The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24
PRESS OF GERMANY
ENGLAND'S FRIEND
Marked Change of Tone
Continues.
FOLLOWS THE KAISER'S LEAD
ANGLoPHoBIA GIVING WAY TO
ANGLoMANIA.
Nevertheless, Military Critics Find
Fault With British Lack of
Strategy in the South
African War.
Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.


BERLIN. Dec. 2s.-At the ceremony at
the unveiing OF the monument to Elector
George William in the Sieges Alec to-
day the Emperor looked hale and hearty.
with ruddy cheeks.
The ceremony was brief There were no
speeches. but the occasion was rendered
memorable by his Majesty at the close
stepping brisky 10 Herr Kierschner, the
chief burgomaster Of Berlin, shaking
hands with him cordially and handing
him his long expected confirmation as
chief burgomaster, consisting OF docu
ments with big seals attached. The En-
peror congratulated the burgomaster and
said he wished him many years OF sue
cessful administration of Berlin. adding
loud enough 10 be heard some distance:
"A city for which / feel great affection
and entertain the highest hopes, which
know you will help me to realize"
Thus ends happily this matter. which
for long time has kept the Emperor and
Berlin on a quasi war footing.
Cold crisp, white Christmas weather
prevails here. The Spree is frozen solid.
the big Mueggelsee is alive with skaters
and everybody is busy with preparations
for Christmas. Business is brisk and
many novelties are exhibited in the stores.
Unfortunately there is scarcity Of
Christmas trees. owing 10 the deep snow
in the Hartz Mountains and everywhere.
The change in public opinion in favor Of
Great Britain. which was referred 10 in
the dispatches from Berlin Friday night,
continues. Even the Hamburger Mach
richten. which hitherto has been intensely
| Anglophobe. prints a communication to-
day from a Hamburg merchant, protest.
Ing against ''blinden Englanderhass"
(Dlnd AnElOphobla).
The papers are full of communications
from literary writer's on the subject or
the war. The Neuste Nachrichten to-day
contains an article pointing out that the
military success Of the Beers, numbering
a quarter of a million, against nation
which at home alone numbers thirty mil
lions, IS eXplainable because the Beers are
armed with the best modern rifles and
know how 10 use them. The British. the
writer adds. underValued their adversary
and failed 10 appear on the scene OF the
war with a numerical superiority. while
their strategy was largely ordered in
London. Again. he points out. all the
British generals neglected accommodating
and were deficient in the A 3 Of field
service. To this. he continues must be
added the fatal attack while the Alauser
gun has brilliantly stood the test OF this
campaign
on the other hand. military critic
in the Boersen Courier maintains that no
|, modern war has been so devoid Of inter-
. esting features OF theoretical and strate-
gic lessons. and that the British have
proved their stupendous assinity as
military nation in an unparalleled man
ner."
The papers also continue to discuss the
probability as 10 Great Britains position
hereafter, since they claim her total col
, lapse as a military power has been proved
by this war. The usually well Informed
Kreuz Zeitung contains a letter from
5 high parsonage at ST Petersburg claim
? Ing that the question as 10 whether IL IS
advisable TO use Great Britain's power
lessness is again seriously continued in
Russian Government circles.
The military party Is urging the timeli-
ness for an Asiatic advance. The corre-
spondent OF the Associated Press can as
sert, however, on high authority, that
/ as concerns Germany no such step Will
. be Joined in under any circumstances.
, but that full neutrality will be main
tanned TO the end.
German international policies continue
to be as mixed as ever. The whole Con-
serVative party, including its court sym
pathizers, exerts itself TO the utmost 10
impress the Emperors mind with the fact
! that Prince Hohenlohe Is the foe of agri-
D cultural interests, that the Conservatives
have lost all confidence in him and that 1T
/ Will be impossible for the Government to
reign against that party. In order TO car
ry out this programme the united Con-
servative press wages war against Prince
. Hohenlohe, but the statements are word
ed cunningly IN manner for the En-
: peror not 10 take offense. His Majesty IS
regularly made to see the clippings OF all
C these anti-Chancellor arguments, but thus
e far they have not produced the desired
effect. Prince Hohenlohe desires TO con-
clude his days as Chancellor and the En-
0 peror concurs in this desire.
a Bremen will plan lines to Singapore, Her
bertshohe. Sydney and Samoa, and TO
Hongkong. Ponape, -Herbertshohe, Fried
er1chwelschafen and Sydney, while the
. Jaluit Company will also start a line max
ing a circuit OF the Carolines and Mar
annes.
a A sensational trial has just been ended
= by the sentencing of Herr Joachim Ghel-
- zen, editor OF a Charlottenburg paper. to
a eighteen months In Jail for systematically
blackmailing financially insecure banks
: and similar institutions, Herr Ghelzen
; during Prince Bismarck's time headed the
press campaign against Prince Bismarck
instigated by a number of his court CLIQUE
: enemies.
The latest administrative measure
against Prussian public teachers is an or
der forbidding them To go hunting on the
} ground that IL is an immoral pastime
Former Lieutenant Bruesewitz who as
) German army officer murdered a civilian
workman. has gone to join the Beers A
) private letter from him says he has been
! appointed commander Of battery in the
Transvaal.