The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23
MISSION OF WALDERSEE.
Austrian Ambassador Speaks d Field
Alarshal's Duties
TO HAVE CHARGE OF DEMONSTRATIONS
A German Paper Says the count WIZ,
Remove Chinese Flag ana Hoist
His own.

Copyright 1900, by the Associated Press
Berlin, September 22.--The Austrian am
bas'ador here, Count Won szogyeny- Ma
rich. In an interview today with a repre.
sentative OF the Associated Press said.
There is an erroneous impression in the
press about Count Won Waldersee's mis-
sion. number OF important tasks await
him' Above all he must fierce China to
submit TO the allied powers peace eondi-
ton. Moral suasion is entirely wasted
upon Ihe Chinese government. when far
from being Inundated hitherto, slil in
dulges in the hope OF cheating the a.ljes
out OF the fruits of their victories Inv de-
stroying the harmony among them. Count
Won NaIdersee must arrange what mill
taiy demonstrations are required what
harbors and inland towns must DO ocxu-
ped, which points require expeditions and
Wnicn troops may retire from Pekin All
the powers are bound to this programme
by agreeing upon Count Won Waldersee
as commander in chief, but each may re-
/ duce or Increase its contingent at Will.
Regarding the statement that Count
Won Waldersee viii act as chief diploma .c
representative for the powers, aat. II 1t
I ever was intended has been olndoled. 1t
is possible the powers may joiutly Atpt,nt
one plenipotentiary for the s4ttleuent of
their joint demands, viz: The sa.eguara-
ing OF the foreign colonies and missl us;
To enable foreign Amerchants TO SAFELY
resume business everywhere In China, and
also TO rearrange the status of the diplo-
matte corps Possibly the Chinese gov
eminent hereafter will be located mere in
land. Then the foreign diplomats will
either be located at a treaty port, per-
haps Tien Tsin, or they will need large
military protection. All of this Count
Won Waldersee must inforce, and also
Germany's own special demands. How
each Of the powers separate demands will
be regulated and enforced is a different
matter. All the powers mean to adhere
to the motto, NO further territorial ac-
quisitions,' but 1t will probably become
necessary for each power to occupy some
province or important point OF which tie
taxes would be retained until each Is re-
imbursed for its war outlay. W tn all
that we must not forget that the Boxer
movement is not yet dead"
The Lokal Anzeiger prints spe,ial dis
patch from Shanghai saying tina. Count
Won Waldersee, after his arrival at Pc
kin. would occupy the imperial palace,
remove the dragon flag and hoist his own
flag, thereby proving to the Chinese, VINO
now regard the allied tro ps as merely
tolerated, that the allied forces are really
masters"
The inspired Post prints an article which
says: The possibility Is here considered
that China will refuse Germany's demand
to give up the main culprits. Then force
full measures must be employed; above all
the occupation Of number Of the most
important points in the country"
The foreign office informs the Associat-
ed Press that France, Austria and italy
have agreed to the German note The
foreign official who made the statement
said: "The statement that General Yung
Lu has been proposed as one OF the Chi
nee pesce commissioners Is untrue.
Neither Great Britain nor Germany would
accept him"
While Great Britain and Japan have not
yet formally accepted Germany's pr, posl-
ton, the Associated Press learns from a
reliable source that there is lit:le doubt
that they will accept
The foreign office received this after
noon the United States answer through
Baron Speck Won Sternberg the German
charge daffaires at Washington. and Mr.
Jackson, the secretary Of the United
States embassy Mr.. Jackson and the .or-
eign office officials refused to talk on the
subject.