The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

Copyright, 1900, by Associated PresS.)
Berlin, August 1.-THE belief still pre-
walls here that the allied forces have not
undertaken the Pckin advance and that
the recent action at Pei Teang and Yang
Tsun were solely meant to secure the
strategic tenure of Tiqn Tsln against the
Chinese troops sent d pm Pekin or from
the south as Yang Tskn dominates both
railroad and river Communication. The
militry authorities hire also maintain
present forces and lacking an officer in
chief command will be equivalent to fail
ure and enormous losses. The foreign
office wholly distrusts the reliability of
the news that Ii Hung Chang has been
empowered 10 negotiate for peace and
the German press comedies in that view.
The news received here that the United
States is satisfied with the appointment
of Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee to
the chief command OF IL allied force has
created deep satisfaction, as for time 1t
was feared the powers would object.
The news cAbled here that the United
States are now DESTROYS OF bringing about
a clear diplomatic understanding regard
Ing the intended extent OF the expedition
is received by the foreign office havorably
since the aims OF the United States. viz:
The re-establishment Of order. the award
ing of damages of Americans for injury
and guarantees against the recurrence OF
similar events, tally precisely, so the for
programme. 1t is surmised that such Dip
lomatic negotiations win not meet the
appreciation of Great Britain aud Russia,
whose enormous sacrifices in men ant
money owing to Chinese troubles seen
indeed worth some equivalents. Regard
ing Great Britlin's apparent designs upon
the Yang Use valley. particularly Shang-
hal, Germany will not allow their reallza-
tion. and in this France supports Germany
and it ia hoped here that the United States
will also do so, since such action contra
venes the open door policy. Germany be-
fore long Will have a good sized force in
Shanghai to checkmste single handed the
British schemes there. The correspondent
Of the Associated Press hears that bril-
pade of 5000 men is now forming and will
proceed to Shanghai for that purpose and
to protect German commercial interests In
the Yang Use valley, notably at Shanghai
and Han Joi
] The German press comment anent the
present situation is very varied. The Lo-
kal Anzeiger deems It probable that Field
Marshal Waldersee will not be rewarded
results in China owing partly to the mani
fest lack of harmony among the powers
even at this early stage, and It believes
that belong long quarrels will arise be-
tween Russia and Japan, France and Great
Britain and the United states and Ger
many. 1t points out that the main diff
ferences between the powers are mot Of a
military, but OF a commercial character"
The voerwaerts says the irresponsible
China policy" meaning the emperor's
has thus for carried everything before
It," adding that the responsible policy
of the cabinet has all along been annulled
by the emperor"
Several papers, among them being the
Hamburg Correspondent, counsel the inn
mediate seizure OF the right Yang Use
shore by Germany in order to neutrslize
Great Britain's attempts there.
The Germania and Cologne volks Eel
tung. the two leading centrist organs,
insist that the reichstsg decide on The