Show TIlE EASTEllN SITUATION It It Causing Much Concern Among foreign Diplomats 7 AMERICA WILL NOT BE DRAWN INTO IT = Except In tlm Co o If l tho ilIlItlon of cities Knt Then Only to is lIght I lent to Vrotcel mlln ItitoreNt Washington Dec 29The rapId movement of overfill In he far Iast ron tlmi to ba nn absorbing topic In diplomatic circles here particularly nt the embassies and legations of the powers wvhlch are aligning for an apparent ap-parent struggle for Chlnee territory There la no further talk of the United States as n possible tailor In the con understanding at a recent test no the cabinet meeting Is accepted as removIng remoV-Ing this government from the Held of controceIS I At the same timetan eminent nu thortty on International affairs old develop today tint n situation might when the United States would be called upon to go much furlhr than protEct American Interests at the treaty Polls In China This situation would come I he said If the scramble for Chinese territory went to the extent of the extinction of China and the complete horl > lIon of the Old empire by for nations Such wn i the apparent drill Jgn of the Irtment movement nppamid V reality n oOIlllion And If It became reo lIo did nrlsn similar to the cxtermma lion 6 f Poland Poland had established a precedent In International affairs he said and following that precedent If China was to bo absol id then It was a nue tlon which the United States In common with all the nations of tin world tIne t-Ine cognizance of Until this final movement occurrel however It wn plain that the United states limit no In IIIrest In the forcing of European non n-on and Japan for coaling stations And ports on the Asiatic roast In the 10nllme hoi ever the diplomats are much concerned In the movClllents of their respective governments A leadIng lead-Ing Japanese ellI said today ell-I do not look at the question as Involving In-volving the partition of China And no event has occurred line far to Indicate that China Is I about to le divided among the powers The only tangible fact 19 that Germany half Occupied oloCpOU bay anti Russia haws 0 feet nt Port Arthur Hut Oermanys Action ws taken to ollectt nn Indemnity for on Indignity to Oerman missionaries Just ns oho torrol indemnity front list seek to tl rYO nit this Germany mov rstalillsh a nival station at Knlo Choi and thus hove n naval 1m or opera doe not tions on the Pacific But that < Involve the Inking of any considerable portionof Chinese territory and It Is portion vvll Bhown that Qermany I yet to bo take moro than a coast port and such land immediately Adjacent us to give the If port It conics pacifier tit facilities taking territory the I nurse of China must not be overlooked glle China li I weak from a military and naval standpoint jet she Ins an Inormous unmber of men ready to pormous take the Held nhllo the entire force of German at KuloChou cannot exceed a few thousand men Even a weak nation Is strong In defending Its own territory A Chinese Iplomot raid The alleged leged l official statements coming from the Chinese legations have been un warranted tos the legation has not re Hvefl a word from Iekln nlnce the first notice WBH sent thatn Ormn force had landed at KaloChou wIth out previous notice to the Chinese gov erriment It Is felt however that ma Y of the reports ns to the seriousness or the situatio partlclllnrly those from Shanghai a 6 overlrwn Judging from i the press dispatches there appears ap-pears to b a little doubt that the origin 01 purpose of Cnnnny to enforce an Indemnity has now developed Into I securing se-curing a naval station at KaloChou and poslblj more territory on the round that Germany Is I entitled to a return for her services during the ChlnaJprn war J13ut It Appears to he overlooked that nnnan has received distinct re film tHr the services In the granting of Ir o concessions which lit the time or lh gronl were considered moot vnlu D Ion tn nrmnllY A to tht Russian net nt Port Arthur Ar-thur flint Is not a surprise A RII n fit cet was wlnterNI nt it Chineve t rt last I winter with the conent of China a It Involved no Mcrlne or tI irltors What the outcome will be t < difficult to PAY but It I felt that nn Amicable settlement will lie made DAN tdtly by etr nnnllnB of coast stations but without any serious dlsmembcr mlnt of territory Th 0 Colman 11110als here take tit vIIIw I tlint there tire ure two actual I tip on thepart tit rermanv namply i tile occurntionof I or liIvm and ilo dispatch I of Irlnre Henry llet in t II hl gn Chinese writers Deyond this thv Psy nil I IlIld l conjecture ns to what German IN O Th nrlllsh embissj has not receive I vt lrd from tbo I fAPlrll still on 0 Iolro Ituotlnn hili I J In rommnn with oth r 0JrImt the offilAl vlp v tio 1111ation no th mnr Inteie tln ono rA7 necmvln atteotlon There IB 1 n 9 rid isTiOsItion to rretl tho into voortm that a onnPllerablo I ItritlPh f It Is nt PArt JlnmlH it Cor i and that a birp j oulabor or Japnns Fnlnq fir In the am vl I lrlto ll rrnrll diplornAts I Fav tbat proneo I A r It llkolr II tq ey tinyst 11 I a struz 1 for Chimera terltory 1 flint QJu I I Illy en as l7ritilop ready bna sirA mostfirteRive roPrAfnn in TlIntibelins tern China otnbly rench |