The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-09-07
WILL BE IN PRIVATE.
Prince Chun's Mission Not to Be
Made a Public Affair.
Will Express Chinn's Grief mt the
Murder of Baron Won Kcttclcr
mt IL Private Audience with
Emperor William.

potsdam, Sept. 4.-Princc Chun ar
rived here Tuesday afternoon from
Switzerland. lie was received at the
railroad station by the town COM
mandant and the chief Of police and
was driven to the Orangery in Sans
Souci park.
Triumph for Chinese Diplomacy.
Berlin, Sept. At is generally con-
coded That the settlement of the Chun
difficulty makes another success for
Chinese diplomacy. \ semioilicial in
timation has been conveyed to the
press that The government waived the
petition for forgiveness, owing to a
desire not to place China in the atti-
tude of having conntenanced assassi-
nation. Stress is now laid upon the
address which Prince Chun will read
to Emperor William. Nevertheless, the
eXpiatory mission has become shorn
of all semblance of a national spec
tacle, illustrating German imperial SUI
premacy, and has dwindled down to
private reception of rather unwel-
come envoy, who has had matters all
his own way regarding the perform
ance Of his GRAND. AS a matter of fact,
the government now seems anxious to
get rid as quickly as possible of the
expiatory incubus; and the probable
tiles are that the mission will leave
Berlin soon after the audience.
The first flush of satisfaction at be-
ing rescued from an awkward position
having passed, the press and public
now vent their spleen upon Count Won
Buelow, who has really saved the gov
eminent from an absolute fiasco. The
pan-German papers are particularly
bitter. They deride the imperial chan
cellor with lack of stamina, and refer
to the incident as the greatest snub
since OlmuetZ."
"In official circles" says the Ber-
liner Tageblatt, "there exists feeling
that it would be an error to insist that
Prince Chun beg pardon for the muir
der of Baron Won Ketteler, inasmuch as
the German government never took
the position that Emperor Kwang Su
was responsible for it,"
The Boersen Courier says ii learns
that Count Won Bnelow dissuaded the
kaiser from insisting upon the cere-
mony of prostration, arguing that
mere cNternalitics were worthless.
William Grants Private Audience.
Berlin, .cpt. Alt is said in official
circles that the interview between
Emperor William and Prince Chun
must occur to-day or Thursday, as
his majesty goes to the maneuvers
Friday.
The correctness of the report of
the Ostasiatischc Correspondent that
Emperor William removed all him
ORANGES from Prince Chun's coming to
Berlin, by telcgraphing his willing
ness to receive him alone, is admitted
in official circles.
The correspondent Of the press
learns that Baron Won Richthofen,
t he foreign secretary, will assist En-
peror William at the reception of the
Chinese envoy. Count Won Buclow
will not be present.
Kien Chang, the new Chinese minis
ter here, will act as interpreter. No
other Chinaman will be present.
The emperor will not receive the
other members of the mission.
Prince Chun will lodge as Emperor
Williams guest, for two days, at the
Orangery of the palace at Potsdam.
He will then come to Berlin where
the Chinese legation has rented an
adjoining palace for him for two
months. But it is not believed the
Trince will stay here that length of
time. 1t is expected i'll official cir
cles that Emperor William will pay
no further attention to Prince Chun
after his majesty has received him in
audience,