The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-21
BLUFF YANKEE;
NAUGHTY GERMAN
Chaffee Sends Note to WaIdersse
and Then Gets il
Back.

LONDON. Dec. 10.-"General Chaffee
wrote a letter TO Count Won walder-
see" says the Peking correspondent
ot the Morning Post, complaining OF
the removal by French and German
troops OF the astronomical instruments
from the wall of Peking, but the letter
was returned To- him on account of its
tone lie has notified the foreign en-
voys that all persons are prohibited
passing the American guard on en-
tering the south gate OF the palace
owing TO the frequent cases of loot
ing. The ministers are offended at this
individual assumption OF authority.
THE GERMAN EXPLANATION.
BERLIN, Dec. n. 2 u. m.-The Ger
man Foreign Office authorizes the As
ISOLATED Press to make the following
statement regarding the Waldersee-
Chaffee Incident. based upon n cable
dispatch just received from Field Mar
shal Won waldersee:
General Chaffee wrote Field Marshal
won waldersee letter In a rough tone.
tField Marshal Won Waldersee refused to
receive a. returning the same TO Cen
eral Chaffee. The latter then wrote a
second letter. apologizing for his Objec-
tionable expressions, whereupon Field
Marshal Won waldersee invited Cen
eral Chaffee to breakfast and the in
cident was amicably closed
CHAFFEEs REPORT
WASHINGTON. Dee. 1.-THE War
Department has received a report from
General Chaffee OF the incident that oc-
CURED at Peking I'm connection with
his representations To Field Marshal
Won waldersee. II appears that Cen
eral Chaffee did use some pretty vigor-
Gus language In protesting against the
thieving and looting Of the foreign
troops. What particularly hurt Count
Won waldersee was n pointed reference
by General Chaffee 10 the factthat this
disgraceful and unmilitary practice Of
loutinR was being INDUCED in, not by
the men who did the fighting and
opened the way to Peking. but by the
late corners. who had borne none Of the
brunt Of conflict and hardship. Wald-
ersee himself did not reach Peking IN
til long after the expeditlonary force
had occupied the town.
: ~ H. recognized here officially that
. General Chaffce had provocation foi
his deliverance. but regret Is felt thai
he used this tone in addressing th'
Field Marshal. It Is significantly point
> ed out that perhaps II was not hcum
bent upon General Chaffse to make an
representations whatever on this sub
r tect TO the Field Marshal. as there r. M
!. longer any Official tie between them
when the United States Governmen
changed the character OF its militar,
representation In Peking from an expe
ditionary force 20 n mere legation
guard Of course that guard no 'onEe
came under the control OF the com
rnander-in-chief ut PekinR. but wa
;. simply n part % Minister Conger's Of
: fetal household.
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.
BERLIN. Dec. 1.-THE German Gov
eminent has not taken official motto
! Of General Chafree's letter TO Coun
Won waIdersee complaining OF the re
novai of the astronomical instrument
from the wall Of Peking and the retur
Of the letter TO the American com
napder ION account Of its tone" Onl
n few Of the papers print the incider
In their news columns. The "Vossisch
ZeitunR remarks:
whatever the cause, General Chat
fee had In no case n right 20 use sue
rough language In n letter to the CON
y rnander-ln-chief"
The Berlin TaEebistt' observes
I'VE must. Of course. reserve n defini'
Judgment until reliable German report
= have been received. Whoever know
II however. Of the general acknowledge
\ diplomatic tact Of Count Won walders'
p viii not doubt that ne would not hay
k employed such brusdue procedu1
without the strongest kind OF provoc'
= ticn."
Captain Dannhauser, who Is Wit