New-York tribune., 1900-10-14
TIMELY TOPICS IN BERLIN.

Berlin. october 49,
APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES ANSWER
The United States answer to the French note
may be said be generally approved here, neither
the press nor the Government desiring te ahTont
France by openly urging objections A number OF
newspapers express astonishment at the fact that
the United States has rapidly reassumed a
more energetic attitude toward China, and at
tribute the change to Secretary Hay. The Cologne
'Volks Zeitung' points out that the United states
sweeping demands" including Prince Tuan's ex
ecution. and the United States withdrawal of
troops Contradictory and explainable only
by the intricacies of the present political
paign." The Local Anzeiger," discussing the
campaign edtoriaIly, says: .'S-'.sf ss -
Germany, cannot sympathze with either Nc
klniey OF BRYAN as they both stand for anti-Ger-
man interests -.-
Private dispatches from St Petersburg say Prince
Tuan has gone into the interior of China, where.
with the consent of the insincere Chinese Govern
ment," he is arousing the population to arms
Russia it is added believes the best way to solve
the present problem is to humble the si-Mgan7Fu
would thus be cut off from supplies OF money and
military %riter Int IN the TagsSattf IT. sdSGsaes ties
dorse. The f'Lokal AnZeiger" advises the adop-
tion of strong measures against the Chinese En-
peror.
ARBITRATION NOT FAVORED.-The Russian
suggestion to submit the Chinese question to The
Hague Arbitration Court is ridculed by the press
with the exception Of the "Vorwaerts (SOcialist
which indorses the plan and says;
A lust court would award higher damages to
China than to the allies who. by their system OF
conquest and exploitation. provoked the present
rising.
A Foreign ofice official informed a representative
of The Associated Press. who questioned him re-
garding The Hague suggestion, that this plan is
impracticable. since the work of estimating the
damages must be done in China. Arbitration he
added. would cause great delay pointing out that
arbit itraffO by-
Government circles. though the officials are not
willing to say so for publication. continue to be-
lieve the Chinese cqmpaign viii last long probably
to return to Peking, which is not deemed probable
Military circles point out that the severe North
China winter is approaching. when important mill
tary operations viii be impossible
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee or DR.. Mumm
Referr;ng to the remarks in the foreign press
that Won Waldersee will not hnd any Americans,
Foreign ONCE official remarked
This is true of the Japanese. since they
still in Pe-Chi-Li."
THE GERMAN ATTITUDE.-Germany's official
attitude toward the United States answer to the
French note is set forth to-day in the Cologne
Gazette article apparently inspired. In brief
it is as follows:
The answer a whole meets with appreciation.
lated to enhance harmony among the Powers IN
crimes Committed and guarantees against their re
curreIce. The answer strongly dwells upon pun
mentins the list of the leaders This entirely ac-
cords with the wishes of the German Government.
Regarding the claim for damages. the Foreign
Ofice official said
Germany has yet been able to take a definite
attitude the subject. RusSias suggestion is not
definite enough II can hardly be supposed that
Russia intends to submit the claims OF Russia and
those of the other Powers to the arbitra court
Probably Russia means pre-emnently those dam
ages which China must pay for the missions de-
stroyed by the Boxers ana to private persons in
iured in the eXcesses. In that case, this propO-
sition would be worth considering although its
gotten that the InternariooI Arbitration Court at
The Hague is not vet orsanized. Therefore It
reached by Arbitration Court meeting in China.
CONDITION OF DOWAGER EMPRESS Pro
fessor Renvers, who Is the best German authority
kidney complaints, after weeks of attendance
upon the DowagSr Empress Frederick, returned to
immediate danger Of his patients life THE acute
symptoms having disappeared"
STANDARDIZATION OF SI.AVs-The Saxon
Government has prohibited the naturalization OF
Czech and Polish immigrants, TO prevent the Slav-
oniZatiOn Of the frontier districts toward Bohemia
whose mines lately have attracted crowds OF Slavs
DECREASE IN BIRTHS.-OficiaI statistics show
a further decrease in the Berlin birth rate which
is now but % in Loo and that the number of chill
dren is 4nO0, which. II there had been a normal
birth rate for Prussia, would he 7OgOO0 Thp
papers draw parallels with the French conditions
In this respect
FINED FOR ATTACKING A WOMAN
Babylon. Long Island Oct 13-F,x-Tovp clark
Eugene Nelsor was convicted in Justice Cooper's
court to-day on a charge OF aSsaulting Mrs Mary
Han widow. Mrs Hall testified that velsor