The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-09
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Germany Not Adverse to Americas Re-
tentiOn Of Philippines.
NEWSPAPERS OF THE EMPIRE
Comment DiSpaSSiOnately Upon the Sub
- jsCt oil Annexation.
NEWSPAPERS OF THE EMPIRE
WILLIAM WILL NOT INTERFERE
Has No Idea of Casting Obstacles in the
: Way of the United States Am
bassador White Confers With
Minister Won Buelow.

Berlin, October S.-There has been great
change in German public opinion on the
subject of the retention of the Philippine
islands by the United States. The feellng
towards America generally is much more
favorable than a couple of months ago.
The news from the United States that the
government at Washington is seriously con-
templating holding the Philippines Is COM
mented upon dispasionately in the German
press and it is significant that this week
two papers of such standing as the Kol-
nische Zeitung and the Voissische Zeitung
have published long letters from German
merchants settled in the Philippines III
which American annexation is strongly ad-
vocated A correspondent of the Vossische
zeitung even vigorously combats Germany
making any attempt to secure portion OF
the islands
Another significant fact this week was
that a delegation representing German ana
German-Swiss firms in the Philippine
islands called at the United States embassy
to express hopes that America would not
relnquish the islands, and above all not re-
turn them to Spain, which the delegation
claimed would mean recurrence or the
revolution and the perpetuation or CONNER
cial troubles. The delegation also asked II
it might go to Paris and lay its views be-
fore the United States peace commission
The United States ambassador here, Mr..
White advised the delegation not to 90 So
Mr. White does not anticipate German IN
reference, directly or indirectly, even II the
United States insists upon retaining the
whole of the Archipelago.
VIII Not Interfere
Priyy Counsellor Schwartzenstein, form
erly of the German embassy at Washing
ton declares that Germany does not dream
of putting obstacles in Americas way.
Mr. White had long conference on
Wednesday last with the German minister
of foreign affairs Baron Won Buelow.
The imperial government, last winter,
soaded by the agrariarfs, drew up a bill to
regulate the inspection of American meat
exports. The bill practically meant the
death of the American meat trade, and
luckily it could not be made ready for pro-
duction in the reichstag before that body
adjourned. Since then the situation has
changed. The charges against American
meats have invariably proved to be ground
less that the violent press attacks have
ceased. The government, therefore, has
considered the bill, which is now much less
stringent but some of its provisions are
still highly prejudicial to canned meats
and sausages. 1t is expected the measure
will be introduced in the reichstag soon
after its converting next month. The en-
tire right and majority of the centrists
favor the meaaure SO it's passage is virtu-
ally assured
Mr. White has again taken up the cause
of the American insurance companies which
have been forbidden to do business in
Prussia. Count Won GoetZen'S report on
the Cuban war operations is in the hands
of the minister of war. 1t is deemed con-
fidential. The emperor has carefully read
it.
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Morale of Americans
Won Goetzen first made a verbal report
to the emperor, who specially inquired as
to the morale of the Americans the Diff
ference between the regulars and the vol
unteers, the commissariat and medical ar
rangements and the relative courage and
spirit of the Americans. His majesty has
put many personal questions to the count
The latter in the main replied favorably,
dwelling on the dash and vigor of the
Americans, the superiority of the Mauser
rifle and poor generalship displayed on both
sides. The former German military at
tache at Washington also severely con-
demned General Torals surrender of San
tiago.
DR.. Won Hollenben, the German ambas-
sador to the United States, supped with the
emperor yesterday evening and dilated up
on the patriotism and war fever of the
American people His majesty repeatedly
expressed establishment.
DIR. Miguel, the minister of finance and
vice-president of the council of ministers,
through the Politische Nachrichten, has
issued a denial of the newspaper state
ments to the effect that the recent epi-
denies of sickness in a. number of German
regiments were due to American meats.
He also denied that $50 cases of trichirosis
at Sanders Leber, near Beinburg, were
caused by American pork. All the cases,
he pointed out, were due to home grown
pork At the socialists annual confer
ence at Stuttgart this week Herr Lieb-
knecht made speech in which he declared
the socialist party was the only one capa-
bile of freeing the world from anarchism
and war; He further asserted that Prince
Bismarck, "who had more power than any
man since Napoleon. was smashed by the
socialists" Herr Liebknecht added sig
nificantly
there is now no opponent we fear
Emperor williams Speech
The soeech of Emperor William herald
ing the anti-strikes bill furnished material
for infiammatory speeches.
The proceedings of the socialist congress
brought out clearly the development of the
socialists into parliamentary party of
practical reform. A feature of the congress
was the prominent part taken by the work
ing delegates. whose speeches in nearly
every case were of a revolutionary char
acter They secuted compromise and eau
ton.
A semi official denial has been issued of
the statement that the emperor expects to
postpone his Journey to Palestine.
Knackfuss, the well-known painter, and
Salstemann, the marine painter, accom-
pany the party, as will the Oriental artist,
Israel GrenitZ.
The last item on the emperor's pro-
gramme is a religious ceremony on the
Mount of Olives on October 30.
The imperial party will number 12S per-
sons the horses and mules will total over
5000 and a thousand Turkish troops will
escort their majesties. 1t Is reported here
that the North German Lloyd Steamship
COMPANY Intends to extend its east Asiatic