The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29
CREATED MUCH TALK
THE EMPERoR's INSTRUCTIONS To
GIVE NO QUARTER.
HE IS SEVERELY CRITICISED.
SUGGESTED THAT HE DID NOT
MEAN ALL HE SAID.

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Not Long Ago He Preached the
Doctrine of Long-suRering to All
Acknowledgements Jealousy View
ed as the Chinese's Friend-Ger-
mnny's Indignation-How the sit
untion Is Viewed in Paris.
Copyright, 1860. the Associated Press.)
Berlin, July 2s-Emperor williams ad-
dress to the soldiers comprising the China
expedition forms to-day the subject of
general discussion.
The Bmpsror's irs ructions to spare no
Chinese and make no prisoners are con-
demned by nearly everybody one meets,
and also by the press. The Lokal Anzeiger
pretends that the Emperor did not mean
what his words implied, but that he
merely wished to caution the members of
the expedition that they would meet
foe who does not spare and who makes
no prisoners.
But nearly all the other papers, COM
menting on the Emperors speech, strong
ly argue against 1t, the Tageblatt, in a
specially caustic manner, reminding the
Emperor that telling his soldiers to carry
civilization into China, and in the same
breath enjoining them to deal with fero-
cious severity there do not tally.
Beside the paper argues, the Emperor
has no right to so instruct the expedition,
because the expedition will form part Of
a whole, and be under the command of a
chief of some other nationality. whose in
struchons solely they must obey.
The paper further maintains that "the
Emperors behavior is likely to split up
the harmony of the Powers as doubtless
some of the Powers will not agree to the
Emperors instructions"
EmperOr's Change of Front.
Several papers draw a parallel between
this latest speech of Emperor William and
the one he delivered In 1898, dedicating to
the Redeemer the church al Jerusalem, on
which occasion the Emperor preached tine
gospel of Christian long-euffering toward
all nations.
The Cologne volks Zetung publishes
statements to the effect that a Catholic
missionary, who has just returned from
China, states that the Empress is the
prime instieator of the present war In
China, citing. a number of proofs there
of. One of the Empress chief advisers,
Empress behest the policy 10 be observed
until China should be ready for war with
Europe, saying:
European jealousy and dlsharmony IA
the advantage Heaven sends China to
prepare herself When everything is
ready for war we shall revenge all past
injuries at one blow"
The idea of the United States acting
as mediator between Europe and China
has met with most decided rejection here,
the correspondent of the Associated Press
learns. despite the honeyed words ac-
companying the refusal
Germany insists upon adequate redress
for Baron Won Ketteler's assassination
and guarantee for the permanent re-es-
tablishment of orderly conditions in China
Not before this is dene will Germany be
ready TO listen to diplomatic PROPOSITIONS
about the status quo.
Germany Is Indignant.
The Associated Press correspondent
learns that the sentiment in the highest
German circles is indignation that In
stead of practical solidarity by all the
Powers. the tendency is more and more
plain that each is again seeking selfish
advantages, irrespective Of outraged inter
national rights. The feeling against the
United States is especially bitter Emperor
William having expressed the opinion that
the United States would steadfastly side
with him in demanding adequate redress.
The foreign office says the advance up
on Pekin depends upon the admirals here,
and not upon the Powers. All the de-
tails in connection with the advance have
been left to the admirals. The foreign Of
flee understands that the expedition
against Pekin will move the middle Of