The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-14
EMPEROR WILLIAM
TALKS ABBUT TEACHING lAMER-
ICA GOOD MANNERS


/. Permanent Occupation Of Chinese Port
by Germany-The Emperor No Longer
Directing German Foreign Policy Trich-
inosis In Meat from America
| copyrighted by The Associated Press.)
Berlin, December 11.-Throughout the
week peculiar condition Of affairs has
| prevailed, so far as the press is con-
| cerned. The Chinese adventure as
| the socialist, Schoenlanck, termed the
seizure Of Kiao-Chou bay in the reich
stag, has engrossed public interest, yet
the government has not deigned the
least explanation as to what has been
done or as to what is intended in the
future. What sparse information the
foreign office has furnished proved to be
misleading or stale. This was especial
ly the case with the Haytian incident
The very day the German Scholarships
at Port au Prince secured obedience
to the ultimatum the government,
through it's various organs, proclaimed
that naval demonstration was not
likely and that, in any case, a de-
cision could not be reached for several
weeks.
In regard to China, although the En-
glish press had ben steadily furnish
ed not to have any advices from Pekin
as to the real condition Of affairs. AS
the German minister to China, Baron
Won Heyking, had full power to deal
with the Chinese government as he
| thought best, this was a strange cOndi-
| ton of affairs. However, it is nearing
| it's end, as Baron Won BuelOW, the min
| lister for foreign affairs, will shortly
make a statement in the reichstag.
The correspondent here Of The Asso-
ciated Press, however, has ascertained
from reliable sources, several important
facts. First, since Won Buelow has
| taken the foreign Office, the emperor
has not been permitted to meddle with
| foreign affairs. His majesty was only
| informed Of each important step after
| it was taken. In other words, the en-
peror has "approved," not directed"
| That the emperor was not to Interfere
| in foreign politics was made a sine qua
| non by Won BueloW before accepting
| office.
! The second important news is the
! certainty that Russia will not tolerate
! a permanent Occupat tiOn Of KiaO-ChOu
| bay by Germany. The military attache
| Of a big power assures the cOrreSpOn-
! dent Of the Associated Press that secret
| informa ton has reached here from ST.
| Petersburg settling this point. He says
! Russia is now making preparations to
| that effect. Information has reached
| United States embassy to the same eff
| feet. It is understood however that
! Washington will interpose no obstacle
! to Germany's opening China to civili-
| zation.
The quick settlement of the Haytian
! trouble was received with satisfaction
! by the press and nation. The jingO
! and agrarian papers, however, again
! take occasion to preach the necessity of
, a settlement with the United States.
The Deutsche Zeitung, the main or
gan of the German Constitution policy,
| says after a TRADE of abuse of the
| United States for 'intermeddling in
| Hayti," that it hopes Won Buelow
will draw appropriate conclusions for
| his future policy in regard to America
! whose interfering insolence needs ta-
| king down." In this connection, the
remarks Emperor William is alleged
to have made in conversation some
time ago, to the effect that this Ameri-
can meddlesOme policy must cease OF
we will be Obliged to teach them man
ners,'' and which he Dointedly re-
ferred to the necessity for joint nava
freely circulating in diplomatic and po-
litical circles in Berlin.
| There ras been quite a change in the
| reichStag'S views on the naval bill, and
it is now thought that if the govern
ment takes pains to conciliate the cen
| ire with promise of it's influence tc
| bring about the repeal of the Jesui'
expulsion act, or promise to favor the
Catholic school pretensions, the meas
ure may pass.
| During the month of November six.
ty-eight socialistic editors were sen.
| fenced on the charge of les majesties
or for insulting officials.
The Berlin butchers and meat deal
ers have passed a resolution request
| ing the government to reopen tht
| frontiers to meat import and to severe
| ly restrict the traffic in American mea
They say $4,000, 900 marks worth, was
imported in 1896 at prices which they
cannot compete with. The govern
ment has just completed the report OIL
the trichinous American meat seized
during the six months from January
to July. Excerpts of the report fur
nished the Unied States ambassa
dor here, Mr.. Andrew D. White. show
an enormous increase in American
trichinous meat cases. However
| while a certain percentage Of cases ar
really OF American origin. the fact i
palpable that the whole report i
} bungled, and many of the cases quoted
| are not proved to be of American
| origin. At Mr.. Whites formal re
quest, he was furnished with the reg
istry number of the original package
J and other marks of identifica ton, il
| order to enable him to acquaint til
! officials at Washington with the fact
in the cases and secure the publish
ment of negligent meat inspectors i!
| the United States. A fact which ha
| been very generally neglected is tha
thrichinosis is prevalent in numbe
of districts of Germany at present.
New POstmasters
Washington, December 1.-THE follow.
| ing named fourth-claSS postma sterS wer
| appointed today for North Carolina: Cul
barson J. w. Ballew: Dobson. Martin