The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-17
GERMANY is WEARY
"GET OUT OF CHINA" NOW THE
NATIONAL CRY.
EXPEDITION is EXPENSIVE
A THIRD GRANT OF 1913 200, 900
MARKS NEEDED.

The Entire Nation Thoroughly Tired
of Chinn--A Speedy and Successful
END of the China War Desired,
Said the Bavnrian Heir-COunt Won
BuelOw Explains That the Pres
ence of the Navy Was Desirable In
TractnbIe, He Said.
Berlin, March 16.-The most striking
feature during Fridays and to-days de-
bate over China in the Reichstag, was
the unanimously manifested feeling OF
weariness over the China adventure" 1t
was a regular chorus of Let us get from
China"
The Socialist speakers said, Get out
at any price" the Radical Left and Cen
ter said, Get out as soon as honor per-
mits." Even the Conservatives said as
much, though all parties recognize the
fact that the l23O ,OOO marks. demanded
as a third installment of the expenses,
must be voted Indeed, the entire nation
is thoroughly tired of China. Even the
government and the reigning princes, as
the toast of the heir to the Bavariau
throne, at the Munich festivities showed,
when he said:
1--WE all desire speedy and successful
end of the China war"
In a second speech in the Reichstag yes
terday, referring to the German fleet in
China, Count Won Buelow. after repeat
ing that Germany had pursued no annex
stonist policy in China, said the German
fleet had remained in China owing to its
moral effect In rendering the Chinese more
traotable in the peace negotiations, and,
further, because the protection and sup
port of the fleet was highly necessary
for the German troops Moreover. the
presence of the fleet had largely contrib
uted to maintain a quiet attitude among
the various VicerOys. Count Won Walder-
see believed that the fleet had rendered
valuable service in this way, and the Ger
man minister to China considered its
temporary retention very advantageous,
affording a guarantee of the execution of
Germany's demands, and for the future of
the correct attitude of the Yang-tse gov
ernments.
Won WalderSee's Command.
During the course of the debate the
Minister OF War, Gen. Won GOSSlef, said
Count Won Waldersee commanded about
GA, 600 men, including 1850 Germans, 14,05O
French, Y, $50 British, 5000 Russians 5000
japanese, 1850 Italians, 1,6O0 Americans
and 250 Austrians.
Brigandage in China, he added, had
considerably decreased in consequence of
the Intervention of the foreign troops.
Gen. Won Waldersee reported, the min
lister continued, that the so-called Hun
letters" we're largely fantastic exagger-
ations. Peaceable populations were treat
ed with leniency, but marauders and
Boxers were vigorously suppressed. The
assertion that sixty soldiers sent to fight
Boxers had been shot was piece of men
dacity on the part of a mandarin who
desired to offset the al eyed shooting
against a war contribution levied upon
him. IN 1nsequence of Count Won Wal
dersee.s statements, Gen. Won Gossler an
uounced he would institute criminal pro-
ceedings against the newspapers which
published the Hun letters"
Herr Richter, the Radical leader, OBJ
jected to Great Britain being Inadequate
ly represented by troops In China, while
she had the greatest interests in that
country. lie said that only Germans
seemed to be employed in the expedi-
tions.
Gen. Won EHnem replied that the British
had reserves at Hong Kong and could
a.so draw on India and pointed out that
the Americans, French. Italians and Aus
trians participated in the expeditions.