The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-28
GERMANY BLUFFING
Threatened Invasion is Intended
To Hasten Action by China.
EFFECT SEEMS TO BE MAGICAL
Bitter Pill Will Be Taken and All
Demands of Foreign ENJOYS
Will Be Compiled With.

A special from Pekin says: The
foreign ENJOYS Wednesday morning
received an unofficial communication
from the Chinese plenipotentiaries
offering to agree to all the terms OF
the powers. The Chinese desired,
however, to save the lives of Chao
Shu Chiao and Ying Mon, but the
ministers insisted upon the former
demands.
Meanwhile extensive preparations
are being made for the expedition
planned by Count Won Wal5ersee. The
Germans have purchased 1900 camels
for transport purposes.
The foreign ministers say that they
think the gravity of the situation is
over; but it is expected that differences
will now arise among themselves when
some of the governments send their
indemnity claims, and particularly is
there uneasiness regarding the attitude
of Germany that her claims must be
paid in cash before the evacuation
takes place. The other ministers re-
sent this, saying it will be impossible
for China to pay, as China has not a
large reserve and the customs receipts
go to pay dividends upon former
loans; and it is improbable she could
borrow sum of any magnitude, Unit
ed States Minister Conger estimates
the total demands upon China at $780,
100000.
It is said the ENJOYS propose to per.
NIT the imperial court to commute the
sentences of decapitation in the cases
OF Prince Tuan, Duke Ian and Gen.
eral Tung Flu Hsiang to life imprison-
ment, and will agree to the following
punishments: Prince Chwang to be
strang!ed. Yu Hsien to be decapitated,
Chao Shu Chiao and Ying Men to be
permitted to strangle themselves. and
Chi Hsien aud Hsu Cheng WI to be
beheaded in Pekin.
GERMANY WORKING RLUFF.
It was learned by representative of
the Associated Press at London We'd
nesday that the British government is
without any further official explanation
of Field Marshal Count Won Walder-
sees action in planning an extensive
expedition in China. The government
expects advices from Berlin setting
forth the motive for the recent orders
issued by the commander in chief of
the international forces in China.
Such explanation has been asked for,
in order that the cabinet at it's next
meeting, may have satisfactory basis
for its deliberations on the Chinese
question.
However, it it pretty well unofficial.
ly understood that Won Waldersee's
action was purely due to a desire to
bluff the Chinese. The action Of the
British members of parliament and
the newspapers, especially the London
Times, in calling it big bluff causes
the greatest chargin and has given
rise to the feeling that il is impossible
to meet Chinese inesse with similar
weapons.
"The concert of the powers" said
an official, "is so unwieldy and is
composed of so many different sections
and sub-sections, that diplomacy is
out of the question. If every move
made is subject to similar treatment,
as this last, we shall be driven to
settle the Chinese difficulty by pure
brute force or not at all.
'1t does not require any great
degree of deduction to assume that
Lord Salisbury, in spite of his pro-
fessed ignorance and the secrecy at
Berlin, was fairly we'll informed as to
the true inwardness of Won Walder-
sees recent orders"
Further particulars regarding the
proposed fortifcation of the legations
at Pekin have been learned. The le-
cation quarter is between the Chung
Ching gate, the Tsien gate and the
chief wall of the city. This quarter will
be inclosed by modern Notifications
with twelve-foot moat and glacis be-
yond and protected by barbed wire.
Each legation will be further fortified
and defended by heavy gun.