The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-13

| papers. The last one. dated November IS.
says:
AS there appears To he some mIeundcr-
| standings as regards the burning of farms.
| the Commander-in-Chicf wishes the follow
| ing 10 II" the lines upon which general Of
| iicors comma ndinE are 10 act:
No farm Is to be burned except for an
| act Of rrcachcrv, or when our troops are
| fired on from the premises. punish
| ment for the breaking OF the telegraph or
railway, or when used as bases Of opera
| tions for raids and then only with the
| direct consent of the general officer COM
mandinG.
Tho mere fact that n hurchcr IS absent
| on commando IL on no account to he us d
as a reason for burning his house. All cat
tie. wagons and foodStufTs are To hc re-
moved from all farms. If that is impossi-
BILE they are To Ice destroyed, whether Tho
owner is present or not"
REASON FOR ksISER'S SNUH.
Berlin. Dec. Fin the ReichstaE today
the Imperial Chancellor. Count won Buclow.
referring to the complaints which have
arisen on account of Emperor Williams
failure to receive MIR. Kruger, went length
fly into the reasons for the nonreCCption
Of Mr.. Kruger. covering new ground in a
statement which he made as 10 III" reli-
tions between Germany and Great Britain.
He said the announcement that Mr.. kru-
ger was coming was made twcnty-foUr. or
AT the most. forty-eEht. hours before his
leaving for Berlin. Up TO that hour II had
been assumed that Mr.. Kruger would 20
from Paris to Holland. The Chancellor
added:
I'VE appriScd him courteously and cor
siierately through the Paris Embassy and
Doctor Ieyds that the Emperor regretted
he was not in position 10 receive him.
Notwithstanding this Mr.. Kruger stared.
He was told again at Cologne. In the most
considerate terms. that the Emperor was
unable to see him"
The Chancellor repIIdiated the suggestion
that the Governments action was Iue tn
any wish or proposal from the English
court or Government to the Emperor. or TO
himself the Chancellor.
EmperOr's Note to kruger.
Continuing. the Chancellor said the Anglo
German agreement of 1898 did not contain
a provision relating to war between Great
Britain and the South African Republic.
The Yang-tse and Samoan agreements had
no secret clauses When the Emperor in
1895. sent the telegram TO Mr. Kruger there
was no question of war between the States.
Ii was a matter Of fil!busterng expedi-
tion.
The Chancellor did not repudiate the teIe-
gram whereby the Emperor gave a correct
expression of his righteous feeling regard
ing International law. The Emperor did rot
intend to determine German policy forever
by that telegram. The Chancellor said:
II commit no diplomatic indiscretion IN
saying that the reception of that celrsrlm
outside of Germany left no doubt that. in
the event of conflict with ENGLAND In
Africa. Germany would have to rely solely
her own strength
Baron Won Richtuofen, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs. referring TO the expul-
sion of Germans from the Transyaal and
the Orange Free State territories. said
ut has appeared to me that these expul-
in NY h..N-a inst
bic, both to cause and Mariner and
contrary TO the principles of international
law and an expression OF this view has
been made In London.
''On the other hand. the Germans who
have been fighting side by side with the
Beers have not met with happy lot They
have been dismissed without pay. and told
We did not invite you"