The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-02
Ii MUST SHOW CAUSE
Germany Wants to See HIS CREDENTIALS
Before Accepting Him.
HIS fVASlONS NOT RFASSuMNG
Dodging of Direct Questions on the Point
At Issue Does Not Inspire Confidence,
Set Forth.

BERLIN, Oct. 25.-Discussing the
present stage of the relations between
the Chinese government and the pow
ers, a high official of the German for
eign office made the following state
ment today:
Before Ii Hung Chang can be ac-
cepted as the negotiator by the pow
ers his credentials must of course be
examined. So far as Earl LII on vari-
Gus occasions has refused to exhibit
them. When DIR. Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein was in Shanghai he
requested Earl Lii to show them. The
Chinese statesman replied evasively:
However, Germany will not raise
difficulties. If Earl LIS credentials
will suffice for the United States they
will for Germany. However, all the
legations must jointly agree upon the
precise wording of the demands to be
addressed to the Chinese government
as preliminary to actual peace nego-
tiations.
These demands will be framed in
accordance with the German and first
French circular note. 1t is another
question whether Earl Ii will have
power to enforce those conditions in
case they are agreed to. All the pow
ers earnestly desire to show all posi-
BILE advances making toward the con-
clusion of peace"
Official confirmation has been receiv-
ed Of the news already forwarded by
private dispatches regarding the I'M
satisfactory condition of health of the
German forces in Pekin. Dysentery
and typhoid fever have appeared cpl
demic and each day brings several
deaths.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-In view of
the widespread comment that the An
g1o-German alliance concerning China
was open to the possible construction
of an implied or indirect menace or
threat against some other power in
terested in the Chinese question, the
attention of Count de Quadt, the Ger
man charge d'affaires, today was call
ed to this point. Count de Quadt said
that he was able to give a categorical
and very positive statement, on the
highest authority, that the agreement
involved no menace whatever to any
power concerned in China. He said
this applied to all the parties which
had taken a hand in Chinese affairs.
Count de Quadt stated with equal pos
itiveness that there was no foundations
for reports of further or additional
features to the agreement beyond those
transmitted to the various govern
ments and made public. He said that
document covered the entire transac-
ton.
The response of the United States
to the British-German agreement, as
communicated by Count de Quadt, is
still held in allegiance. 1t is under
stood that with the third article,
namely, that concerning the compact
between Great Britain and Germany
to take suitable measures in their own
interests, in the contingency that 9TH
er powers seize territory in China, our
government will not concern itself at
this stage. 1t is not expected that our
adherence to the arrangement would
be required to take the form of 4
formal signature or acceptance. So it
is probable that the answer to be made
by the State department will not be
an unqualified acceptance of the whole
pact, but only will treat of those por-
lions of the agreement with which we
are directly concerned at present.