Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-07
GERMAN NEWS NOTES
BAVARIA SAID TO HAVE BECOME
DECIDEDLY PRUssO-PHOBIC.
NAVAL WAR INVOLVING GERMANY.
Emperor William Intimates the
Proximity of One-His Majesty Re-
monstrated with by Hohenlohe-
Large Strikes In German Cities.

Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press.)
BERLIN, March SIN the Reichstag
this week. during the debate on the
form OF the military code, remarkable
statements were made by Baron Won
Hertling, the Bavarian Centrist leader,
and Count Won Lerchenfeld, the rep
resentative Of the Bavarian Govern
ment Both asserted that IL Bavaria
was not allowed to retain a separate
highest military court, there was danger
of very serious crisis. The Reichstag
like the Bundesrath, supported Bavaria's
claims
At dinner which the Imperial Chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe, gave to the
Parliamentary leaders. the same evening,
he asked the Bavarian representative
what was the actual feeling. and re-
ceived the reply that Bavaria for some
time had been decidedly Prussophobic,
the Regent and the whole Bavarian
court sharing this feeling.
Passages in Emperor Williams speech
at the swearing in of the naval recruits
at Wilhelmshaven recently, already
cabled to the Associated Press, and one
intimating the proximity Of a naval war,
in which Germany would be concerned,
i'm which his Majesty said that when the
day comes when Germany will have 10
show her power al sea in Europe, |
trust all of you Will be ready to spill
your blood as your forefathers did,
are much commented upon.
WILHELM CALLED DOWN.
,rtt a
correspondent of the Associated Press
learns that on the Emperor's return,
Prince Hohenlohe, at the first oppor-
tunity, demonstrated with his Majesty,
pointing out that his utterances were
calculated to seriously disturb Germany
good foreign relations.
At the recent ambassadorial dinner,
Emperor William had a long CONVERSE
ton with the United States Ambassador,
Mr.. Andrew d. White, on the subject OF
Captain Mahan's books. His Majesty
said he had read them all with the great
est interest, had induced his ministers
to do the same, and expressed the opin-
ion that the Captain had rendered
great service to all nations, to Germany
as much as to the United States.
A discussion is proceeding between the
Emperor and the Evangelical Council
of Prussia with reference to investiga-
tons at Jerusalem. one of his Ma
jestys main objections is to maintain
authorltatvely the exact sites of Col
gotha, the temple Of Jerusalem, the prae-
torium, and similar places.
STRIKES.
There have been large strikes In
number of German cities. In Berlin,
u 600 shoemakers have struck for uni
form scale of wages and it is thought
that the shoemakers elsewhere will join.
The cabinetmakers of Hamburg and AL
toona have struck for nine hours work
per day, and at Dresden, S,0O0 cigarette
makers have gone out on strike. There
are similar reports from Charlottenburg.
Stettin, Koenigsberg and Sorau. and
big strikes are impending in the Rhenish
districts. At Baron Won Strumm's re-
quest, detachment of troops has been
sent to the Saar District TO preserve
order.
The United States Embassy has ad-
dressed another strong remonstrance to
the German Government, calling atten-
ton to the unfair methods adopted at
many of the revenue stations in regard
to the importation OF dried American
fruit and fruit refuse. The complaints
come mainly from the Rhine districts.