Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-28
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SENSATIONAL STORY.
Copyright, Associated Press)
Berlin, November 2.-The German
press last week busted itself a great
deal about the Philippine question ana
the peace negotiations at Paris. Near
ly all the comment has been uncompli-
mentary to the United States, which is
charged with excessive greed ana
political indecency in formulating new
demands" President Mckinley beng
also accused CT Inconsistency and
slack of backbone" in not Withstand
ing .'the increasing demand of the i'm
perial party
A number Of the German newspapers
have now adopted a strain indicating
a desire to obtain a portion OF the
Spanish Asiatic possessions for Ger
many. The Kreuz Zeitung, which has
much influence at court and in army
circles, says:
Germany is
MATERIALLY INTERESTED
in the outcome of the peace negotia-
lions, more particularly with respect to
the Sulu archipelago, where Germany
and Great Britain possess the same
kind of commercial privileges, granted
tt them by Spain in 1877, and in which
Hamburg and Bremen are largely IN
terested. American annexation OF THIS
group, besides being matter Oh
strategic Importance. would mean IN
view of the American prohibition tariff
policy. the destruction of both the Ger
man and British trade there. In short,
an understanding with Great Britain
for Joint action and Intervention is alb
soIutely indispensable. The theory OF
an American sea- cannot be accepted
by any of the European nations. Mr..
Kasson, therefore, has been indulging
in day dreams"
The Deutsche Zeitung, organ of the
Pan-German party, says
at is particularly painful that with
the Caroline islands, to which will
probably be added the rest OF the is
lands,
A PIECE OF SPANISH GOODS
is disposed of to which we had a his
torical presumption claim"
The Deutsche Zeitung concludes with
urging the government to seize the
occasion to acquire a portion of the
Carolines, or at least secure compensa-
ton in Samoa and also obtain guaran-
tees for the future of Germanys com
mercial interests in the Philippines and
Sulu archipelago. Guarantees, i
says spitefully, which will hold water
tsvar sp7e GO tue NEWSPAPER comments
abe correspondent of the Associated
Press is informed on good authority
that Germany still does not contem-
plate interference, active or otherwise
with the American claims, at least as
long as no concerted action is proposed
or carried out jointly by the European
powers. This statement tallies with
assurances given by the foreign Office
here. So far as the United States en-
bassy is concerned, no proposition OF
any kind has been made by the Ger
man government, and before the
United States ambassador, Mr. Andrew
D. White, left on his two months
leave of absence, he came to the con-
clusion that Germany, under no cir
cumstances, will
UNDERTAKE IMPORTANT STEPS
during his absence. In fact the Ger
man press utterances urging Germany
to secure special benefits from America
or Spain during the peace negotiations
are solely an expression of the wishes
OF part OF the German people, and they
In no way bind the government, which
is now, more than ever, DESTROYS of fos-
tering the good will of America.
THE Cologne Gazette publishes a let
ter from a correspondent of Manila, as
se-ting with keen regret" that half
OF the United States land and naval
forces there is composed of Germans.
and giving far from flattering pic
ture of American rule at Manila.
The Manila correspondent of the
Vossisehe Zeitung draws an even more
gloomy picture, dwelling upon the al
leged prevalence of drunkenness and
other excuses among the American
troops.
Emperor William has returned home
to find Germany in a seething political
ferment. All classes OF society seem
permeated with the spirit of unrest and
dissatisfaction. The Liberal and Rad
ical circles there is feeling that there
is too much of the present element in
tie government of the country and that
this personal rule is
DOING MUCH MISCHIEF.
This feeling has found expression in
strong article in the Vorwaerts.
which discusses the matter in its usual
caustic and able way. 1t says:
There is an imperial chancellor
and there are imperial Prussian min