Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

London, December 1S-The terrific
goings-on at Kiel, over Prince Henry's
absorbing topic with Englishmen this
week. Pale fear" says the German
national organ in Vienna, will pene-
trate to John Bulls marrow as he reads
Of it.'
As a matter of fact, John Bulls first
impulse has been to split his sides with
laughter over a farcical melo-drama
such eG coming Christmas pantomime
ran hope to reveal.
When the Kaiser talks of stalking my
only brother and calls heaven to wit
ness how the German Michael has firm
Iy 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 English
men rudely ,augh. He recalls that the
German Michael is the mitiest hammered
OF young men, the idol Of his English
grandmamma, who is taking what even
h9lf-Seasoned sailor would regard as a
pleasant cruise with one seven-thou-
sand ton, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS old iron
battleship, and one 4000-ton cruiser, in
order to secure a coaling station which
practically already has been coded, over
which no one dreams of a single shot
being fired
When the same mild-mannered young
man apostrophiZeS his own brother
with most serene emperor. most pow
erful lord, king and master. forever,
hoch, hoch! hOch," and eulOgizes 1.-The
gospel OF our majesty's hallowed per-
SON Blunt John Bull seriously asks
nlmsef whether these young people
nave not altogether lost their wits. In
deed. the Saturday Review to-day builds
up an argument that civilian the
Wltless, as it used to call him. has now
gone stark staring mad and it is GER
fanny to be remembered that. by the
unalterable etiquette of the German
Court, the Emperor himself must have
read Prince Henry's words beforehand.
10 closer students of European al
Ialrs, however, there seems much
method in his madness. The average
Englishman who is laughing loudly TO-
day probably will be pulling his
brains next week as to whether the
German craze for naval power is not a
thing to be reasoned with. 1t NAV
nave been more than mere Joke
when TO Count Itchy the Emperor
said3 You should visit China: by
the time you get there you will finu
Prince Henry emperor of China"
Why should not Emperor William
found a second India for Germany in
CHINA as means Of imperial aggran-
dlzement, and of averting the social
revolution threatened at home.
The Spectator dilates on the view
to-day, and is quite prepared perhaps
even to welcome the German emperor
as the acknowledged master and
opener~to civilization and foreign trade
of the rIShest, best populated and
quietest section of the Chinese en-
pire.
Kiao-Chau, with its harbor and Hin
ter!and, which Germany is annexing,
Is as large as Wales and full Of people.
1t is capable of yielding substan
tlal revenue and of becoming !-te step
ping off place fer the acquisition of
the central division OF China These
possibilities will come home to John
Bull when he has done his laughing.
AntiCiDating that time and taking
advantage Of the state of mind border
ing on frenzy TO which German trade
rivalry has reduced no small section
CT the British people, the navy league,
whose one desire is for increased naval
ornaments, yesterday sent round to
London editors a document marked
private and confidential" begging
them TO awaken the public to the peril
OF the deadly enemy, silently, stead
lily and stealthily preparing to strike
England down" In the end they will
o =,
emperor gets his vote through the
Reichstag-aRd that seems the most
obvious purpose of these kiel antics
so surely will the cry go up for the
proportional increase of the British
navy.
The Times says: "The august ut
terances are mostly of heroes OF melO-
drama and would seem high flown to
modern ideas if uttered by Philip H.,
as he despatched the Armada: or Co
lumbus. as he started to carry the do
minion of Spain over the oceans. The
Kaiser evoked memories of Metz and
Sedan TO encourage Prince Henry TO
keep a stout heart as he faces of the
perils of the Suez canal and the ter
rors of Chinese seas. Prince Henry's
peroration was closed by a specimen
Of almost byzantine self-abasement
unique in the annals Of modern
Europe"
The Saturday Review thinks the
nickname William the Witless," IS
no longed adequate, adding that he is
STARK, staring mad
Continuing, the Saturday Review re-
marks:
IN spite of the fact tina.
he has alienated the newspapers and
professors. insulted the greatest mobiles
when they veItured to disagree with
his extraordinary activity. until the
court is deserted and known Though
out Germany as the Court of par
yenes, the poor creature continues 70
! take himself seriously as a sort OF
drill sergeant of Providence"
LUETGERT MURDER TRIAL
Chicago, December 1S-Dietrlch
Bicknese, brother OF the missing Mrs
Luetgert was placed on the witness
stand to-day in the trial Of Adolph L.