Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-27
RUSHING To WAR
KAISER RUSHING ARMY AND
NAVY TO CHINA.
Won WALDERSEE MUST FIGHT,
Chance for Grand Stand Play-Break-
ing Faith With the
Chinese. 911a

New York, Sept. ga Herald special
from Washington says: Grave appra-
hension is expressed in official circles
that Germany Is rushing into al with
China
Kaiser Wilhelm has given unmistak-
able evidence of his desire to prevent the
settlement of the trouble by strongly
reinforcing his fleet and army in the far
east and in the propositions which he
has submitted to the powers. 1t is fur
Their known at the department of state
that the attitude of the United States
is a matter of official criticism in Ger
many. and it is unlikely that the Berlin
government will be willing to accedt to
any suggestion which this government
may make unless forced to do so by
pressure applied from other powers.
In view of the near prospect that the
United States will enter into preliminary
negotiations with Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang for peace, sincere regret is
expressed that Germany should impose
the necessity Of further military occu-
patton. 1t is pointed out hat to the
Chinese there is little or no difference
between foreigners, and should the Ger
mans assume offensive operations,
Americans may be classed with the enc
my and treated accordingly. Peace has
been maintained in the southern prov
inces only by positive assurances from
the powers that the Acknowledgement of
China was not contemplated and that
when order was restored the troops
should be withdrawn. Should one of the
powers announce military operations
now that order, according to Major Gen
eral Chaffee, has been restored in Pekin.
and is being restored throughout the
province of Chi Ii, the authorities fear
that the viceroys will not be disposed to
keen the natives in nhhnE and that tho
result may be disastrous to all foreign
interests.
These are the immediate conditions
which cause this government to hope
that Germany will hesitate before as
suming a policy at variance with her
purpose when the Chinese
trouble began. In a circular note to
the powers. Emperor William stated:
w desire no partition of China. The
Imperial government is imbued with the
feeling that the agreement between the
powers is a primary condition to the
restoration Of peace in China"
In what is considered a marked con-
trast to this assertion, Germany ordered
$4,000 men to China, and understanding
that the imperial government would re-
fuse to surrender it's subjects to be pun
ished by foreign powers, proposed that
as a condition precedent to negotiations.
China will be compelled to deliver ND
the responsible authorities for the out
RACES.
China, on the other hand, has. ap-
pointed Primo Tuan, according to re-
liable information received at the state
department, president of the privy coun-
ell and rewarded other officials who
were prominent in the Boxer movement,
Germany will find in this reason for
continued operations. especially in view
of the arrival of Count Won lWaldersee.
but the United States will not regard it
as a sufficient cause for refusing to COM
mence preliminary negotiations. The
only effect will be to cause this govern
ment to make prominent early In the
negotiations it's demand that
tiles responsible for the outrages be pun
ished.