Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-23

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The foreign ENJOYS have agreed tina
the consistent bad faith which the Chi
nesc have shown in disseminating
abroad misleading intelligence shall he
regarded in the preamble to the co.
joint note.
1t is reported. says the Pekin cor
respondent Of the Morning Post. that
Chinese troops have repulsed a German
expedition, but no details have been
received
Washington. Nov. 22-The state de-
partment SO far has heard nothine.
from AIR. Congcr respecting the lin
passe' reported to have been reached
by the foreign ministers. yesterday. 1T
Pekin. In fact save a brief expression
respecting the insuficiency of the pun
ishments proposed ny the Chinese GOV
ernment to he inflicted upon the re
spOnsible leaders of the Boxer move
ment. Mr. conger has not communi-
Gated With the department for more
| than 4 week. Without taking Issue
with Mr.. Conger respecting this mat
toy Of punishment, the state depart
ment has earnestly advised him not to
| insist upon impossible conditions in the
negotiations.
An interesting problem is suggested
by the possibility which. today. is an
most n probability. that the ministers
| representing the powers at Pekin cam
| not reach an agreement. If Russia
| France and the United States should
refuse to accept the German idea as
seconded by the British representative
very much would depend upon Japan
and even some of the lesser powers
represented at Pekin by ministers
might have great power in swaying the
proceedings of the council.
| The impression seems TO be that if Il
ma iorty of the ministers or perhaps
| even one Of the representatives Of 4
great power withholds assent to the
| agreement. then the whole undertaking.
| fails. and there must ne either fresh
negotiations directly between the home
governments in the effort 70 agree upon
new bases Of action. or the powers
must proceed to deal with the Chinese
| situation Singly OF III groups. the latter
contingency having been provided for
in the Gcrmau-Hritish agreement
Berlin. NoV. 22-The speakers in the
Rcichstag. today. during the debate on
| the governments china policy, except
! the Peoples party ana social demands.
declared themselves 10 be in general
9 agreement with the Chinese policy.
| Bavaria $ representative in the federal
council said the federated governments
all approved the China policy. LAST
summer
All the speakers pronounced sharply
against the world policy proclaimed by
Emperor William Herr Payer. OF the
South German NolkS party, said he
| could see no reason why the govern
mert had not summoned the Ecithstag
during the summer. thus diSregarding
its constitutional rights. unless il was
/ because. MS WAS probable. a higher
power had prevented. In his Judgment
the rights of the Bundesrath had also
been ignored. He condemned the
/ methods of warfare in China as cruel
Count Van Leichenfeld, bavaria $
member Of the RundeSrath. maintain
ori that The government had in no way
disregarded the rights Of the Bundes-
rath Herr Bachem. Centrist. dcnounc-
ed the growth of German jingosm as
! calculated To land the country gradual
w to Il catastrophe Baron Wansen-
helm. the A@rarian leader, pronounc-
ed against Emperor Williams policy.
adding that the Kaiser. 70 his certain
! knowledge. was being Systematically
misinformed by influential circles
which are trying hard to cstrange him
| from the people.
The press in general severely criti-
cisrs the United States for not agree
| ing to the demands Of the other powers
! in china. The, Nossische Zeitung.
/ which claims that the Chinese are
only induced by the American atti-
tude to remain obdurate.' says: 1t
would be impossible to aid more e.
fectually the joint enemy Of Western
| ,ulture" The Berlner Tagcblatt re-
marks: The Philippine question is
causing the United States a severe
stomach ache. Hence the shily-shally
policy of Washington toward China.
/ Paris. Nov. 22.-The admiral in COM
mand Of the French fleet in Chinese
waters cables that he has divided his
vessels into three squadrons, in ac
cordance with instructions to make the
best showing of the French flag. The
first squadron will be stationed in til"
Gnlf of Pc chi Ii. which will be The
base of operations. with a vessel at
| Nagasaki and another at che FOO.
The second squadron will be stationed
at shanghai. it's duty being the sur
| Nei!Iance of the Yang Use kianS ana
its contiguous islands and the coast
from Foo Chow to the Tonquin from
tier.
Rome. Nov. 22-The Chamber Of
Deputies. today. resumed its labors.
The President. SiSnor Villa, highly eu-
logized the conduct Of the Italian SOL
diers in China and the minister of ma
rinc, Vice Admiral NORM. replied.
thanking the President in behalf OF the
army and navy and saying the Italian
troops in China did their duty without
in, which