El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

VTTAsaINGTON. D. c.. Jan 25.-One
w OF the best harbors Of the far
east improved at a cost OF 10os000,000
marks Of good German goldi
A trading base in the eastern Paci-
Tic. backed by che great plain of
China. with its hundreds Of millions
Of buyers-
4 foreign commerce. already ere
ated. worth s5o.o5o.000 per annumi
Potendalities in railways and fl coal
and ether raw materials worth BILL
lions ali stolen by the bluff OF the
kaiser, with his guns al the head Of
is owuerl
Held By Japanese.
This, ir BRIEF. Is what Germany has
lost in Eiauchau bay and the hinter-
land Of which she claimed ownership
before they were taken from her by
japan IN 1914 Just what VIII be done
uiCh them the peace conference viii
determine They may remain under
the control Of japan, OF they may go
back 20 China but Il IS sure they
never more VIII be allowed in the
hands OF the Germans
Missionaries Casus ReIIi.
Germany practiced the same meth
eds I'm acquiring this property that
she has used throughout the great
var Go Europe. she had long cast
covetous eyes on the harbors Of the
eastern Pacific and the killing in a
riot OF two German missionaries was
her excuse 70 Wrest this region from
China II did not matter that the
MISS onaries belonged to a sect that
had 51en driven out Of Prussia The
kaiser adopted their ghosts and sent
three German gunboars TO demand
reparation- The squadron was under
the command OF Prince Henry now
plain Henry Hohenzollern. the broth
e.
termed In Holland. and when II left
KEEL the kaiser made farewell
speech, saying he sent Il forth as
-the mailed fist OF Germany
Made Protectorafe.
When Prince Henry arrived fl INiau-
chian bay. he demanded the lease Of
Tsingtau and the neiEhboring dis
trlcts for a period OF SO years, and
little later on the region was de-
c1aref q German urotectorate- The
power Of the German kaiser grew
and German lzultur was rapidly IN
troducad-
At the time u the Boxer rebellion.
when in combination with the other :
nations he sent his troops to China !
he gave them orders TO spare no one
and 70 make no prisoners The for /
ciru office OF Germany changed these /
orders, but when the trouble was over Z
tneT sent e Geographic note 70 China I
saving that the German government I
considered the delivering up and pun /
ishmeut OF the men responsible Tor the 7
outraEes as Indispensable TO any ne 4
E0tiarions O. peace
II the same rule were followed to- ]
day. the kaiser. the leaders OF the 4
5unlrers and the Krupps and other 1
capitalists who financed the present /
war would have 10 be hanged before 4
the peace conference could 90 on
Claims Vast Territory.
Y vas in this way that the kaiser
-ot his footholi in China The time /
-re forced treaty was signed was the I
etn Of March. 1855 he did not let the
grass r-ow uuder his feet A force OF /
rrzlusers was sent 10 the aid OF the I
.--- Efsuchau bav was surveyed. /
and the greater nart OF the Shantung i
peninsula practically taken over by /
The Germans EnEineers were sent /
back into the interior and the Wnole i
province Of Shantung- territory as
large as Illinois. with pop ulaIlen a. (
-raze oue-rhird that OF the United 4
states. vas claimed as the sphere or I
German influence and trade
Builds Fine HarboE.
The kaiser then ordered the i'm
-roremeut CT the harbor and tie
building OF the town OF Tsingtau- The +.
nay Of Eiauchau is about the best
I'd north China- Il IS 2 broad eLpanse
o. water on the southern coast OF the &
Shautunr. peninsula. which Just out {
between the Gulf OF Pechin on the /
north and the yellow sea on the I
south II is backed By hills and the /,
entrance = narrow and easily oe-
Tended The bay, itself, Is about % I
niles square. and Il has enough deep i
water to contain the fleets OF the
world. The Germans dredged Il ont 4
here and there Il
They built q hreazwater OF stone Z
ruarried from the hills nearby and /
Brought down on q railroad built for [
she purpose They made great piers I
and docks including dry docks. and
erected a rfnE Of twelve forts along I
The ridges surrounding the bay.
Forfs Wei Built
Three Of these forts are especially q
strong and they played a part in the 3
siege They are on the hills. directly 4
back OF TsinEtau, and in front OF q
them is e harbed wire ENHANCEMENT T
and a ten foot wall whitewashed so 4
that any one trying 70 take the forts d