The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-08
GERM1N TIEWS OF SITUATION.
Opposition to EngIand's Course In the
 Yang Tsi Ktang,

Yang Tsi Ktang. Berlin, Aug. 1.-The German foreign l office up to midnight had not received
 any confirmation of alarming news
 from Tien Tsin or of the report that the
 advance on Pelin had begun, but it
 considers the advices that the Japanese
 and Russian forces had severe en-
 gagement with the Chinese on Sunday
 and drove back the enemy to be re-
 liable. It is pointed out, however, that
 the occurrence of such an engagement
 may not mean that an advance is in | progress.
 Why official news regarding these important matters does not arrive here | the foreign office is unable to explain. It admits that serious differences have
 broken out between the powers with reference to the advance itself and to
 the measures that are being taken in
 the Yang Tse valley.
 Germany's opinion regarding the steps Great Britain has taken in the Yang Tse region has been expressed through the Cologne Gazette. The opinion is one of disapproval of steps already taken or contemplated, inas-
 much as Germany, with number of
 the other powers, is as much interested
 as England in keeping the Yang Tse
 valley open for commerce. The foreign
 office believes that in this particular all
 the powers except England are agreed. It does not believe that England would insist upon carrying things with a high hand there now that she knows she is opposed by all the other powers. The foreign office is confident that the
 United States and Japan will side with Germany and the other European pow CTS against England with reference to her apparent intentions along the Yang Tse Kiang.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press is informed that the United States embassy has informed the German for eign office that the American govern ment desires under all conditions that the Yang Tse be left open for American trade and that Washington will also oppose all schemes for the division of China. no matter from what power they may proceed.
 It is understood that this attitude is fully approved by the German govern ment, since it coincides with the wishes Ol peIlldIiy. lie correspondent Iu1tnpE learns that Japan, on this same ques- ton. has abandoned England and has already sought and found the friendship of Berlin.
 Several papers print a statement that a censorship has been established at Tien Tsin which suppresses news be- cause it is unfavorabe. Others assert that the British have esta blished a cen- sorship at Shanghai and will not allow anti-British news to pass, However this may be Germany has taken steps to muzzle German correspondents who are proceeding to China. Thirteen now accompanying the German expedition ary force promised to submit every line to the German commander before put ting it on the wires.
 Lieutenant Colonel R. Wagner in the National Zeitung insists that the rescue of the Europeans in Pekin is not the most important nor the most pressing task before the powers, but that the thing now is to devise a plan of joint campaign which shall be car ried out to exact adequate punishment and guarantee against the recurrence of such outrages.