The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-18
WITH TREND OF EVENTS IN CHINESE
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
THE EVACUATION OF PEKlN
BY the Allied Powers not : Anticipated.
ishmeni of those Responsible for the
Death IF Minister Kettler, while not
Opposed To Peace Negotiations.
Popular Dislike OF Negotiating q
Government Loan In the United
States.

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Berlin. September l5.-The Chr Sc
situation is here deemed 10 be hi. s.ly
unsatisfactory and mos: complics ID
though no sensational events are n
mediately expected and isolated &C. On
upon the part OF any one power is not
anticipated. According 70 the opinion
here, all the interested pavers are 100
firmly convinced OF the Importance Of
continued harmony and solidarity 10
jeopardize them when no necessity
calls for il. II Is not expected in Ber-
lin that either Russia or France will
withdraw their troops hurriedly from
Pekin, and IL Is believed the United
States will not be IN any great hur-
ry. Information has reached this city
that Russia. in any event viii keep
large bodies OF troops In China, not
only on the frontier provinces Of Mon
golia, Manchuria and kirin. but also in
the interior and the coast districts OF
Pc Chi Ii. The military commanders
or the allied forces have agreed thae
under any circumstances Il IS neces-
sary 20 strengthen the tactical and
strategical position Of the international
finish the railroad from Yang Tsu to
Pekin.
Regarding Germany's attitude, she
Will in any case insist s.. severe pun
ishment being inflicted on the treach-
erous Chinese authorities, TO whicn
purpose the confession OF Baron Won
ketteler'S assassin came opDortun sly
Germany will not accept General
1ung Tu as a peace negotiator. II the
charges made against Yung LII = at he
led the attacks against the Pskir iesa-
cations are proved; bi.t Gar,nlny.
through her foreign office :. lists on
the principle of severe punishment.
does not oppose peace with China. as
shown yesterday by Dr. MuFum Won
Schwartzenstein, the GeTaIa- mir istar
TO China, accepting Ii Gur Cna.r'S
visit to Shanghai.
The German papers are fl with
mail correspondence from Chii,a most
iy describing In detail events untiI
snortly before the march upon Pekin.
| All these letters agree in saving that
Germany was the only pow not per-
m1tt1ng looting and maintaining the
strictest discipline among her troops
The papers today nearly all condemn.
the placing Of the German loan Il. the
United States as unnecessary ard
calculated to humiIiate the nation.
The Vossische Zeitung prints figures
| showing the imperial government had
14O, 100000 marks on hand, and say
Why th"~ borrow abroad, thus pat
ting Gerh any on a par with Rus
and smaller and less noneyel coin-
| tries? The empire would not have
found it difficult to raise the money
here without the aid OF any bank"
The Boersen Courier, Boersen Eel
tung and Cologne Volks Zeitung ex-
| press themselves similarly
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press learns. however. authoritatively
that German government circles have
been most agreeably touched by the
manner in which the German loan has
been taken up in the United States,
particularly at the New York Life In
surance Company's participation