The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-09
Yielding to Uncle Sam the Destiny
of the Philippines.
WILL EAT YANKEE MEAT
BOYCOTT ON THE PRODUCT NOW
UNPOPULAR.
American Minister White Is Doing
Wonderful Missionary Work
Among Our Teutonic Friends
American Naval Officers Creating
a Sensation-German Gossip.

copyright 1898, by the Associated Press
Berlin, Oct. S.IThere has been
great change in German public opinion
on the subject of the retention OF the
Philippine islands by the United states
The feeling toward America generally
is much more favorable than a couple
of months ago. The news from the
United States that the government al
Washington is seriously contemplating
holding the Philippines, is commented
upon dispassionately in the German
press and it is significant that TINS
week two papers OF such standing as
the Kolnische Zeitung and the Vissiche
Zeitung have published long letters
from German merchants settled in the
Philippine islands, in which American
annexation is strongly advocated. A
| correspondent of the ViSsiche Zeltung
even vigorously combats Germany
making any attempt to secure por-
ton of the islands, citing welghty fea-
sons therefor. Another significant fact
this week was that delegation rep
resenting German and German-Swiss
firms in the Philippine Islands called
at the United States embassy TO eX-
press hopes that America would not
| relinquish the islands, and, above all,
not return them to Spain, which, the
delegation claimed, would mean a re-
| currence of the revolution and the per-
petuation of commercial troubles. The
delegation also asked if it might go to
Paris and lay its views before the
/ United States peace commission. Inc
United States ambassador here, Mr..
White, advised the delegation not to
| do so.
Mr.. White does not anticipate Ger
! man interference, directly or Indirect
Iy, even if the United States insists
upon retaining the whole of the archi-
pelago
Privy Councillor Schwartzensley, for
merly of the German embassy at
Washington, declares that Germany
does not dream of putting obstacles in
Americas way.
Mr.. White had long conference on
Wednesday last with the German min
lister of foreign affairs, Baron Won Blu
low.
The imperial government last winter.
goaded by the Agrarians, drew up a
bill to regulate the inspection of Amer
zeal meat exports. The bill practically
meant the death of the American meat
trade, and luckily, it could not be made
ready for production in the reichstag
before that body adjourned. Since
then the situation has changed. The
charges against American meats have
invariably proved to be grOundless, so
that the violent press attacks have
ceased. The government therefore has
considerably modified the bill, which is
now much less stringent; but some of
its provisions are still highly preju-
dicial to canned meats and sausages.
1t is expected that the measure will be
introduced into the reichstag soon af-
ter its converting next month. The en-
tire Right and a majority of the
Centrists favor the measure, so its pas
sage is virtually assured.
Mr.. White has again taken up the
cause of American insurance compan-
les who have been forbidden to do bust
ness in Prussia.
Count Won Goetzen's report of the
Cuban war operations is in the hands
of the minister of war, General Won
Gossler. 1t is deemed confidential. The
emperor has carefully read it. Won
Goetzen first made verbal report to
the emperor, who specially inquired as
to the morals of the Americans, the
difference between the regulars and
the volunteers, the commissariat and
medical arrangements, and the relative
courage and spirit of the Americans.
Since then his majesty has put many
personal questions to the count. The
latter, in the main, reported faVorably. /
valor of the Americans, the superiority
of the Mauser rife and the poor gem
eralship displayed on both sides. The /
former German military attache at Z
Washington also severely condemned |
General Torars surrender at Santiago. /
DR.. on Honeben, the German am /
bassador to the United States, suDDed ]
with the emperor yesterday evening,
and dilated upon the patriotism and
war fever of the American people. His
naJesty repeatedly expressed aston
ishnent.
Dr. Miguel. the minister of finance
and vice president of the council of
ministers, through his mouthpiece, the
Politische Nachrichten, has issued a
denial Of the newspaper statements to
the effect that the recent eDidemics of
sickness in number of German regi-
mentS was due to American meats. He
also denied that $50 cases Of trichinOsis
al SanoerSleben, near Beinberg, were
caused by American pork.
All the cases, he pointed out, were
Tue to homegrown pork.
At the socialists annual conference
It Stuttgart this week Herr Liebknecht
made soeech IN which he declared
he Socialist party was the only one
capable OF freeing the world from
inarchism and war. He further assert
I'd that Prince Bismarck, who had
lIoie power IMAM any one man since.
Napoleon, was smashed by the Social
sis. He added, significantly: And
liter we have overcome Bismarck,
here is no o39onent we fear
The speech OF Emperor William her
-lding the anti-strikeS bill, furnished
material for infammatory speeches.
The proceedings of the Socialists
congress brought clearly the develop
nent of the Socialists into a parlia-
nentary party of practical reform. 4
eature OF the congress was the promi-
lent part taken by the workmen dele
'ates, whose speeches in nearly every
ase were of revolutionary charac-
er. They secuted compromise or eau
ion.
The case of the newly-elected chief
mayor of Berlin, Kirschner, and Magis-
rate Kaufman, whose appointments
ave not been confirmed by the en-
eror, although the period in which
hey should have been confirmed has
lapsed, promised to become Sensa-
lonal. The emperor, whose sanction
necessary, objects to the two per-
onages named, owing TO their political
onVictions, and the Tageblatt says:
"A series of conflicts between the
rown and the municipality. like the
o-called confiictszeit in the early SOS,
GEMS inevitable
Some 80 persons who served in the
United States navy during the recent
ar with Spain are now in Germany on
ave of absence. They are creating
ute sensation in the streets.