The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-24

internal Politics Continues to
Disturb the German Empire
Prince HOhenIOhe Has Enemies.
copyrighted by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-At the ceremony at
the unvciiing of the monument to Elector
George William, in the Sieges-Alle, today.
at which the correspondent of the Asse-
clated Press was present the emperor
- looked hale and hearty, with ruddy
checks. The ceremony was brief
There We're no speeches, but the occa-
sion was rendered memorable by his
majesty. at the close, stepping briskly to
Herr ErSchner. the chief burgomaster
of Berlin, shaking hands with him cor
daily, ard handing him his long-expected
confirmation as chief burgomaster, con-
sisting of documents with big seals at
tached. The emperor congratulated the
burgomaster- and said he wished him
many years or successful administration
of Berlin adding loud enough to be heard
some distance:
a city for which I feel great affection
and entertain the highest hopes, which 1
know you Will help me to realize"
Thus ends happily this matter, which,
for a long time, has kept the emperor
and Berlin on a quasi war footing.
Crisp, cool. white Christmas weather
prevails here. The Spree is frozen solid.
the big &lucggelsee is alive with skaters,
and everybody is busy With preparations
for Christmas. Business is brisk and
.!lany novelties are exhibited in the stores.
Unfortunately there is . a scarcity of
Christmas trees owing to the dep snow
in the Hartz mountains, ans. everywhere.
The change in public opinion for Great
Britain Which was referred to in the
Associated Press dispatches from Berlin
Friday night continues. Even the Ham
burger Nachrichten, which hitherto has
been intensely. Anglophobe, prints COM
municalion today from a Hamburg mer-
chant, protesting against Blinden- Eng
laenderh6ss (blind Anglophobia).
80 - PAPERS DISCUSS WAR
The papers are full Of communications
from literary writer's on the subject of
the war. The Neuste Nachrichten to-
day contains an article pointing cut that
the military success of the Beers, num-
beriRg quarter Of a million, against a
nation which at home alone numbers 3d.
100000, Is explainable because the Beers
are armed with the best modern rifles
and know how to use them The British
. the writer adds, UNDERMINED their ad-
= Versary ana failed to appear on the seat
s-OA wal Will d AlN0lS14Saf superiority,
while their strategy WIS largely ordered
in LondoD Again he points out that the
English. generals neglected accommodating,
and were deficient in the A, 3, G of
field service. TIE this, he continues must
be added the fatal frontal attack, while
the Mauser gun has brilliantly stood the
test or This campaign
- On the other hand a military writer 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 asinity as mil
itary nation in an un[Iar5Clt 9led manner"
The papers also continue ito discuss the
problem as to what would be Great Britt
aims position hereafter, since they claim
her total collapse as military power has
been proved by this war : - s -
The. usually, we'll Uniformed Krenss Zef-
tung contains, "a Iett er sfreTn5 a highs per-
sonage ;ati ST. PgtersblIEga e9aiming tlla4
the equest tQu as to whether 1t IS. advisa-
bic. to- use Great Britain s present power
less position Is, again being seriously con-
sidered in Russian government circles