!op Gban and possibly more ter
IN the EIOul1d ti'h