The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-26
GERMAN PLANS
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED
SINCE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT.
OmciaI Statement of the Policy OF the
Kaiser and His Ministers Re-
garding Action I'm China.
WILL INSIST ON REDRESS
FOR CHINESE CRIMES AGAINST IN
TERNATIONAL RIGHTS,
And Also Demand the Establishment
of a Government Able to Guar
antee Peace Hereafter
OTHER POWERS DISTRUSTED
BRITAIN AND FRANCE THOUGHT TO
BE PREPARING FOR A GRAB.
Russia's Designs In Manchuria Not to
he Opposed-POlicy OF the
French Government.
And Also Demand the Establishment
of a Government Able to Guar
antee Peace Hereafter
OTHER POWERS DIsTRUSTED
BRITAIN AND FRANCE THOUGHT TO
BE PREPARING FOR A GRAB.
Russia's Designs In Manchuria Not to
BE Opposed-Policy OF the
French Government.

copyright 1900 by the Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Official circles here
emphasize the statement that Germany,
after the taking of Peling and Field Mar
shall Count Won Waldersee's appointment
to the command of the allied forces in
China. stands precisely in the same atti-
tude as before. Germany, it is added, still
insists on carrying out the programme
which the minister of foreign affairs,
Count Won Buelow, published in his cir
cular of July 8, and which was approved
here and abroad. 1t is officially claimed
that all the other powers interested still
adhere to the programme. of which there
now remain two most important para
graphs, namely: Adequate redress for Chi
nese crimes against international rights
and the re-establishment of an orderly
state of affairs, and the installation of a
government willing and able 70 give guar
antees against the recurrence of the recent
outrages.
Many papers, however, continue TO ex-
press distrust of the intentions of several
Of the powers. especially Great Britain and
France, claiming they have separate plans
regarding the Yang-Tse valley and the
southern provinces So far as Russia is
concerned the German press is not exer-
cised, because it has been officially ad-
mitted by Germany that Germany does
not oppose any Russian plans affecting the
northern provinces, as not touching Ger
many's political or commercial interests
The belief is generally held here by
both the government and the press that
Count Won Waldersee will find plenty to do
after his arrival in China, even if his
command is restricted to the province of
Pe-Chi-Li. The leading Centrist organ, the
Cologne Volks Zeitung, forms an excep-
ton to this rule, sounding a warning
against Won Waldersee's overstepping the
bounds drawn by Count Won Buelow.
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes an inter-
view with a Chinese diplomat here who is
quoted as saying: Neither the Emperor
nor the dowager Empress will return to
the capital until the foreign troops are
withdrawn. Therefore, the allies had bet
ter appoint either a provisional government
or regent, proposing for the latter
Prince Ching" The Chinese diplomat also
advises concluding peace and accepting
the offer Of Ii Hung Chang. "who, as
suredly, is empowered either by the Tsung
Ii Yamen, the Emperor or the Empress"
He further remarked that the war was
certainly over, "since China has neither
generals, soldiers nor material left" The
only danger Of a renewal of hostilities, he
declared, was 'if harm befell the EN-
press or the Emperor"
The Foreign Office publishes letter from
the taotai of Annoy to the German consul
there, expressing his deep regret at the
death of Baron Won Ketteler, the late
German minister at Peking
Count Won Salms, the imperial commits
sioner for voluntary sanitary work in
China, wrote to Mr.. j. B. Jackson, Sec
retary of the United States embassy here.
recently, thanking him for the offer of the
American hospital ship Maine, to accommo-
date the German sick and wounded in
China. In return Count Won Salms tenders
the use of all the German sanitary ar
rangements there to the United States
army and navy.
Foreign Office officials informed the As
sociated Press correspondent this evening
that they had not received any direct news
from Peking since Thursday and expressed
apprehension that communications were
interrupted. They say it depends entirely
on China whether the war will be con-
tinued. Referring to the status of the
Chinese ambassador I4ere. a Foreign Office
official said 1.-THE ambassador is still
he has anything to communicate But.
the Foreign Office does not regard him
as qualified now to carry out serious DO
litical negotiations. The Foreign Office has
no news from Baron Won Kettelers widow