The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-27
BITTERNESS
OF THE PRESS
OF GERMANY
Still Arraigning the
United States.
URGES THE KAISER TO ACT
SAYS HE SHOULD GRAB A FEW
ISLANDS.
But While the Editors Rave, William
Is Kept Busy Maintaining
Order in His Turbu-
lent Empire.
Copyrighted, 1885, by the Associated Press.

|
BERLIN, Nov. 26-The German
press this week has busted itself great
deal about the Philippine question and
the peace negotiations at Paris. Nearly
| all the comment has been uncompli-
mentary to the United States which Is
charged with excessive greed and po-
litical indecency in formulating new
demands, President Mckinley being
accused of Inconsistency" and lack of
backbone" in not withstanding 1.-The in
creasing demands of the imperial
party.
A number Of the German papers
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 negotiations,
more particularly with respect to the
Sulu archipelago, where Germany and
Great Britain possess the same kind Of
commercial privileges, granted to them
| by Spain in 1877, and in which Ham
burg and Bremen are largely inter
ested.
American annexation of this group,
besides being matter Of strategic i'm
portance, would mean, in view Of
Americas prohibitory tariff policy, the
destruction of both the German and
British trade. In short, an understand
ing with Great Britain for joint action
and intervention is absolutely indis-
pensable. The theory of an American
sea cannot be accepted by any of the
European nations. Mr. Kasson, there
fore, has been INDUCING in day
dreams.
The Deutsche Zeitung. an organ of
the Pan German party, says: 1t is
particularly painful that with the Caro-
line Islands, to which will probably be
added the rest of the islands, piece OF
Spanish goods is disposed of to which
we had the historical presumption
claim,
The Deutsche Zeitung concludes with
urging the Government to seize the oc-
casion to acquire portion Of the Caro-
lines, or at least secure compensation
in Samoa, and also obtain guarantees
for the future of Germany's CONNER
cial interests in the Philippines and
Sulu archipelagos.
Guarantees" it says spitefully,
(which will hold water even against
American interpretations"
In spite of the newspaper comments,
the 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
LONE as no concerted action is proposed
or carried out jointly by the European
powers. This statement TALES with
assurances given by the Foreign Office
here. So far as the United States EN-
ho &c DrODOClti0n
any kind has been made by the Ger
man Government. In fact, the Ger
man press utterances urgin~ 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 wav bind the Government, which
is now, more than ever, DESTROYS Of fos-
tering the good will of America.
The Cologne Gazette publishes let
ter from correspondent at Manila as
sorting. with keen regret" that half
of the United States land and naval
force there is composed of Germans,
and giving far from flattering picture
of American rule at Manila.
The Manila correspondent of the Vos-
sische Zeitung draws an even more
gloomy picture, dwelling upon the al
legged 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. In liberal and radical
circles there is feeling that there Is
too much of the personal element in the
government of the country and that
this personal rule is doing much mis-
chief. This feeling has found express
sion in a strong article in the Vor-
waerts, which discusses the matter in !.
its usual caustic and able way. 1t
says
There is an imperial Chancellor and
there are imperial Prussian ministers.
But who hears Of them? Where is
Prince Hohenlohe? What is he doing?
No one knows. We hear day after day
of the acts Of the Government The
Emperor Is everywhere and the Chan
cellor Is nowhere"
The meeting of the Reichstag is
looked forward to with apprehension.
The reopening of that body was an
nounced to-day for December s, and
domestic problems will have to be
faced which it will require most tactfuI
and liberal craftsmanship to solve sat
isfactorily. The antiSemites are clam
oring for measures against the Jews;
the Junkers demand legislation to ar
rest the growth Of the Polish population
and to oppose the steady march of the
Slav races westward; the Socialists are
clamorous for recognition and extension
of the rights of the working Glass; the
Radicals are insisting on q whole pro-
gramme of reforms; the Danes in North
Schleswig are bitterly resenting the ex-
pulsions of Danes; the Alsatians are
opposing a dictatorship in Alsace-Lor-
raine, and the Agrarians are goading
the tGovernment into a reactionary
tariff policy.
Such is the stormy sea of conflicting
demands in which the German Govern
ment has to navigate during the COM
ing session of the Imperial Diet.
1t was hoped the Emperor would visit
the three South German rulers on his
way home and assist in the task of
by allaying some Of the Ill
feeling which is still latent in the south
against Prussia.
The fact that Russia is not on very
friendly terms with Germany and that
Emperor Williams visit to the Holy
Land has made matters worse Is re-
ceiving confirmation in more than one
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