The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
PLAYED A SMALL PART.
In the Proceedings of the Geo.
graphical Congress.
AN ANTI-BRITISH SPIRIT
Shown In German Comment on the
Iransvaal situation-A Big In
dustrial Boom in Iron
and Steel
Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Press.

Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct. Public opinion was
much more deeply engrossed this week
III Iolio"lng the proceedings of the In
ternatlonal Geographical congress and
| the sensational developments of the
trial of the persons accused of samb-
| ling at the Club Der Harmosen, than
| with the Transvaal situation, although
South African affairs are being followed
| with keen sohcitude by the government
| and political men.
There was considerable comment
among the delegates to the congress-
as we'll as on the part of the public
during the sittings regarding the rela-
lively unimportant share by the United
States. While the whole body of dele
gates numbered some l 800. those from
the United States were fewer than !.
dozen. of whom General Greedy, though
representing the United States govern
ment, did not present a paper and took
only an insignificant part in the trans
actions.
Major Allen, military attache of the
| United States embassy, who was an Of
fetal delegate. was too busy in max
| ing his preparations to return home to
devote himself to the business of the
| congress.
| Arthur c. Jackson, the explorer, and
| Professor Boas of New York did not PIT
| IN an appearance, while Marcus Baker
| only appeared a t the last moment.
| Professor Davis OF Harvard uniyer-
sity was obliged to leave in the very
| midst of the proceedings. With the ex-
veption of the paper of Mrs Zelia Nut
| tall, which was presented in the choic-
| est German, and that of Poultney Bige-
IN RI ,ic,Sr -
contained some startling assertions.
there was no striking American feature
! throughout the sitting.
| 1t Is largely due to this that the next
congress will not meet in Washington,
as Professor Bryant of Philadelphia
proposed. His suggestion was not
| backed up with any vigor nor by the
| requisite number Of delegates. Among
| its supporters the Americans. half OF
! whom We're women. were quite lost.
Several members criticised the fact that
the United States did not present re-
port of the doings of the photographic
| office. especially regarding its unrivaled
Polar charts, which are the best of their
! kind in the world and about which the
| congress was anxious to hear. The ex
pectation was that detailed report on
this subject would be a feature.
Affairs in South Africa are still COM
mented upon in the press and elsewhere
Even the liberal press is now hostile
to England The Frankfort Zeitung
says:
1T is regrettable fact that even in a
constitutional country like ENGLAND, the
cabinet is enabled to put parliament in
the possession Of accomplished facts in a
way that makes it almost impossible for
parliament to do anything but consent
| to warlike measures .Irl
The Cologne Gazette calls the coming
struggle of the Beers heroic with the
same heroic thought as inspired their
| struggle in 1881
'They go to the fight fearlessly," says
the Rhenish organ. land the world may
hear of their losing battles, but never of
their losing courage or hope
The influential Hanover Courier con-
siders that Germany's chances will be
very poor if England vanquished the
Beers, as then German Southwest
Africa would he lost.
The papers are also considering the
military probabilities and the general
opinion is that England will not be
ready to take the offensive until In
November In the meantime it is lie
leved the Beers will do England real
damage. The military expert of the
Cologne Gazette's staff says:
German and French artillery and