The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-14
THE KAISER'S Trip
German Foreign office Kept Busy Ex.
plsinine Away Its Objects.
MS PROPOSED ns'T 70 SPAIN
Strongly Denied THAT It Has Any PoIlt.
ical Significance at This Time.
IS MERELY a HfAl1H PREcAuTloS.
So Far American State Department Has
Taken No Of licial cosni1snce.
I STRONG ''DERdvRRtNT O u FEELING
ns,-t. below IL surface ana inc
5 MERELY A HEALTH PRECAUTION.
So Far American State Department Has
Taken No Official Coenizance.
A STRONG uNDFRduRRENT OF i'll FEELING
Especial Cable Dispatch to the New York Her.
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ISIS. by James gordon Bcnnett.J
Madrid, Nov. Is, 7Nearly all the head
Of the diplomatic cfrps have called ut tn,
minister OF foreign) affairs to inquire whal
Importance is TO be- attached TO the visit oil
the German ,emperdr The government mas
made little of the matter and 1t has further
intimated that it f1ccepts as Inevitable the
outcome OF events. being forced 10 rela-
quish the sovereignty of Spain in the Phil
ippines.
This visit of the emperor William has ex-
cited the greatest interest in England and
France and the representatives OF both
countries have bden particularly eager, I'M
der Instructions from their governments, III
asking for details. They have been assured
that the visit o. the Spanish ambassador
in Berlin is purely casual and that under
the circumstances il is nothing less than
natural. The more stald portion of the polt-
teal world do nT attach much importance
20 the imperial isisit, and look upon it as
perhaps merely servir- to arouse hopes
which can not bN realized.
1t remains. b4weyer at the present mo-
ment matter OF political record that
there exists "a sentiment here that France
of late has besl OF small utility to Spain,
in spite of her assurance of friendship. and
perhaps tina Philippine clause CT the pro-
too3l has much o do with the origin OF this
sentiment.
THE quaan recent is credited with a de-
sir4 to seek assistance from more Northern
empires and if what 1 hear be true she
wotild now prdcr to be allied with the
triple alliance r:ther than with the Franco
Russian combination.
p Washington, November 13.-It is under
stopd that assrrinces have been given by
taej German gNernmeDt tEat the visit OF
Emperor Will4n TO Spain is entirely de-
voih OF official character or Significance;
that the official trip of the imperial party
theIproposed sto. at Cadiz at Cartagena is
largely healthprecaution in behalf OF the
empress, as unesea trip would be long and
ardhous If unbpken by these stops at the
Spanish ports. The assurances appear to
be voluntary oil the part of the Berlin Of
ficials and TO btin line with the care taken
in that quartz of late to minimize and
remove the bad impression caused by sew
eral incidents occurring during the recent
war. The statedepartment had NOT, SO far
as Is known, tken cognizance of Uae en-
peror's movements, and certainly there was
no purpose of lnquiring as to the stop at
Spain, although this action by the emperor
was looked upan as rather inopportune, to
say he least Then the peace negotiations
witt Spain are at critical juncture, ana
whes technically, the war is still in prog
resst At the SINE time Germany has con-
stanEy reiterated her neutral and friendly
attitude and til, emperor himself took oc-
casidl in his list address to the reichstag
to gle strong expression Of the German
purptss to NATHAN the strictest impartial
lily Between this government and Spain.
At ue same time the officials here and
in BERN have recognized that a strong
public lentimeht has been developed be-
tween be people of the two countries and |
steps hTe been taken TO Offset this as far |
as possible. The last move in that direc- |
ton waat a recent dinner given by Chan |
cellor Vn Buelcw at Berlin To Andrew ID.
White, ie United States ambassador. and !
DR.. VoIliolleben, the German ambassador |
to the htted States, now visiting In Ger
many. was Intended that the new as
sistant icretary OF state. Mr.. Hill. should |
be one Cthe guests, but he was detained in |
Holland Private adyices received here by /
cfficialsltate that the attention was i'm
portant furnishing an opportunity for a |
free andull discussion OF all tine subjects /.
which hre threatened to estrange TIE Two