Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
GERMANY WILL INSIST
On Carrying Out the Foreign Min
listers Chinese Program.
The Government Has Not Changed its Atti-
tude Advice From n Chinaman with
Respect to tho Government of PeIsm
and Acceptance of Earl LIS Offer.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter.)
Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated

Berlin. Aug. 25.-Oficial circles here
emphasize the statement that Ger
many, after taking Pekin. and Field
pointment to the command of the al
lied forces in China, stands precisely
in the same attitude as before. Ger
many, 1t is added, still insists on car
rying out the program which the Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs, Count Won
Buelow. published in his circular of
July Sd, and which was approved here
and abroad. 1t is also officially claimed
that all the other Powers Interested
still adhere to that program, OF which
there now remain two most important
paragraphs, viz: Adequate redress
from Chinese crimes against internal
tional rights and the establishment
of an orderly state of affairs. and the
installation of a government willing
and able to give guarantees against
the recurrence of the recent outragcs.
Many papers. however continue to eX-
press distrust OF the intentions of sew
eral OF the Powers, especially Great
Britain and France, claiming they
have separate plans regarding the
Yang Use Valley and the Southern
provinces. So far as Russia is con-
| cerned. the German press is not eXer-
clScu, DcCuuSc IL has Dcen olIlClHlly uu-
| mitted by Germany that Germany
does not oppose any Russian plans
affecting the Northern provinces as
| not touching Gcrmany's political or
commercial interests.
WORK FOR WALDERSEE.
| The belief is generally held here by
| both the government and the press
| that Count Won Waldersee will find
plenty to do after his arrival in China,
even If his command is restricted to
| the province of Pc Chi Ii.
The leading central organ, the
| Cologne Volks Sertung, forms an eX-
| ception to this rule. sounding warn
| ing against Won Waldersee's overstep-
| ping the bounds drawn by Count Won
| Bueow.
from a CHINAMAN.
The Lokal Anzeigcr publishes an in
| terview with Il Chinese diplomat here,
| who is quoted as saying:
Neither the Emperor nor the Dow
ager Empress will return to the capt.
tai until the foreign troops are with
| drawn, therefore, the allies had bet
ter appoint either provisional Coy
ernor or a Regent. proposing for the
latter Prince Ching"
The Chinese diplomat also advises
concluding peace and accepting the Of
fer of IL Hung Chang, who. assured
| ly. is empowered either by the TsunS
| LII 1amen, Nne i,ihpeiot VI INC LII
| press" He further remarks that the
''war was certainly over. since China
has neither Generals, soldiers or ma
| terial left"
"'The only danger of renewal of hos
| Titles" he declared, was If harm be-
| fell the Empress or Emperor"
OTHER ITEMS.
The Foreign Office publishes q letter
! from the Tao Tai of Annoy to the Ger
man Consul there. expressing his deep
regret at the death of Baron Won ket-
| teller the late German Minister at
| Pekin.
| The naval manoeuvres this week
were interesting in demonstrating the
fact that torpedo boats are powcrless
to attack big vessels Mt night IL pro-
per vigilance Is observed.