The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
FRIEND OF THE B0ERS
Germany Has Not Receded
From Her Position.
IN YnAMsvAAk DuYiN0 GUNS.
pansroh warmly Supports shs xm-
psror. - Do All sAs CONSERVE
f1ves-Ths Labor Strikes.
M raAmsvAAL suyiNe GUNS.

Eerilnx Feb. is--1he Trsnsvaal tmorog-
rio has bean the absorbing topic during
the last week. and the government dseisr.-
ton Of IT. attitude In the reichztas on
Thursday evoked. - was intended, All IN
sotxsng pa<x1ot1e demonstration On 81
sfdas Of tho houoA The policy OF the for
e,xn o6soa, though distinctly cispi-asinS
10 England. has been unanimously IN
dorsed By the leaders OF all factions OK
The Conservative party. The representa-
five Of thu Assoeistsd Press In this city
has had interviews with seyera1 Well
known party leaders. vino have sssarsd
him tlnat the rsteksfag Will stand ~ the
goyerumant In any steps which IL may iahe
TO maintain the status QUO N ooe1a
Africa
had an Interview on the subject "'en :
high ofYlcial OF the foreign Office. who said:
.srhe Official relations between Germany
and Great Britain are good. but II Cannot
be denied that there Is q strong suspicion
that the British cabinet, or al least some or
its members. have been and are stiii play
ing a double game. The sudden Departure
OF Cecil Rhodes for South Africa and the
attendant circumstances lend new color
To this fupresslon- Recent adyicss from
south Africa Indicate resumption OF Brit
Ism fntfigues. and affairs In that part or
tbs world are gradually shaping them
selves SO as TO place before Germany the
ests for the sake OF good relations with
Great Britain or maintaining those inter-
ests at the risk OF rupture with Great
Britain The temper Of the government
and people of German Is to maintain the
status quo n any cost
There Is no doubt that the foregoing ut
terances outline tSs attitude of the Ger
man government. which has been consid-
erabIy influenced by the representations
OF Or. W. J. Leyas. the secretary OF state
for the Transyaal, who has been striving
10 enlist German support for the South
African republic and completes the latter's
divorce from Great Britain. whose COM
merciai interests would thereby be ham,
pered to the advantage Of Germany.
Prince Bismarck. upon whom DIR. Leyds
called during the week. expressed fun SYM
pathy with the iatfers mission. and warm
ly Landed Emperor Williams action in
sending a message TO President Kruger
eongratulating him upon having suppress
ed Jameson's invasion OF the Transsaal.
The Frankfurter Zeitung today says the
conduct OF the British government. espe-
cIaliy since Mr.. Rhodes return. toward
the Transvaal. has Increased the feeling
OF suspicion and anxiety aroused by re-
cent events, and that consequently the
TranssaaI government has resolved to pre-
pare for every emergency. In addition TO
Krupp cannon of different caliber, the
Transvaai government has ordered in Ger
many rlneE oil the neWfSt pattern anu
teriai for the construction OF forts
In spite OF the formal declarations OF
the imperial chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe.
In the reichstag. that Germany was not
prepared at present TO issue invitations for
a monetary conference. the German bi-
metaiilsts still have hopes that an inter-
national conference viii be called. They
have determined to resume active agita-
ton, both IN the reichstag and outside of
II. They charge Prince Hohenlohe and
raron Marschal Bieberstein with bad faith
In carrying out tho reichstag's instruc-
tons OF year ago.
The great strike IN the clothing and fur
nlshlng trades. which wall affect 5000 men
and women. II now spreading into towns
like Haile. Stcttin and Mannheim The
carpenters' strike has ended In victory
for tho strikera The master carpenters
yielded TO the demands OF their employees.
and I50o men have returned TO work
A band Of fncendiaries has been at work
at the Moabitc part OF Berlin
The army manouvers this year win be
distinguished by special feature. this
being artillery contests on a larger scale
than ever before attempted. There will
bs 600 cannon roaring simultaneously.
Count Zeppelin has delivered a lecture
at Stuttgart In the presence of the king
OF wurtemburg and the military authori-
ties, on a steering airship. which II Is
said viii cost about $4,000 and travel
such an airship can remain I'm the air for
seven and half days. Tho officials of
the Prussian war Office believe the scheme
feasible. but they claim the speed Will not
exceed i've miles an hour.
The minister Of war; Gen. Bronsart Won
echailendorfr. IN the reichstag today re-
piled TO Herr Bebei's statement concern
Ing the ill-treatnlent Of soldiers. The gen
efal taii that the entire country was con-
siIced that the nl-treatment OF soldiers
MAS strongly condemned by officers Of 81
ranks. and that II was rapidly decreasing.
owing to thu strict preventive measures
which had been adopted. Tho desertions
which occurred. Re continued. were not
due 20 Entertainment
FIFTY Socialists have heen arrested AZ a
secret meeting at which Herr Fischer. Il
Their homes were searched on Tuesday,
Influenza prevails ia this city IN epiaefnio
only twenty-soven deaths have been traced
70 II up 10 the present
wxshlngton's birthday is "a be celebrated
hy the American colony here. There win
be a supper. ana nearly every American Ia
this city will be present.
Lieut.. Col Ludlow. the military sttsche
Of the United States embassy IN London
Is here Ills presence In Germany r. due &C
the fact that \. has been instructed 90
make an examination % the Baltic and
Nerth sea canal. The American friends 81
Gel. l. v. Swaine. the retiring military at
tsche, gave him dinner during the week.