The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-16
OVER POSITION OF GERMANY AND
AMERICA IN CHINESE MATTERS
THE COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
or the Attitude These
Course Towards the Chinese De-
states Charged With Trying to Break
Up Concert of Action of the Powers.
Another Punitive Expedition

London, November 14.-The London
morning papers are again agitated CON
corning the stability of the concert of
powers in China. The attitudes of
Germany and the United States meet
with disapproval, the former because
Count vonWaldersee has sent a COL
m to destroy the Ming tomb, an act
which is regarded as needlessly vindic-
tive, and the latter because it threat
ems to break up the concert.
The Daily Chronicle comments
strongly upon the American attitude
as a feeble compromise which it is i'm
possible to accept.
The Morning Post says: 1T would
be unreasonable for the United States
to break up the concert because they
do not desire indemnity. The powers
would probably be willing to consider
Americas objections. If, however, the
United States have in view some new
combination of powers, it would be
necessary for Great Britain and Ger
many to agree upon a common policy
to be pursued in the absence of a gen.
eral agreement"
The Standard, which dismisSes the
subject with a mere reference says:
American opinion on the Chinese
problem is too uncertain to be consid-
cred seriously"
DR.. Morrison, wiring to The Times
on Sunday, expresses the opinion that
China will readily accede to all the
terms of the conjoint note except the
execution of the princes and officials,
which it will be impossible to fulfill,
while the court is in the hands of these
very officials"
considerable curiosity is felt at
Tien Tsin," says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of The Times, las to = the
whereabouts of the japanese forces
which though not leaving the country,
are disappearing from Pekin and Tien
Tsin, it is not known whittier"
Referring editorially to the present
stage of the negotiations the Times
says: THE United States accepted
the German note demanding the pun
ishment of Prince Tuan and the other
guilty officials and it will not be hard
er to secure the punishment of eleven
officials than of the three whose names
were originally indicated by the state
department. Therefore it is difficult
to see how America could justify in
her own eyes a refusal to join with the
powers in steps needful to secure this
result"
Pekin, November 13.-Another Ger
man expedition goes north tomorrow
in spite of the fact that these punitive
raids are strongly criticised here as
serving no good purpose.
Reports of the death of the dowageI
empress are persistent. though there is
no official confirmation Of them, com
munication with the court being very
irregular. There is a growing belief
however, that she will never return &c
Pekin.
A semi-official dispatch from Pekin
| dated November 18th. says the text OF
| the conjoint note of the powers to
| hin confirms The London Times
dispatch dated Pekin. November 18th
| Among the additional stipulations this
| note requires China to erect eXpiatory
| monuments in every foreign or interna-
ton burial ground where raves have
been profaned.
London. November ia special dis
patch from Tien Tsin dated November
10th say a force of Russians has cap
| tured the arsenal northwest of Yang
Tsun with trifing loss. killing 200 Chi
nese and capturing a quantity of arm:
and treasure.