The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-08

itial defeat of the American navy and
army, comparing the latter unfavorably
with the Spanish forces. When forced
TO believe, however, that an American
victory had been attained, they said
that nothing else could be expected, in
Americans, and eulogized Spanish cour-
age in fighting against Overwhelming
Odds"
YANKEE PRIDE.
AS exemplifying the tone of the news
papers of Germany, the main organ of
the Centre party, the Cologne Volks
Zeitung, may be quoted 1t says:
I'VE do not favor Intervention in this
war, but we are of the opinion that the
European powers ought to exert strong
diplomatic pressure at the first oppor-
tunity in order to shorten the war. The
Yankees are already swollen with pride
If they win another decisive victory
hardly any European country will be
able to concert with them diplomatic
ally. In view of the unfriendly senti-
ments entertained in the United States
towards Germany, and the many econ
omic differences existing between the
two countries, it is very possible that
Germany may be the next victim of
American impudence.''
The Cologne Gazette and other news
papers understood to be inspired by the
foreign office. are more friendly. They
insist that Germany means to observe
a strict neutrality during the hostilities.
CONFISCATION OF CHURCHES.
A private letter received by the Span
ish wife OF a Prussian general from her
uncle, who is a high Spanish official,
states that the government has decided,
after long opposition on the part of the
queen regent, to declare all church
property in Spain national property,
including the golden treasures in many
famous ShrineS and cathedrals This
action, the letter adds, has been taken
in order to raise war FUNDS. The writer
estimates that the sum thus realized
will amount to a million of pesetas.
Mr.. Andrew d. White, the United
States ambassador to Germany, and
Mr.. John B. Jackson, the secretary of
the United States embassy here, at
tended the debate in the reichStag on
Thursday last when Baron Won Thiel-
mann, the secretary of the imperial
treasury, replied to an Interpolation as
TO whether the government intended to
suspend the duties on grain. The APP
pearance of Messrs White and Jack
son at the session was due to the fact
that it was understood that the sub
ject of the war between Spain and the
United States would be discussed The
presence of the American diplomats in
the reichstag was generally remarked
and several of the anti-American and
agrarian leaders in the house levelled
the bitterest invectives at the diplo-
matte box.
1t cannot be denied that the poor of
Germany are already suffering from
the approaching bread famine The
prices in Berlin have risen from 10 to
10 per cent and the socialists and rad
icals propose to make election material
out of the rise in bread and the gov
ernment's position in the matter OF the
suspension of duties on grain.
The new code in military trial pro-
cedure was adopted this week. 1t is a
compromise measure. In consequence
both Bavaria and Prussia are greatly
dissatisfied. A new national navy So
ciety was organized this week under j
the presidency of Prince Phillip Won |
the imperial chancellors |
eldest son, and under the patronage of |
Prince Henry of Prussia and the grand |
duke of Baden. The organization has |
already secured 100000 members. The |
object of the society is to constantly |
agitate the question of increasing the |
strength Of the navy.
Military reinforcements, consisting of |
400 soldiers. started for Kiao Chou on !
Wednesday last.