Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-23
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,o,ntrv has been temporarily
49, I'D from the war between Spain
40 United States to the significant
'' - recently made at Birmingham
y Joseph Chamberlain, the British
+orv Of State for the Colonies. The
- cnipion, since the text of the
III has been available, corresponds
-, utterance of Prince Bismarck on
". .nbiect. telegraphed to the Associ-
press on Wednesday last, when
"' .or,ner Chancellor was quoted as
saying; -. ,oss
80, whether Mr. Chamberlain's pri-
oninions are those of the British
so ss 1-r diplomats say they do not be-
,.-,.a hat an Anglo-American alliance
\. ~ seosibIe. except, possibly, for purely
y .i'fc and defensive purposes. They
ri,1rorlv repudiate the idea of Germany
aiming such an alliance.
~ In an interview given to the cores
ronlsnt of the Associated Press on
TTsrrsday last, German statesman,
who is -
NTH Emperor William and the Cabinet,
said:
sneech which can be regarded seriously
sSows plainly that England is becom-
ino afraid of isolation, and is now
eoTrv that she missed the opportunity
u ieining the Dreibund, which she de-
cltned owing to the alleged impossible
Nv Of going before Parliament with a
regular treaty Of alliance which might
expose England for years to come to
ali sorts of eventualities. 1t was this
which caused the failure of the nego-
tations. The opportunity may never
recur. for the political configuration has
been radically altered. AS far as Ger
MANY is concerned, it would be i'm
nogsible TO induce her to choose Eng
land in preference to Russia. To be-
come the outspoken champion of Brit
ish interests would mean suicide for
Germany. as it would incur the lasting
enmity of Russia without tangible
Offset.
The mere mention CT an alliance be-
tween the United States and England
IS AN ABSURDITY.
Their interests are too conflicting. A
few years hence a far keener CONNER
cial rivalry will be witnessed between
Great Britain and America than is now
raging between Great Britain and Ger
many, and the administration at Wash
ington is fully aware of this fact
The government is cautious in ex-
pressing an opinion on the subject but
Is Inclined to be favorable towards Mr..
Chamberlain's declarations. The Schle-
sische Zeitung, one of the leading semi
official papers, says:
1t is mistake to underyalue a man
who so intimately knows and expresses
the IDEAS and wishes of his countrymen
Far from being an expression of Great
Britains weakness and embarrass-
meats. the speech must be regarded as
the exposition Of political leader who
is so sure of the strength of his country
that he does not hesitate to point out
weak places"
The Liberal press favors a friendlier
understanding between the two coun-
tries, but even the most favorable OF
the papers do not go to the length of
advocating an alliance with Great Brit
ain, still less with the United States
Relative to the war between Spain
and the United States,
MUCH IMPATIENCE
is manifested in this country over the
alleged dilatoriness of the belligerents.
lhose persons doubling Americas abil-
'ty to put military force in the field
stfong enough to overcome the Spanish,
OF to quickly end the war, are again
IN the ascendant.
"A hlgh German military authority in
speaking of this matter, said to the cor
respondent OF the Associated Press:
1t VIII ere long be seen. probably to
lhe astonlshment of the Americans,
mat war OF invasion even against a
power classed in the third rank, cannot
De made with militia"
Inc superiority of the American navy
y atso again Questioned, and the fail
ule Oh Rear Admiral Simpsons ships
" " locate and meet the fleet of Admiral
Ier{efa is regarded in German naval
el1cies as sign of weakness.
although there is not yet
A REAL FAMINE
Il. aa,H germany, bread and grain prices are
s.i'I rising, especially in South Ger
-DaNy' where the price of bread is fifty
bO' cent above the rate that prevailed
O. O. January last. The Liberals and
49, 2S. !aiIStS claim that this condition of
lars II Is the result of agrarianism, and
va s,,,iIe lhe government for not reducing
''T e. import duty on grain.
+h lHe foreign office incumbents say
r r,'rs nave received no information in
+rpoFd TO the reported stories of
c o'ogoles in Samoa, and they do not
credit them.
. 1 "p russian government has issued
tbn 'O% decree urging the provincial au-
n V +hS 10 pay the strictest attention
o,b 'Ie inspection of American pork and
ona -si meats, and citing the alleged fire.
+ t u" occurrence of cases of trichinosis.
rori. pointed out that GA cases of trichi-
psrlj. occurred in a single suburb of
co, ran ana that 127 cases have been dis
trio. eu within six months in the dis
"ci Of Stettin.