The San Francisco call., 1898-06-12
Press of Germany Harps Upon Another Defeat
 of the Yankees"
The Attempts of Spain. to Secure European Intervention Con-
 tinue to Be Without Avail.

| lively recently. The statements mad, by the Minister of the Interior, Coun Posadowsky- Wehner, on Tuesday last In response to a request for an outlin, Of the official views of the tactics which should be followed at the comins elections have caused a sensation everywhere.
 The comments, naturally, vary, as oc cording to the predictions of the pa. pers. Prince Bismarcks organ, the Hamburger Nachrichten, and others declare Count POsadowsky- Wehner die not go far enough, and they assert thar what is wanted is special anti-socialis legislation. The National Zeitune thinks the Minister in his remarks ought to have included a declaration against the excessive demands of the ! Agrarians and the Tageblatt and other Liberal papers express similar views The semi official North German Ga zette has been unable to conceal its anxiety lest the statements of Count Posadowsky Wehner be interpreted as one-sided declaration in favor of the agriculturaliStS and middle classes. As matter of fact, the only parties thus far active in the pending elections are the socialists and Agrarians. The Gov ernment, while not openly participat- ing, clearly sides with the Agrarians A number of cases are reported where local Government officials have been strongly pressing the rural voters to support the Agrarians.
 The fact that bill has been prepared to curtail the franchise in order to pre- vent an increase in the number of so- cialist representations which is fully corroborated, is having increasing in- fluence in the campaign.
 There has been a split among the Centrists during the week The Gen. trists of Westphalia have cut loose from the party, owing to the latter s lukewarm support of the Agrarian Democrats and they have nominated their own candidates. The Centrists have also lost a number of districts in Bavaria through the Independent Agra rian movement among the Catholics.
 The Government proposes to ask the new Reichstag to increase the credits of the reorganization of the army and additions to the field artillery, includ- ing the creation of mortar batteries and the addition of corps of mounted infantry to every army corps, an in- crease of the pioneer regiments by a battalion each and the formation of three new army corps.
 The fact that the United States Gov ernment Is not participating in the Brussels sugar conference Is regarded unfavorably here.
 Fifty persons have been made sick by trichinosis this week in the neighbor- hood of Zewickau, Saxony, and it Is as- serted that American pork was respon- sible for 1t.
 It Is said at St. Petrsburg that Mir Cornelius Vanderbilt, fearing capture by the Spaniards, Is to leave his yacht at Odessa until peace is declared
 A great deal of political importance is attached to Emperor Williams visit to Palestine. It is suggested that be- sides ending the pretensions of France to the right to grant protection to all Christians in the East, may result in securing Asia Minor as field for Ger man colonization, by the conclusion of a state treaty with Turkey It Is pointed out that the Sultan will find difficulty in refusing such a proposal from Emperor William, especially as ii | is fact that the Germans are already invading Asia Minor, as we'll as Pales- tine, systematically and successfully.