The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-01
EVENTS IN GERMANY
Public Attention Absorbed In His
pan0-American HostilitieS.
LONG WAR PREDICTED
BUT IT WILL BRING AMERICA
IN THE WORLDS POLITICS.
Said the Socialist Leader n Lhe
Reichstag, Tt Brings a New Drei-
bund, United States, Great Britain
and Japan-What the Pope Should
Have Done.

Have lone.
Berlin. April SO.-(Copyrigh!ed. 1898,
by the Associated Press. )-Public at
pano-A American struggle that the re-
converting of the reichstag and the
Prussian diet have been almost I'M
noticed. The newspapers print entire
pages of war news from all parts,
mostly unreliable. and much of it is
unfavorable to the United States Elk
tras are repeatedly issued alleging
great naval disaster to the Americans.
One of the worst offenders announced
on Wednesday evening last that four
American warships had been blown up
giving among the victims a fictitious
ironclad) off Buenos Ayres. AS a
whole. however the German press has
ceased its hostile tone towards the
United States. For this change the
government is entirely responsible, as
all the newspapers which are in the
habit of obtaining information from
the foreign office. which includes all
newspapers of Importance the en-
pire. were this week given hint TO
stop their abuse of the United States,
as being directly opposed to the gov
ernment's attitude. besides being I'M
patriotic and politically unwise.
The hint was effective, and not a line
directly hostile to America has since
been printed in the paper. The cores
pendent of the Associated Press notes
that several newspapers, notably the
Frankfort Zeitung. have adopted a dis
tinctly friendly tone respecting the
war.
LATIN VS.. ANGLO-S SAXON.
The fact that Paris, Rome and Por-
tuguese newspapers. which are even
more unfriendly to the United States
than the German newspapers were, all
point out that the war is a conflict of
the Latins against the Anglo-SaXons,
also has had some effect in bringing
about the quick change in Germany,
and some of the formerly most hostile
German newspapers are now empha-
sizing the view that the interests of
Germany are entirely on the side of
America. For instance, the Berlin
Post, which enioVs close relations with
Prince Hohenlohe. the imperial chan
cellor, and which hitherto has roundly
abused the United States as .rapaci-
Gus" and "Pharisaical" now quotes ut
terances of French newspapers and de-
to Germany's interests to side with the
enemies of France.
LONG WAR.
Among a mass of articles dealing
with the war. the Kreuse Zeitung, a
favorite paper. publishes an article con-
tributed by Major Scheibert, who,
judging from personal experiences dur
ing the civil war in the United States,
says: The Americans, doubtless, will
incur serious reyerses at the COM
mencement of hostilities, and unless
their navy is strong enough to force
great battle and demolish the naval
resources of Spain, which 1 think very
doubtful. the war will drag along for
years and cost America much more
blood and treasure than her people be-
lieve possible.
Herr Liebnecflt. the Socialist leader,
writes as follows:
THE war means a new grouping of
the powers. Henceforth Europe will
have to reckon the United States IS Il
decisive factor in the worlds politics.
If the German government is blind, /
must open its eyes to this fact and
shape it's political course accordingly.
NEWEST DREIBUND.
In concluding, Herr Liebnecht says:
The United States. as well as Great
Britain, has been preparing to form,
during the year past, the newest drei-
bund-the United States, Great Britain
and japan. If it is effected, it means
the end of the old European paramount
power in the worlds policy
In the reichstag also this week, dur
ing the debate upon the Kiao Chau af-
fair, Herr Leibnecht told the govern
ment that while they had not informed
the reichStag of ii, he knew that. dur
ing the Chino-Japan war, the United
States had informed European cabinets
that it had vaster materia, interests to
guard in the far east than all the Eu-
ropean powers, Great Britain except
ed and whatever was done in the far
east, the United States must be con-
suited. This statement was contradict
ed in the house by the government.
AFFECTS GERMANY.
The war is already seriously affect
ing German interests. The increase in
the price of cereals since April l is
greater even than the rise in New
York and Chicago. Wheat has risen
from 1913 marks to 221, the highest in
much felt by the poor.
The price OF meat also is up consid-
erably
German exporters have decided
henceforth they must insure against
war losses: Premiums now range from
TO oue-half per cent.
Exporters of Berlin, ChemnitZ King
enthal, Bremen. Sogingen. Gera. Greiz.
Markrich and Mulhausen have received
for most of their Amer
lean orders. German merchants at the
Azores and Philippines have asked the
foreign Office for protection.
NEUTRALITY.
The United States embassy does not
regard the fact of Geimany's not is
suing a declaration of neutrality as in
dicative of unfriendliness, but rather
the reverse. while it reiterates that the
of foreign affairs Baron Won
Bulow, has given repeated assurances,
some of which have been quite recent,
that Germany will observe the strictest
neutrality, not only now, but through
out the war, coupling with these as
5urances expressions of the most
friendly feelings on the part of the
German government for the govern
ment and people of the United -.ates
In conversation upon the subject. the
United States ambassador, Mr.. Andrew
D. White, said:
There is absolutely no reason to ex-
pect anything but fair and impartial
neutrality from Germany, which is all |
The United States wanted or expect |
ed
AS matter of fact, Gernany's deci- |
sion not to formally declare neutrality |
means nothing moro or less than that |