The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-27
WILLIAM WAS GRACIOUS
He Is Surprised to Find Well
Bred American Children.
LIKES AMERICAN TRAITS
All Foreign Students to Be Denied the
Privileges of German Universities.
Sale of American Petroleum to
Be Prohibited.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Berlin. Feb. 26-With the carnival
hall on Tuesday, the sessions big court
fetes ended. At this ball, which was
attended by the whole of the embassy
and 1000 guests, court etiquette is al
WAYS relaxed The emperor cnatted
with the ambassadors and others quite
informally. His majesty conversed at
length with United States Ambassador
White and spoke admiringly of the chill
iren of Mrs. Wiborg, a niece of Secre-
tary Sherman. He said il was reNe-
lation to himself and the empress to
meet such well-bred American children.
as the latter are believed in Germany
to be lacking in manners: but the
emperor added, IF the Wiborgs are the
typical American children, then the lat
ter have been grossly malfgned. HIS
majesty also spoke of the American
comic papers and the excellent draw
ings in them.
The conversation turned upon the
loss of the battleship Maine. Mr..
White thanked the emperor for his
telegram of sympathy sent to President
Mckinley, particularly because II was
sent in English and was thus under
stood by every one in America. En-
peror William pooh-poohed Count Won
Arans remarks in the reichStag criti-
cising President Mckinley for his al
legged lack of courtesy in not framing
his reply in German, saying the cases
were not similar. His majesty further
remarked that the disaster was doubt
less due to an unlucky accident ana
not to the work of "A Spanish fanatic,
adding that all the evidence pointed
that way.
Incidentally the emperor said he had
been misrepresented by some newspa-
pers as to his dislike for Americans.
On the contrary, the emperor said he
liked many traits in the American char
acter. The empress was also most gra-
cious and the emperor and empress
honored Mrs. Wiborg and her three
children with an invitation to visit the
castle. While the emperor and en-
press chatted with the mother, the chill
dren romped in the same room with the
imperial children.
An informal decree has been issued
begging the public 10 cease molesting
the emperor and empress while they
are out driving. Their majestles 1t is
set forth, are grateful for the loyal
greetings, but they object 10 a man
suddenly darling forward with petit
tons and frightening the horses and
occupants of the carriage. The police
have ordered all such personal APP
proaches to cease. and offenders will
be arrested and punished.
A decree was issued by the govern
ment on Thursday last forbidding the
future attendance Of foreigners in the
machinery and engineering department
of the Berlin technical high school,
and it has caused much consternation
among the foreign-born students in
Germany, and it is believed to be the
forerunner of others, excluding them
from all similar institutions. The lib
eral newspapers condemn the decree
and express the belief that other coun.
tries will retaliate by a similar illberal
Tho traf ita n1f fafa al
press. however, applauds the decree
and hopes it will he followed by others
of a more sweeping and general charac-
ter.
Inquiries made by the government
educational authorities show that
Prussia has for some time been eN
changing views on the subject with the
other German governments and the
negotiations continue. IT is impossible
TO foretell how they will end, but a
high government official said: There
is no question but that the German
technical schools and industrial scien-
tific institutions will soon be forced TO
adopt a less liberal policy with for
eigners. The tricks of trade we have
been teaching them SO long are now be-
ing used against US to the great in
jury of our industries. This is espe
cially the case with students of such
countries as Japan, Russia and East
Europe: also. but in lesser degree.
with the students of England. Ameri-
ca, France and Belgium. 1t is the part
of wisdom TO discontinue this wide
open policy. If other countries wish to
retaliate. well, we shall have to stand
it,"
The American university students
here express the opinion that the gov
eminent viii shortly issue decree re-
stricting the attendance at universities.
As over a thousand Americans are now
studying at the German universities, il
will hit them hard.
During the course OF the debate in
the reichstag on the military estimates
the anti-semites deprecated the promo
ton of Jews to the rank of officers and
surgeons on the ground of their unsol-
dierlike spirit. Herr Richter vigorous
ly repudiated that he said in 1870 that
an extremely large proportion of Jews
were engaged and that SIS out of 500
were decorated with the iron cross,
while SO out of 20 Jewish surgeons re-
ceived the same distinction.
The receipts of the import duties and
internal revenues continue to decrease
In the first 10 months of the current
year there was a decrease Of over IL
600, 900 marks.
Director Scholer Of the Berlin uni
versity gave a dinner this week in
honor of United States Ambassador
White. Professors Nirchow and
Mommsen and other scientific men 10
the number Of about 40, Mere pres
ent.
The government has instructed the
provincial presidents To secure expert
opinions as 10 whether the American
petroleum used in Germany is of in
sufficient Illuminating power and un-
duly explosive. with the view to pro-
hibiting its sale