The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28
SPANS Friends Praise Us For Our
Moderation.
PHILIPPINE PROBLEMS
EUROPEAN POWERS EXPECT TO
BE CONSULTED.
Topics of the Week at the German
Capital-Catholics Assert Their
Loyalty to the Emperor-Attitude
Of the Socialists-Great Activity
at the Navy Yards.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 27.-The German pres
continues to discuss the peace condi
tons from various view points, ma
jority of the papers according tn
United States high praise for the mod
GRAFTON the American government ha
displayed Most of them seem TO ex
pect that difficulties will arise over tn
ultimate disposal and condition OF tn
Philippines, but as a rule the arSu
ments advanced are repetitions ant
| threadbare.
The Kolnische lettings editoria
may be worth quoting, as there is the
/ best reason for believing that it wa:
/ inspired. 1t says: Before definite
peace is concluded considerable time
must elapse. Meanwhile the interna
tional situation IL the Philippines ant
the far east generally may have
changed materially. 1t is not likely
! that Spain and the United States vii
agree to a definite settlement Of tne
Philippine question without taking tnt
advice of the powers interested, par
ticularly Russia and France"
The foreign Office maintains absolute
reticence as to the present attitude OF
the government on the subject.
The most important events of the
week in domestic politics have been
the national convention at Crefield,
Rhenish Prussia, and the attitude
adopted by the socialist party toward
the coming diet election. The Crefield
convention, for the first time, took a
distinctly friendly tone toward the
government. Bishop Schmidt of
Cologne eloquently expressed strictly
loyal sentiments. 4 telegram sent to
Emperor William, assuring him of the
loyalty of the 1000 delegates of the
German Catholics assembled and his
reply to it, were noticeable features or
the occasion.
Another notable departure was res
olution adopted by the convention to
establish Catholic peasant societies
everywhere in Germany. This was a
strategic move designed to compete
with the peasant federation of Bava-
ria. 1t was also significant that the
death of Prince Bismarck, the author
of the Kulturkampf, instead of being
used as a basis for hostile comment,
drew out a few semi-laudatory re-
marks, one speaker contendinG that II
Bismarck were alive and chancellor, he
would have signed ere now bill to re-
call the Jesuits.
ATTITUDE OF SOCIALISTS.
The various socialist local election
have decided upon their
course of action with regard TO the
diet election. In Berlin an overwhejm-
ing majority has resolved not to par
ticipate, as under the three class cleo
ton system the socialists have no
chance of electing their candidates.
On the other hand, BreSl2u, Erfurt,
Frankfurt, Lebuz, SchleusiEgen, Biels-
field, Elberfield, Einbeck, Brandenburg
and other towns have decided to run
their own candidates or to support
FreSsnnige candidates. In & number of
other districts the socialists have con-
Guided to participate openly in the
enections, which may mean the ruin
Of many socialists.
BISMARCK MEMOIRS.
Prince Bismarck's memoirs are now
in Berlin Privy Councillor Kroner re-
ceived a special hint from the govern
nent and bought the bulky manuscript,
which is now undergoing examination.
There is, however, q duplicate manu-
script at FREDERICKSBURG and as the text
vas dictated by Bismarck personally,
he family Will not submit to any con-
siderable changes or authorizations.
At Wilhelmshone on Wednesday con- !
ternation was caused by the discovery |
hat one of the chimneyS was afire. !
md the members of the imperial fam !
ly were driven into the open air. EN- (
,eror William, however, promptly took I
control of the firemen and the flames {
we're soon eXtinguished
There is unusual activity in the ship
ards at Kiel, Stettin, Elbing and
hamburg. The government has placed (
number of orders among them, in
luding commissions for six big torpedo
1..r. - G. oil 70,
e ready for service early next year.
n addition there are orders from Rus
ia, Spain, Brazil and the Argentine
republic. 1t is curious fact that the
overnment has ordered the Vulcan
Works to pay a duty Of
81, 900 marks on the floating dock built
England, although the company cites
gainst the ruling the provision of the
erman tariff law which declares that
essels are free of duty.
1t is announced that the navy de-
has secured for important
,chnical purposes 1850 photographs
: the new cruiser Hertha when trav-
ing at a speed of 10 knots. The pho
graphs were taken in few minutes
y an instrument, the cosmograph.
ARMY MANEUVERS.
The big army maneuvers to COM
ence on Sept. 3 will be under the per-
NAL direction of Emperor William.
hey will include. it is reported. inter
ting and comprehensive experiments
it'll pigeons, bicycles and airships.
mong the airships will be one Of an
new type. During GER
in stage of the maneuvers the en-
.ror will assume personally the chief
His military suite will in
ude General Won Hank, General Won
essin and General Won Scholl.
Miss Lillian Russell is appearing be-
re crowded houses. The newspapers
mment upon her favorabiy. Her
anager. is negotiating for a series of
in Madrid {
EASTERN QUESTION. {
Much interest is displayed in the out
me of the far eastern contest. The :
inions of the renowned Austrian ORR
talist, NJ. Vanbery, in Vienna mag
inc. meet with some support. He be-
yes that all the advantages Russia
S gained in China can only benefit II
the remote future, when Russian in
stry and commerce become able to d
npete with Great Britain.
Such despotically governed people"
says, cannot develop rapidly, while B
the other hand the Chinese are q
akening, and their Anglo-American =
looling is creating a desire for de- v
opment. Should England join her
erests to those of America and B
pan, she would gain her ends, despite
TT Arthur. Russian railways and
ssian banks" .
he bureau of equipment of the navy
,artment has placed an order with
Sugar Apparatus Manufacturing
npany of Philadelphia for a large
tilling plant. to be erected at Dry d