The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-02
Excited Discussion Of the Situation
In Samoa.
GERMANS ARE SUSPICIOUS
RELIEVE AMERICANS WANT AN
EXCUSE FOR WAR.
American Correspondents of German
Papers Declare That War Against
Germany Is Daily Preached In the
United States-Socialism Suffers
Severe Blow-Defective Warships.

Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, April 1.-The latest develop
ments in the Samoan muddle have
claimed the larger part of public atten-
ton this week. The government is
most reticent, to the great dissatisfac-
ton of the press, and in the absence
of clear information from headquarters
regarding the attitude of the govern
ment, editorial comment is varied and
contradictory. The Agrarian organs
attack the minister of foreign affairs,
Baron Won Bulow, and the government
for yielding over much to the United
States ambassador, Andrew d. White,
and to the authorities at Washington.
The Nationalistic Deutsch Zeitung
says: Many Germans are disappoint-
ed with the Won Bulow regime, and
wish Marschall Won Bieberstein, bad
as he was, back again.
The Kreuz Zeitung says there is
abundant confirmation at hand show
ing it is not so much the United States
as Great Britain that has opposed diff
ficulties in front of every step Ger
many has taken or wished to take in
Samoa, and expresses amazement that
while Great Britain has attempted to
ly. the British policy of envy contin-
ues"
The Kreuz Zeitung adds: 'England's
calculations seem to be that Germany
will not risk a conflict over such a trifle
as Samoa. The error of this calcula-
ton is that our prestige in the world.
depends on the maintenance of our ac-
quired rights. We are ready to agree
to a. fair compromise, including the
a of 1iroit
that we cannot co.
1t is understood that the foregoing
was inspired. Another article in the
KreuZ Zeitung says: 1T is shameful
that, in spite of the paramount Ger
man interests in Samoa, English is the
only language officially allowed"
The general tone of the press, in COM
menting upon the recent occurrences,
is one of distrust both of Great Britain
and the United States, and their I'LL
innate intentions. In this the German
newspapers have seemingly been con-
frmed by specials received from the
United States, all of which assert that
the American press and people desire
a serious encounter with Germany.
The influential Centrist Cologne
Volks Zeitung prints a New York spe-
cial warning Germany against the be-
lief that the anti-German sentiment
prevailing in the United States is of
small account" 1t asserts that war
against Germany is daily preached,
and may lead to deplOrable results if
the American government does not
check this in time The government
semi official press, however, remains
calm and dignifed and insists that all
the mooted points between the two ma
tons will be amicably adjusted.
DOWNFALL OF SOCIALISM.
The socialist party is being disrupted
internally in consequence of a book
written by Herr Bernstein, one of its
chief intellectual leaders. recently pub
lished, in which the fundamental doc
trine that the poor are constantly be-
coming more and more concentrated, is
| strikingly disproved. The socialistic
press admit that if the claim is correct,
| the fundamental doctrine of the party
is demolished, but the socialist papers
| neither admit nor deny the truth of the
allegations. The non-socialistic press,
on the other hand, point out that one
by one the socialist doctrines have
shown their fallacies and if left alone
the socialist party will go to pieces.
Herr Bebel announced at a socialist
meeting at jena this week that if the
party splits, which he considers likely
| another and much more radical party
will come into existence.
Official figures referring to Germany
| trade for February show that imports
and exports were larger than ever be-
fore.
CRIPPLED WARSHIPS.