The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-05
THREATENING.
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Probable War Between United
States and Ger many.
Almost the Only Thing Talked
About in Berlin
POLITICAL CIRCLES.
The Kaiser Cancels All His
Engagements
And Hastens Back to the Seat
of Government.
1T is THEPHILIPPINES
That Are Stirring Up All the
Trouble.
Germany is Determined We
Shall Not Keep Them.

st. Louis, Oct. 5.-A Globe-Democrat
special from Berlin, says:
Although the Kaiser's yacht is at the
present moment speeding between Gil
braltar and Venice. at which latter port
it is under orders to embark the en-
peror and empress within a couple of
weeks or so for Palestine, yet the long
projected and much discussed pilgrim
age to the Holy Land is likely to be
abandoned.
Within the last 4S hours relations be-
tween the United States and this coun-
try have assumed so extremely threat
ening an aspect that the emperor, cut
ting short his hunting party, where he
was enjoying magnificent sport, has
FASTENED with all possible speed back
to this city, and has Cancelled all his en-
gagements for the next week or ten
days.
The utmost mystery is being observed
about the matter in official circles. The
press, probably in Difference to orders,
is strangely silent, yet in political and
administrative circles nothing else is
being spoken of than the probability of
war between this country and the Uni
ted States.
The trouble is in connection with the
Philippine Islands, the German govern
ment being resolved at all costs to OPP
pose the retention or possession of this
group by the United States. Indeed, as
far as I can learn, some definite deal
has already taken place between this
government and that of Spain with re-
gard to the leasing or full acquisition
of one or more of the islands of the
group, a deal which would naturally be
impossible of execution on the part of
Spain in the event of the United States
insisting upon having the entire group.
The emperor is resolved under no cir
cumstances to yield in the matter, be-
ing of the opinion that were he to give
| way, not only would German interests,
political as well as commercial, suffer
greatly in the far Orient, but that like
| wise German prestige would suffer a
lasting blow in the eyes of Spain and of
the other civilized powers owing to his
being obliged to knuckle under to the
United States.
learn on the very best authority
that the crisis may be said to have
| commenced on Friday last when dis
patches u a 0OA4Se1 N@OAielA Shea4 eaOICA Wei {
received from the German embassy at
| Washington indicating the nature of
! the United States pretentions with re-
| gard to the Philippine Islands.
These dispatches were conrmed from
Paris and Madrid on the following day,
| when the American peace commission
| erS at Paris staggered the Spanish del
| egates and almost dumbfOunded them
| by the extent of the claims with regard
! to the Philippine Islands which they
| presented.
! Yesterday further dispatches were re-
/ ceived from washington to the effect
! that the United States so confidently
] anticipated trouble of the gravest char
! acter with Germany, and likewise with
! Spain, in connection with the Philip
| pine Islands, that at the last minute
| Secretary of the Navy Long, after Wis
| iting the White House, teIegrap hed new
! orders to New York countermandina
the sailing of the Oregon and of the
| Iowa pending further instructions.