The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-06
D|ILLNESS Of berlin
Creeps Into Berlin Papers, and
for Want of Better
EVERY P0LITICALQ QUESTION
On Earth Is Ponderously Dis
cussed In Their Columns.

Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Aug. 5.-Midsummer dizziness Is
brooding over Berlin. Nearly everybody
of consequence Is absent and politics Is
at a standstIlL The exodus to the water
ing places. seashore and mountains has
been more general than usual The pa
pers editorialize on reconcile subjects
live themes of discussion being almost
totally lacking. Although the diet reas-
serubles August Is the fate Of the canal
dill Is as uncertain as ever Its chances
have not improved during the vacation.
The center, whose help is vital, insists
on the passage, first, Of the communal
reform bill, to which arrangement the
Prussian government seriously objects.
The Agrarian opposition remains deter
mined. Even the fact that the emperor
has come out publicly and strongly In
favor of the canal bill makes no diner
ence.
Admiral Dewey's alleged ant-German
utterances at Trieste are more extensive
w commented upon in the American than
in the German press. With few excep-
lions, the tone OF the latter is moderate
and conciliatory. Most of the papers
disbelieved the truth of the alleged utter
ances from the first, citing the admirars
past conduct and well authenticated
friendly attitude towards the German
representatives in the east. The inhu-
entail Boursen Courier says: 'On the
German side, no serious politician, Tor
moment, has attributed any Importance
to this latest canard. Admiral Dewey Is
known, from his intercourse with Ger
man naval officers, as a quiet, thought
ful gentleman, incapable OF giving vent
to such incautious utterances."
The Agrarfan Deutsche Tages Zeitung
likewise expresses disbelief, adding: Al
ter all we need not trouble ourselves
abot Admiral Dewey's views Of Germany,
Prince Henry and German naval ofhc-
ers."
The Tageblatt repeatedly expresses the
conviction that the whole story is mac
curate, and other important papers, like
the Cologne Gazette, Hamburger Cores
pondent and the bulk of the Berlin pa
Just how much and how little truth was
20 the whole story. j.
The events in Samoa are being followed
with some attention. The news that DR..
Solf of Samoa was induced to resign was
received with general dispieasure. Gov
eminent circles as yet have no confirma-
ton Of the report. The Cologne Gazette
has a special dispatch from Apia saying
that the assumption Of Chief Justice
Chambers place by United States Consul
Osborne, and DR.. Soils resignation must
be regarded as an indeefnsible relin-
quishment of Germany's position and is
unjustihed by the facts. The National
lstio Deutsche Zeitung violently attacks
the government for yielding, and the
Vossische Zeitung closes an article by
saying: THE Samoa commission has
wound up its labors. The propositions
formulated are subject to the approval Of
the powers. Careful examination is the
first requisite for the avoidance of san
culinary troubles which might again lead
20 international complications" The
government press, so far. IS silent
The German press is in the main, re-
ticent regardinf Hhe Santo Domingo mud
de Referring to the American comment
on the troubles in the island, the lnfluen-
tan National Zeitang remarks: 1--WE at
tach slight significance TO these Ameri-
can press voices. For some time to come
the American craving for activity viii be
satisfied with the solution of he Philippine
question In Hayti. doubtless. the Ameri-
cans would not be welcomed. Horrors
committed by the United States almost
daily against colored people will hardly
tell In favor of an American protectorate
with the Haytien negroes and mulattoes.
Even In Cuba, the colored people have al
ready received proofs of the ineradicable
antipathy Of the Americans toward the
blacks
Events In the Transvaal are keenly
watched here. The press comments lib
orally on the weeks news. No doubt
strong undercurrent on sentiment exists,
shared by every class, IN favor of the