The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-16
Trying to Work Up Sentiment Against
the United States and Defeat the
Meat Inspection Bill.
BARON Won BUELOW'S SPEECH
WELL RECEIVED, EXCEPT BY OPPO-
NENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Admission by EngIishmen that Ger
man Officials Drew First Blood in
the Samoan Negotiations.
Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press.l

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ICopyright, 1899 by the Associated Pressl
BERLIN, April 15.-The Samoan question
continued TO overshadow all others during
the week, SO much SO that the interest in
the subject has even seized the masses. The
most remarkable feature of the affair is the
united daily onslaught made by the entire
Agrarian, Anti-Semite and part Of the Con-
servative and National Liberal press on the
Cabinet, especially on the minister of for
egn affairs. Baron Won Buelow, who is
charged with following a vacillating policy
and yielding too much to British insolence
and Yankee impudence" A regular cam
paign Of abuse has been opened against the
leaders in foreign politics, many of the ut
terances being of unusual vigor for the Ger
man press conditions. 1t is learned on good
authority that the air1 of this is to discredit
Baron Won Buelow with the Emperor, force
his retirement and prejudice public opinion
and the Reichstag against the United
States, and thus defeat the meat inspection
bill which is considered by Agrarians to be
too favorable to Americans and too HARM
full to Germany.
1t is added that Fridays Interpolation of
the government in the Reichstag, on the
Samoan question. and Baron Won Buelow's
Itply were lHltIluSQ DIS d ltSI VI SlItIlS
between the two contending parties, as
Baron Won Buelow, as well as the Cabinet,
which is or less swayed by him, is
considered by the Agrarians 10 be distinctly
hostile to their interests. But the great
noise of the Agrarian press and its allies
ought not to deceive the people into the
belief that they represent public opinion.
They are merely the blatant minority.
Neither the Emperor nor the government
have allowed themselves to be influenced
by these mischiefmakers. This fact was
strixngly Illustrated in the passing of the
Midland canal bill by the Diet. The meas
ure was extremely distasteful TO the Agrar-
ians. The party is distinctly on the down
grade In Russia and Germany. In the
Reichstag the party has only about 100 out
of total Of S97 members, and in the Diet
its adherents number considerably less than
half the total membership. DR.. Lehr's
ridiculous jingoism in the Reichstag last
evening. in presenting the opening speech
Of the Interpolation, spoiled the Agrarian
THE SHAMB OF SAMOA"
The German press comments on the oc-
currences in Samoa this week differ
markably according TO the party standpoint
OF each paper. Until Friday, while the fate
balance. the comment was more vivid and
more bitter. The Deutsche Zeitung headed
page editorial THE Shame of Samoa"
and condemned the action of the govern
ment 1T declared the Cabinet was wholly
devoid of national sentiment and aspirations
and asked ironically: What more do we
want? The dreibund has fallen TO pieces,
Russia is allied with France. England with
the United States, Austria is secretly allied
TO France and Italy is wholly dependent on
England, with the possibility of her sliding
over to France. Added TO all this the brutal
treatment we have been subjected to by
England and the United States, by Count
Won Thun-HoEenstein (Austrian premier).
Mr. Maxse british consul at Apia), Mr..
| Chambers (chef justice of Samca) and Ad-
miral Kautz Indeed, we ask, what more
| do we want?"
| One Agrarian organ spoke of the 'impo-
| tent weakness shown in Samoa, and con-
| cluded: I'VE stand aghast at the tombstone
Of German honor
| The more reasonable part of the press also
| expressed itself most bitterly. The Kreuz
| Zeitung, officially inspired, said: 1T seems
| 10 be settled that we were too optimistic
| in judging from the declarations of Mr..
/ White that England and America had not
| identified themselves in the Samoan matter
| This, indeed, seems to be the case, not
| alone in Samoa, but generally in the White
House and Downing street.
! From inquiries made among leading men,
| bers of the Colonial party the correspondent
! Of the Associated Press ascertainS that it
| is their belief that the United States wants
| the Samoan islands and are going TO have
| them. A well-informed correspondent of
| the Cologne Volks Zeitung asserts this in an
article, adding many details. The Lokal
| Anzeiger, under the head of "A noble pair
| of brothers." expresses the opinion that the
| Anglo-American understanding will not last
| long "as merchants so unscrupulous in
| competition as the English and Americans
will easily become enemies" Continuing
| the Lokal Anzeiger surmises that the United
| States before long will again be friends
| with Russia"
| YANKEE GREED"
| The Vossische Zeitung compares the form
| er cessions to the United States by France
Spain and Russia with the present move
ment in the British West Indies and says:
"Au the countries subsequently regretted
their sales and England has no need TO
yield valuable possessions in the West
! Indies so long as she is annexing worthless
territories in Africa and Polynesia Surely
| Yankee greed at this, the first opportunity
seems TO demonstrate that the British
| American friendship Will not be Of long
Duration"
| A number OF papers also point out the
absolute necessity of larger navy. The
semi-otiical Post in an inspired article says:
| Probably the Samoan difficulties would not
| have arisen at all If the other countries had
| 70 reckon with strong German fleet ready
| for any emergency
Many Of the papers have emphasized the