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and his associates. This was accepted
in the highest German quarters as a
sincere evidence that China was dis
posed now to deal with the responsible
parties as their offences deserved. Ii
also developed the sentiment that
declaration of war against emma WJu!d
be needless and that a solution * the
problem could be secured through pa
cific channels. Altogether, the oItIooE
is more satisfactory than at any time
heretofore. not only for concurrent ac-
ton by the powers. but also for com
prehensiye settlement of the entire
Chinese question.
II is expected. however, that the at
tention of this government Will be
turned. within the next. few days. ~
some entirely new phases brought up
bv the French note 70 the pp" ers
There is no doubt az to the Gccu. &cY
of the foreign dispatches stating mat
NJ. Delcasse the French minister Of
foreien affairs, has addressed note 10
the powers proposing general plan
of dealing with the subject This note
undoubtedly will be in the hands n
this government by the time the Presl-
dent returns. and already there j. con-
siderable anxiety in foreign quarters
as to the answer the United States "lll
make.
A question has arisen as II whether
the note will be accepted by some Of
the foremost continental powers
u Europe. There is reason to
believe that some Of them do
not view all of the French proposals
with favor. and that there may be a
. Hr ave e.
If view recently developed over the
German note. 50 far as this govern
uent is concerned. however. there IS
no reason t. believe the French prop
osition Will meet with dtsfaNtr.
Meanwhile plans are under caN>Id-
Grafton By which the powers VIII see
that China carries out her purposes OF
Furnishing the guilty parties Ihe SIN
ceritv Of China being accepted. If II
felt Ia be pr per that the punishment
she inilicts shall be carried out IN Suth
:. public manner either with the h 81
edge. Of the foreign ministers or III 'h3lF
presence. thlt there can liz no IlT7-
ton as to the completeness 81 thiAt- :
reparation. The German government
desires that this course be pirSu@G
and there appears t0 Us general aiS-
position to adopt some such PROPOSE
ton for the punishments.
Washington oct. 3.-The department
az state has received a dispatch from
Consul General Gen. Goodn1w. at
Shanghai dated Aug. %. from which
il appears at the request Of the con-
sui general. the viceroys 81 MahS ouh
and Sze Chuan have promised To- do
everything in their power to nave the
following missionaries. belonging To
the Christian and Missionary Alliance
safely escorted from Min chou u sung
King: Martin Erick Ekval. David II
Ekvan. Helen =. EkvaN Z. Is. kkVaIi'
w. Ruhl. G. F. Snyder. ". W. SNIP
son. O. Z. Simpson and NJ. II. simpson
Berlin. oct. 3.-Such differences Of
opinion as are noticeable IN the press
regarding the kaiser's telegram 10 the
Emperor Of China. are confined 70 nj
nor noints. The Kreuz Zeitung con-
siders the most important feature OF
the reply to be Emperor William IN
vitation to the Chinese Emperor to r.
turn 10 Pekin. 1t says: II TINS IT.
yitation is accepted il VIII sItduH
facilitate peace negotiations. IN any
event there is no question that the raj
ser has gone long way to meet En-
peror kwang SUI
The Berliner Post takes the SAM
view. Several journals emphasize IN
fact that Germany's moderate p0lltE
is again 50 clearly outlined thai. hehte-
forth. il will be impossible to Impulr
to her extravagant plans. some OF the
moderate Liberal papers regret 10 sev
Christianity placed in the foreground
The Rheine Westphalian Zeituns, foI-
rnerly a Bismarkian organ, contrasts
Emperor Williams dispatch Wltl
Prince Bismark's persistent refusal |.
aid the Armenian Christians and says
that the Kaiser is trying to succeed
Franc as the protector Of CHRISTIANS
in the Orient.
The Franfurteer Zeitung points ol'
that Emperor William no longer c@-
mands the giving up VI the guilty man
darins.
The Vorwaerts. the Socialist organ
observes: Emperor William disaNo"'
Coun+ Won Buelow in allowing kWan=
81 70 undertake the punishment ahl
in beginning peace negotiations before
the German demands have been com
piled with,
The CORRESPONDENT az the Associate,
Press learns that the Chinese Emper
or's telegram came through the Chi
nase legation. and that the answer VA
sent through DR.. Won SchWartzth
stein. German minister to China. Wh-I
the attention Of the foreign office ON
Gals was drawn to the fact that tn
Kaisers dispatch apparently approx
imates the American position. II ltt
Tin Kwang Su infliCt the punlshmen
they pointed out that the Kaiser r.
fer-red TO the cooperation OF the Pc"
ers in the matter, adding that ther
had been 10 substantial differences oe
tween the American and German poll
cies in this respect. The United state
embassy also emphasized the latter fea
ture OF the case. declaring that the al
ferences We're merely as to question
Of tactics.
The foreign office has not Yet TecelN
ed the alleged note from France TO IN
powers.
Tien Tsin. Sunday, Sept. 50, via TAXI
Sept 50. and via Shanghai. oct .
The American forces will not partlci
pate in the Shan Hal kuan expedition
The order sending q detachment Z
United States marines with the allie