The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28
CHINA AND HAYTI
OBJECTIVE POINTS
Kaiser Wilhelm in Earnest About
the Celestials.
COVETS MORE TERRITORY
And the Moving Of Fleet Of WarShipS
Tells the Tale.
RUSSIA WILL NOT INTERFERE
Hayti Will Be Attended To Little La
ter On.
AMERICA is A GREAT STUMBLING BLOCK
Her Granaries Too Badly Needed to Allow of
DupIicity by the Agrarians Large In
crease of Exports-An I'M
pOrtant Expedition.
Hayti Will Be Attended To Little La
ter On.
AMERICA is A GREAT STUMBLING BLOCK

Berlin, Nov. 27-The presence OF En-
peror William at Kiel upon thu occasion
of swearing in the naval recruits has had
the expected effect of clearing the 81 u
alton so far as GernIanys attitude to-
wards China and Hayti is concerned.
Within two mon'ths a squadron of eight
fine cruisers, having on board $500 men,
will be assembled in Chinese waters, and
the fant that Prince Henry of Prussia,
brother of his majesty, is ITO command
Ealf this forcs, lends probability to re-
ports current in government circles that
hot work is expected, as Prince Henrys
great ambition has been for years pas
to win naval laurels.
Furthermore, ths correspondent here
of the Associated Press has been told
iby gentlemen who were at Kiel upon
the occasion referred to That Emperor
William, in conversa. ION with Admiral
Kemmer. commander of the imperial
navy, and with Prince Henry, made use
of the expression, weir mussen Alle-
mania i'm proli bieg5n' owe must fore
stall England.') This remark was made
while the emperor was enfarging upon
the situation in China, and hits dwelling
upon the fact that the advantage gained
hy she quick acton of the German naval
forces in Kiao Chu bay must be followed
by am adequate strene thening of the
squadron by the forces available.
Russia Was willing
In this connection the CORE spends mt
of the Associated Press learns that with
in three days of the receipt of the news
of the murder of German missionaries
the emperor through the German ann
bassador alt vienna and ST. Petersburg,
made confidential inquiries as TO WHISTLER
Germany would be opposed in Chinese
waters in case circumstances should rem
der the s. izure of territory necessary.
The replies Obj aimed are wholly salts
factory.
viii Attend to Hayti Later
Tn regard to the trouble between Ger
MANY and Hayti, the imperial warship
Geifcn will proceed there as soon as she
can be fitted for service, and will en-
force the demands of Germany, backed
up by the two German government
school Ships Geinesha and Stein.
The German press now does Justice to
the assistance received in this matter
through the intervention of the United
States Munster at Port -au-Prfnce.
The seIli-offlcal Hamburger Cor1.e-
sponden ncia says: "It is certain that If
1esIJnited States at the critical time
had assumed an unfriendly attitude the
situation would have assumed serious
form. The mere fact of its geograph-
zeal position shows that Americas infiu-
ence is paramount ait Port-au-P Prince
The dispatch at this moment of an
American fleet would have been suffi-
ctent to have intensified Hayti as the.
Haytiennes would have seen therein an
indirect assurance of support"
The tariff on sugar and petroleum is
attracting the attention of the press Of
Germany.
The Vossische Ze;tung says: "Evi-
dertly in accordance with an agreement
with the Standard Oil company, the
Russian petroleum dealers have with
drawn from competition in the German
market"
America Holds the Situation
The appeal of the Austro- Hungarian
minister for foreign affairs, Count Go
louchowski, asking Europe to unite
against American competition, is vari-
GuSlX cOiQHltut6Q upon IulS liD-
erals ard radical newspapers condemn
such a. step. The Volkszeitung says:
'It is easily seen who would have to
pay the bill when all the European agra
rians are united. The people of Europe,
who absolutely need, for their daily
bread the cereals of America, India and
Australia, would have to sacrifice un-
told millions ait the altar of interna-
tional agrarianlsm.
The vorewertz says: A tariff war be-
gun by the United States or Europe
wouldsbe assisted by closing the markets
of the Unitsd States
Consul General Gcldschmidt says the
present export figures for the United
States show an unmdstal1abre incrsase.
From Oct. 10 to Nov. Is the exports of
his district amounted to 2,21S,S5S marks,
as against 1,s49,6S2 marks for the same
period of 1896. am increase of Is per cent
Reports from other consular districts