The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19
IRE LAUGHING At GERMANY.
They Think the Pfrafieai bus
n Hand should Have Been Con-
aseteA Qniefiy. asA Sof In the
pve.>,t yefa OF MeIodra0a.
-..s..s ,ss- ny the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1857. By the Associated Press.
rGsr,oS. Dec. ig-The general opinion
81 KteI g. voiced by diplomats remark:
.sT, o. a great pity that Germany. having
m sasx. safe and simple. though signify
pirztieSI piece % WORK on hand. snouio not
be able to perform IL ~ithoua sT'tiAs LIE
world laugh
TIE pagers are full OF comments on the
subject. Tae Times says:
'~rhe august utterances are worthy OF
heroes Of nasio6rama. and would seem
bixh-nown TO modern IDEAS II uttered Dy
YhIIap II as he dispatched the Armada:
or Columbus. as Re started to carry the
dominion Of Spain over The oceans.
The kaiser evoked memories OK Metz
and Sedan. to encourage Prince Henry 20
keep a stout heart az ne faces the psTlls
OF the Suez canal and the terrors o. The
China seas. Prince Hearys paror3fion was
closed by a specimen Of almost BYZANTINE
sell-abasement unique in the annals or
modern Europe"
The Saturday Review thinks the nick
name OF William the Witless is no longer
adequate. adding that he IL stark. starring
mad" Continuing. ne Saturday Review
remarks:
I'm spite of the oalsnous fact that he has
Aiienated the newspapers and professors,
inSultsd The greatest mobiles when they
SsntursS 10 disagree with his extraordinary
activity, until the court Is deserted and
known throughout Germany as the court
~ nAxtEnUEB,
70 take himself seriously, as a sort Of drill
sergeant os Providence"
NEW YORK. Dee. is-The Evening
Posts copyrighted London cabiegram
says: The terrific go.ngs-on a. kies over
Prince Henry'z departure for China have
been the aii-absorblng topic with English
inou this week. Pale fear" says the
German national organ Ia Vienna. will
penetrate to John Bulls marrow as he
reads r."
As matter Of fact. John Bulls first i'm
pulse has been to split his sides with
laughter over farcicai meiodrama such
ms no coming Christmas pantomime can
hope 10 rival. When the kaiser talks Of
stalking my only brother" and calls
heaven to witness how the German
Michael firmly planted on Chinese soil
the shield, emblazoned with the imperial
eagle, In order To afford protection once
for all TO him who applies for IT, the En-
giishman rudeiy laughs. He recalls that
the German Michael Is the miIdest man
nered of men, the idol of his English
grandmother. who Ii taking what even a
hslf-seasoned sailor would regard as a
pleasant cruise with one 7,e00-ton, 23-year-
old bastieship and one 40e9-ton cruiser In
order TO secure a coaling station which
practically already has been coded. while
no one dreams Of single shot being fired
When the same mild hammered young
man apostrophizes his own brother with
most serene emperor. most powerful lord,
King and master. forever, hoch. hoch.
hoeh." and euiogizes THE gospel of your
maJesty's haiiowed person." blunt John
Bun asked himself whether these young
people have not altogether lost their wits
More Vessels for China.
KEEL, Dec. E.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Darmstadt. having on
board the volunteers bound for China and
an Immense amount OF war material. left
here today.
FERROT. Spain. Dec Is-The German
ironciad Oldenhurgh sailed for Gibraltar
TO join the vessels bound for China under
the command OF Prince Henry.