The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Spread-Eagleism Said to Require
the Attention Of European
Nations.
ATTITUDE OF THE EMPEROR.
Reported to Be Determined to Support
England in the Boundary
Controversy.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Dec. 21.-When
President Cleveland's Venezuelan message
to the United States Congress burst upon
Europe the semi-official press of Berlin
and the other German centers generally
touched upon the subject with extreme
caution. The Cologne Gazette certainly
did bristie up little against Mr.. Cleve-
land, but the Berlin newspapers, which
were awaiting instructions from the Minis
ters as to their treatment of the document,
refrained from committing themselves to
an expression of opinion absolutely ad-
verse to the United States Government.
The Ministerial inspiration seems to
have been finally given and in pursuance
of instructions the North German Gazette
makes a vicious attack upon the message.
The article which the Gazette devotes to
the message declares that Mr.. Cleveland
has arrogated for the United States the
Supreme Judgeship of all questions affect
ing the other States in the Western Hem
isphere.
mo European" the article SAYS, dis
putes the high position or the form of
government of the United States, but this
new phase of spread eagleism requires the
attention of the European nations. The
new and strained Interpretation Of inter-
national law necessary to support the So
called Monroe doctrine demands the seri-
Gus consideration of other Governments
besides England"
Since this article appeared the report has
been circulated in the Ministerial circle
that the Kaiser had told Prince Hohenlohe
that he was determined to throw the influ-
ence of Germany upon the side OF England.
| No authentic information in regard to the
! Emperor's opinion can be obtained, of
cou rse, but the tone of the North German
Gazette's article com bined with the Off
cial resentment and the threatened COM
mercial relations, clearly indicates the
probable attit ude of the German Govern
ment
The American colony here receive the
adverse German opinion with equanimity,
and is confident that it will not in any way
affect the issues between England and the
United States, as Germany cannot risk
any form of active Intervention, nor do
the utterances of the semi-official press
represent the unanimous German senti-
ment.
The Freisinnige newspapers take an i'm
ity of "a conflict between sister peoples
having free institutions and standing in
the forefront of the civilized world. Some
of the Bismarckian organs, notably the
Hamburger Nachrichten, while condemn
ing the message of Mr.. Cleveland as an
arbitrary assertion of supremacy on the
part of the United States, express satisfac-
ton at seeing strong power administer a
severe check to the worldwide arrogance
of England.
When the Reichstag resumes its session,
which it will do on January 9, the bill.
introduced by DR.. Won Boetticher, Imperial
Secretary of State for the Interior, creating
a mixed cham Der of artisans and employ
ers for the adjudication Of differences and
other purposes, will be speedily settled IN
committee. No party is committed to the
support of the bill, which, by the way, is
not quite accurately described as creating
mixed chamber of artisans and employ
ers. 1t is complicated measure and is a
pendant to the existing chambers of COM
merce and trades chambe measures,
having as general aim the formation of
an institution representing chiefly the
interests of artisans. If the proposed
existence it is intended that it shall CO.
operate with the commerce and trade
chambers upon questions affecting artisans,
collect annual reports of the condition of
workingmen and perform other kindred
functions.
The Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ, re
plying to the challenge of the Conserya-
tives in the Reichstag to the Socialists to
produce the Hammerstein letters, says:
"We are not SO simple as to produce them.
The blade of the guillotine is more dan
gerous and dreadful when it menaces than
after it has fulfilled its work. Anguish is
m ore terrible when it is suspended
The Kreuz Zeitung. formerly conducted
under the direction of Baron Won Ham
merstein, responds to the article in the
Vorwaerts by saying that no responsible
Conservative member of the Reichstag
fears the revelations which the letters are
capable of making, and urges the parties
of order to combine in support of the
Governments policy of enforcing tie most
severe measures of repression against the
socialists.
The lengths to which the Conservatives
are now ready to 60 in the suppression of
Socialism is frankly avowed in the Ham
burger Nachrichten's advocacy of the use
of armed force to wipe out the socialists.
The Nachrichten argues that it is newt
able that the time will come when arms
must be employed to put down social rev.
olution and that the Government ought
not to delay the conflict until socialism
pervades the masses.
"The sooner the blow is struck" the
Nachrichten says, "the less blood will be
shed. There is no effective remedy ex-
cept blood and iron."
The agricultural societies throughout
the country have been instructed by the
central executive in Berlin to further agi.
tation in favor of the introduction in the |
Reichstag of bill imposing a tariff on
wool. Already there have been thirty
five petitions sent to the Reichstag in favor
of such bill.
The Emperor has informed the Munich |
pal Council of Frankfort on the Main that |
he and the Empress will be present on the |
occasion of the unveiling of the monument |
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