The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-23
GERMANY
Agrees With The Powers on
Three PfOpO,iiiOls.

BERLIN. JUNE 22.-The meat lnspec-
ton bin passed 'he Bundesrath today.
The commander OF the German squad
ron at Taku has wired as follows to the
government:
"a French officer who has arrived here
from Ticn Tsln which he left June 2O re-
ports that for three days the city had
been bombardel by the Chinese and that
the troops n 'hc foreign detachment
were short Of ammunition
The German cruiser Irene has arrived
here with 2iO narines. who with $50 Eng
lsh and 800 Russians, proceeded TO the
relief Of Tien Tsin. The railway is work.
ing from Takl 10 within fifteen klo-
meters Of Tier Tsn
Whether the powers interested in China
will ultimately reach an agreement re-
gardng concerted action, It seems to be
certain, Judging from the results Of in
vesGgauons today, by the correspondent
Of the Associate Press that no such an
agreement has heen reached. The same
series Of quest "ns was put to the Ger
man foreign Off and to the Russian and
French embassies. The German foreign
office said.
three points on i, the relief of Tien Tsin
and Pekn ade'. iate satisfaction for the
severe injuries European interests have
sustained and tie establishment of guar
antees against repitition OF such out
RACES. Beyond this the attitude Of the
powers will largely depend upon what has
reall yhappenel in Pekin, which is still
unknown to Eu' pc"
The reply OF Ike Russian ambassador
was sugstantiady the same as that OF the
German foreig rofflce, except on two
points The ambassador said with much
emphasis:
The intervention of the powers in Chi
ma must, under r,a conditions, mean a set
tlement by va .of old scores with the
Chinese governn ent and II must not en-
brace governmental reorganigat on. Es-
pecally It must no include a change in
the head Of the government Even II the
Chinese and the international armies
come into collision these considerations
must never be at sight Of"
The French bassador expressed a
different view While substantially CO.
inciding with the program of the Ger
man foreign Office, he insisted that the
removal of the empress dowager and her
cldue would be necessary to secure the
permanent results which the powers de-
sire.
The Washington government seVera
days ago inquired through Ambassador
White regarding he whereabouts ano
safety of a number of American mis-
sionarles located within the German
sphere Of influence in Shan Tung Thus
far he German government has beel
unable to furnish a satisfactory reply
The semi official Berliner Post has q
special dispatch from Rome asserting
that the Vatiacn has applied to tn
French government earnestly entreat.
ing that larger reinforcements be SEN
for the protection of christians il
China. The reply of the Paris cabinet
according to this correspondent, Is tha
the matter will be treated in harmony
and solidarity with the other powers
The Chinese embassy having reCeiv'
ed anonymou letters threatening ven
geance should the news of the murder
of the German minister in Pekin prove
to be rue, it Immediately applied tC
the Berlin police for protection, and
number of men in plain clothing nov
patrol the precincts of the embassy
night and day.