The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15
ELITE GERMAN CORPS
THE BEST IN THE SERVICE WILL
BE SENT TO CHINA
INTERESTED IN THE ENIGMA.
ALL GERMANY HAS BEEN AROUSED
TO ACTION.


the Situation and, Almost as
Unit, supports the Government.
Germany Is Not Thought to BE
Seeking Separate Advantage-Pa-
pers Condemn Further Sale or
German Arms TO the Chinese.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter-Copyright
1900, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, July 14.-Interest in the Chinese
enigma here is deepening steadily, both
with the government and the nation. The
preparations for a special expedition oc-
cupy a large part of public attention,
Among the officers who will so to China
are a number of the best and most eff
cient in the German army. A score of
them have belonged to the general staff,
and the number will also include some
who were formerly military instructors in
Tien Tsin and elsewhere. The greatest
care has been taken in selecting the Off
GERS and men. The authorities will send
only those who are declared fit by the doc
tors for lengthy and arduous campaign
in a dangerous climate. In a word, the
German corps is going to be really elite
corps.
The circular of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Count Won Buelow, meets with
singularly unanimous approval in the
German press, excepting solely
the Socialist organs. which con-
tinue to abuse the government
for its so-caned world-power policy.
claiming it has thereby precipitated the
Chinese crisis. The rest of the press and
the nation as whole fully indorse Count
Won Buelow's policy, CHASING it as wise.
moderate and circumspect.
The whole attitude of the nation toward
the unders tanding between the Powers
excludes the idea of Germany seeking
! separate advantage from action in China
No i'll will is shown in the press or by
the public toward any other Power in re-
gard to China, unless in the case of some
of the rabid Anglophobic newspapers. The
| Deutsche Tages Zeitung points out that
while "al the other Powers bend their ef-
| forts to subdue China, England alone is
prostrate," etc, and with all ks small
| force of mercenaries cannot be trusted %
| because they are unable to take an ade-
| quate part in such tasks of civilization" :"
The paper adds:
England is thus forced to rely on Ja-
pan 20 get her chestnuts from the fire.
Englands impotence is mainly owing to
her unrighteous South African war, and
the legitimate interests of the whole CIV
ilization now thereby suffer" But this
portion of the German press has no in
huence,
Lieut. Gen -Pochhammer,- in Die WochA
to-day discusses the military situation in
China, pointing out the difficulties of a
campaign there for the allies, including
the climate, commisariat, housing,
roads, possible lack of harmony and In
ternational jealousies saying:
China evidently largely counts on the
latter, or else she would not have been
bold enough to defy the whole western
combination. She expects large mortal
ity among the European troops during
the rainy season Just setting in there"
The government here remains without
confrmatory news of the losses and ris-
ings in the I<iao Chou district. The news
papers are calling attention to the alles-
ed existence of a Chinese campaign of
lies" citing as proof the text of num-
Der of recent statements of Chinese au-
thorities, expressing the belief that the
| Chinese Herewith are cunningly attempt
| ing to sow discord in the ranks of the
! Powers.
The Vossische Zeitung thinks China will
not succeed in this, as 'even Russia has
now been forced TO acknowledge Chinese
duplicity." proofs of which the Noissi-
| sche Zeitung prints In a st. Peters burg
| special, saying that Russian troops on
| June "a, intercepted an imperial edict
| which ordered the regular troops in the
Russian sphere of influence to join the
Boxers in fighting the foreign devils"
| The Vossische Zeitung strongly argues 1t
| is quite probable there has not been any
palace revolution in Pekin. and that the
| Dowager Empress still directs the policy
of China, witht or without Prince Tuan's
| approval, citing internal evidence to that
| effectN
A number of German papers contain
| communications condemning further sales
| of ships, ammunition and arms to China.
| One letter is from retired German gen.
eral deploring the fact that German SOL
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