The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-22
The Government Fully Determined to
Take no Sides.
WANT THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
The Public More Interested in Affairs
There Than in the Trausvaal War.
Won Sternberg Says that Beyond
Doubt Satisfactory Ar
ranacmcnt VIII BE
Reached There soon.

special keFI0 ldule I4Nttfl.
Copyright 1899 by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, oct. 1.-THE German press is
Just as unanimously anu-Brtish IN the
Ivansyaal war as DC Was amt American
in the war between the United States and
Spain. Even the Liberal papers, althousn
politically and commercially they have
all along sought ami found an ideal IN
England. now strongly dsapproves Eng
land procedure in varied but never COM
p.imentary utterances.
The speakers IN the British Parliament
are characterized as "hyI'a it'caL and
the British people and Government arc
described as "devoured by land-hunger
and by greed for Transya8l gold The
Conservative Reichsbote when DO learned
that Emperor William was gong to Ems
land iu November threatened counter
demonstration. The Government, how
eyar r. FULLY determined TO preserve tts
neutrality.
LEYDs NOT WANTED.
DR.. Leyds. the representative OF ihe
Transvaal in Europe, was on the point
~ coming 10 Berlin th Is week % make
another attempt to inAuence Germany's :
nolic,- He notified Count Won Bue.ow
tbo German min ster o foreign affairs.
who after conferrng with the Emperor
on TUESDAY. telegraphed 70 d.. Leyds
hint that visit just now would be slght-
ly embarrassing. and that his purpose
would certainly not be furthered DN t.
The Associated Press learns from o for
eien Office official in the confidence OF
Count Won Bueiow that the latter sald-
.'yyc do rot want Leyds here just now
We have nothing TO say 10 MN.
ID is another question whether this at
utude of strict neutrality SIS wise \
member OF the Russian Embassy sald
10 the Associated Press correspondent.
o'rbo stems for the pre- scrvatiOn of peace
undertaken by Russo are hRely 10 mis-
carry because Germany just now aoheres
% her Anclorhre policy Germany al
titude alone made Mir Chambcrlain's bold
advance possible. Germany is in ID
measure responsible for tie prospective
subiucauon of the TransvaaL She IS on
the point Of earning substantial rewards
from England and not only I'm Africa bur
these gains Will not countcrbalance tho
losses She viii sustain elsewhere because
of her aid 10 England IL will be Ger
rary's doines II England soon becomes
all-powerful I'm Africa. and Germany viii
be the 0rst to feel the consequence
MORE INTEREST ~ SAMOA
The public really has been more inter
cste0 TITS week lu sall'A tlt'H Aii Nii'
war The interest taken in these small
Islands revives az the slightest biz OF
news Of an insignificant change TN th' Sit
uation and the papers have devoted very
great amount of space Go Che subject
The C0.re Dlndcnf of Or" ASS eiated
Press saw Baron Won Sternberg, the Ger
man member of the samoan Commission
Wednesday and uuders ands that there Is
no doubt that negotiations pending viii
soon lead TO a satisfactory settlement
The correspondent also learns from the
Foreign Office that the Minister Of For
esgn Anahs Count Won Pue.ow. adlercs
to his determination 10 secure for Ger
many the islands or the most valuable
mart Of them. The informant of the cor
respondent added that in holding ont for
this the minister Is mainly following the
almost unanimously expressed demands OF
he public. But. 10 wos a1del. it must no.
be understood fhat he VIII nor sanrti01. II
We present wish IS found to be unrealiza-
bic. some other solution.