The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-13
THE APPROVAL OF WALDERSEE
UNITED STATES HAS sIGNIFIED ITS
ACouIEsCENCE IN SELECTION.
Emperor William Cabled n Letter oi
Thanks TO President Mckinley,
Who Replied.

Washington August 12.-The depart
ment of state tonight made public the corr
respondence had with the German govern
ment and the emperor relative to the APP
pointment of Count Won Waldersee for the
chief command of the cooperating forces
in China.
The first official intlmation on the sub
ject was received through the United
States charge d'alfalres in Berlin whose
telegram was TO this effect:
THE embassy of the United States, Ber~
lin. August Z. 1900.-Secretary State,
Washington Advised of the declared
Willingness of the emperor of Russia
that the Russian forces in the province
| OF Chi Ii be put under chief command Of
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee.
preference TO the German commander-in-
chief has also been expressed by the Jap
anese govei nment. The government of
! GERMANY states its desire to be given
carly information in regard to the views
of the United States government respect
ing the chief command and also to be
] advised of the manner in which the
| United States could be disposed TO join
the forces under United States command
in Chi LII to the army operating there
under Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee.
Jackson. Charge"
This was followed on August by an
other telegram from the charge DAT
flares in Berlin, reporting that Italy and
Austria had also accepted Count Won Wal
dersee as the chief commander over the
cooperating forces in Chi Ii and that
no replies had as yet been received from
other governments.
On August 10 Mr. Jackson telegraphed
that Great Britain had accepted the Ger
m Nn1Tp dar no ba
should be generally accepted by the pow
ers. AS a necessary detail of the common
understanding, the German emperor
makes the suggestion that one or more
military officers Of each cooperating ma
tionality should be attached to the head
quarters Of Count Won Waldersee in order
to carry on communication with the re-
spectlve national governments
On the night Of August 10. the following.
from the charge daffaires in Berlin, was
telegraphed to Mr.. jackson for commune
cation to the German foreign office:
THE government Of the United States
will be much gratfied to secure the com
mand Of so distinguished and experienced
an officer as Count Won Waldersee fol-
any combined military operations in which
the American troops take part after the
arrival of that officer in China to attain
the purposes declared by this government
in the circular note delivered TO the pow
ers under date of July 8.
The general commanding the American
forces in China has already been author
lied to agree with other commanders ~
to common official direction of the
various forces in their combined opera
lions, preserving the integrity of his
American division as "a separate organiza-
ton A copy of this communication will
be transmitted to him.
AS certain time must elapse before
Count Won Waldersee can reach China,
and conditions are rapidly changing, II
would seem desirable to leave questions
of method 10 be determined in view Of
the conditions which may then exist. The
suggestion of his majesty. the German
emperor that one or more military off,
GERS Of each nationality should be at
tached to the headquarters OF Count Won
Waldersee to maintain communicate "a
with the national contingent meets the
approval of this government"
Inc communication of this memoran-
dum having been made as directed the
president received last night Saturday
the following congratulatory telegram
from the German emepor
, His Excellency, the President of the
United States
ceiyed with pleasure the determination
of the United States that American and
German soldiers shall fight together for
the common cause of civilization under
one commsnderi chief The brave army
/, OF your country. which has shown of late
. so many warlike qualities, united with
hurope, will be irresistible Field Mar
shall Count Won Waldersee. who will have
tho honor Of leading your forces is moi
, stranger TO America HIS wife is au
American by birth. beg your excellence
to accept my heartfelt thanks for ms
confidence OF the United States. placed IN
, the leadership of Count Won Waldersee
Wilhelm II,
;. To this telegram the president cabled
the following acknowledgement today:
His lmeprial Majesty. Wilhelm IL. HON.
= burg schoss. Germany:
= Washington. August III am graf
4 med TO receive your majesty's message
: OF good will in relation to the selection
. OF Count Won Waldersee. and. like you.
] see in our common effort to discharge !
common duty OF humanity an addltiona
recognition of the kindly ties and mutua
interests that exist between this country
( and Germany. ~
William Mckinley"
h HoLBROOK COLLEGE BURNED.