The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
GREAT BRITAIN SCORED
COMMENTS OF GERMANS ON THE
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
S~aIisbury's Government Denounced
as Bitterly as the United States
Was During the Spanish War.

Transvaal war as IL was anti-American in
the war between the United States and
Spain. Even the Liberal papers, although
politically and commercially they have all
along sought and found an ideal in England,
now strongly disapprove England's pro-
cedure in varied but never complimentary
utterances. The speakers in the British
Parliament are characterized as "hypocriti-
cal" and the British people and government
are described as ''devoured by land hun
GER and by greed for Transvaal gold"
The Kreuz Zeitung says: The peace con-
ference at The Hague accomplished at least
something; for, still more than the verdict
given by that international tribunal, the
unanimous opinion of the whole world is
against England's proceeding, which 1t due
TO Mammo worship alone. Everywhere the
verdict is that greed and hunger for land
end gold do not yet confer the light to go
to war"
The Frankfurter Zeitung says: III spe-
cious phrase England is compelled to be-
gin war because the Beers will not grant
the same right to the outlanders as the
Burghers POSSESS is repeated over and over
again. 1t has been used by the English poet
l~aureats. by ministers in Parliament and by
press. but that does not max the phrase
true
TO the complaint of the English press that
the entire press of Germany sides with the
Beers. the Deutsche Tages Zeitung replies:
Quite so. We all wish and hope that Eng
land may meet with defeat; and this is
quite aside from our sympathies with the
Beers. The whole German people think as
we do"
The Lokal Anzeiger says: The English
4 seem tn have takan nattarn after that
doughty American. General Otis. in sending
out bulletins of victory in which he kills
off seven times as many Filipinos. as the
whole insurgent army contains, though he
does not dare to go beyond the close vi
cinity OF Manila" The press censorship in
stituted at Natal is characterized as worse
than Russian"
The Conservative Reichsbote, when 1t
learned that Emperor William was going
to England in November, threatened a
| counter demonstration The government,
however, is fully determined to preserve its
neutrality. DR.. Leyds, the representative of
the Transvaal in Europe. was on the point
of coming to Berlin this week to make an
other attempt TO influence Germany's pol
icy. He notified Count Won Buelow. the
German minister of foreign affairs. who,
after comforting with the Emperor on Tues
day, telegraphed to pr Or. Leyds a hint that
RAISING and hat his purpose would certainly
not be furthered by 1t. The Associated
| Press learns from a foreign official in the
confidence of Count Buelow that the latter
said: I'VE do not want Leyds here just
now. We have nothing to say to him him .t,
tuGe of strict neutrality is wise. A member
of the Russian embassy said to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent: The steps for
Russia are likely to miscarry because Ger
many just now adheres to her Anglophile
po.fcy. Germany's attitude alone made Mr..
| Ehophnrlain'C hold advance n0Ccihlp Ger
many is in a measure responsible for the
prospective subsection of the Transvaal. She
is on the point of earning substantial re-
wards from England, and not only in At
RIGA, but these gains will not counterbalance
the losses she will sustain elsewhere because
of her aid TO England. 1t will be Germany's
doing If England soon becomes all powerful
in Africa and Germany will be the first to
feel the consequences"
The public really had been more interested
this week in Samoa than in the war. The
interest in the small islands revives at the
slightest bit of news Of an insignificant
change in the situation. and the papers have
devoted a very great amount of space to
the subject. Baron Speck Won %Sternburg,
the German member of the Samoan COM
mission, has recovered from his illness. due
to the climate of Apia, though he is still
weak. He lunched with the Emperor on
Tuesday. Baron Won Eckardstein. Of the
Oiid Embassy. was us PiCoCit. LIS
Majesty thoroughly informed himself on the
state of the Samoan question. The corre-
spondent of the Associated Press saw
Baron Won Sternburg on Wednesday, and
understands that there is no doubt that the
negotiations pending will soon lead to a sat
| isfactory settlement. The correspondent
| also learns from the Foreign Office that the
minister of foreign affairs, Count Buelcw,
adheres to his determination to secure for
part of them. The informant of the cor
respondent added that in holding out for
| this the minister is mainly following the al
public. But, it was added, 1t must not be
| understood that he will not sanction. II the
present wish is found to be unreaifzed,
Andrew d. White. United States ambas-
sador, tells the correspondent that full re-
port of the joint shows that the
| present status of the islands is untenable
for any length of time. though satisfactory
at present. The negotiations are only in
their initial stage and months will probably
be required to bring about a satisfactory
solution. The three governments are show
| ing the best spirit and no serious difficulties
have arisen. The solutions mentioned as
| feasible are the partition of the islands or
the retirement of either Great Britain or
elsewhere. The ambassador declared that
all statements at variance with the above
were not based on authority. He added that
the difficulty regarding a partition of the
islands was that there was not enough OF
them for three powers. though there Is prob
ably enough for two. The Germans want
| UDOiu. NUtIG HtdIlN oil III VI ildl ldllld
tions and property are located: Unfortu-
nately, this island is the only valuable part
OF the group. ard Great Britain also wants
IL. The United States desires Tutuila, where
Pangopango is located, and Savaii, which is
not worth much.
The entire German press is greatly excited
at the mere mention of the possibility OF
Germany's retiring from Samoa, and a
number of the influential papers are fairly
in a rage, declaring Ii is a point of honor
for Germany to hold her ground and not
Weld up her rights to either Great Britain
or the United States.
Emperor williams trip to Hamburg
Wednesday showed how popular he is there.
During his drive in the evening through the
Illuminated streets he was enthusiastically
greeted by enormous crowds of people. His
speech at the dinner is regarded as being
one OF his finest and most powerful efforts.
and the impression it made can hardly be
overestimated II will enormously stimu-
late public sentiment in favor of a big navy,
which was doubtless the purpose of the
speech. and ii is expected that another
naval bill will, soon be presented in the
shows ii 10 have been more sensational than
1t seemed in the first report His Majesty
dwelt repeatedly upon the slow progress of
the people in grasping important political
truths. One of the sentences was: The
old, worldwide powers go under. New
denly on the horizon and the world must
| enter into competition with them" This
evidently refers TO Spain and the United
States.
The German newspapers are still COM
-,a,tt,n IN this SDpach anpr0vfnply and