Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-14
USED BITTER WORDS.
Chaffee's Recent Note to Won Wal
dersee Was Sharp.
IT CONTAINED A SINGING REBUKE.

strong Protest Against the Plunder.
Ing Methods of Foreign Troops
His Sharp Language Regrct-
ted at Warrington.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The war de
partment has received report from
Gen. Chaffee of the incident that oc
CURED at Picking in connection with
the representations to Field Marsha
Won Waldersee. 1t appears that Gen
Chaffee. did~nse- some pretty vigorou.
language in protesting against the
thieving and looting of the foreign
troops. What particularly hurt the
feelings of Waldersee was a pointed
reference by Gen. Chaffee to the fact
that this disgraceful and unmilitary
practice of looting was being INDUCED
in, not by the men who did the fighting
and opened the way to Picking, but by
the late corners, who had borne none OF
the brnnt of the conflict and ahrdship
| Waldersee himself did not reach Pc.
king until the expeditionary force had
occupied the town.
regret ChaMeess Action,
1t is recognized here officially that
Gen. Chaffee had provocation for his
dehverance, but regret is felt that he
used this tone in addressing the field
marshal. 1t is significantly pointed
out here that perhaps it was not in
cumbent upon Gen. Chaffee to make
any representations whatever on this
subject to the field marshal, as there is
no longer any official tie between them.
When the United States government
changed the character of its military
representation in Peking from an ex-
pedlt1onary force to a mere legation
guard, of course that guard no longer
came under the control of the COM
mander-in-chief at Picking, but was
simply part of Minister Conger's Of
fetal household.
Good Feeling Restored.
Washington, Dec. 12.-After the
cabinet meeting Tuesday it was stated
that the good feeling which had ex-
listed between Gen. Chaffee and Count
Won Waldersee prior to the astronom-
zeal instrument incident had been re-
stored and that the two generals had
since dined together very pleasantly.
A Closed Incident.
Berlin, Dec. 12.-The German foreign
office authorizes the following state
ment regarding the Waldersee- Chaffee
incident, based upon cable dispatch
Just received from Field Marshal Won
Waldersee:
Gen. Chaffee wrote Field Marshal Won
Waldersee letter in rough tone Field
Marshal Won Waldersee refused to receive
It, returning the same to Gen. Chaffee
The latter then wrote second letter apoIo
sizing for his Objectionable expressions,
whereupon Field Marshal Won Waidersee in
vlteo Gen. Chaffee to breakfast, and the
incident was amicably closed"
Peace Negotiations.
London, Dec. 12.-"Reports from Chi
nese sources" says the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Times. wiring Monday,
point to the probability that serious
Inequalities FOR paaaa- will I,aey:..-fvrrI--
with. 1t is believed that short pre-
liminary protocol is in process of ar
rangement, leaving many questions.
including commercial subjects, to sepa-
rate conventions to be drawn up later.
The powers should retain their
troops in China until these questions
are settled and until tangible evidence
is given that China honestly intends
to fulfill her engagements. Progress
sive Cinnamon regard the present as a.
great opportunity to overthrow the re-
dictionary Manchu methods and to in
augurate regime of national prog
reSS.
at is urged that the powers shall
insist upon the cancellation of the
claim OF the present heir apparent.
Prince Tuan's son. and the substitution
of an heir of full age, free from any
connection with the Tuan party.
Such man is available. and the step
is declared to be legally possible"
Consider LIS Credentials.
Picking, Dec. 1O.-The ministers met
to-day to consider the matter of the
credentials of the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries. There is every prospect
that definite steps will be taken for
the arrangement of preliminary set
tlement within a measurable dis.
lance; and this greatly relieves those
who realized the danger of prolonged
delay in opening negotiations.
Some of the ministers stated that
they were authorized to treat with
them as representatives of China.
while others, including the German
minister, had not received instruc
lions in the matter.
All decided, however, that.as soon
as Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the Brit
ish minister. shall receive word to
agree to the joint note they will COM
mence negotiations with Ii HING
Chang and Prince Ching unless other
wise instructed by their home gov:
ernments.
Ii Hung Chang visited Gen. Chaffee
to-day. He says that his powers to
negotiate with the foreign envoys
though conferred by telegraph, are
absolute and complete.
Votes War Funds.
London, Dec. 12.-The house of
commons voted e16OOO,0Oo to carry
on war Lord Roberts has daily an
nounced as "finisEed.' at full scale
cost for another three months, in the
listless manner characteristic of it's
proceedings when dealing with finance
and with Il careful avoidance of what
might turn out to be unjustifiable
hopefmlness.
Brings Many Trophies.
Berlin. Dec. l2.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Koela, Capt. Bruins.
from Shanghai. October 30, has arrived
at Wilhelmshaven with 1000 relieved
German soldiers from China on hoard
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