The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-07
WHITE ON CHINA TROUBLE
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 no talk of partitiof; this conflict will not terminate in that way, I'm sure. The allied powers will dictate terms to China"
 Ambassador White did not think the assassination of King Humbert would imperil the triple alliance. While not as popular in Germany as his father, ] King Victor Emmanuel III. is favora- bly, thought of there, and the ambassa- dor had no reason to think that there exists any disposition to sever the alli- ance.
 Speaking of the war speech of the kaiser, the mbassador declared that it was not until the French Journalists so Interpreted it that the speech was &C., cepted as an instruction to his troops to give no quarter to the Chinese. "The first time" said MT. White, that l re- ceived such an impression of the speech was when I received a Paris newspa- per. The emperor is an excellent speak er and, being emotional, he may be in- clined to yield to the impulse of the moment, perhaps but he knows how to control himself and he never meant to iiiNA NAANh'N' What he did say to them was that they should bear in mind that they were go- ing to face a desperate foe. Germany feels deeply the assassination of her minister. He was a superior man and much admired. The emperor liked him"
 According to MT White, the senti- ment of Germany toward the United States is now a great deal kindlier than it was in the first year of Mckinley s administration, when the tariff was a cause of offense The tariff is not mo- ticed now in more prosperous and &C., tive states And the alliance in the east" he observed, has had the effect of bringing the two nations closer. To be sure, the German people sympathiz- ed with Spain, but they are beginning to forget, and our recent reciprocity treaty lowering the tariff on certain German imports has had healthy ef- feet Our admiral's conduct in China was at first misconstrued but now the Germans approve his policy. Russia is distrusted, I should say, but the alli- Rnce in China will diminish that"
 The peace congress al The Hague, MT. White remarked, accomplished more than people gave 1t credit for. There were cases where differences between two powers might be submitted to the newly formed tribunal, so that wars would be lesssened in number. Should there arise difficulty between the Unit led States and France, the point at is sue would in all probability be submit ted and conflict avoided. The trouble was that the real scope and object of the peace convention was quite gener- ally misunderstood. Those who did not exaggerate it's significance had no req son to edisappointed
 "As to the English war in Africa, | German feeling is strongly on the side | of the Boers, but their most enthusias- | tic friends now express the hope that | they will lay down their arms and be | spared fruitless bloodshed,' MT. White l said. German military attaches who | have seen the American soldier in bat l tie were appreciative of his qualities.
 Ambassador White said he did not | indend to make any political speeches | while home. Asked If he were candi- | date for any office and possibly for gov ernor, he said, No" and smiled When | asked what he thought of the political | situation he said; 80 far as I can judge, 1t would be better for the Amer 1can people to keep in the administra- tion. It is not wise to swap horses while crossing the stream. There are | some grave questions before the coun- try. The present administration ap- pears to be handling these questions of | importance wisely. That is my advice. If the people want to make change let them defer it for four years more"