The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
RESENTED BY Won BUELow
WHO is SAID TO HAVE SHARPLY RE-
BUKED THE KAISER.
The Latter's Private Expression
Fully as Radical as vengeance"
and 'sNo Quarter Speeches.

for China. Besides delivering a regular
sermon to a large body of departing troops
aboard ship, promising, from a passage
in the Bible about the struggle between
the Israelites and the Amaleks, that SO long
as the troops and those remaining at home
prayed hard for success against the Chi
nese, victory would be theirs. The EN-
peror also yesterday evening addressed a
number of the Lloyd Company's workmen.
The Lokal Anzeiger states that the EN-
peror decorated them personally aided by
his officers, attaching medals to the work.
mems breasts. thanking them and saying
that by faithfully remaining at their posts,
in spite of the strike of their fellow-work-
ers. the timely embarkation of troops had
been made possible. Next the Emperor
severely condemned strikers and those re-
sponsibe for lockouts In Hamburg and
elsewhere for leaving the fatherland In
the lurch in such critical times. Besides
these talks, a number of the Emperor s
utterances made privately this week at
Bremen have become current. all showing
that the indignation against the Chinese
is still as strong as ever. In official cir
Giles here 1t is stated that there is strong
divergence on the subject of the policy
regarding China between the Emperor and
the minister of foreign affairs, Count Won
Buelow, the latter being aware that Ger
many's aims at obtaining suitable salts
faction in China are seriously hampered
by the Emperor's impulsive utterances. 1t
is further stated that hot words have al
ready passed between the Emperor and
Count Won Buelow on that subject.
H. afaI ant hare
understands that before an advance upon
Picking was definitely decided on the pow
ers concluded that hereafter they would
not consider the Chinese third-hand adj
vices, but it has now been shown that
the Chinese government is not willing to
allow the legations to freely communicate
with their home governments. The con-
clusion was also reached unanimously by
the powers that Ii Hung Chang was play
ing false, his main object being to retard
or Illustrate the advance on Picking by
various ruses, of which Chinese state craft
is always a master.
Indications are that Germany is pfepar-
ing another large body of troops for China.
The latest news on this point has been
given by the Frankfort Zeitung saying
that, despite the absence of official admis-
sion of the fact, 1t is certain that three
other large steamers of the North German
Lloyd line have been chartered for Septem-
Der, and that in the Cabinet an order is
impending for the formation of corps of
10000 men. Opposition papers criticise this
because the Reichstag has not been asked
to sanction the step, and point out that an
other heavy army increase will be asked at
the fall session of the Reichstag for the
organization of colonial reserve army.
XXX
General William Ludlow who was inter-
viewed here to-day. said his work of study
ing the general staff has been somewhat
delayed through the Emperor's absence.
General Ludlow said he had seen the min
lister of war, the chief of the general staff
and other officers. all of whom he found
extremely kind and communicative. He
spoke in the highest praise of the German
Kriegsakademi CWar College,, which gives
technical military courses to picked officers
to train them for general staff work. The
general said he thought the United States
plan for a general staff will embrace some
postgraduate study like the War College.
All the world" he added, '.goes to school
to Germany in military matters"
Discussing the Chinese situation. General
Ludlow said ne doubted the success of the
| movement upon Peking with the present
| forces, owing to the rainy season The
|. general remarked that the troops must fol-
| low the railroad. which must be rebuilt
| and then guarded to secure communication
with Tien-TSin.
General Ludlow said he doubted n the
| members OF the legations were still alive.
| since the dispatches purporting to be from
| contain nothing that Cinnamon could not
| have written. IT was incompre hensible to
| him, General Ludlow said, that ministers
| could send messages giving such meager
| information. and the only possible theory is
| that China had either ema sculated the dis
| patches or invented them outright. On
| the other hand, the German Foreign Of
| flee maintains the authenticity of Secretary
| Won Buelow's message from Picking, since
German consul who knows the secre-
tarys handwriting cabled the letter from
| Won Buelow. The Foreign Office also be-
| lieves the ministers are still alive.
| A Socialist member of the Reichstag
named Molkenbuhr has been sentenced to
pay a fine of 600 marks and to a month in
! jail for criticising army officers. Herr
| Tocrave, the captain of a steamer has been
appointed in his place.
|
Baron Muench, formerly a member of
| the Reichstag. has been arrested, charged
| with having murdered an employee ON his
| estate at Muegringin. The prisoner is in
sane.
The Emperors Baalbec exploration expe-
| dition, under the leadership of Professor
| Puchstein. has arrived at the scene of its
| labors. The excavations Will require three
| years.
The Russian ambassador here, with the
| whole of the embassy, will go to Dantzic
| Aug. Is to witness the launching of the
| Russian cruiser Novick.
/ William Waldorf Aston has arrived at
/ Hamburg. where the Prince of Wales is
| also expected within the fortnight.
Bandmaster Sousa, who. despite inclem-
| ent weather this week. played to enormous
crowds, to-day gave concert the pro-
| gramme of which was given up to Berlin
| and New York composers. the latter be-
| ing Mcdowell. III. X. Hadley. Bartlett,
| Sousa, Kerry Mills, Gustav Kerker and
| George Rosey. Mr.. Sousa was to-day en-
! tertasned at luncheon at the Bristol by a
number of his Berlin admirers.