The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07
THE REPUBLIC: SATURDAY. JULY Z. 1900

nave passed since then and the German nag
SUN mes over TsiEgtau, which Is nov aS
hiuct herman territory as are the iio'i'iS'S
OF alsace and Lorraine /,
The seizure of Chinese territory was de,
liherdtely planned. II was foreshaupWeu
| III the speech of Baron Marshal won Bieber-
stein in the Reichstae, in November. lsJi.
lie stated on that occasion that the inter
ests of Russia and Germany wouid give
in the Far East. In the kiau-Chou incident
this Opportunity came: and Russias ac-
quitscence III Germany aseresslon, III
spite o. her promise in the CassIil coiiNeh-
ton To protect China. indicates "A prior IN
Outstanding between the TWO powerS ne
herman Legation was pfobapiy instructed |
seize on the first opportunity 10 make De
manda for territory and the German Min
lister at Pekin is reported as having SAW
German officers in the boat 81 the tnr-
moran at WuchanG, an incident which
shortly followed the murder Of III" mis-
quite as well.
In seeking q point d'appui in China Ger
many was directed To hJuo-, hou ny b,th
physical and political consid.ra hons. EH-
C"pt Sh5u-TunS. there was scarcely d PROV
lnCe IN which She could have planted hvf,
sell without sncroaching on the altt"1
rights of others. Ii Is a sad commentary
on the decadencc of China that there IS
scarcely any desirable territory along me
coast which does not fall within some fo,-
ci2n GOVERNMENTS SPHERE of Influence"
I" have gone north II Shan-Tung would
have been To enter "A field where the White
Shan-Tune, I'm the Provinces of hiAnssu and
tlckiang We GENE upon the NdnS-tSe Na!-
ley. which has been staked out by England
In ShadoHy agreement with emma mat
no part thereof shall be Ilicnatcd to tuy
other Power The coast of Fukien. further
south. has been pre-empted by Japan. ~
VIRTUE oi her annexation OF Form s1-a
Presumption which has been recognized by
III" Chtnose Government in an agreement.
made April lSYs that no part of this Prov
lnce shall he alienated to any nation bat
JAPAN. IN The next two Provinces, kuanS-
tunS and kuauSi, any German establish
ni"Nt would have been regarded with more
than aiSf;tvur by ENGLAND and France.
place !eIt. and III ;;har-Tuns the only avail
able place WIS kil.-Chnu Bay. This bay
L. a great sheet OF water twenty miles Il
width. with an outlet to the Yellow -.
OILY one mile and ihre.-quart"rs wiGo-
This outlet is commanded by heaCaEG'.
atout 6'i feet In altitude. admirably suited
for Qualifications. There are eleven or twelve
fathoHs IF water in the entrance, and in
the bay itself the depth varies from twelve
tu thirty fafhoruS. The wide area of the
bay makes il unsuitable for riding at
anchor, the sea becoming very rough IN
storms and sometimes positively danger
Gus for small boats. Accordingly. ships al
present anchor under shelter of the
pfonvEtory. near the little island of Tsirg-
tau OR IN Island. which has given l@
nam, Ia the Young German city. ON the ad-
ioirins, mainland. The island itself has
been renamed Arcona. IN reference To Ger
th.r inside tn. bay. Just behind the penin-
sula which forms the northern shore "f
the entrance. q great hreakwatcr Is under
construction. which will afford the finest
Port Arthur. HonE-kOnG is British. Port
Arthur * Russian. kfao-Chou IL German
and China has not q single uc-p-water har-
Dor for herself except that of Annoy