The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
Some Courtesy Shown This
Country in Behalf Of the
ST. Louis Man.
AFFAIRS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Emperor William to Make Speeches
During the Celebration of the
Veterans Of TO.
[Cable Letter to The United Press.l

BERLIN, GERMANY, August 3.-The
Tageblatt publishes an editorial article to-
day upon the case of Louis Stern of New
York who, was arrested at Messenger
short time ago for insulting Freiherr Won
Thuengen, Deputy Commissioner of the
Spa. Concerning the case the paper is
rather severe upon Mr.. Stern, who through
the later developments of the matter has
lost much of the sympathy which was at
first bestowed upon him.
1.-THE tiresome Stern case" the Tageblatt
says, "is beginning to assume political
coloring. The fact that Americans
sojourning at Kissingen who were not
acquainted with the circumstances and
espoused Stern cause does honor to the
esprit du corps among them, but we shall
be surprised if the American Embassy
identifies itself with SJern's case. Stern
did not act properly, and Americans can
not expect to be treated differently from
Germans at German watering places"
Upon reading this article the correspond
ent of the United Press sought an inter-
view with Count Won Observation-Disclosures
ing, the Bavarian Minister to Prussia, who
said that the case had no political import
ance whatever, adding:
1.-THE American Charge d'Affaires recog-
nizes this fact and has very properly re-
Trained from troubling the German Foreign
Office with representations, but relying
upon his personal and friendly relations
with the Bavarian Legation, he has OBJ
tanned that official support which was
alone given him from motives of courtesy
toward the embassy of the United States.
Neither the Bavarian Minister nor the
Bavarian Government can interfere with
the course of the law courts, but the Bava-
rian Government on August 1 addressed
letter to the United States Consul at Bam-
berg, informing him that the Government
has used its good offices to cause Baron Won
Thuengen to Withdraw the libel suit he had
instituted against Stern or plead for the
imposition upon Stern of the smallest pos
sible fine. But the Criminal Court at
Schweinfurt has begun proceedings
against Stern on the charge of resisting an
officer, under paragraph 113 of the criminal
law and punishment upon conviction of
this offense must follow. Stern, however,
obtained the advantage that the case will
be tried in the minor court at Kissingen,
where the punishment viii be much
lighter than if the case was tried in
higher court"
The Commissioner of the Spa at Kissin-
gen has forbidden the sale on the streets of
the Neue Bayerische Landes Zeitung in
consequence of the violent language that
paper has used in treating the case.
The Empress and her two eldest sons,
nd tal-
Frederick, started this evening for Stettin,
where they will proceed to Sassnitz on
board the German dispatch-boat Adler.
The Emperor at the same time will take
special train for Brunsbuttel, where he
will embark on the Hohenzollern for He'll
goland, making brief stop there before
proceeding to Cowes. The Emperor has
just had completed a new electric i'm
perial standard for the mainmast of the
Hohenzollern. The flag is four square
meters in size and the designs and colors
are shown by electric lamps. 1t will be
first shown in practical use on the night
of the Emperor's arrival at Cowes.
Emperor William on August IS will lay
the foundation-stone of the Kaiser Will
helm National memorial. Prince Hohen-
lobe will be present at the cere mony. The
Emperor on the same day will celebrate
the battle around Metz-on-Templ ehof field
surrounded by all the regiments of the
guards.
On the 10Th the Emperor will attend the
great anniversary celebration of the vet
Grams of the war of 1870, which will also be
held on Templehof field. Fifteen thou
sand veterans will be present with bands
and banners. On all these occasions the
Emperor will make speeches.
A new German political party has been
formed at Colmar entitled the Democratic
party of Alsace-Lorraine. 1t demands
complete political equality for AL
sace-Lorraine with other Federal States,
instruction in French in the ma
tional schools, the right to post public
notices in French and to produce plays;
also free education, the separation of
church and state and reduction of mill
tary burdens.
The correspondent of The United Press is
authorized to deny the statement that the
Bavarian army will soon be amalgamated
with the army of Prussia.