The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-31
GERMANY'S PLANS IN CHINA
No Retaliation on Account of
Murder of Van
Ketteler.

Copyrighted by the Associated Press
BERLIN. Aug 25.--Ofncial circles here
emphasize the statement that Germany,
after the taking of Picking. and Field
Marshal Count Won waldersee's appoint
ment 10 the command Of the allied forces
in China. stands I'm precisely the same at
ttude as before. Germany. IL Is added,
stu insists on carrying out the pro-
gramme which the minister Of foreign
affairs. Count Won Buelow. published in
his circular of July 3. and which was APP
proved here and abroad. IL is also Off
cially claimed that NIL tho other powers
interested still adhere 70 that pro-
gramme. of which there now remain two
most important paragraphs, viz. Ade-
quate redress for Chinese crimes against
International rights, and the re-establish-
ment OF an orderly state Of affairs and
the installation of a government willing
and able 20 give guarantees against the
recurrence OF the recent outrages.
Many papers, however. continue 20 sx-
press distrust Of the intentions Of several
Of the powers, especially Great Britain
and France. claiming they have separate
plans regarding the Yangtse valley and
the Southern provinces SO far as Rus
STA Is concerned. the German press IL not
exercised, because II has been officially
admitted by Germany that Germany does
not oppose any Russian plans affecting
the Northern provinces, as not touching
Germany's political or commercial inter
csts
The belief IL generally held here by
both the government and the press that
Count won Waldersee VIII find plenty 90
command Is restricted 20 the province of
Pcchlh.
son waIder.ee warned.
The leading Cenirtst organ. the Cologne
Nolks Ieitung. forms an exception 20 this
rule. sounding warning against Won
a II Fha A.
drawn ny Count Won Bueiow. The I.okAi
AuEeIger publishes an Interview with a
Chinese diplomat here. who ia quoted as
Neither the emperor nor the d0wager
empress VIII return % the capital uptli
the foreign troops are Withdrawn. There
fore the allies had better appoint either
provisional government ~ a regent.
PROPOSING for the latter Prince ching
The diplomat also advises cnncinaiug
pgace ard accepting the offer ~ ~ Hung
ChanE. "who assuredly "a empowered.
sither by the iFung Is yamsB, the en-
peror or tho empress. He further re-
marked hat the war was certainly over.
fzlncc China Ia. neither generals soil
dteyH nor material left " The only danger
% renewal u hostillties ne declared
was - harm hefcll the emperor OF en-
The foreign orioe publishes letter
from the taQt1i 81 Annoy. 20 the German
consul there. expressing his deep regret
nt the death Of Baron vou Ketteier the
late German minister at Picking.
The naval maHeuvFes this week were
Interesting In demonstrating the fact hat
torpedo boats are powericSs 70 attack
big vessels Al night. II proper vigilance
ia observed. The feet today. after re-
uewing It's coal supply. viii sail around
Skagen into the Baltic. where there viii
be tactical and accommodating evolutlons
the coming week.
To Attend Monument Travelling.
The emperor and empress today will at
tend the unwilling OF the monument erect
ed 70 the memory Of his grandfather.