Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
AN ALLIANCE
Germany And Great Britain
Have Formed One.
OPEN PORTS M CHINA
No Dismemberment of The
Empire to Be Permitted.

London, Oct. 20.-Germany and
England, it is officially announced,
have formed an alliance to maintain
the territorial integrity of China, to
keep the ports open.
The terms of this important agree
ment were agreed upon the 10th be-
tween Lord Salisbury and Count Won
Hatzfeldt, the German ambassador to
England
As officially given out, are in sub
stance; Germany and England desire
to maintain their interests in China;
rights secured under treaties and
agree as prime pals regarding mutual
policy in China.
First, it is matter of joint perma-
nent, international interest to have
the Chinese ports open free to trade,
and the two governments agree to
hold the same for ali the Chinese ter
ritory SO far as they can exercise their
influence.
Second, both governments will not
use the present complications to OBJ
tain for themselves any territorial ad-
vantage in China, but will maintain
undiminished the territorial condi-
tions of the empire.
Third, in case another power en-
deavors to secure such advantages,
Germany and Great Britain reserve
the right to come to an understand
ing regarding the eventual steps neces-
sary for the protection of our own in
| tereStS,
This agreement will be presented
to the other powers with an invita-
ton to accept the principles contain
ed in it,
London, Oct. Pol believe, y"
said Emperor William to one of his
chief advisers recently ''it is to Ger
many's advantage for England to
have the Boer republics.' From a
recent interview with Lefus, the
Transvaal agent, it is inferred he was
informed that it would be hopeless to
expect aid from William in the inter-
vention campaign planned by sympa-
thizes with Kruger on his arrival.
New York. Oct. 20.-The American
Missionary Association has received a
unique report from Rev. Jee Gam, its
representative among the Chinese 10
San Francisco and on the Pacific coast.
and, it is believed, the first Chinaman
in the United States to be ordained to
the Protestant ministry. Rev. Jee
Gam considers in his report the pres
ent crisis in China from the stand
point of Christian Chinese. lie
says
Every instigator of China'S crimes
should be punished as lasting warn
ing to the people: but most OF the
actual perpetrators of the crimes are
more sinned against than SHINING, de-
ceived by the lies of men who knew
they were lying, and who sent them
into the work of slaughter, while the
real criminals stayed in the rear. The
Chinese claim many good reasons for
this uprising. 1t has been charged by
nom Christian people that the mis-
sionaries were to blame. | think this
is unjust In fact, whatever China
has accomplished is due to the work
of faithful missionaries.
1t is also true that the missionaries,
especially those of Catholic faith, have
often been charged by ignorant peo-
pie with decoying children and killing
them ,for their eyes and hearts tu
make medicines. These and other
silly rumors are set on foot by Budd-
hist and Taoist priests, who nave
shown most bitter jealousy toward
Christianity and missionaries. While
these absurd rumors have done much
mischief, they are insignificant com.
pared with the bitter feeling aroused
by the grabbing Of Chinese territory
by different powers. AL! praise to the
United States, for she is the only ma
tion that does not covet Chinese ter
ritory. The other powers are all
eager to have China partitioned. Rus
sia already has Port Arthur, New
Chang, Shen King province and Man
churia, still they want the Pechili
province Germany has Kiachau and
a large strip of Shantung province
and now wants more.
Great Britain took Hong Kong and
then Wei-hai.wei and lately grabbed
Kowloon and her covetuous eye is
firmly fixed on the YaDgtse valley
France seized AMMAN and Tong King
several years ago and is scheming to
extend her northern boundary far in
to Quang Sc and Yun.nan provinces
she is planning soon to grab the beau
tiful island of Hainan. Japan has
also become Unsuitable, She has al