The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-03
WILL COMMENCE TODAY
SPECIAL COURTESY SHOWN AN;
AMERICAN OJFFICER.
THE AGRARIANS' GROWING ARROGANCE
TIE German Government Will Abstain From
Any Active Interference Should War Break
Out Between Great Britain and
the Transyaa'.

Copyright 1899 by Associated Press
Berlin, Sept 2The army ma
noellyres which will Degn tomorrow and
end Sept 18th, will be of more than
usual interest and Importance. The op,
erations will he conducted en- the same
ground and will be largely patterned af-
ter the Napoleonic campaign OF lSOa.
Half the troops engaged, the Fifteenth
corps, will approach the Black FOREST
Passes. After striking The plains The
corps will operate along both sides OF the
,Enz River The decisive action Will Prob
ably occur in Wnrtemberg, between
Suits CART and I4udwigsburg. tBig reviews
ait Carlsiaihe, Strasburg and elsewhere,
will precede the n9lnloeurTes. Emperor
Williams strongly hopes to see some stra-
tegic surprises.
line United States military attacle at
Berlin, Major III. L. Allen, received az
invitation to attend the Ralsslaa ma
noeuvres, but he will be unable to 20.
as he will attend the Austrian ma
noellyres this week, being also accredited
to the Government of Austria Hungary.
Thence he will go direct to the German
nlaaloeulvres. An act of unusual colrta--
sy is the permission given to COLONEL
NlI0uGI sElIlifilksT. uliG
of the United States Embassy at Lon
don. TO participate in the Gelnnan ma
noellyres. This is rather contrary To
stricf etiquette, as he is accredited 10
another Government, but Emperor Will
liam. remembering the attentions shown
Nv Colonel Summer dtGing the Cuban
campaign to Count Won Goetzea, the
former MILITARY attache of the sserlnal
Enbasssy at Washington, and other
German officers who accompanied the
United States army during the late war,
auiclxly granted the desired pernlisson.
The complete surrender of the Srov-
ernnleTt to the AgraIia1ls has had the
effect Of increasing the confidence ana
rapaciousness of the latter The Agra
ram moutlfpiece, the Deartstihe Iages
Zeitumg, commenting juhlantly on tile
fact chat the Government in CLOSING fhe
Diet went so far as ito thank the dele
gates who had just insolently reJeetei
tha lIInperor's pet measure. says:
ssThe long expected, hoped-for. beg
1ea for sop to the friends of the canal
has not been given. In spite OF all IN
triguing. lying and crushing, the word
has not been spoken.
How their victory has pulled up the
Prussian Agrrians was frequently
manifested in the newspapers this
week. The Deutsche Agrarfan CORE
spondent advocates the extension OF the
provisions of the anti-strike bill to ag-
ricultural laborers, forbidding the lat
Ter to strike under any circumstances
under penalty of Imprisonment In jail
and corporal punishment
Another Agrarian paper attributes the
trouble with farm hands to too high
nav, leading to drunkenness and oppo-
sition and advises the restoration Of the
whip as remedy.
The general opinion expressed here
IS that war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal is almost unavoidable.
There is no doubt that the Government,
if not exactly friendly TO Great Brit
ain In this quarrel. has resolved to abb
stain from active interference. This
fact. the correspondent here Of the As
sociated Press, has repeatedly had from
an authentic source.
The Cologne Gazette's presumably
official article Of August 30th warning
the Transvaal against placing itself in
an unfayorable position, and adding that
in the event Of war nobody will lift a
finger to prevent the destruction Of the
republic. has been with few exceptions
llnfayorably commented upon by the
whole uninspired press.
The Deutsche 1Nages Zeltung says;
1--WE have heard with a feeling of
relief Of the action Of the Ger
mans at Johannesburg. There the
Germans disayow the Governments
policy Of friendly neutrality IN
South Africa. We hope the Beers,
fists will repair what German diplomacy
has spoiled and that the outcome will
be war that will again put our Gov
ernment on the side of right even If we
have to- risk losing the enthusiastic
compliments Of Cecil Rhodes
The Kreuz Zeitung in a sober edi-
torial article, expresses regret that in
the event Of war victory will finally be
on the side Of Great Britain in such an
unequal struggle.
The Empress win not be able to at
tend any ceremonies requiring standing
exertion for some time to come, as her
foot has not completely healed. 1t gives
her much pain and she needs complete
rest for a considerable time.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the Empress may be
permanently lame in this foot.