The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-03-23

ne WOruS QuOieu were utleieu W
Count Won Buelow in his Official
capacity rs Chancellor OF the Ger-
mau Empire 10 the Reichstap today.
1t means, in word, that Russia
must abandon the Manchuyian
treaty which she is trying TO force
on China, or be forced to fight Ger
many as we'll as Great Britaiu and
Japan. Count Won Buelow spoke
with CREST force and was applauded
even by his opponents.
Count Won Below denied that
German troops we're to be used to
ease Great Britain. He asserted
that Germany was acting and would
act solely for herself. la reply to
a question as to how long the Ger
man troops would remain in the
province OF Chi LII, Count Won
Buelow said:
THAT will depend on China's full
fillment OF police conditions Whit h
she has accepted. But no long r
will promises or the most Cheering
notes from LII Hung Chang be IT
any avail. AS soon as we recei 9
serious guarantees for the PAYNE t
OF the indemnities, we shall immedl
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cit affords US no pleasure wha'-
to remain in Chi Lii. We shall
leave with sincere and l,vel y d.
SIRE that we may be spared as long
as possible from entering it again
We shall not stay a day longer than
is required. Uutil then Count Won
Waldersee will fill his post as at
present"
The Chancellor closed his speech
with the following significant words:
That we must advance our inter
ests in Eastern Asia is fact that
has becoms historic. 1t was in that
sense that I said three months ago
that we must have our place in the
sunshine. / say today that We will
keep that place in the sunshiI 9. an
not let ourselves be pushed into the
shadow
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader,
said there was no need for 30 many
German troops in China. He must
protest against providing troo. 8
for Great Britain. The most ser
Gus Developments in China had yet
to coma. he feared that what had
begun in,tbe East must one day lie
settled with arms in the West. Te
shared the Chancello,'s wish to get
out of China as soon as possible.
Herr Richter, the Radical leader,
said there was no occasion for Ger
many TO, be Great Britain's place
holder and to guard her position in
China, so that after the South Afri-
can war, as before, she might con-
tinue her course entirely uusym-
pathetic. Eerr r chter blamed
Emperor William for joining Russia
and France during the war between
China and japan, thus preventing
Japan, as he put it, from
becoming a wedge between
China and Russia Nov Russia is
reciprocating," said Herr Richter,
COY closing the door to trade iu the
whole of North China"
Another sensational passage in
Herr Richter's speech charged Ger,
many with "running into a blind
alley" The Radical leader went
on to say:
I'VE have heard that the Imperial
Chancellor has already prepared a
note announcing tbs anneAation Of
Shan Tuny. 1t is folly to be Eng
lands locum tenens in China and
thus enable her to bring to an end
the South African war, which is
entirely unpopular in Germany.
The Imperial Chancellor should
hasten peace with China, even IL
such trifling matters as the heads Of
few Maudarins should remain
unsettled.
ALREADY the troubles in China
have cost Germany 276,000,000
marks, swallowing up the profits of
Germany's trade with China for the
last twelve years."