The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-20

interest IN nhtiinR OursetFos uoWu IN
China TO q definite stretch OF territory.
German trads had spread far and wide
In China long before we occupied Kiao
Chou. We defend our rights In peaceful
competition therefore with all nations.
on the principle OF live ana LET i've
That 10 the ob1ent OF the AnRio-aerman
agreement of October 1e, the principles OF
which tne other cabinets have dsciared
themselves in agreement with.
"ws assume that the other powers will
not make territorial acquisitions. There
Is no ground for doubling the loyalty of
their attitude. or the end set In view
by ths circular note only the most urgent
point, the liberation OF the Europeans
In Pekin has been attained. Other high
Iy important objects remain TO bs
reached-security OF the lives and proper
ty OF foreigners, adequate satisfaction
for outrages, compensation for the dis
bursements made and the costs incurred
and the safeguarding Of our possessions.
For the attainment of these an unani-
nous agreement has been arrived at by
the representatives OF the powers In Pc
kin, whose demand now communicated:
" China shall erect a monument to
Baron Won Ketteler on the site where he
was,murdered and send an imperial prince
TO Germany to convey an apology. she
shall inflict the death penalty upon
eleven princes and officials already named
and suspend provincial examinations
for five years where the outrages oc-
CURED
" In future, all officials failing to. pre-
vent anti-foreign outrages within their
Jurisdiction shall bs dismissed and pun
ished.
I" Indemnity shall be paid TO states,
corporations and individuals. The Tsung
LII Yamen shall be abolished and Its
functions vested in foreign minister.
Rational intercourse shall be permitted
with the Emperor as In civilized conn
tries.
'The forts az Taku and the other
forts on the coast OF Chi Ii shall be razed
and the importation Of arms and war ma
terisl prohibited.
I" Permanent legation guards shall
be maintained and also guards Of COM
munication between Pekin and the sea.
Imperial proclamations shall be
posted for two years through the Empire,
suppressing Boxers.
Indemnity is to include oompensa-
tion for chinese who suffer ed through
being employed by foreigners, but not
compensation for native Christians.
"'China shall erect expiatory monu-
ments in every foreign or International
burying ground, where graves have bean
profaned
" The Chinese government shall un-
dertaks to enter upon negotiations for
such changes in existing treaties, regard
ing trade and navigation as the foreign
governments deem advisable, and with
reference TO other matters having In
view the Mobilization OF commercial reIa-
tious.'
.'It is-impossible to foresee further de-
velopments. We shall not allow ourselves
to be led beyond these demands kept
by the interests of eiyilizationA and
especially by the interests OF Germany
Later in his speech, Count Won Bue.
low said:
"The loyalty OF Germany's policy has
been proved by the fact that the other
powers have transferred to us the su
preme Command In the province Of Chi
LII. We would willingly have placed our
troops under the command Of any other
power. We notified Russia to that
effect. A desire was expressed in many
quarters to offer the supreme command
to Germany. We could not be deaf to
the call of other powers, and In accepting
the responsibility we proclaimed our con-
vic.ion that Germany's policy contained
of the other governments could give
ground for misgivings."
"By despatohing troops to China, we
have In no way impaired our readiness to
do battle In Europe. We declare that
we are on guard. In undertaking the
charge OF the interests OF other nations,
acting as a lightning conductor for the
other powers, we have no desire to play
the role or Providence on earth. In
Spanish American and South African
wars we pursued a policy of honorable
neutrality because 1t was best for Ger.
many"
DR.. Liebsr, ths centrist leader, ex-
pressed approval of the statements of the
chancellor and Of she policy followed by
the government, including the Anglo
German agreement and the maintenance
OF friendship with Russia; but he de-
ciared that, in viewof the gross disre-
gard which the government had shown
for the constitutional rights OF the
Reichstag, some indemnity ought to be
granted by the government for Its ex~
treme presumption.
Her Bebei, the Socialist leader, who fol-
lowed, was called to order asking whether
the centrists did not feel the humiliation
that had been inflicted upon the Reich
stag. He attacked the China policy of
the government, declaring that Europe
was reaping what she and the mission
aries had sown. He blamed Emperor
William speeches for the cruel manner
IN N hfah the war was being WaQed In