St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-10
OUTBREAK OF ANGLOPH0BIA
Results From the Elbe Disas-
ter--Crathia's Crew
Criticised.
NEW HONORS FOR BISMARCK.
Great Preparations for Cele-
brating His Eightieth
Birthday.

DEkl4lN. IGD. D. IIlOuS lIOUk OCl
many during the past week the cold has
been intense. and in several places
thermometers have registere d 20 deg
below zero Fahrenheit The Rhine,
Neckar and the Main are frozen over
for long distances. and the southern
part of the Cattegat is also frozen.
Heavy snow drifts have completely
stopped traffic about the Eifel noun
tains and the Rhineland. where the
snow is six feet deep. Great misery
has been caused in many parts Of the
country, and numbers of persons have
even near Berlin. Railroad traffic is
especially disOrganiZed. There have
been several cases i'll which the tires OF
wheels have broken on Gccount of the
extreme cold, and thus caused the de-
railment of trains. From Altkircn,
Alsace, it is reported that wolves in
some eases driven by the extreme cold
have come to the VILLAGES in order to
seek food. and in other provinces the
same occurrence is recorded. Steamers
have experienced the greatest difficulty
in forcing their way through the great
belt of ice along the coast. and the mail
service from Kiel TO KoSoor. Zealand,
was suspended today.
Crathia Criticised.
For soma time past distinct feelin g
of anmosity toward Great Britain has
been evidenced by large section OF the
German press. and the Elbe disaster
has been the occasion for quite a dis
play of AnglOphobia. The kreuZ Zeit-
ung led the onslaught with a high ly
prejudiced article, in which it was
claimed that the catastrophe has again
shown that the English have brutal
disregard for other peoples rights, the
blame Of the collision entirely falling.
according to the kreuZ Il eitung. on the
British steamer Crathia. Other news
papers TEEN with severe denunciations
of the Cgathia, embeIlished with 4
shower of abuse against England, and
the statement appeared i'll some of the
newspapers, and remains unc0ntra-
dicted, that the emperor, receiving full
particulars of the collision, character
ized the conduct of the Crathia as ruff
fianly AMI inhuman.
In the reichstag this afternoon Bar on
subject of the loss of the Elbe by ask
ing the government that steps be taken
to prevent the loss of life and ship
wrecks In so doing he expressed the
opinion that the conduct of the captain
and crew of the Elbe were ire
proachable. He added that the con-
Struction of ships ought to be
Supervised by tEle State
and that the rule of the road on the
high sea should be definitely regulated.
The chancellor, Prince Won Hohenohe.
in replying said the federal govern
ments we're directing attention to the
subject of insurlng the scaWorthinesS Of
ships by state control and he hoped
that all the mercantile nations DefOre
next winter would give effect to the de-
cisiOns arrived at by the international
conference at Washington i'll IS90,in re-
gard to rules OF the road at sea. The
chancellor also said that the federal
governments shared in the grief of the
nation over the horrible disaster which
had befallen the Elbe, adding that the
reproacheS cast upon her officers by the
foreign press were quite unfounded.
Herr Jebs0n. National Liberal, who is
a ship owner, objected to stale control
of the construction Of ships, and pro-
ceeded to severely den0unce the con.
duct of Capt. Gordon, master of the
British steamer Crathia. Herr Singer,
Socialist. said that the insurance and
technical maritime associations could
not adequately supervise the building
Of ships. aud in his opinion state con-
troll was needed. He said the govern
ment must also see to the life saving
appliances and pay no attention to cap
italists, contractors and ship owners
Dr. Won Boetticher. imperial secretary
OF stale for the interior, in reply said
that a knowledge of the regulations for
the prevention OF accidents at sea was
incumbent upon every seaman. In his
opinion the
Government Proposed Supervision
of ship construction through the insur-
ance and technical maritime aSs0cia-
lions was the only practical system.
However, if ever this system was shown
10 be faulty state control would be in
troduceG. but III the meantime the pres
ent course should have fair trial.
Herr Lieber expressed the view that
the main thing was to secure interna-
tional regulations for navigation, as sea-
worthineSs. he added, would not avail a
ship when British vessel dashed saw
agely into her and run her down. To
this DR.. Won Boetticher answered that
the international regulations would
come into force in the autumn. The
Crathia he added, ought TO have given
away, and in Germany her master would
have been deprived of his certificate.
Baron Won Manteuffel, Conservative.
condemned the attitude of Great Britt
ain in the matter of the rule of the road.
and advocated state control of ship
building and reduction of the rate OF
speed.
Baron Won Stumm-H alberg during the
early part of the week paid visit to
Prince Bismarck at FREDERICKSBURG in
order to seek the veteran statesman
advice as to the best methods of push
ing the anti-revolutiOnary bill. But he
received cold comfort. for Prince Bis
marck declared that the measured a
Still-bOrn child, which, while intended
10 restrain one dangerous element OF
the population, threatened the liberties
of all, and hence was acceptable to
none.
Rismarck's Birthday.
Preparation for the celebration of
the eightieth birthday of Prince Bis
marck on April is proceeding on a
large and general scale everywhere in
G ermany. The students of all the uni
versities and high schools have been
ffered a prize for the finest ode to Bis
marck, the judges to be the poets
Heinrich Seidel. Julius Wolff and Jo-
annes Trojan. The prize song is to be
sung at the university ovation and
commers on April l. All over Germany
addresses will be sent to President
Prince Bismarck on his birthday, and
funds have everywhere been started in
order TO celebrate the day by present.
ing him with some gift or by commem-
oratiVe event. In the jewelry stores of
this city score of fine Bismarck birth
day gifts are already exhibited, aud the
cities of Heidelberg and Mannheim, not
waiting for his birthday, have elected
the prince an honorary citizen of their
respective towns.
As practical result of the recent sen.
sational trials showing the enormous
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