New-York tribune., 1900-07-20
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corps that ne had teiegraphed to Peking urging
the protection of the foreign legations.
KAISER STOPS MESSAGES.

| KAISER STOPS MESSAGES.
! GROUNDS FOR CHECKING SECRET DIS
PATCHES FROM BERLIN
| Berlin, July 10--The "Berliner Post" this
| evening contains article. evidently from off,
| cial sources giving the views OF the German
Foreign Office regarding the withdrawal from
| the Chinese Minister in Berlin Of the right to
| use the telegraph for secret messages. The
article admits that the step is unprecedented
but declares that it was rendered necessary by
the abnormal relations between Germany and
China" The article adds:
The regular Chinese troops are in the field
against the German troops. 1t also remains
unknown whether the Government from which
the Chinese Minister was accredited still exists
Since the status in China is not absolutely clear
and since the news given out by the Chinese
Minister has not always been confirmed by the
facts, 1t is impossible to permit him to commu-
nicate freely with his Government under the
fiction that there is no war.
The article goes on to insinuate that the Ger
man Government had expected the Chinese Min
lister to take the initiative in offering to show to
the Foreign Office all the dispatches as an evil
dence of his good faith, and adds;
The German Government has given fresh evil
dence of its frank and above board policy. since
1t could easily have secured the correspondence
through bribery. which it dsdained TO do. 1t
| is matter of honor for the Chinese Minister
to respond to the loyal attitude OF Germany tow
ard him with proof of equal loyalty his part
The step taken is an appeal to his moral sense
FEAR OF DISAGREEMENT.
The "Vosssche zeitung' and the National
Zeitung' discuss Count Won Bt!ow's step, CIV
ing it their full approval The "Kreuz Zeitung'
considers it doubtful whether the Powers will
harmoniously carry out the programme laid
down by the Foreign Secretary. This paper
says:
IIct ho liant in ,i,aF |,
the Powers may disagree, and that each will
withdraw to its own sphere of influence. At any
rate il is now certain that the war will last for
a long time, and that the present troops in the
field are entirely insufficient. Doubtless if the
United States Government had already created
military basis in China, Washington would
now make claim for separate sphere Of in
fuence. If imperialism succeeds at the forth
coming Presidential election a strong expansion
policy toward China is to be expected from the
United States
In any case, in order to make their influence
felt in the coming reorganization of the Chinese
! Government each Power will probably estab blish
further points of support in China.
The "Lokal Anzeiger" says it learns that the
troops marching upon Pekng will receive orders
not to destroy the Imperial Palace.
GERMAN TRANSPORTS TO SAIL
Considerable apprehension is expressed by the
German press that the Chinese feet is preparing
to attack German transports upon their arrival,
but this anxiety is not sha ed by the Foreign
Office. With reference to the proposed prQhibi-
ton of the shipment of arms into China the
Foreign Office says that the matter has been
left to the Admiras who are exercising due
watchfuness. The Foreign Office does not be-
leve the statement telegraphed to an American
paper that the foreign legations safe in
bombproofs.
| 1t is now settled that the China expeditionary
! corps will sail in ten steamers from Bremen
| haven, between July 81 and August 8. a ship
! ment Of Spanish donkeys has arrived here for
! the expedition
| Professor 'Virthow at a meeting of the Berlin
! Medical Society to-day spoke highly of the
| services of Sir Robert Hart Director of Chinese
! Imperial Maritime Customs, supposed to have
shared the fate of the Legation officials, pointing
! out that his annual report had contained valu-
! able information regarding the sanitary condi-
| tiOns of China.
DR.. KultteeF who has just returned to
! Tubingen from the Transvaal. will go to China
as manager of the German Red Cross contingent
|