The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-08
GERMANY NERVOUS.
NEWS FROM CHINA OvERsHADows
EVERYTHING.
GOVERNMENT is SUSTAINED.
MAJORITY AGREES THAT THE SIT
UATION is MOST SERIOUS.

William VIII Accompany the Iron
clnd Division Part of the Way on
the China VOyage--He Was Won
derfuIIy Aroused by the Murder OF
His Minister-His Thrent Was to
Take Vengeance in Manner
Never Before Seen.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter. Copy
right. 1900 by the Associated Press)
Berlin, July THE news from China
overshadows everything here. The usu-
ally quiet. self-contained German nation
both high and low has become deeply
nervous. Every bit of news from China
is instantly heatedly commented upon
everywhere.
Opinions. withal, differ radically among
tho masses. but the majority believes with
the government that the Chinese situation
is most serious. This results. too, from
Emperor William and a number of the
cabinet members having postponed their
summer vacation because II is expected
that before long the weightiest decisions
must be taken.
His Majestys Chinese reward dispatch
is commented on by the press sympatheti-
cally. The Tageblatt says:
This manifestation of the solidarity of
tho interests of all the civilized nations
shows the broadness OF the Emperor S
views and sentiments"
Emperor William will on Monday ac-
company the German ironclad division
bound for China, into the North sea. II
is known in he Emperor's encourage that
His Majesty, in his usual impulsive way
not only gave utterance to many undiplo-
matte thoughts and opinions, on receipt
of the news of the assas sination of Baron
Won Ke etteler, the late German minister at
Pekin but could with difficulty be re-
strained FROM following the .ctates of his
henrt and forthwith ordering a regular
army corps to be mobilized and sent to
China. The more sober views of the min
lister of foreign affairs Count ven Bue-
low, prevailed only after several lengthy
con nferences.
Among those who were ear-witnesses OF
the Emperors remarks 10 the marines at
Wllhelmshaven, previous 10 their depar-
ture for China, 1t is known that his ad-
dress was much more strongly worded
than officially reported, and the newspa-
pers of WilhelWshaven and that vicinity
publish the original version, in which was
the following:
II hope to re-cstablish the peace with
the sword and take vengeance in a man
ner never before seen by the world. send
you to eradicate the dishoncr done to the
Fatherland by barbarans / shall not rest
until the German colors fly from the
Pekin wall"
number of interesting press utter
ances appear to-day. The semi-official
Post has an inspired article, in which
the reasons why Germany cannot counsel
Russia to accep Japanese intervention are
set forth In detail. The writer says:
THE first principle of German policy
is 20 do nothing that could be interpreted
as an act of partisanship against Rus
sia- All attempts by England to induce
Germany 20 abandon her neutral position
toward the diplomatic negotiations now
in progress will fail That England is de-
sirous of Japanese Intervention Is COM
prehensble, in view of England's weak
military position ind her rivalry with
Russia. For Germany matters are diff
ferent. The abandonment of our tradi-
tional friendship with Russia would be
too inadequately rewarded by England's s
platonic approval"