The age-herald., 1900-07-16
CHINESE ENIGMA
 WORRIES GERMANY
Great Preparation for a Special
 Expedition Being Made.
IT WILL BE AN ELITE CORPS
The Greatest Care is Being Taken in Selecting the Officers and Men Commanders Will be Best
 in German Army

Berlin July 15.-Interest in the Chinese enigma here is deepening steadily, both with the government and the nation. The preparations for a special expedition oc- supy a large part of public attention Among the officers who will go to China are a number of the best and most efficient in the German army, a score of them have belonging to the general staff and the num- Der will also include some who were for mery military instructors in Tien Tsin and elsewhere. The greatest care has been taken in selecting the officers and men, The authorities will send only those who are declared fit by the doctors for lengthy and arduous campaign in dangerous climate In a word the German corps is going to be a really elite corps.
 The circular of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Von Buelow, meets with singularly unanimous approval in the Ger man press excepting solely the Socialist or gans which continue to abuse the govern ment for its so-called Weltmacht Politik (World power policy), claiming 1t has thereby precipitated the Chinese crisis. The rest of the press and the nation as whole fully endorse Count Von Buelow's policy, chasing it as wise, moderate and circum- spect The whole attitude of the nation toward the understanding between the powers excludes the idea of Germany seek ing separate advantages from action in China. No i'll will is shown in the press or by the public towards any other power in regard to China unless in the case of some of the rabid Anglophobe newspa- pers The Deutsche Tages Zeitung points out while the other powers bend their ef- forts to subdue China, England alone is prostrate, etc, and with it's small force of mercenaries cannot be trusted" because the are unable to take an adequate part in such tasks of civilization
 England's Position
 The paper adds: England is thus forced to rely on Japan to get her chesnuts from the fire. England's importance is mainly owing to her unrighteous South African war, and the legitimate interests of the whole civilization now thereby suffer-"
 But this portion of the eGrman press has no influence.
 Lieutenant General Pocchammar, in Die Woche today, discusses the military situ- ation in China, pointing out the difficulties of a campaign there for the allies, in cluding the climate commissariat, hous- ing, roads, possible lack of harmony and international jealouses, saying: China evidently largely counts on the latter, or else she would not have been bold enough to defy the whole western continent. She expects a large mortality among tn Euro pean troops from the rainy season, just setting in there The government here mains without confirmatory news of the losses and risings in the Kiao Chou dis trict. The newspapers are calling atten- ton to the alleged excess of Chinese campaign of les," citing as proof the text of a number of recent statements of Chi nese authorities, expressing the belief that the Chinese are cunningly attempting to SOW dscord in the ranks of the powers.
 A number of German papers contain com munications condemnng further sales of ships, ammunition and arms to China.
 One letter from a retired German deplores the fact that German soldiers in China are being killed with German Krupps and Mausers.
 The Hay-Holleben agreement continues to be discussed here. The foreign office has hitherto been rather reticent on the sub feet.
 The Frankfurt Zeitung maintains that the German sugar question with the United States which aroused the worst bad blood, is left untouched by the new agreement
 The Shah of Persia today consulted with a specialist, Dr. Pfeiffer, at Wiesbaden, and then proceeded to St. Petersburg
 Throughout Germany a house search is going on to secure evidence against the Polish leaders of high treason, especially as to whether they contribute to the so- called national treasury. This is owing to general instructions from the Leipsic im- perial band