The record-union., 1898-11-27
Desires to Obtain a Portion of Her
AsidtiG Possessions.
German Trade Would Be Destroyed #
America AHnexes SuIu Islands.
Berlin Press Busying ITSELF About
the Peace Negotiations-Near
All Comment Uncomplimentary
to the United States, Which Are
Regarded With Excessive Greed
in Formulating New Demands"

Copyrighted. 1898. by Associated Press1
BERLIN, Nov 26-The German
press this week has busted itself great
deal about the Philippines question and
the peace negotiations at Paris. Nearly
all the comment has been uncompli-
nentary to the United States, which
are regarded with excessive greed and
political indecency in formulating new
demands" President Mckinley being
also accused of inconsistency" and
slack of backbone" in not withstandins
sthe increasing demands of the imperial
party.
A number of the German papers have
now adopted a strain indicating de-
sire TO obtain a portion of the Spanish
Asiatic possession for Germany.
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 re-
spect 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 Hamburg and Bremen are
largely interested. American anneXa-
tion of this group, besides being a mat
ter of strategic Importance would
mean, in view of Americas prohibitory
tariff policy, the destruction of both the
German and British trade. In short,
ar understanding with Great Britain
for joint action and Intervention is abb
solutely indispensable. The theory of
an American sea cannot be accepted by
any Of the European nations. Mr. Kas-
son, therefore has been indulging 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, a piece
Of Spanish goods is disposed Of to
which we had the historical pre-
emption claim
The 'Deutsche Zeitung'' concludes
with urging the Government to seize
the occasion to acquire a portion of
the Carolines or at least secure COM
pensation in Samoa, and also obtain
guarantees for the future of Germany's
commercial interests in the Philip
pines and Sulu Archipelago. "Guaran-
tees" is says spitefully, which will
hold water even against American in
terpretations. "
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
long as no concerted action is proposed
or carried out Jointly by the European
Powers. This statement tallies with as
surances 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 German
Government. In fact, the German
press utterances urging Germany to Sc
cure 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 desirous of foster
ing the good viii of America.
The Cologne Gazette" publishes a
letter from a correspondent at Manila
asserting with keen regret that half
OF the United States land and naval
force there is composed Of Germans,
ana giving far from fiattering picture
OF American rule at Manila.
The Manila correspondent of the
Nossische Zeitung" draws an even
more gloomy picture, dwelling upon the
alleged prevalence of drunkenness and
other excessesj among the American
troops.
emperor William has returned to
hnd 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 a feeling that
there is too much of the personal ele-
ment in the Government of the conn
try, and that this personal rule is doing
much mischief This feeling has found
expression in strong article in the
"Vorwaerts, which discusses the mat
ter in its usual caustic and able way.
1t says: There is an Imperial Chancel-
ler 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 Gov
ernment The Emperor is everywhere,
and the Chancellor is nowhere"
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-
ceiying confirmation in more than one
quarter. Prince Ukholmsky, the
Cars close friend and confidant, in
the st. Petersburg ''Vedomsti." vio-
lently expresses Russian disapproval Of
the trip, calling Emperor William a
renegade, and accusing the whole Ger
man nation of being his accomplices.
Moreover, the fact that the Car, con-
trary TO common explanation, has not
given sign himself during the Ger
man Emperor's trip, is held here to
be clear evidence of strained relations
existing between the two courts.
The Emperor and Empress of Ger
many returned home terribly sun
burnt, but they have been benefited
in health. During their majesties'
trip the orchestra of the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern performed on several oc-
casions symphony composed by the
Emperor, and While at Messina, Sicily.
the symphony was performed at the
opera-house. But the audience did not
appreciate its beauties. and gave un-
caistakable signs of displeasure.
PUGILTST TANSTNG