The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-29
KaiSer'S Subjects Would Like to
Annihilate America.
CONTEMPT FOR OUR ARMY
UNFIT FOR SERVICE AGAINST
THE SPANIARDS.
Socialists Appear to Be the Only
Friends America Has In Germany
-Bismarckian Press Warns Eu-
rope Against American Aggres-
sion-Cession of Philippines.

Berlin, May 2S.-With few exception:
the German press continues its cam
paign of abuse on America, either out
spokenly or by inuendos. The con
sentative, centrist, and national liberia
papers are especially virulent, while
the liberal and radical newspapers do
not disguise their dislike for the United
States and attribute base and selflSf
motives for its action. Even leading
German magazine, Deustche Rundss'
chaull, in the June number, joins II
the general newspaper sentiment. Ar
article in this magazine written by
Herr Won Brandt formerly German
minister to China, on the subject OF
the HiSpano-American war, winds uI
by obviously hoping that at the close
of the war the United States will show
something which their political course
has often lacked, namely, respect fol
the rights and dignity of others
The socialist press alone is friendly.
The Vorwaerts in an editorial article
! believed to have been written by Herr
! Liebknecht, the socialist leader, and
which has since been strongly criti-
cised by other newspapers, says, after
describing the fears aroused in Europe
! by the abandonment of its policy of
isolation by the United States:
! Their first move produces a revolu-
( famine in decrepit Europe-spectre of
starvation. Their first blow was a
4 crushing naval defeat of an ancient
monarchy which they forbade to con-
tinue the work of wholesale murder.
One more defeat and that monarchy
falls, the dynasty is hunted out, and a
republic is established. What strength
and vigor are displayed. And, there
with decrepit Europe has never thus
far reckoned. a new power is here"
AMERICAN INACTIVITY.
The papers TEEN with sarcastic COM
ments on the alleged inactivity Of
America, attributed it to "a lack of
courage" or to 'unreadiness of its
forces and especially to the "notori-
Gus conditions of INSTRUMENTATION of
American military"
The Militaire- Wochen-Zeitung the
leading army organ, in an article writ
ten by an officer of the general staff,
says:
ANY attempt by the United States
to effect the landing of large bodies Of
troops in Cuba before the raw and I'M
disciplined hordes have at least six
months, training will inevitably result
in disastrous ana wholesale slaughter.
1t is even very doubtful whether these
so-called soldiers will stand their
ground against the veterans of Spain
iiCNl loil. w Z OIiy lCCu IECdlI Tie lISl
battle of Bull Run to become aware of
the absence of staying qualities of
their militia, badly led and worse
drilled 81
GOVERNMENT PRESS SILENT.
The government press is strangely
silent, with the exception of occasional
denials of accounts which are construed
as being unfriendly TO America. Moth
ing has been done by the inspired
newspapers to stem the general cur
rent of some times yelled hostility per-
meating the whole German press. They
have not even replied to the various
articles of the Bismarckian press this
week, in which Europe is warned of
the coming American Selling the
markets. and demand is made for
a combination to combat this invasion
before il is too late
A Spanish story in regard to the
American warshiPs using the Spanish
flag at Guantanamo, Cuba, in order to
effect SURPRISE is generally dis
credited, even the. Cologne VolkS lei
tung otherwise hostile, says:
"Ihe news is incredible. Such a piece
of cunning. cowardice the Americans
could not be guilty Of"
Everywhere in Germany collections
are being made in aid of the Spanish
war fund. For a month past the Span
iards in this country and their sym
pathizers have contributed largely The
total thus far contributed amounts TO
%, 600 marks, which sum was ship |
ped on Wednesday last from Hamburg
to Spain, by way of England.
PHILIPPINES FOR FRANCE.
The German admiralty will shortly |
the school ships Moltke and |
Vots to the West Indies for the pro /
lection of German citizens residing in /
Central America.
Regarding the news that Spain has
agreed to cede the Philippine islands to |
France, it is said at the Germany for
eign office that Germany has informa-
ton that pour parleurs looking to this |
end have been proceeding for some
time, mainly through Senior Leon y
Castillo, the Spanish ambassador at
Paris, and that the negotiations have
already reached a rather definite shape.
On Wednesday last, the ambassadors
Of Germany, France and Russia held
an important meeting at the foreign
office in Madrid. When they were asked
f these powers are ready to assist in
-ervention in SPANS behalf no definite
answer was made except by the repre-
sentative of Germany, Count Won
who said: ''At the present
uncture Germany has not Joined in an
effort to attempt Intervention
Thereupon Duke Almodovar de Rio,
he new Spanish minister for foreign
affairs, cautiously mentioned the nego-
iations with France above referred to.
Germany's answer to this is found in
semi official communication published
IN Thursday last, setting forth that
Germany would most vigorously pro-
est against the cession of the Philip
,ine islands to France or any other
Jingle power, adding that a cession to
he combined powers of Europe would
De much more acceptable.
1t is understood that this declaration
lad an effect in Spain and that the
whole project has been dropped, at
east for the present.
AMERICAS NAVAL ACTIVITY.
The German newspapers sharply COM
nent on the big orders given by the
United States for the building of war
hips. The Post, of this city, the organ
f Prince Won Hohenlohe, the imperial
hancellor, commenting upon the mat
err says:
These preparations go far beyond
resent needs and were intended to
erve other and more important ends.' =
The Spanish military agent, Senior
andoval, is still here. 1t was he who
nected the recent purchase in behalf
Spain of the North German steamer ,
iavel.
The Frankfort Zeitung says: 1.-THE !
panish minister at Copenhagen has {
lduced the government of Denmark {
, instruct the Danich officials in the '
.ntilles to afford Spain certain faciii-
es in regard to her fleet" I
q
The house committee on foreign affairs [
as favorably reported to the house a q
Institute bill providing for a non-par- f
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