Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-22
AMERICAN WARSHtp
IS SEMITIC TAku
United States May Join Germany
in a Naval Demonstration
With China.
MISSIONARIES TO Be PROTECTED
The Anti-Christian Ontragcs in shar.
Tung Province Must BE Stop
;. ped or Action Will
BE Taken.

Washington, March 22.-'rhe secre-
tary of the navy has received cable
gram from Admiral Watson stating
that the gunboat Wheeling has pro-
| ceeded to Taku. 1t will be relieved
by the Concord about May 10 and will
go as usual in the summer to Unalas-
ka on the Alaskan coast.
The state department is in guam
dry to devise means to render effective
protection to the American mission
aries in Shan 'Tung. The difficulty lies
in he fact that the missionaries have
i'm most eases gone as far as 200 miles
inland and are thus beyond reach of
amy aid that can be extended from a
warship. Minister Conger's advices
show that the matter is further COM
plicateu by the fact that the location
of the present troubles is so far in
h,nd as to make it difficult to deter
mine whether or not the Boxers are
operating in Shan lung or across the
border in Re Chi LII province.
1T the threatened missionaries are in
western Shan Tung then a further
question arises as to who is charge
able with their projections China or
Germany. The exact extent of the
German sphere of intluc e is not def
initelv known here. 1t is 200 miles
from Kiao-Chou, the German seaport,
to the western border of Shan Tung,
but inasmuch as the Germans have
claimed exclusive control of railroad
franchises and like concessions
throughout the whole province, it is
presumed that they have assumed
military responsibility as we'll.
A any rate the Chinese government
has been deferred from attempting to
exercise military authority in that
section by the attitude of the German
authorities. and that is the reason for
the inability of the Pelling governs
ment to meet Mr.. Congers demand
| for punitive measures against the
| "PCXers.
The German minister at Picking has
informed Mr.. Conger that his govern
ment is willing to extend to the Amer
ican missionaries within the German
sphere OF influence the same measure
of protection as is accorded to Ger
man missionaries. This, however, is
not very rcassuring, in view of the
| fact that the German military forces
| in Shan Tung have not so far as is
| known been augmented to point
where they are equal to police the
| whole province. The state department
| has not been advised that these Ger
man forces have extended their oper-
ations into western Shan Tllng, where
| the imperiletl missionaries are located,
nor has there been any assurance that
any expedition is organized in that di-
rection.
Naval Demonstration Likely.
Berlin, March 22.--The Official
agency TO-DAY gave out Washington
! dispatch setting forth that the Amer
| lean warship sent to Tallu is intended
to participate in an eventual joint .la-
val demonstration should China pers
sist in her refusal to- suppress the
sects hostile to Christians.
New YORK, March ga special 10
the Herald from Washington says:
1t developed today that Germany
stands ready with troops to protect
| American missionaries in Shan Tung
| province. 1T was further ascertaincd
| that the Berlin government, to the
| qualification of the United States, re-
Gently dispatched an eNpeditionary
| force from INiao Chou to Ichou Flu for
| the protection of American mission
| aries.
This force suppressed the rioters at
Ichou Flu, arrested the ringleaders,
who have been punished, and taught
the anti-foreign 'ei'usadcrs a salutary
lesson.
The state department has been in
formed that the German government
.ontemplates. another eNpeditionary
force to the interior of Shan lung,
where most of the American missions
are located. it fully understands
the willingness of the German au-
thorities to take such action. In fact,
learned in high diplomatic quarter
| dliat tho" German governor at Kiao
! Chou has standing instructions to
! take such measures for the protection
| not only OF German missionaries and
other interests in Shan lung province,
as may seem necessary, but of Ameri-
| can missionaries as we'll.
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Patents. Pensions, Postmnsters.
Washington, March Extensions have
| been granted as follows:
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