Show AFTER THE SPOILS that the killing of the german missionaries sion aries by on be shantung peninsula was biej as a pretext by germany whereby to rain a foothold on chinese territory was made evident when the demands of that government ern ment followed by tho occupation of kito chou became public germany demanded that the murderers discovered and executed that the officials implicated in the affair including the governor of the province be punished that the buildings which were destroyed replaced that indemnity of about four hundred and fafty thousand dollars be paid the relatives of the victims that a heavy indemnity be paid to the german government to cover the cost of the naval ex which has seized the port of kiao chou that germany be given the right to occupy the port permanently as a coaling elation and that the german e verc ment be granted a railroad monopoly for the peninsula pec when the chinese answered the german noto by offering to submit the claims to arbitration fell on listless ears and as further evidence that germany was not so deeply concerned in retributive justice in behalf of the unfortunate the minister of foreign affairs herr van bulow stated in abe that germany would not rush info a conflict at kiao abou bay but she could no longer exclude herself from sharing the promis markets the time had passed be said when germany was content to look on and see other countries dividing the world between them while germany contented herself with a place in leaven the intentions of germany toward china were benedo ent she would not provoke nor seek a breach of aci ancient friendship frienda hip with the celestial empire the negotiation which were now proceeding herr von alow continued were not hostile to the ote rests of the other powers but germany ald not permit china to treat german interests as subordinate to those of other nations the speaker his remarks amid loud and ong by saying wo will not put other people in the shade but we baim for a place in the looking into future the minister is certain he discerns abe of caina amon the nations 0 surope already he has viewed with ealoha ayea the and ebrom blaesing policy of alussia france great aud even little japan along abe eastern provinces pro vincee of the celestial kingdom and in abe absence ot a better subterfuge he has hit apon the missionary outrages in the shantung u sufficient to take possession of chinese territory share in abe division ot the spoils |