Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21

tions. Yuan Shi Kai, governor of Shan
Tung. is regarded here as worse than
unreliable.
The foreign office feels glad that all
these Chinese ruses have not succeed
ed in binding the powers or in retard-
ing their serious military preparations.
Official circles deny number of SEN
sational stories printed by the English
press-stor:es which the foreign office
characterizes as made of the same
cloth as many as We're set afloat dur
ing the Spanish-American war and the
earlier stages of the hostilities in
South Africa. The only story having
any foundation, according to the for
eign office, is the question of who Is
to be the cOmmander-in chief in China
is now engaging the attention Of the
powers. Regarding this a foreign Of
flee official said. today: 1.-The sugges-
ton to make Lord Wellesley or some
other English officer the commandment in
chief does not meet with approval any
where. This is hardly strange, be-
cause the British land force in China
is rather insignificant as well anthem
ticated information shows. The pro-
posal to make a German the chief in
command would not be accepted by
Germany unless a unanimous wish to
the effect were by the powers"
The semi-official Militair Wochenblatt
asserts from alleged authentic figures,
that the number of allied troops now in
China is 1900. OF these. however. 10000
Russians are located in Lao Tung PENN
sula and kwan Tung province, and 1900
Germans with 16 field guns, II heavy
guns and six machine guns. at kiao
Chou. Now on the way from Germany,
France and England there are about 100
coo men, and the first part of Japanese
division is also en- route, Arrangements
have been made for the departure of 81
coo men with 1H guns; and altogether.
there will be from present arrangements
in China, by September. $1,000 Germans.
10000 English, 5000 French, $1,000 Rus
Italians and 10 Austrians. together with
81 guns and Sc machine guns.
Gen. Won Boguslawsky. high military
authority whom the correspondent of The
Associated Press questioned regarding
the foregoing estimate. said il was quite
possible that this force of $4,000 men
would prove insufficient to bring China
down. but that in such an event every
power would increase its contingent. ''ls
the whole of China should rise he con-
tinued. lit might prove to be question
of unparalleled military magnitude; but
even then the powers by skilfully using
harbor cities could dictate peace on their
own terms.
The Vossische Zeitung prints a special
dispatch from Paris, this evening. assert
ing that the French language will be de-
clared the vehicle of general communica
ton between the allied continsents in
China.
Herr Eugene Wolff. the well-known
traveller and writer, declares in the Ber-
linger TaGeblatt, that the British policy
in China has been solely responsible for
the present troubles-'a policy which
first coddled up the reform party there.
and then left them. with the young En-
peror. in the lurch. Outlining the terms
of the final settlement. he says: Ger
many, wnen peace is re-established, must
insist on three points. She must have the
princes palace opposite the British en-
bassy in Pekin: China must bind herself
To furnish Germany for colonial purposes
as many hundreds Of thousands of coolies
as Germany wants; and the Chinese gov
eminent must erect on German territory
in Tsin Tau a university. a commercial
school. a technical high school and other
similar institutions where Chinese pupils
might be taught what European civilizd-
ton means. thereby killing forever Ash
attic barbariSm.
As a further step Herr Wolff recon-
mends that hereafter the ViceroyS be held
directly responsible for the lives ana
property OF whites in their districts.