The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22

Berlin, May 21.-(Copyrighted. 1898
by the Associated Press.)-Public at
tention in this country has been tenn
porarily diverted from the war between
Spain and the United States to the sig
ni6cant speech recently made at Bir-
mlngham by Joseph Chamberlain, ths
British secretary of state for the col
oEies- The bulk of opinion since the
text of the speech has been available
corresponds to the utterance of Prince
Bismarck, which was telegraphed &c
the Associated Press on Wednesday
last when the former chancellor was
quoted as saying:
THE Importance thereof depends up
on whether Mr. Chamberlain private
opinions are those of the British gov
ernment."
Diplomats say they do not believe
II Anglo-American alliance is feasible
except possibly for purely pacific and
defensive purposes. They utterly re-
pudiate the idea of Germany Joining
such an alliance.
The government is cautious in express
sing an opinion on the subject but is
inclined to be faVora BILE towards Mr.,
Chamberlain declarations.
The Schleizig Zeitung. one of the
leading semi-official papers, says:
1T is a mistake to undervalue man
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the ideas and wishes of his country
men. Far from being an expression
of Great Britain's weakness; and en-
barrassments, this perhaps must be
regarded as the exposition of a Doliti-
cal leader who is so sure of the strength
of his country that he does not hest
tate 10 point out weak places
The Liberal press favors a friendlier
understanding between the two coun-
tries, but even the most favorable of
the papers do not go to the length of
advocating an alliance with Great
Britain, still less with the United
States.
EXAMPLE OF ANGLOPHOBIA.
A notable example of -Anglophobia is
furnished by an article in the Tagliche
Rundeschau, vehemently supporting
the scheme of the Russian prince, Uch-
tomaski, for an anti British European
combination for dealing with an Anglo
American alliance. This paper says:
The British lion would rather roar
than fight. It sounds well and costs
nothing. But England finds herself
confronted with the question of her
very existence. Consequently the ma
ton of sheep killers suddenly raises
the cry of y kingdom for an alliance
and behold an ally appears in the shape
OF Brother johnathan. America, with
its patchwork of waste pieces OF ma
tionality. millions of immigrant muir
derers, English tongue and black. red
and yellow skins, suddenly becomes an
Anglo Saxon race
The Tagliche Rundeschau then pro-
ceeds to argue that Money bag sell
fishness constitutes the basis of the
coming alliance between the Cockney
and the Yankee, and in order to eoun-
teract this Germany must join Russia,
thereby also helping to increase
COMMENT ON THE WAR
Relative to the war between Spain
and the United States. much Impotence
is manifested in this country over the
alleged dilatorinesS of the belligerents.
Those persons doubling Americas
ability to put military force in the
field strong enough to overcome the
Spanish, or to quickly end the war, are
again in the ascendant. A high Ger
man military authority. in speaking of
this matter, said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press: 1T will ere
long be seen, probably to the astonish-
ment of the Americans. that a war of
invasion. even against a power claSsed
in the third rank, cannot be made with
militia"
The superiority of the American navy
is also again questioned, and the fail
ure of Rear Admiral Simpsons ships
10 locate and meet the fleet Of Admiral
Cervera is regarded in German naval
circles as a sign OF weakness. Many
newspapers comment on the alleged
lack OF discipline in the American fleet,
and publish stories in connection there
with.
Count Won Radewitz, the German
ambassador at Madrid, sent a report
this week TO the German foreign office
on the political situation in Spain. He
expresses the opinion that an outbreak
81 the people is merely a question of
time, and further Spanish reverses
must launch revolution
HIGH PRICE OF BREAD.
Although there is yet no real famine
in Germany, bread and grain prices are
still rising, especially in southern Ger
many, where the price of bread is so
per cent above the rate that prevailed :
in January last. The Liberals and So I
ciaEsts claim that this condition of af- /
fairs IS the result of aGraria9ism, /
and blame the government for not re-
ducing the import duty on grain. :
Some papers urge that maize should J
he used largely, but the Socialist press
condemns this and declares that maize
is unhealthful and unfit for human be- /
ings. They express the hope that all I
German workers will refuse to buy
maize bread.
The speech of Emperor William at
Wednesday last, in which he praised
the PrusSian state railroad system. has
been sharply criticised on all Sides
Even the ssmi-official papers say the
speech has met with contradiction and
everywhere.
AFRAID OF AMERICAN PORK.
The Prussian government has issued
q new decree, urging the provincial
TO pay the strictest atten-
ton to the inspection of American
pork and other meats, and citing the al
legged frequent occurrence of trichino-
sis. II is pointed out that 81 cases Of
occurred in a single suburb
of Berlin and that 127 cases have been
discovered within six months in the
district of Stettin.
The Hamburg American line steamer
AugUste Victoria will have as passen-
gers on her next trip to New York,
Herr Lieber the German Centrist lead
sr in the reichstag, and DIR. Koch, the
president OF the reichSbank.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
has conferred the grand cross of the
Order Of st. Stephen on the Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
as a mark of favor in. connection with
the prince receiving tne sacrament of
confirmation, which ceremony is to
take place tomorrow in Potsdam.
Prince Eiteifritz. the second son of En-
peror William, is also to be confirmed
"a that occasion.
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