The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-11
wALDERsEE INTERVIEWED.
Talked Freely About His Campaign
Psans-Members of His Stan.

ms N'
BERLIN, Aug. 1O.-This evening the cor
respondent of the Associated Press had
another interview with Count Won Valdez
see. who, although nearly sixty-nine. looks
much ounge His step is vigorous and
springy. His hair is closely cropped, and
an iron-gray mustache contrasts with a
rudy complexion. Evidently he is under
taxing his important task in China with
spirit and energy. He expressed regret at
teing unable to talk freely about his cam
paign plans. but said: II am busy making
prepare tions for my departure, and have
been comforting at length with the minis
ter of war and with Count Won Sehlieffen.
chief of the general staff. A list of the Of
fcers composing my China staff was sub
mitted TO Emperor William. who approved
II. Some thirty German officers will ac-
COMPANY me. General Won Schwartzkopf
will be my chief of staff. and Colonel Baron
Gay will be chief quartermaster. The 9TH
ers are Baron Knigge and Count Koenigs-
mark. as aids, and Count Stolberg-Wer-
nigerode-
yielding to potent reasons, / gave up
the idea of going to China by way of San
Francisco. / shall start from Genoa on
Aug. 81. sailing by the Sachsen, and ex-
pect to arrive at Shanghai on Sept. %.
There 1 shall establish preliminary head
quarters and complete my staff from the
contingents of the other powers. One rea-
son for this change is that i can be better
reached by telegraph while on the way.
Tomorrow morning 1 shall go for a brief
visit to Hanover to arrange a number of
personal matters. L am very glad To hear
that my appointment has been received in
the United States with approval. You see
(this was added ~smilingly) 1 am half an
American myself"
The field marshal then showed the CORE
spondent a tropical outfit which Emperor
William had presented to him personally
on Wednesday at Wilhelmhohe. The uni
form is the same as that which the Kaiser
wore in Palestine.
on APPARENT authority il is said hcre to-
day that news regarding the military
movements, including the preparations Tor
further shipments OF troops TO emma VIII
be officially withheld so as not TO betray
the plan of campaign to China. including
the Chinese diplomatists in Europe. AS a
result reports are very contradictory
However, a number of facts go to show
that Germany is preparing further large
shipments. The Cologne Gazette. In an IN
sDired article, admits that 5000 additional
troops Will soon lcdNe, dllnOuSu II says
tina at present some 1900 or 2O,UO have
not been ordered to proceed
The semi-oficial Militair Wochenblatt
this evening says: According 10 present
orders from the powers the middle OF Au-
gust will see altogether 1880 available
troops with 162 guns in the province of Pc
Chilli. BY the end of September there
will be 5000, with $50 guns, not including
the troops at Shanghai. Canton and Pc
King. Russia now has $1,000 men. with 14
guns. concentrating in Manchuria. and
$4,000 more, with 1S guns, now forming for
invasion. Altogether 10000 men. with 500
guns. will be in China within six weeks;
and altogether liz war vessels, exclusive
OF twenty-one torpedo boats, are now
watching the Chinese coast. of which sew
enty are in the gulf of Pe-Chi-Li."
The newest German attitude regarding
China does not meet with general approval
PARTIES. Several of the leading organs ex-
press doubts as TO whether German should
take the lead in China where her interests
are not so large as those of Great Britain
and France The Schlesischc Zeitung asHs
IL the game is worth the candle; the Co
logne Gazette calls IL a leap into the dark
and the National Zeitung remarks that
Germany does not need to- work for pres
tige, but ought to be content To walk In
the rank and file with other powers. The
Centrsst Gernania and the Cologne Volks
Zeitung deprecate the present hurrah
temper Of a certain part of the nation
tn. Vossische Zeitung says: 1T is abso-
lutely necessary to have not only harmoni-
Gus forces, but also harmonious diplomacy
to win against China"
General Won Heneken. in the LokaI An
zeiger. recommends an understanding with
Great Britain and the employment of cap
tive Chinese coolies i'm New Guinea.
tn Official ReichsanZeiger this evening
publishes a proclamation forbidding the
export OF arms OF war material TO China
or ports adjacent to the Chinese territory.