The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-13
Y0l BueI0H'S FOREIGN Policy Worm
y approved by The Emperor.
THINGS NOT 50 PEACEFUL At KIA.CH0u
Government Determined to Support
Agrarian Densands-slany Chinese
Imported Into Germany William
Gusbes Upon an unresponsiyo
Scion of Russian Royalty.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press. J
Berlin, Feb. IL, 1895
The proceedings in the Reichstae
and Diet this week were unusually
interesting. There were a number OF
significant declarations from the Min
listers and members Of the Reichstag.
The maiden speeches Of Baron Won
Buelow, tie Minister for Foreign
Affairs, have been approved by al
most the entire press and the irnpres.
sion prevails in Parliamentary circles
that q vigorous foreign policy, pat
termed after Prince Bismarck's, will
mark Baron VonBuelow's regime, par
ticularly as the Emperor has expressed
entire approval Of his methods. While
Baron VonBuelow's references to Kiao
Chou were enthusiastically received by
even the Leftists, u passage referring
TO Crete was the most important He
practically announced that Germany
would not support Russia in any flu
ture compulsory measures in Turkey.
The utterances OF Count Posadow-
Sky, the Minister for the Interior. es-
tablished that the Government IS fully
determined to support the agrarian
demands much more strongly than
heretofore.
Count Won kanatza also declared in
the Reichstag that it was n5t con-
tradictive that there was mot ths
slightest chance Of Germany agreeing
to treaty with the United States on
the basis of the prevailing Dingley
tariff and the ridiculous reciprocity
clauseJ"
The importation Of Chinese coolies
was also touched upon in the Reich
stag. 1t was affirmed and denied that
the Importation of coolies on a large
scale mad been inaugurated by land
owners of East Germany. 1t is learned
that several large syndicates have al
ready been formed for their Wholesale
importation. One syndicate, composed
of land owners of East Prussia, has
contracted for 1900 Shan Tung coolies
10 be delivered at their estates, to
compete with German farm labor, be-
fore June 9Th. Several similar con-
tracts have been signed.
Letters received from Kiao Chou
show that things are not SO peaceful
there as the Government processes.
The Germans have sent several ex-
petitions into the interior TO punish
tne natives Tor outrages upon sentinels
at outlying points. and there have
been several encounters. In one case
two Chinese officers and n number of
their followers were .illed. A village
has been destroyed and a camp broken
up. The Germans sleep on tnoir arms
and fear sudden attack
The Emperor on Thursday. was
present at the parade OF the Fifth
Regiment of Guards. at Spandau. be-
fore their new colonel, the Russian
Grand Duke Constantine, and His
Majesty created sensation by walk
Ing up to his guests with his drawn
sabre and saluting. while saying. in a
ringing voice: always friends with
our dear neishbor and co-laborer, Rus
sia, l hope"
AT the luncheon afterwards, at tho
officers mess. the Emperor drank to
the health of the Grand Duke, saying;
TO a future comradeship In arms"
The Grand Duke Constantine did
not respond and hardly touched his
glass with his lips