The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20
GERMAN ROLE IN CHINA
Wholly Free from Designs on
Conquered Territory.
Won BUELOW DEFENDS Foley
Attacked In the Reichstag for Having En-
tered Upon the Eastern Adventure, the
chancellor Replies Mt Length in JHstifi-
cation Of the Course Pursued aud His
Pians for the PEture-Fighting on the
Principle ''Liye and Let Live.n

fians for the PGture-Fightin on the
Principle "Liye and Let Live.n
Berlin. Nov. 19.-During to-day's session
OF the Reichstag Count Won Buelow de-
Tended Germanys policy in China The
chancellor declared he did not wish AT
present to say anything which might be
PTeJudictal 10 the common objects Of the
powers in China, but he felt the need OF
placing himself in touch with the nation.
Germany, he explained, had adhered 10
the aims and policy outlined in the circu-
lar to the allied governments. The ale
cation that the government had not fore
seen the Chinese crisis was true But,
most Of the other nations likewise failed
TO anticipate that the storm in the far
East would burst so violently OF so soon.
But" added Count Won Buelow, ''the
premOnitOry signs did not escape US We
directed the attention of the other cabi-
nets repeatedly to these signs. We At
| once agreed to everything our repre-
sentative In China described as necessary
TO take as a measure of precaution ana
! dispatched a force, offering even more
than asked for. / wish to reprOach 10
ollts ltdSl VI dll Dd1Oll NOll 1NtllGltIf NHDg
| in endeayoring most earnestly, in the full
| flment of his duty, to bring the chief
Chinese authorities to reason, went, al
most without fear. to his death. worthy OF
the land he represented and the name he
bore"
This statement caused loud applause.
Forced TO Aggressive Policy.
Reverting to the Kiao-chou allegation,
| Count Won Buelow recapitulated previous
| territorial acquisitions and expeditions of
! the other powers in China, adding:
1--WE, with proverbial modesty. restrain
| ed ourselves longest of all the powers,
even until the massacre of our mission
aries in Shantung.
I'VE first acted in China by force OF
/ circumstances, and then IL such way
| that peace was affected neither directly
nor indirectly. We have no desire to in
| terfere with the interests of the other
| powers in China. We wish to protect our
| rights to the fullest degree. Our position
/ there is one of legitimate defense.
What Germans desire is not a political
| adventure, but the assertion OF our in
terests. cur rights, and our honor as
great people. We are waging no war of
conquest on China. We only wish for
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guarantee of reforms. We especially de-
| sire atorement. since otherwise such
/ thires might occur again We desire the
/ influence accrGing 10 Germany in the
/ present movement shall be preserved to
/ her We desire our share of what is TO
| he won from China. We viii not over
reach any one, and We will not let any
! one overreach u.s. We have nothing to
| gain by a partition of China, and 90 not
/ desire 1t. We shall fare best il China
| recovers herself, so far as possible, un-
| der the best ordered administration OBJ
| taina5le, and remains solvent.
Object OF Pact with England.
Neither have We an interest in mailing
| ourselves down in China to a definite
| stretch of territory German trade had
| spread far and wide in China long before
we occupied Kiao Chou. We defend our
rights in peaceful competition, therefore,
with all nations. on the principle of live
and let live That is the object of the
| Anglo-German agreement of October 16,
the principles of which the other cabi-
rets have declared themselves in agree
ment with
I'VE assume that the other powers will
not make territorial acquisitions. There is
no ground for doubling the loyalty of their
attitudes. OF the end set in view by the
circular note only the most urgent point
the liberation of the Europeans in Pekin-
has been attained. Other highly important
objects remain to be reached-security of
the lives and property Of foreigners. ade-
qUate satisfaction for outrages. compensa-
ton for the disbursements made and the
costs incurred, and the safeguarding of
our possessions.
1T is impossible TO foresee further 6e-
velopments. We shall not allow ourselves
TO be led beyond the demands made by
the ENJOYS except by the interests OF
civilization. and especially by the interests
Cf Germany.
Appointment of WnIdersee.
"The loyalty of Germany's policy has
been proved by the fact that the othe?
powers have transferred to us the su-
preme command in the province OF Chill.
We would willingly have placed our troops
Under the supreme command of any other
power We notified Russia TO that effect.
a desire was expressed in many quarters
10 offer the supreme command TO Ger
many. We could not be deaf 10 the call OF
other powers, and in accepting the re-
sponsibility we proclaimed our conviction
| that Germany's policy contained nothing
which, from the point of view OF the other
governments, could give ground for mis-
| giving.
THAT his majesty of Russia-whose
| speedy and complete recovery we, with
| all Europe and with the world, desire
with all our hearts-that this noble AMI
| enlightened sovereign should, before all
| others, put the supreme command in our
/ hands, was recognized by US with special
gratitude.
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always uphold, that between a weIl-con-
| Quoted German policy and a well-eonduct-
| ed Russian policy there can be no deep
| and certainly no invincible antagonism"
| Herr BeDel, the Socialist leader. was
called to order for asking whether the
| Centrists did not feel the humiliation
| that had been inflicted upon the Reich
| stag, He attacked the China policy of the
| government, declaring that Europe was
reaping what she and the missionaries
| had sOwn. He blamed Emperor Williams
| speeches Tor the cruel manner in which
| the war was being Waged in China. rIdi-
| culed the mission OF Count Won Walder-
see. and asserted that IL would be impos-
! sible for China TO accept the conditions
| which the imperial chancellor had ser
| forth.
Gen. IIamphries selects Winter Post.
Tientsln, via Shanghai, Nov. Is,-Brig
/ Gen. Charles F. Hnmphries, OF Gen. Chat
/ fees stan, who left about week ago for
/ Shan Hal Kwan, on the Gulf OF Lao
Tung, TO inspect that place, with a special
view 10 its availability as a winter port,
returned to-day. He says that pier viii
be built at international expense, the cost
| to be S200 600, at Ching Wong Tao. eight
miles from shan Hal kWan. owing 10 Tha
| greater ease with which that port can be
| kent cpen for winter communication
kWANG 81 CABLES KAISER.
! Chinese Emperor Promises 10 Punish All