The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
Germans Favor American An.
nexation of the Philippines.
GIVE WEIGHTY REASONS
Their Return to Spain Would Mean
observation-disclosures Against Ameri-
can Meat Proven Groundless.
The War Report

| teeiing toward 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 contemplating
holding the Philippines is commented
upon dispassionately in the German
! press and it is significant that this
week two papers of such standing as
the Kolnische Zeitung and the vossiche
Zeitung have published long letters
from German merchants settled in the
Philippine islands. in which American
annexation is strongly advocated. A
correspondent of the Vossiche Zeitung
even vigorously combats Germany
| making any attempt to secure a por-
tion of the islands, citing weighty rea-
sons therefor. Another significant fact
this week was that a delegation repre-
senting German and German-Swiss
| firms in the Philippine islands called at
the United States embassy to express
hopes that America would not relin-
quish the islands and above ALL not
return them to Spain. which the dele
cation claimed would mean a recur-
renee of the revolution and the perpet-
uation of commercial troubles The
delegation also asked IL il might go to
Paris and lay its views before the
United States peace commission. The
United States ambassador here. Mr..
White. advised the delegation not to
do so.
Mr.. White does not anticipate Ger
man interference directly or Indirectly
even IL the United States insists upon
retaining the whole of the archipelago go.
Privy Councillor Schwartzensley. for
merly of the German embassy at WASH
ington. declares that Germany does not
dream of putting obstacles in Ameri-
cas- way. Mr.. White had a long con-
ference on Wednesday night with the
German minister of foreign affairs,
Baron Won Buelow.
The imperial government last win
ter, goaded by the agrarians, drew up
bill to regulate the inspection of
American meat exports. The bill prac-
tically meant the death OF the Ameri-
can meat trade and. luckily. Il could
not be made ready for production I'm
the reichstag before that body ad-
tourned. Since then the situation has
changed. The charges against Ameri-
can meats have invariably proved to he
groundless, so that the violent press at
tacks have ceased. The government
therefore has considerably modified the
bill. which is now much less stringent.
but some of its provisions are still
highly prejudicial to canned meats and
sausaees. II is expected that the meas
ure will be introduced into the reich
stag soon after its convening next
month. The entire right and a ma
jority of the centrists favor the meas
ure. so it's passage is virtually Sc
cured.
Mr.. White has again taken on :i,e
cause of American insurance companies
who have been forbidden to do business
In Prussia.
Count Won Goetzen's report Of the
cuban war operations is i'm the hands
of the minister of war, General Won
Gossler. IL is deemed CONFIDENTIAL. The
emperor has carefully read It, Won
Goetzen first made a verbal report TO
the emperor, who specially inquired as
to the morals of the Americans, the
difference between the regulars and vol
volunteers. the comissarv and medical
arrangements and the relative courage
and spirit of the Americans Since
then his majesty has put many personal
questions to the count The latter in
the main, reported favorably. dwelling
particularly on the dash and vigor of
the Americans, the superiority of the
Mauser rifle and the poor generalship
displayed on both sides. The former
German military attache at Washing
ton also severely condemned General
Toral's surrender at Santiago.
DR.. Won Holleben. the German am
bassador to the United States. supped
with the emperor yesterday evening
war fever Of the American people. His
majesty repeatedly expressed astonish-
ment.
DIR. Miguel. the minister OF finance
and vice president OF the council OF
ministers. through his mouthpiece. the
Politsche Nachrichten. has issued de-
NAL OF the newspaper statement to the
effect that the recent epidemics of sick
ness In a number Of German regiments
In uo nj
denied that $50 cases of trichinosis at
Sanders Leben, near Beinberg. were
caused by American pork. All the
cases. he pointed out, were due to home
grown pork.
At the socialists annual conference
at Stuttgart this week. Herr Leibnecht
made a speech. in which he declared
the socialist party was the only one
capable Of freeing the world from an
archism and war. lie further asserted
that Prince Bismarck. who had more
power than any one man since Napo-
leon. was smashed by the socialists"
lie added significantly: And after we
have overcome Bismarck there is no op-
ponent we fear"
The speech of Emperor william. her.
aiding the anti-strikes' bill, furnished
material for infiammatory speeches.
The proceedings OF the socialists con-
gress brought clearly the development
OF the socialists into a parliamentary
party OF practical reform. A feature OF
the congress was the prominent part
taken by the workmen delegates.
whose speeches In nearly every case
were Of a evolutionary character. They
secuted compromise OF caution. The
case OF the newly elected chief mayor
OF Berlin, kirschner. and Magistrate !
Kaufman, whose appointments have
not been confirmed by the emperor. al
though the period in which they should
have been confirmed has elapsed. was
taken up. The emperor. whose sanction
il necessary. objects to the two person
ages named, owing to their political
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