The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
ANTI-ENGLISIl SPIRIT IN GERMANY
EngIand's Prestige in No Way I'm
paired by Recent Events.
THE REPORT ON VENEZUELA
Lord salisbury Working on tho subject,
But Not Preparing New Maps.
Foreign Gossip.

Berlin, January is.-(Special cable, copy
rghted 1896. by the Associated Press.)-
The week has ended with every ones
thoughts directed to the imperial ami
versary The excitement caused by the
Transvaal incident IS gradually abat'ng
and the newspapers uniformly express
the opinion that this difficulty will be
adjusted by diplomacy. although there
may be critical stages in the negotiations.
The anti-Eng,ish spirit, however. which
was aroused by the invasion of the Boer
republic. survives with full vigor and II
is significant that those In political circles
who are in touch with the government
have the idea that an openly anti English
policy will henceforth be followed by Ger
many. especially in colonial affairs.
a conservative leader discussing tire
recent complications, said that in a con-
versation which he had with the emperor,
the latter said he had put himself at the
head of tho united European coalition
against Great Britain and that the threat
to Join the sweibund (the so-called alliance
between Russia and Franco was laugh
able. since both those countries stanu
closer to Germany today that Great 5ri-
tain does to them Great Britain's inter-
est In no part of the world. his majesty
is quoted as saying, would tally with
the uncertain tenure OF power on the part
OF English cabinet and the shifting party
life In England II would be folly 10 at
tempt binding entente With that coun-
try.
This fact. II was added. has repeatedly
been assigned by the representatives OF
Great Britain as the reason for her not
Joining the dreibund, and It was further
| asserted the sume reason works botn
ways.
| The indignation aroused In Germany
| by the statement published in the English
newspapers thp-.,tNo emperor wrote a sort
Of excuse Of his1recent Transvaal attitude
to his grandmother, Queen Victoria, Is
easily Imagined.
| The German government newspapers
| have frequently denied the statement dur
ing the last few days, although. however.
II is not denied that letters have passed
| his majesty and the queen.
A court official. who Is in daily COM
munoation with the emperor, Is authority
| for the assertion that his majesty OK
| pressed regret, but not for having sent
| his memorable dispatch to President Kru-
! rer-it was for the manner in which It
was received and commented on In Great
| Britain
| The olcomargarine and Kanit2 bills In
| the reichstaG both touch American inter
| ests. Count PodbiolslIs chief argument
| against tho olromRrgarine was that stc1r-
Inc and cotton seed oil are imported large
| ~ from America to adulterate oleomar-
rarine. thus rendering 1t unit for food.
| tfc. therefore urges that n heavy Import
duty be placed upon II.
while discussing the Kanitz government
| grain monopoly hill, several % the agra
riar speakers dwolt upon the mpossibility
OF competing with the products of Amori-
can cheap land and demanded government
| protection.
| This years army manouevers VIII bear
a much closer resemblance 10 actual war
than formerly. No festivities VIII be h"i1
and each army viii be wholly under tho
direction of it's chief. No foreign princes
| will be present. Judge Brauseweller, the
most severe and reactionary Of all the
| Berlin Judges. and who has aroused much
adverse comment by his conduct of poliii-
cal trials and subsequent sentences has
| become insane and is confined In an
! asylum. Efforts are being made to have
some of his worst sentences set aside.