Show PLEAS ARE TOO THIN I I Germany Advances Slender Reasons for Chinese Occupation NO FEAR OF BRITAIN SHE HAS TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE ALREADY Hence She Is Not Prepared to Resist Any Move By Germany Forces For China the Largest She Ever Sent Beyond EuropeCabinet Crisis in Italy Berlin Dec 5When the German reenforcements consisting of four companies of marines numbering 23 officers and 1200 men and a company of naval artillery arrive at Kiao Chau bay for which point as already cabled they will soon set out they will bring the total German force there up to 4566 men the largest body Germany has ever sent beyond European waters wa-ters It is understood that the reserves re-serves had to be drawn upon The admiralty denies that other European Eu-ropean squadrons have entered the harbor har-bor at KiaoChau to watch Germanys proceedings and it is believed that Admiral Ad-miral von Diedrich would protest vigorously vig-orously against such an attempt The Kolinsche Zeitung regards the expedition as having a twofold aim First to obtain missionary reparation and second to obtain the concession of KiaoChau as payment for past services serv-ices rendered China by Germany in connection with the conclusion of peace with Japan There is much selfcongratulation among the Germans that the missionary mission-ary incident absolves the government from the tedious and perhaps abortive process of diplomatically claiming a coaling station in the form of a demand for a treaty port or a settlement on perpetual lease It is believed unnecessary unnec-essary to take Great Britain into account ac-count as she is occupied elsewhere while Japan is not likely to resist the coalition of Germany Russia and France This is the contention of the Kol nische Zeitung At the same time it says that Germany will not be led by the allurements of France or Russia to deviate from a policy of moderation in China |