Show IMBROGLIO IN ClUNk Count Von Buelow Imperial Chancellor Emphatically Denies that German Occupation I cupation O of Kaio Chou Was Cause In His Speech in the Reichstag He Declares that Germany Had Adhered Ad-hered to the Aims and Policy Outlined in the Circular to Allied GovernmentsGermany is Waging no War of Conquest Upon ChinaWants Empire Preserved o Berlin Nov 19In the Reichstag today on the occasion of the presentation presenta-tion of the supplementary credit for China Count von Buelow the Imperial Im-perial Chancellor emphatically denied Chancelor emphotcl abroad I the assertion frequently made that the China Imbroglio was traceable I trace-able to the German occupation of Kalo Chou This statement was greeted greet-ed by the Social Democrats with loud cries of I Is quite true Count von Buelow expressed keen regret that such I cry was heard In the German parliament The Chancellor i I Chancel-lor further declared he did not at present pres-ent wish to say anything which might be against the concert of the powers In China but he felt the need of putting himself in touch with the nation Germany Ger-many he explained had adhered to the alms and policy outlined In the circular to tho allied Governments The allegation that the Government had not foreseen the Chinese crisis was true But most of the other nations na-tions likewise railed to anticipate that the storm in the far East would burst so violently so soon REPROACHES NO ONE But added Count von Buelow the signs did not escape us We directed di-rected the attention of the other cab inets repeatedly to these signs We we agreed to everything that our representative rep-resentative in China described nece nary to take as 1 measure of precaution and dispatched 0 force offering more than asked or I wish to reproach no one least of all Baron von Ketteler who In endeavoring most earnestly In the fulfillment of the duty to bring tHe Chinese authorities to reason wont without fear to his death worthy of the land ho represented and tho name he bore This statement caused loud applause RevertnS to the Kalo Chou allegation allega-tion Count von Buelow recapitulated I the previous territorial acqulsitlonx and expeditions of the other powers In China adding We with prfl j I verhlal motlestyrrcstnilrted mirsci longest of all the powers even nhtll the massacre of our missionaries In Shan Tung GERMANS AT KAIO CHOU I We first acted In China by force of circumstances and then In such I way that peace was affected neither directly direct-ly nor indirectly Our piesence at Kalo ChouJs based on a treaty with China In accord with International law We have always shown I friendly and benevolent disposition toward China and demonstrated this specially in 1S95 I when China was at the mercy of the victorious Japanese We have no desire i sire to Interfere with the interests of I the other powers In China We wish to piotect our rights to the fullest degree de-gree Our position there Is one of legitimate legiti-mate defense The miserable Chinese administration permitted the Boxer movement to gain ground observed toward to-ward the Ministers an attitude of equivocation and Inaction 1 violated 1 the ugms UL luiuuiis UMU LIU uiyuii UL JJlJ the German people by allowing the aut rageous murder of Baron von Ketteler and did the utmost In the Intercourse with the Ministers to put off matters by all subterfuges and palpable falsehoods false-hoods hoodsACTED ACTED IN SELFDEFENSE In the face of such an attitude we had to take the necessary measures for the protection of our rights and the defense of our honor The other powers pow-ers were in the same position and all civilized people alike were compelled to act In selfdefense A dlsp sslo ate observer cannot doubt that the recent movement Is traced neither to Kalo Chou Hongkong Tonquln or Port Arthur Ar-thur I is 1 direct and against European Euro-pean civilization with which Japan has thrown In her lot What Germanys desire Is not a political adventure but the assertion of our interests our rights and our honor as a great people NO WAR OF CONQUEST We are waging no war of conquest on China We only wish for atonement for Chinas misdeeds and a guarantee of reforms especially dele atonement atone-ment since otherwlno such things might occur again We desire the influence In-fluence accruing to Germany in the present movement shall be preserved to her desire our share In what Is to be won from China We will not overreach over-reach any one and we will not let anyone any-one overreach us We have nothing to gain by a partition o China and we do not desire It We shall fare best it China recovers herself so far as possl belt under the bestordered administration administra-tion obtainable and remains solvent Wy wish to confine ourselves to our present position and will not shake China unnecessarily ANGLOGERMAN AGREEMENT We have no reason for going beyond be-yond the convention of August 3 1SOS or to strive for territorial acquisitions disproportionate which will place a i strain upon our resources Neither have we interest In nailing ourselves down in China to a definite stretch of territory German trade had eiread In China