The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
Papers Declare That the 1ndemni-
ties Demanded From China
Are Not Too High.
BLAMING THE UNITED STATES.
Germany Certain That Its Trans
pOrtation of Troops to Pekin
Cost All of the 100000,
900 Marks Asked.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
Berlin, April H.-Cable dispatches from
America, especially those reprinted In
America, imputing to Germany shylock-
like tendencies as insisting on the pound of
flesh in China, and also representing Ger
many's indemnity as higher than the facts
warrant. have created here, both officially
and privately. disagreeable surprise.
The figures all along quoted in the Ameri-
can press are wrong. The correct indemni-
ty figures are those showing Russia's de-
mands to be 100000 marks, France $780,,
100000 marks. Germany 10000, ,O00 the United
States 10O,0O0O00. etc.
Germany's official figures PRESENTED to the
Reichstag show that Germany has already
spent more than she asks. Papers here
question whether the United States spent
l0O,O00O marks They also point out that
the transport Of the German troops such
lons distance was expensive, refer to the
murder of Baron Won Ketteler, and say
that the fact that Count Won Waldersee
was appointed Commander in Chief Of the
allied forces rendered it necessary for Ger
many to send a proportionate contingent.
To Renew the Dreibund.
modification of the Dreibund, which ex-
pires in May. 1903. will be conducted dur
Ing the second half of 1901. and the whole
of 1907.
Emperor William is going woodcock
shooting at harrisburg and the Empress
gees In a few days to the Chateau Belle,
Vile; where the younger Of her children are
staying. Later she intends to go with the
children to Baden-Baden.
The Dowager Empress Frederick has sent
the Countess Won Perponcher to Greishim
the victims of the explosions there and dis
tribute gifts. The health of the Dowager
Empress just now is fairly good.
The Vossische Zeitung. commenting on the
Socialist May l proclamation, points out
that revolutionary appeals are missing from
it. and claims that the former revolutionists
Canal Bill Dragging.
The canal bill is still draeging In the
Diet. One Of the Conservative leaders: baron
servative Herald is opposed to it. The Cen
trists this week proposed to the Govern
ment a compromise measure. which the
entirely omitted. The Government declared
1t was impossible to accept it. The commit
tee now freely confesses the design not to
dispose Of the bill before Its members know
precisely how the new tariff bill promotes
agrarian interests.
Professor Hacket returned to-day to Gena
University from his scientific trip to Java
Paderewski at Bonn.
A chamber music festival. under Professor
Joachim, will be held at Bonn in the middle
Of May. Paderewski Will e eo,operate:, , ana snh
number of rare works of Mozart ana Schu-
mann will be presented:
News has been received here and con.
firmed from Warsaw. that Count Tolstoi
his residence in Paris.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
has interviewed a high official, who said
nothing was known here officially in regard
to the alleged combination OF the United
states. France and Russia to compel Ger
many to reduce her China claims.
''The whole story is absurd, he said n
the first to begin, since she makes the
largest claim Germany can verify the cor
rectness OF hers. mark by mark.
Discussing the sources of China's borrow
ings. the oficial referred to sad; ,,. ,o.r
,,formed that many rich private Chinese
lend ;hat to ns American snd
Er.nob Investors would do so. and, perhaps.
and he money 0o aueson w be Of
nstion taking advantage through lending
money to China" ,,.,..s s+o+.s
MT, MI: seadar Anape" and nd Mrs. white. returned to
Reriin from Italy last night.