The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
SCORE ONE FOR CHINA
PRINCE CHUN HAS RATHER THE
BETTER END
Conveyance of Chinese Official ApOI-
ogy for the Murder of Won
KetteIer Is ShOrn of Its
Expected Effect.

POTSDAM, Sept. 3.-Prince Chun ar
rived here this afternoon from Switzer-
land. He was received at the railway
station by the town commandant and the
chief of police and was driven to the
Orange palace in Sans Souci Park.
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-It is said in official
circles that the interview between En-
peror William and Prince Chun must oc-
cur tomorrow or Thursday as his majesty
goes to the maneuvers Friday.
The correctness of the report that En-
peror William removed all hindrances
from Prince Chun's coming to Berlin by
telegra phing his willingness to receive
him alone is admitted in official circles.
1t is reported that Baron Won RIGHT
hofen, the foreign secretary, will assist
Emperor William at the reception of the
Chinese envoy. Count Won Buelow will
not be present. King Chang, the Chinese
ambassador, will act as interpreter. No
other Chinese will be present. Emperor
William will have the Chinese envoy as
his guest and will lodge him at the
Orange palace at Potsdam. He will then
ccme to Berlin, where a palace will be
placed at his disposal for two months.
But it is not believed the prince will stay
here that length of time: tt is said in
official circles that Emperor William will
pay no further official attention to Prince
Chun after his majesty has received him
in audience. - A<1Oc
1t is generally conceded here that the
settlement of the Chun difficulty marks
another success for Chinese diplomacy.
A semi-official intimation has been con-
veyed to the press that the emperor
waived the petition for forgiveness owing
to a desire not to place China in the
attitude of having countenanced asSas-
sination. Stress is now laid upon an adj
dress which. Prince Chun will read to
Emperor William. Nevertheless the eX-
piatory mission has become shorn of all
semblance of national spectacle illus
trating German imperial supremacy, and
has dwindled down to private reception
of q rather unwelcome envoy, who has
had matters all in his own way regard
ing the performance of his errand
As matter of fact the government
now seems anxious to get rid as quickly
as possible of the expiatory incubus, and
the probabilities are that the mission
will leave Berlin soon after the audience.
p The first flush of satisfaction at being
rescued from an awkward position hav-
ing passed. the press and public now vent
their spleen upon Count Won Buelow, who
has really saved the government from an
absolute fiasco. The Pan-German papers
are particularly bitter. They deride the
imperial chancellor with lack. of stam-
ina, and refer to the incident as the
greatest snub since OlmuetZ."
In official circles" says the Berliner
Tageblatt, there exists a feeling that it
would be an error to insist that Prince
Chun beg pardon for the murder of Bar
on Won Ketteler, inasmuch as the German
government never took the position that
Emperor Kwang Su was responsible for
it,
The Boersen Courier says it learns that
Count Won Buelow dissuaded the kaiser
from insisting upon the ceremony of
prostration, arguing that mere external
tiles were worthless.