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POWERS MT IN ACCORD
SAYS COUNT Won BUELOW REGARD
ING THE NEGOTIATIONS PRO-
CEEDING IN PEKIN
DIsrRUsr OF THE CHINESE
Won WaIdersee WIFI Remadn at His
Present Post Until Substantial
Guarantees Are Forth
coming From China.

BERLIN, March 15.-The imperial
chancellor, Count Won Baelow, in a
speech in the Reichstag, admitted that
differences of opinion had arisen between
the powers in regard to Chinese affairs,
but he hoped they would be overcome.
The question of indemnities, the cham
cellor said offered such difficulties as to
have thus far prevented the drawing up
of a programme acceptable to all the
powers But. China had Internationally
admitted her obligations and had grant
ed compensation.
The chancellor alluded to the Anglo
German agreement saying its tendency
was to preserve the integrity of China
SO long as possible and to protect Ger
man trade there. The agreement did not
refer to Manchuria and did not contain
secret clauses.
Germany, Count Won Buelow proceed
ed, recognized that the highly gifted peo-
pie of Japan had attained by their intel
ligence, the position of a great power
in the far east and that Germany had
been loyalty supported by Austria and
Italy, as a matter of course, because of
the absolutely unshaken continuance of
the triple alliance.
Count Won Buelow continued:
ONLY WANTS PEACE.
''Just as good as our relations with
IluSS1d ana Great brJIalN, are our r6td-
tions with the United States. France and
Japan. The United States is taking her
part zealously in the negotiations, and
is especially displaying the keenest in
terest in the maintenance of China's in
tegrity.
Between ourselves and France there
is in China. as in most part of the other
points of the earth, no essential opposi-
ton. Our task is, amid the claims of
the different powers, to safeguard our
neutrality in peace and our great and
lasting interests. All we are anxious
for is to restore peaceful conditions in
China as soon as possible and retain un-
impaired our possession and trade inter
est. We wish by our just and loyal at
titude to assuage the existing difference
and, by the cooperation of others, to
attain our common objects and secure
suitable compensation for, the costs OF
the expeditions rendered necessary by
the outrage upon the law of nations and
to maintain the freedom of our trade"
Herr Bebel, Socialist leader, said there
was no need for SO many German troops
in China. He must protest against pro-
viding troops for Great Britain. The
most serious developments in China had
yet to come. He feared that what had
begun In the East must one day be set
tied with arms in the West. He shared
the chancellor's wish to get out of China
as soon as possible.
After several other speeches the chan
cellor again spoke. He said:
IN THE DARK AS TO RUSSIA.
.I again say to Herr Bebel that we
support in China solely German interests.
leaving the British to guard their own.
Herr Richter asks what is the position
regarding the Manchuria, agreement.
That 1 don't know, nor is it even known
to certain governments which are more
concerned in the Manchurian agreement
than ourselves"
In reply to question as to how long
the German troops would remain in the
province of Chi Ii, Count Won Buelow
said:
That will depend on China's fulfill
ment of peace conditions which she has
accepted. But no longer will promises
or the most charming notes from Ii
Hung Chang be of any avail. AS soon
as we receive serious guarantees
for payment of the indemnities we shall
Immediately withdraw our troops
1T affords US no pleasure whatever to
remain in the province of Chi Ii. We
shall leave with a sincere and lively de-
sire that we may be spared as long as
possible from seeing it again. We shall
not stay day longer than is required.
Until then Count Won Waldersee viii
FIJI his post as at present"
The session was the most heated and
interesting of the year Count Won Bue-
low spoke with great force and drew
applause from his opponents, particular
ly when ne said that Germany could not