The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-13
PRESIDENT IND KAISER
TEXT OF THE CoRREspoxnE.en
CONCERNING THE COMMAND OF
CHINESE Expedition
Won wALDERsEKs TIES HERE
His Wife Is an American. and tho
Heads of Two Governments
Felicftates y Each
other.

ment of state tonight made public the
correspondence had with 1.-THE German
| government and the emperor relative to
the selection of Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee for the chief command of the
cooperating forces in. China.
The first official information on the
| subject was received through the United
States charge d'affaires in Berlin, whose
telegram was to the following effect
Embassy of the United States. Berlin,
Aug. II, 19eO.-Secretary of State, Wash
lngton: Advised of the declared willing
ness of the emperor of Russia that the
russian forces in the province of Chi Ii
pc put under chief command Of Field
Marshal Count Won Waldersee. A pref
erence for the German communicating
chlef mas also been expressed by the
japanese government The government
OF Germany states its desire to be given
carry information in relation to the views
OF the United States government respect
ing the chief command, and also to be
aQEisep or the manner in which the
United States would be disposed to join
the forces under United States command
In Chi LII to the army operating there
under Field Marshal Count Won Valdez
see jackson, Charge"
This was followed Aug 9 by another tel
egram from the charge d'affaires In Ber-
lin reporting that Italy and Austria had
also accepted Count Won Waldersee as
the chief commander over the co .operat-
ing forces in Chi Ii.
Aug. 10 Mr.. jackson teIegraphed that
Great Britain had accepted the German
chief commander, on the ground that he
should be generally accepted by the pow
ers.
AS a necessary detail Of the general I'M
Outstanding the emperor makes the sug-
gest4on that one or more military officers
of each cooperating nationality should
be attached to the headquarters of Count
Won Waldersee, in order to ct~ry on COM
munication with the respective con-
tingents. Early advice on The views Of
the United States on the subject, he add
ed was awaited
The night of Aug. 10 the following mem
orandum was telegrapIied to Mr. jackson
for communication to the German foreign
Office:
The government of the United States
will be much gratif1ed to secure the COM
mand Of SO distinguished and experienced
an officer as Count Waldersee for any
combined military operatons7in which the
American troops take part, after the ar
rival of that officer in China, to attain
the purposes declared by this government
In the circular note deliyered to the pow-
erS under date of July 3.
THE general command ng the American
forces IN China has already been author
lied to agree with other commanders as
tc a common official direction of the va
rious forces in their combined operations
preserving the integrity of his American
division as a sepal ate organization. A
copy of this communication will be trans
mitted to him.
AS a cons. Siderable time must elapse be-
fore Count Waldersee can reach China,
and conditions are rapidly changing, It,
would seem desirable to leave questions Of
method to be determined in view of the
conditions which may then exist. The
suggestion of his majesty, the German
emperor, that one or more military Off
GERS Of each nationality should be attach
ed to the headquarters of Count Valdez
see, to maintain communication with the
national contingent, meets the approval
of this government"
The communication of this memoran-
DUN having been made as directed, the
president received last night the follow
Ing congratula DRY te1eg. am from the Ger
man emperor:
'Homburg Schloss, Aug. II. 1SGO.-His
Excellency, the President of the United
ure the decision of the United States that
American and German soldiers shall
fight together for the common, cause of
clVldZauon under one cOmmander-in-
chief. The brave army of your coun-
try, which have shown of late so many
warlike qualities, united with Europe,
will be irresistible. Field Marshal Count
Wa!dersee, who will have the honor of
leading your 70, ces, Is not a stranger
to America. His wife is an American
by birth. l beg your eXcellency to ac-
cept my heartfelt thanks for the conf
dence of the United States placed in the
leadership Of Count Waldersee.
-'Wi liam H."
To this telegram the president cabled
the following acknowledgment today:
washington, Aug. 112-His Imperial
Majesty, William H., Homburg Schloss,
Germany: 1 am gratified tor receive your
majeSty's message of good will in rela-
ton to the selection of Count WaldeI see,
and, like you, see in our common effort
to discharge common duty of humanity
an additional recognition. Of the kindly
ties and mutual interests that exist be-
tween this country and Germany.
William Mckinley"