long before we occupied Kalo Chou We defend our rights In peaceful peace-ful competition therefore with all nations na-tions on the principle of Live and let tons That la I the object of the Anglo Gcnuan agreement of October 16th the principles of which the other Cabinets have declared thcmselvea In agreement with PRESERVING THE EMPIRE We assume that the other powers > will not mako terrItorial acquisitions There Is no ground for doubting the loyally of their declarations The end act in view by the circular note by tho most urgent point the liberation of the Europeans in Peking should be attained at-tained Other hightlylmporlant objects ob-jects remain to be i cached security of the lives and property of foreigners adequate satisfaction for outrages compensation for the disbursements msule and costs Incurred and the safeguarding safe-guarding of our po possessions For the attainment of these unanimous agreement agree-ment has been arrived at by the representatives of the powers in Poking Po-king whose demands I now communicate communi-cate cateAGREEMENT OF ENVOYS Count von Bucjow then detailed the agreement heretofore printed In these dispatches regarding t monument to Von Ketteler apology to Germany ex > ccutlon of eleven princes abolishing the TsungllYamen payment of in dcmntly etc and the following not heretofore published The Chinese Government shall undertake un-dertake to enter upon negotiations for such changes In existing treaties regarding re-garding trade and navigation as the foreign Governments deem advisable and with reference to other matters having In view the facilitation of commercial com-mercial relations I Is Impossible to foresee further developments We shall not allow ourselves our-selves to bo led beyond these demands except by the interests of civilization and especially by the Interests of Germany Ger-many LO vIly OF OE M T POLICY Later in his speech Count von Buelow said The loyalty of Germanys policy has been proved by tho fact that the other powers have transferred to us the supreme command in the province of Chi LI We would willingly have placed our troops under the supreme command of any other power We no tItled Russia to that effect A desire was expressed In many quarters to offer of-fer the supreme command to Germany I We could not be deaf to the call of other powers and in accenting the re I sponsibility we proclaimed our conviction convic-tion that Germanys policy contained nothing which from the point of view of other Governments could give ground for misgiving That his Majesty of Russia whoso speedy and complete recovery we withal with-al Europe and with the world desire with all our hearts that this noble and enlightened sovereign should before all others put the command In our hands was recognized by us with special gratitude This la a fresh proof of what 1 shall always uphold that between be-tween 0 wellconducted German policy weilcon lucled Russian policy and a wellconducted polc there can be no deep and certainly no I I invincible antagonism pwK K STILL ON GUARD By dispatching troops to Chino wo Jiavo In no way Impaired our readiness to do battle In Europe We declare that wo are on guard In undertaking the charge of the interests of other na tlonK acting as a lightning conductor for the other powers wo have no desire de-sire to play the rolp of Providence on earth The Hohenzollerns will not tread In the path pf the Bonapartes Never will nonGerman tendencies be followed fol-lowed by the house whose great son has declared that a prince is the first servant of the state In the Spanish American and South African wars we pursued policy of honorable neutrality neutrali-ty because It was the best for Germany Ger-many f CENTRIST LEADER HEARD Dr Lieber the Centrist leader expressed ex-pressed approval of the statements of the Chancellor and of thc policy followed fol-lowed by the Government Including the AngloGerman agreement and the mfilnlnnnnrw nf frlonrlsliln with Russia l ll ho declared nl that in view of thc gross disregard which tho Government had shown for the constitutional rights of the Reichstag some Indemnity ought I to be granted by the Government for Us extreme presumption SOCIALIST CALLED TO ORDER Herr Ecbel Socialist leader who followed fol-lowed was called to order for asking whether tho Centrists did not feel the humiliation that had been Inflicted upon up-on the Reichstag He attacked the China policy of the Government declaring de-claring that Europe was reaping the seeds that the missionaries had sown He blamed Emperor Williams speeches for the cruel manner in which the war was being waged In China ridiculed the mission of Count von Waldersee and asserted that It would be impossible impossi-ble for China to accept the conditions which the Imperial Chancellor had set forth Replying to Hcrr Bebel l and defendIng defend-Ing Emperor William Von GosslerMln 111 I Ister of War made this extraordinary statement What our troops are now doing In China is merely retaliating for what the Chinese did to us for centuries cen-turies This declaration was loudly applauded by the right but excited no comment In the other sections of the chamber |