The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
NJ Inspired Press Is No Longer
Hostile to Amctica.
\ FORMER ABUSE HAS lHay STOPPED.
Attitude Nay IS Az med 10 ii:aa
the l'tnc..
HERR LIEBNEcHr FRO 10y
AZ NEW EsrOupr nw OF the Powers
redfcted---Amsrica's Interest
in the Far East.

Berlin, April 3d. Copyrighted, 1898. by
tho Associated Press )--Public attention is
70 engrossed with the spanish-American
struggle that the reconvcning OF the reich
stag and the PrussIan diet have been al
most unnotced. The newspapers print en-
tire pages OF war news from all parts, sorne
unreliable and much OF It unfnvorable TO
the United stntes It is alleged there have
been naval disasters to he American
squadron. AS whole. however. the Ger
man press has ceased It's hostile tone to-
wards tho United States. For this change
the government Is entirely Responsible as
all tho newspapers which are IN the habit
OF obtaining information from tho foreign
office which includes all newspapers of
Importance in the empire, were this week
given hint to stop their abuse OF the
United States. as being directly opposed TO
the governments attitude, besides being
unpatriotic and politically unwlse. The
hut was effective and not a line directly
hostile to America has since been printed
in any paper
Tho correspondent OF tho Associated
Press learns that several newspapers, not
ably the Frankfort Heltung, have adopted
u distinctly friendly tone respecting tie
war.
The fact that Paris. Rome and PorLur
guese newspapers, which arc even moro
unfiieniiy TO the United States than The
German newspapers were, all point out
that ths war Is conflict Of tho Latins
against the Anglo Saxons. alBo hns hal
some effect In bringing about tho quick
rl ne In, INV ND nntA nf In
formerly most hostile German newspapers
are now emphasizing the view that the iu-
forests OF the Germans arc entirely op tho
side OF America. For instance, the Berllnor
Post, which enjoys close relations With
Prince llohenlohc, the imperial chancellor.
and which hitherto has roundly abused tho
United States as rapaoious ard pharasacaj
now quotes uttsrauceB OF French news
papers aud dedtces therefrom that II must
be clearly to Gernany's interest TO side
with tho enemies Of France.
Among the mass OF articles dealing with
the war The Krouz zeitung. u iayorite army
paper, publishes an article contributed by
Major Seheibert who. Judging from personal
experiences during the civil war In the
United States. says. 1.-THE Americans
doubticn6 viii incur serious reyerses at
tho commencement of hcstilities and I'M
less their navy is strong enough to forcs
great battle aud demolish tile nayni re
sources of Spain, which / think very de
fcctiye, tho war Will drag alnng for years
and cost America much more blood and
treasure than her people bcnieve possible"
Herr Liobhnecht, tho SOCIALIST leader
writes as follows; THE United Statcs, as
we'll as Great Britain, has been preparing
Tor many years paRt--the Nucste arpibund
the United States, Great Britain and
Japan, If It is effected II means the end
o. inc old European paramount powers in
the worlds policy"
IN tho recbstng also this week during
the debate on the kiao Chau affair. Herr
ihepneeht told the government that. while
.hey had not informed tho reichslng OF II.
no knew that during tho China. lapan war
tho United States had informed l,urouenn
powers that 1t hnd vnster material inter.
ps.s TO guard IN the Ear East than ali the
european powetH, Great Britain excepted,
an9 Whatever was done In tho Fer t9ast tSs
United states must he consultei. This
su'tenent was contradicied in the house
by the government.
me war is already seriously affecting
herman interests. The increase in price of
oercals - very great, Wheat hns riscn
rom LIS marks to eel. tho highcst In re-
cent years. the effects OF which arc much
ie't ny tho poor, The price OF meat oleo
Is considerably higher.
Exporters of KhngenthnI, Rerlln nar.
nan. sobygen. Rcmschoid Gcra. Crrl,
MaRreight and Mulhausen have rcceivnd
conhtermnnds for most OF their Ameri,,n
oruers German merchants At tho Aonrns
nnu Philippine Islands havs asked ne Far
oish ouica for protection