The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17
GERMANY SICK Of
CHINESE ADVENTURE.
Chorus of All Parties In the Reich.
stag Is "Let Us Get Out
of China"
PRESS TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW.
Some Papers Say Withdrawal Of
Troops Is Likely to Be Post
pOned a Year or Two-Em-
per0r Improving.
BY ASSOCIATED E

BY ASSOCIATED E
Berlin. March 1s.-The most striking fea-
ture during Fridays and to-day's debate ir
| the Reichstag was the unanimously mani.
tested feeling Of WEAKNESS over the rChina
| adventure" 1t was a regular chorus OF
e US get out from China"
The Socialist speakers said: Get out al
any price, The Radical Left and Center
said: Let us get out as soon as honor
permits"
Even the Conservatives said as much
though all parties recognized the fact tina,
10, 600. 100000 marks demanded as q 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 te
the Bavairian throne at the Munich fes-
tivities showed, when he said:
I'VE all desire Il speedy and successful
end Of the China war"
The newspapers to-day are full of com.
| ment upon 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 re-
garding the Dreibund's stability and his
agreement. but they do not refer to the
latter. There have been a number Of pre-
vious semi-oficial hints.
Gloomy View Taken by Press.
1t Is intimated. however, that the papers
regret Count Won Buelow's inability to
tell. even approximately, when peace will
be declared. The Lokal Anzeiger and Vos-
sische Zeitung consider peace and the
withdrawal Of the German troops to be
still a long way of and likely to be post
poned a year or two.
Tageblatt. Deutsche Tages Zeitung: Die
Post, kreuz zeitung and the Cologne
faction at the fact that Won Buelow's
declarations CAV light on the subject Of
the actual relations between Russia and
cal relations which do not happen to be as
critical as has been generally feared.
The National Zeitung points out that the
the Inaf financial a damases to st be- paid al sb by China hias
will be soberly and wisely arranged by the
Pekin diplomatists.
rank passS o pIs's the ' Sorw nasls" du iSs his
speeches as causeries Chats.
Regarding Russia's reported protest
against further punishments Of Chinese
provincial officials. outside Of Pe-Chi-Li. Of
fetal circles here say that such a protest
could not have been directed against Ger.
many. as she has no interest therein; but
against Great Britain and the United
States particularly the latter. many OF
whose citizens were injured outside Of Pc
Chilli.
NGfm0ny LOSAuS SOlOMluA 1FuOes
This weeks Reichstag doings were inter-
esting. The colonial budget discussions
showed again that the German colonies
hitherto have teen unenvtable property, sew
eral of them exhibiting steadily decreasing
trade with Germany. especially the largest
of all, namely. German East Africa, which
is twice the size of Germany. But its trade
to Germany was only 100000 marks In 1889,
although the Empire pays 14.0o0.OO0 marks
for its administration. partly for quelling
constant uprisings. The Kameroons terri
tory alone seems to more than cover the
expenses.
There is a movement on foot among Ger
man women to issue a gigantic protest
tural duties, as rendering the necessaries Of
life much higher, especially for the poorer
classes, which comprise 81 per cent Of the
whole nation. The call issued at Dresden by
the most noted women leaders has already
received millions of signatures.
The ReischenZeiger has published the text
of a law adopting the American letter-box
system for the German Postal Department.
Die Woche to-day prints an article
from the pen Of a noted military writer,
Captain Fritz Hoenig.. regarding the posi-
England. Captain Hoenig considers that
France is practically the only Power from
which Great Britain might fear a success
full landing. but in contingencies not likely
to arise.
Emperor William Is slowly but steadily
recovering, but 1t Is probable that ten days
more will elapse before he is able to appear
in public. His Majesty receives Count Won
Bue,ow. General Won Hahnke. chief OF the
military cabinet: Doctor Lucanus, chief OF
the civil cabinet. and other intimates daily.