The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02
A LACK OF HARMONY
GERMAN PAPERs' PREDICTION OF
COMING TROUBLE.
RUSSlA'S ACTION A SURPRISE.
GERMANY MAY nOT ACT IN FULL
ACCORD WITS POWERS.


or's Personal Man-PeopIe Are
Embiitered ON Account of the Em-
peror's Ignoring the Retchstag.
Press Severely Disapproves HIS
Course-Task Before Count Won
MaIdersee.
Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press)
Berlin. Sept 1.-The German press Is
full Of articles commenting on the latest
turn OF the China question, which Is gen
orally construed as marking the Begin
ming OF serious lack OF harmony be-
tween the Powers. whose Chinese
Interests are colliding in too many
points 20 enable them TO maintain a unit
cd frort lengthily.
Russlr's sudden change OF attitude came
here as complete surprise. since the
latest previous utteraRces OF Russia seem
ed to denote a continuance OF the closest
Russo-German relations on the subjeot Of
China although It was known here that
the unmcasured Won waldersee ldolntry
and the putting by Emperor William OF
the onus for Won waldersee's appoint
ment upon the Car. as well as the con-
tlnued increase OF the German forces in
China. and Emperor Williams impulsivc
farewell speeches. had greatly displessed
Russian government circles. including the
Car
Won waldersee has been sent as the
Emperor's personal man TO China. rather
against the wishes OF Count Won Buelow.
the minister OF foreign affairs. who dis
approves of the "polltioo-diplomaiico
generalissimo'' whose hand IN China may
upset all Count Won Buelow has been able
TO do. Nevertheless. the Emperor ex-
poets that Won waldersee. after his ar
rival In ch.:ia. viii take his instrucflons
solely from him and carry out His Majes-
iy's personal ideas regarding the Chinese
situation. Vcs f1uelow repeatedly pro-
tested against this arrangement, though
unavailingly.
Criticism of the Emperor.
IL would be a mistake to believe the
/ Emperor therein has the Endorsement OF
the majority of the nation. on the con-
/ trary. everything points otherwise. The
nation Is smhittered az His Maiesty's con
tinued ignoring OF the Reichstag. An
overwhelming part of the press daily dis
| approves OF Emparor Williams personal
! Chinese policy. even including the conserv-
ative aud lingo nAtionalistic press. The
Kreuz Zeitung consistently demands that
the Chinese policy he OF narrower limiis
and the Deutsche lTages Zeitung says con-
ditions which allow the sole constitution
ally responsible person" viz. the Impe-
rial Chancellor. ITO absent himself during
the most critical times" and which "ig-
more the Offices aims and declarations
and Also ignore the Reichstag." are
hardly bearabie." Many papers OF all
shades talk similarly.
A foreign ofnce Official said TO the CORE
spondent Of the Associated Press to-day:
Germany does not interpret the United
States answer 20 Russia's note as meaning
the withdrawal OF the United Stafes from
the entente Of the Powers Naturally when
eight Powers act together n Is impossible
for all TO have the same ideas at the same
time Any new proposition must lead 10
an interchange OF opinions TO reach an
agreement which will be the result this
time"
Won waIdersee'. Task.
The foreign Office regards Count Won
Waldarsee's task as unforestalied by re-
cent events He will become commander
in-chief Of all the foreign troops IN Pc
Chi Ii upon his arrival there. since Rus
sia does not propose to withdraw from
IL is said that the German minister 20
China is still at Shanghai. and that Il Is.
left 10 him to decide 10 stay there or go
elsewhere Asked whether the minister
would conduct the peace negotiations IN
behalf OF Germany. the foreign office oft
clal previously referred to. answered:
NO peace negotiations are In prospect"
Sesian day this year was much less oh
served both officially and privately. The
Al N.afa 81
others absteined from celebrating IL. The
school celebrations to-day differed from
the usual affairs OF that kind I'm pointing
out many instances OF Franco-Gsrm3n
comradeship IN China.
The most remarkable result of the re-
cent excavations at Speyer has heen he
unearthing intact OF the tOmbs and bones
OF the Emperors Of the Ssllc dynasty,
which had been projected against the
French in isSs. by thick subteranean
walls.
Tho North German Lloyd steamer Kai-
serin Maria Theresa. on her home trip.
succeeded IN sending q message 100 kilo-
metres. by a wireless telegraph appara-
tus.
Guarding the Emperor.
Since King Humberts assassination.
tina safety service around the Emperor
has been intensified. the main precautions
being taken against Italians, hut they are
also taken against strangers. All We
hicle and pedestrian traffic was stopped
for an hour tonight for the tattoo near
the schloss. before the beginning Of the
ceremony. within the radius OF n mile.
For the army maneuvers similar precau-
tlons will be taken.
The reform plan for the higher schools
of Prussia now adopted. renders the
study OF English obligatory. but only In
the higher classes.