The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17
DEBATE In THE REICHSTAG.
WaIdersee's Punitive Expeditions De-
Tended by. Won GOssIer.

BERLIN, March 16.-The Reichstag to-
day passed on second reading the supple
mentary estimates for the China expedi-
ton, amounting to 123, 800, 600 marks. During
the course of the debate the minister of
war, General Won Gossler. said Count Won
Waldersee commanded about $4,000 men,
including II. 800 Germans 14,050 French, 1850
British, 5000 Russians, 5000 Japanese. 1850
Italians, 1,6O0 Americans and $50 Austrians.
Brigandage in China, he added, had con-
siderably decreased in consequence of the
Intervention of the foreign troops. General
Won Waldersee reported, the minister con-
tinued, that the so-called Hun letters"
were fantastic exaggerations. Peaceable
populations were treated with leniency,
but marauders and Boxers were vigorously
suppressed. The assertion that sixty SOL
diers sent to fight Boxers had been shot
was a piece of mendacity on the part
of a mandarin, who desired to offset the
alleged shooting against a war contribution
levied on him. In consequence OF Count
Won Waldersee's General Won
Gossler announced that he would institute
criminal proceedings against the newspa-
pers which published the Hun letters.
Herr Richter. the Radical leader, objected
to Great Britain being inadequately, repre-,
scented by troops in China, While she had
the greatest interests in that country. He
said that only Germans seemed to be en-
ployed in the expeditions.
General Won Einem replied that the Brit
ish had reserves at Hong-kong, and could
also draw on India. and pointed out that
the Americans. French, Italians and Austri-
ans participated in the expeditions.
The most striking feature during Fri
days and to-day's debate was the unani-
mously manifested feeling of WEAKNESS
regular chorus of "let us get out from
China" The Socialist speakers said: Get
out at any price" The Radical Left and
Center said, Get out as soon as honor
permits" Even the Conservatives said as
much. though all parties recognized the
fact that the 123, 100000 marks demanded as
a third installment of the expenses must
be voted. Indeed, the entire nation is thor
oughly tired of China. Even the govern
ment and the reigning princes are tired, as
the toast of the heir to the Bavarian
throne, at the Munich festivities, showed.
when he said: 1--WE all desire a speedy and
successful end of the China war"
The newspapers to-day are full of COM
ment on Count Won Buelow's latest utter
ances on the subject of China and foreign
%politics. Nearly all the papers touch on the
chancellor's positive statement regarding
the dreibund stability and his reference to
the Anglo-German China agreement, but
they do not refer TO a latter. There have
been a number of previous semi-oficial
hints. 1t is estimated. however, that the
papers regret Count Won Buelow's inability
to tell even approximately when peace
may be declared. The Local Anzeiger ana
AOSSlSCHC 6CAt0lA CaCO anu tA4C
withdrawal of the German troops to be still
a long way off. and to be postponed for a
year or two. The Tageblatt, Deutsche
Tages Zeitung, Die Post, Kreuz Zeitung
and the Cologne Volks Zeitung express the
liveliest satisfaction at the fact that Won
Buelow's declarations gave light on the
subject of the actual relations between
Russia and Germany, or, at least. regard
ing the political relations which do not
happen TO be as critical as has been gen.
orally feared. The National Zeitung points
out that the chancellor's u~tterances seem
TO show that the financial damages 10 be
paid by China will be soberly and wisely
arranged by the Peking diplomatists. The
papers praise Won Buelow for his frank
ness. Only the Vorwaerts dubs his speech
as causeries tchats)
Regarding Russia's protest against fur
Their punishments of Chinese provincial of
fcials outside of Pe-Chi-Li. official circles
here say that such a protest could not
have been directed against Germany. as
she has no interest therein; but against
Great Britain and the United States, par
~.iculariy the latter, many of whose citi-
Gems were murdered outside of Pe-Chi-Li.