The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-11
Published at Length and Commented on
by the Press.
WILLIAMS SPEECH REMARKABLE
More on Account of Its Omissions Than
What it Contained - Still Dis
cussing the Importation of
American Meat.

lin for South Germany DR.. Won Holieben,
the German = ambassador to the United
States. said in the course of conversations;
Both the German and washington gov
ernments are anxious to improve the exist
ing relations between them. This fact Will
soon become evident"
Baron Won Buelow, minister of foreign
affairs. had several long interviews with
DIR. Won Holleben last week. All the I'M
portant questions concerning America were
thoroughly discussed. II fail to see any
reason" the ambassador said, why, with
good will on both sides, all differences
and none is of great moment-cannot be
adjusted amicably. In behalf OF the Ger
man government 1 can state that the most
hearty sympathy exists toward the rising
American nation, and that there is no in
tention of doing anything on our part TO
interfere in the slightest degree with the
legitimate aims of the United states. In
the future efforts will be made more than
in the past to adjust all trifiing differences
outstanding, and the negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty, which have been greatly
delayed, mainly because of the war with
Spain will be taken up after the new year
and pushed vigorously. Sec
AS to GermanyS claim 10 retain VI u
cover certain commercial advantages hith-
erto enjoyed in some Spanish colonies, mot
under American sway, their justice willsun-
doubleday be recognized at Washington,
especially as the claims are quite modest
and do not exceed anything the United
States under similar circumstances weald
demand.
VIII Become Better
at return to my post with the firm.sex-
pectation that the relations between the
countries will become better" y
The Germans are now following AMERICAN
affairs much closer than previouslyts A
very full report of the presidents message
was published here and was commentedson
as much as the emperors speech from the
throne at the opening of the reichstag.
The comment was generally very fair and
calm, many Of the papers expressing agree
able surprise at its peaceful tone. Ahe
Lokal Anzieger says: '
Neither the United States nor Enghepa
can attach SO much weight to a pQstfieh
in the Carolines as to be willing to leopard
ize their amicable relations with Germany
on account of it. x
The Boersen Courier, referring to the
presidents allusion to German neutrality,
says:
Germany has no need to fear this men,
Der of the concert with which we may hope
to remain on the best of terms.
The Semi-Oficial Post says:
I'm yielding to Americas demands one
success after another has fallen into her
lap -
But in view of the entrance of the
United States among the competitors. for
colonial possessions a REIMBURSEMENT of
German-American commercial relations will
have to be made matter of necessity
This view, is expressed by a large portion
of the German press, but no intimatlon has
been received at the American embassy and
it is understood that even DR.. Won Holle-
ben thus far has no specific Instructions on
that point.
The Emperor's speech
Emperor Williams speech at the opening
of the reichstag is considered more re-
markable for it's omissions than for what it
contains The Dippe-Detmold affair, the
Bavarian military courts and the insurance
bills were not mentioned. :
The Vossische Zeitung referring to the
question of payment for the emperor s trip
says:
"If the emperor, as king of Prussia, ex-
poets the diet to reimburse him he will
meet with determined opposition, as 1t is
one thing to spend your own money on a
pleasure trip and quite another to ask tax
payers to foot the bills
AS outcome Of these newspaper at
lacks the government seems to have
abandoned it's intention of asking the diet
to pay the bills and a semi-oficial state
ment to that effect will be issued
There is much comment In parliamentary
circles on the emperor's omission in his
speech of all reference to the Anglo-Ger-
man entente, but it is explained by the fact
that the terms of the agreement are still
secret and Germany has no right to refer.
to it in a formal official utterance. The
German Agrarian press violently comments
on the latest official statistics of Germany,s
meat imports for the first nine months OF
the current year, showing that the impol-
tation of American pork has been more
than doubled compared with the imports
of 1897. ;
The Agrarian organs insist that tariff
provisions with the United States oughtzto
be framed to wholly exclude American
meat products from Germany. ~
Since the emperor's return from rhe
Orient the measures taken to provide Bsr
his safety have been much more strictly
carried out. The Stadt-schloss at Potsdasn,
which is now occupied by his majesty, wis
formerly open to the public so far as the
outer courts were concerned. Now there
are double sentries at every door, special
permits are required to pass and the buffd.
ing itself is overrun by scores of policemen
and detectives. Police Project Windham
admits that these precautions are duesao
the recent anarchist plots.