The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09
AMERICA ALL RIGHT
COMPLETE CHANGE OF GERMAN
FEELING HAS TAKEN
PLACE
CAN KEEP THE PHILIPPINES

Control Emperor William
Deeply Interested In Details of
the HispnnO-American War
berlin Gossip.
copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct 8.-There has been q
great change in German public opinion
on the subject Of the retention of the
Philippine islands by the United States.
The feeling towards America generally
Is much more favorable than couple
| or months ago. The news from the
United States that the government at
washington is seriously contemplate
Ing holding the Philippine islands Is
| commented upon dispaSSionately in the
| German press, and it Is significant that
| tnls week two papers of such standing
as the Kolnische Zeitung and the Vos-
sische Zeitung have published long
! letters from German merchants settled
| IN the Philippine islands, in which
American annexation is strongly advo-
| Gated. A correspondent Of the Vos-
| s1sche Zeitung even vigorously COM
| bats Germany making any attempt to
secure a portion of the islands, citing
weighty reasons therefor. Another
significant fact, this week, Is that q
| German-Swiss firms in the Philippine
islands, called at the United States
embassy to express hopes that America
would not relinQuiSh the islands, and,
ahove all, not return them to Spain,
which the delegation claimed would
mean recurrence of the revolution
and the perpetuation of commercial
troubles. The delegation also asked If
1t might go to Paris and lay it's views
before the United States peace COM
mission. The United States ambassa-
dor here, Mr.. White, advised the dele
cation not to do so. Mr.. White does
not anticipate German interference, di-
rectly or Indirectly, even if the United
States insists upon retaining all of the
archipelago. Privy Councillor Schwartz
zenstein, formerly of the German
embassy at Washington, declares Ger
many does not dream of putting OBJ
stacles in Americas way.
Mr.. White has again taken up the
cause of the American insurance COM
Panies, which have been forbidden to
do business in Prussia.
INTERESTED IN THE WAR.
Count Won Goetzen's report of the
Cuban war operations is in the hands
Of the minister of war, Gen. Won GEES
lein. 1t is deemed confidential. The
emperor has carefully read it, Won
GoetZen first made a verbal report to
the emperor, who especially inquired as
to the morale of the Americans, the
difference between the regulars and
the volunteers, the commlssariat and
medical arms, 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 valor 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 Gen.
ToraPs surrender Of Santiago de Cuba
DR.. Won Hebron, the German am
bassador to the United States, supped
with the emperor yesterday evening
and the latter dwelt upon the war fever
Of the Americans. His majesty repeat
edly expressed establishment.
DR.. MIGUEL, minister Of finance, vice
president Of the council Of ministers,
through his mouthpiece, the Politischc
Nachrichten, has issued denial Of the
newspaper statements to the effect that
the recent epidemics Of sickness in a
number Of German regiments were due
to American meats. He also denied
that $50 cases Of trichinosis at Sanders
leben, near Bienberg, were caused by
American pork. All the cases, he
pointed cut, were due to home grown
pork.
At the Socialist national conference
at Stuttgart, this week, Herr Lieb-
knecht made a speech. in which he de-
clared the Socialist party was the only
| one capable of freeing the world from
anarchism and war. He further as
serted that Prince Bismarck, "who had
more power than any mann since Ma
poleon, was smashed by the Socialist"
Herr Liebknecht added significantly:
'And after we have overcome Bismarck
there is now NO opponent we fear"
The speech Of Emperor William, her.
aiding the anti-strike bill, furnished
material for inhamnatory speeches.
The proceedings Of the Socialist con-
vention brought out clearly the de-
Ve1opment of the Socialists into a par
1iamentary party of practical reform.
A feature Of the congress was the
prominent part taken by the workmen
delegates, whose speeches in nearly ev-
| cry case were of a revolutionary char
| acter They, secuted compromise or
| caution.
EMPEROR Is DEMOCRATIC.
The following story Of the emperor
Is creating amusement. He paid an I'M
| expected visit to the Austrian ambas-
sador, Won Szoegyeny+March, one
morning and, after asking for cigar
cite and a glass of beer. his majesty
| seated himself comfortably in an arm
| chair and said:
"Corne and have g. chat"
After some conversation the emperor
suddenly jumped up, looked at his
watch and exclaimed:
"Saperlotte! saperlotte! I did not
| know 1t was so late. Have you a tele-
| phone? I must say goodbye to the
| empress, as I have just time to catch
| the train for the maneuvres." The
ambassador offered to do the telephon-
| ing, but the emperor insisted upon do
| ing the ringing and the 1nelloing HIM
self. Then speaking to the empress he
said:
Don't be angry dear, I chatted too
long with Szoegyeny and must drive
| direct to the station. so I cannot give
you my parting kiss, for which 1 am
sorry. Goodbye, dear"
The case Of the newly elected chief
mayor of Berlin, Koernscher and Mag
istrate Kaufman, whose appointments
have not been confirmed by the en-
peror, although the period In which
they should have been confirmed has
elapsed, promises to become sensation
al. The emperor, whose sanction Is
necessary. objected to the two persons
mentioned, owing to their political
views, and the Tageblatt says:
"a series Of conflicts between the
crown and the municipality, like the
so-called conflicts seen In the early
sixties, seem ineVitable.'
Many officers of the American navy
during the recent war Of Spain are