The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-03
GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS AROUSED
TO ACTION BY MURDER OF ITS
CHINESE MINISTER
EMPEROR WILLIAM DETERMINED
WILL WAIVE CONSTITUTIONAL
DRAWBACKS AND SEND TROOPS
TO CHINA
BERLIN PRESS IS oUTsPoKEN
Five German BattIeshIDs Ordered
to Chinese Waters-Grave Fears
for Members of Legations
in PeIinE.

BERLIN, July 2.-From we'll authen-
ticated sources the representative OF .he
Associated Press is able to state that to-
day, after the detailed statement by
Count Won Buelow, secretary of state for
foreign affairs, regarding the Chinese sit
nation, Emperor William made up his
mind to insist upon full satisfaction for
the death of Baron Won Ketteler, for
which purpose he resolved to send alto
gether armed forces approximately as
large as those Of the other powers chief
ly interested in restoring order in China.
The Precise size Of the forces has not
yet been dete! mined, but 1t is expected
they will altogether amount to a score
of thousands. A considerable portion of
the German feet viii be sent also. This
IS evidenced by orders issued tonight to
prepare five rev battleships for sailing.
1t IS understood that Prince Henry of
Prussia has requested the emperor to
give him command of this division, but
it IS doubtful whether his majesty will
agree to this.
The emperor and Count Won Buelow
are fully aware that constitutional diff
culties render difficult the dispatching of
so lurge a contingent, but both are agreed
that it must be done. In this they are
supported by the sngularly unanimous
attitude of the German press. Tonight
q number Of the leading papers seriously
discuss means for fulfilling the nations
wish, to make reprisals against China
correspondingly severe with the outrages
At tie foreign Office tonight the sit
uation for Germany was described as
mtst difficult, especially as The latest
newA shows that serious trouble is i'm
pending in Shan Tung.
The minister counsels strongly that the
powers insist that the Chinese crown
prince, Put Sing, be sent to Europe in
order that he may become aware of the
superiority Of Western civilization. He
describes the crown prince as a most in
telligent youth.
HOLDS EMPRESS GUILTLESS.
At the Chinese embassy here all are
smiling still. Minister Lu expressed sor-
row to {. representative of the Associated
Press for the bloody events in Peking
but he felt sure the dowager empress
was guiltless. From an interesting chat
with him the point seems worth recording
that the minister took it for granted
that the powers would subdue the revolt
in China and then arrange new gov
ernment
Emperor William addressed the expeoi-
tionary force to China at Wilhelmshaven
this afternoon and inspected the troops.
His majesty ordered that the First dI-
vision of the First naval brigade should
prepare to sail for China as soon as pos
sible.
Wee Admiral Bendemann, at Taku, in
announcing the report of the death of
Baron Won Ketteler, says the bearer Of
the letter containing the report OF the
bar0n's death also reported that the lega-
tion iEterpl eter had been wounded and
the foreign quarters of Peking had been
burned.
GERMAN PRESS OUTSPOKEN.
The press deplores Baron Won Ketteler's
death, mentioning particularly his cour-
age, strong sense Of duty, special fitness
for his position, because of his sixteen
years residence in China, and of his COM
plete command of the language, and his
intimate knowledge of the country and
its persenages.
The Kreuz Zeitung says Germany can
not allow the murder to go unpublished,
SSpOOld4ly II lAlC p1OOl Is 1uTUlSnGQ IndT
the Chinese government had made COM
mon cause with the Boxers, and adds
tnat the emperor and his advisers will
find the correct way out of the present
difficulties. This confidence is general
throughout the Fatherland. The paper
argues strongly for the sending of large
German forces, since they are assured
of base operations at Taku and Tien
Tsin.
The Tageblatt talks more heatedly It
says this horrible deed will force Ger
many into the first rank of interested
powers, whereas hitherto she was be-
hind Russia. England and France The
paper expresses confidence that this un--
paralleled crime will create sentiment
of European solidarity so that the blood
of Baron Won Ketteler will become
cement uniting the whole white race
against the yellow.
The North German Gazette says:
above all the international forces must
now take Peking, and stop the anarchy
there"
ALLIES NOT ADVANCING.
LONDON. July S.-The allies are not
advancing for the relief of Peking. This
announcement to the house of commons
by William st. John Broderick, under
secretary of state for foreign affairs, was
received with eXclamations of astonish-
ment and dismay.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett inquired If
any information had been received from
the legation at Peking or as to the COM
position and command of the relieving
force and its present position.
Mr.. Broderick read the dispatches re-
ceived today and said the total allied
force available is now about 1900, as
troops have been rapidly arriving, add
ing:
1--WE do nat vet know what orranOe
ments have been made locally regarding
the command of an expedition, but it
has not yet been thought possible to at
tempt a further advance. The consuls
have been in communication with the
viceroys in the Yang Use region and
they are quite well aware that support
will be given them by her majesty's gov
ernment In preserving order. 1t is OBJ
yiously impossible that the representa-