The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-20
Nothing to Gain by Par
tition of China
Or to Be Nailed Down to Def
mite Stretch of Territory.

ON n occasion or the presentation Of the
supplementary credit for China, Count
Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor,
emphatIcaIly denied the assertion fire.
ouentiy made abroad that the China im-
broRIio was tracsable to the German oe-
cupation OF Kiao Chou. This statements
was greeted by the social democrats
with loud cries OF at Is quite true.'
Count Won Buelow expressed keen re-
gret that such cry was heard In the
German parliament. The chancellor
further declared he did not wish at pres
ent to say anything which might be pre-
1udioial TO the common objects OF the
powers In China, but he felt the need OF
placing himself in touch with the ma
tion. Germany, he explained, mad ad-
bered to the aims and policies outlined
In the circular to the allied governments.
The allegation that the government had
not foreseen the Chinese crisis was true.
Most OF the other nations likewise had
failed to anticipate that the storm in
the far east would brI J 50 violently or
SO soon.
"But,', added Count Won Buelow,
"the prem onitory signs did not escape
us. We directed the, attention OF the
other cabinets repeatedly to these signs.
I'VE at once agreed to everything ocr
representatives In China described as
necessary to take as u measurescf preoau-
ton and despatched force OF even more
than asked for. wish to reproach no
one, least of all Baron Won Ketteler who.
in endeavoring most earnestly In the fui-
filiment OF his duty, TO bring the chief
Chinese authorities to reason, went, al
most without fear, to his death, worthy
OF the land he represented and the name
he bore"
This statement CAUSED loud applause.
Reyerting to the Kiao Chou aliega-
tion. Count Won Buslow recapituiating
the previous territorial acquisitions and
expeditions of the other powers In China,
added:
"Ws,with proverbial modesty restrained
ourselves longest OF all the powers even
until the massacre OF our missionaries
in shan Yung"
Continuing. Count Won Buelow said:
1--WE first acted in China by force OF
circumstances and then in such way
that peace was affected neither directly
nor Indirectly. Our presence at Kiao-
Chou is based ON a treaty with China
in accord with International law. We
have always shown friendly and be-
nevolent disposition toward China and
demonstrated this especially in 1895, when
China was at the mercy of the victori-
ous Japanese. We have no desire to in
terfere with the interests OF the other
powers in China. We wish TO protect
our rights to the fullest degree. Our
position there is one of legitimate de-
fense. The miserable Chinese admins
tration permitted the Boxer movement
to gain ground, observed towards the
ministers an attitude OF equivocation
and inaction, violated the rights OF na-
tions and Che dignity Of the German
people by allowing the outrageous muir
der OF Baron Won Ketteler. and did the
utmost in the intercourse with the minis
ters to put OF matters by all kind of sub
terfuges and palpable falsehoods.
I'm the face OF such an attitude we
had to taKe the necessary measures for
the protection OF our rights and the de-
Tense OF our honor. The other powers
were In the same position and all the
Civilized people alike were compelled TO
act In self defense. A dispassionate OBJ
server cannot doubt that the recent
movement Is traced neither to Kiao
Chou, Hong Kong, Tonquin or Port
Arthur. 1t is directed against European
civilization. with which Japan has thrown
in her lot. What Germans desire is, not
a polit ical adventure, but the assertion
OF our interest, our rights and our hon.
or as a great people. We are waging no
war Of conquest on China. We only wish
for atonement for Chinese mis-deeds and
a guarantee OF reforms. We es pecially
desire atonement, since otherwise such
things might occur again. We desire
the influence accruing to Germany in
the presentsmovemeut shall beipreserved
to her. We desire our share In what is
to be won from China We viii not
oyerreach any one aud we viii not let
any one oyerreach US. We have nothing
to gain by q partition of China and do
not desire it. We shall fare best II China
recovers herself, so far as possible, under
the best ordered administration obtain
able, and remains solvent. We wish to
confine ourselves to our present position
and will not shake China unnecessari-
IL. We have no reason for going beyond
the convention OF August 8, 1898, or to
strive for territorial acquisitions which
viii place disproportionats strain up