The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-09
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TOLD RUSSIA WHY SHE
COULD NOT WITHDRAW.
NOT SEEKING A COMPROMISE
MOUNT As TO THE CREDENTIALS OF
Ii HUNG CHANG.

N signs That Russia Means 60 Re-
pudtate Her Proposition GER
many's Answer 90 Russia Looks
like a Flat neJectton, But There
seems 20 ne Doubt About It-AII
Powers hut Germany Are Anxious
90 Make Peace.
Copyright 1900 the Associated. Press.
Berlin, Sept s.-The number OF cable
grams arriving imputing to Germany COM
pnsrnlse propositions in answer to the Rus
.o-American proposals. appear baseless.
me correspondent of the Associated
press learns. auihoritatively. chat Ger
many. replying 10 the advice to withdras
her troops from Pekin. has sent Russia
called reasons why this seems inoppor-
,ane and calculated TO prolong instead OF
.1oren the war. The arguments cited
Ia detail in support OF this contention.
we're those already given 10 the Associate Cd
Press by a foreign ONCE official recently.
ard appear the same as the arguments ad-
,nced by several other Powers.
The situation in China still continues dit
f.uit in a diplomatic sense, rather than
rom a military standpoint. The question
OF doubtful credentials IN the oase OF "A
lung Chang and other woufi-be negotia-
tors, continues 20 play an an important
role. Il il understood that the Germln
minister TO China. DR.. Mumm Won schwar-
7enstein. reports from Shanghai 10 tho
foreign ONCE here. that he does not be-
neve Ii Hung Chang is properly author
ifed. judging from repeated information
which the minister received there on the
subject.
Germany Gave Formal Answer.
A foreign once officsal. answering ques-
lions of the correspondent OF the Asso-
GATED Press to-day. said:
There are no signs that Russia means
20 repudiate her proposition. But " Is
already clear that the entente of the Pow
ers Will not be affected thereby. Germany
gave Russia formal answer TO her prop
0sition. But ] am unable TO state whcth-
a. this answer amounts 10 "a rejection
! cannot give an expression on the sub
iect The foreign Office knows that me
most recent and very contradictory news
cabled here from Washington Is most I'M
peasant 10 the United States government.
The doubt regarding II Hung Chang
Credentials remains strong. He has not
been recognized by the Powers as China's
peace plenipotentiary Dr. Mumm Won
nwarzenstein. who IL stiil at Shanghai
has not made visit TO Ii Hung Chang
nor has the latter visited the minister
II II Hung Chang IL a plenlpotentiary. as
h. claims. II Il his business to approach
he representatives. Of the Powers first
II Dr. Mumm Won Schwarxenstein went
TO Ia Hung Chang first. the Chinese would
have used this TO show the foreigners
came and Followed" before II Hung
Chang"
A member OF the United aies legation
hire told the correspondent OF the Asso-
Gated Press that all the Powers with the
exception OF Germany. are anxious TO
make peace with China. and that they
viii practically recognize Ii Hung Chang
a. China's representative.
other German News.
The Catholic National Convention was
held this week NJ Bonn. Important mat
tefs were transacted. The convention
passed resolution in favor OF the gov
eminent giving suffering German agricul-
ture a larger tarin OF protection IN the
coming commercial treaties. also urging
the re-admission OF the Jesuits 10 Ger-
many. and favoring the maintenance OF
the Catholic missions IN China.
The Prussian government has issued in
stfuctions permitting convicts. In gangs
fem y 20 30 10 assist IN reaping the har-
vests throughout the country. owing TO
the scarcity OF labor.
bill has been prepared by the Prussian
government Diet providing heavy pen
alties for breaclt OF contract by rural
iahofers
Prussia has begun negotiations with the
rest Of the German states 20 extend the
reduction OF the railroad tarif on for
sgn coal uniformly throughout the en-
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