The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
A~Eti-strike bill Il Buried and the
Emperor's MeddIing VIII Not Res
urrect the Measure.
SOCIALISTS MUCH PLEASED
BECAUSE 1T GIVES THEM AMMUNI-
TION FOR THEIR FIGHT.
Work of the Peace Conference, Es-
pecially the Arbitration PROPOSAL,
~scuss by Editors.

BERLIN, July 15.-Emperor Williams tele-
gram to DR.. Hinzpeter. the former tutor Of
his Majesty, furnishes the press with wei
come relief from the midsummer dullness.
His Majesty's assertion Of his mistaken de-
termination to continue, In spite of all re-
sistance. in the way he considers right, is
generally interpreted as referring TO the
and-strike bill, but it is not believed the
Esmperor's words will help the measure,
which all agree is buried beyond hope of
resurrection. The telegram has not been
well received outside Of the Conservative
press. Il is generally considered another of
his Majesty's unfortunate ~meddlings with
party politics. The Pan-Germanic Deutsche
Zeitung regrets the telegram, while sympa-
thfzing with its object. and asks why the re-
sponsfole ministers do not take such work
of the Emperor's shoulders. 1t also ques-
tons whether the personal utterances Of his
Majesty tend to promote the interests of
the bill and denies that these utterances pro-
mote the welfare of the monarchy. The Con-
sentative Post regards the telegram as a
symptom of the imperial government being
determined not to leave the path the late
Prince Bismarck followed in dealing with
labor and social questions. The National
Zeitung calls the telegram a purely personal
and private utterance- The Tageblatt at
tempts to emphasize this view by printing
the telegram under the head of court news
and affects to regard it as of no political i'm
portance and as sent from the imperial yacht
without the presence OF a responsible min
tster.
The Socialist press at once seized upon
the telegram as excellent agitation material
for the Social Democracy. The Vorwaerts
regards 1t as the Emperor's answer TO the
Reichstag's vote on the anti-strike bill. add
ing: The Emperor has not been convinced
by the sentiments of the people and Is fol-
lowing aims to which the people are pas
~sionately opposed and which even the Min
istry unwillingly indorses-" The Vorwaerts
also interprets the incident as showing the
struggle against the bill has only begun,
and says his Majesty's words have pro
duced waves In the stream OF constitutional
life which will not soon disappear"
: Now that a plan for arbitration has been
adopted at The Hague and the articles reg
ulattng warfare on land have been pub
lished, the press Is devoting much atten-
ton to the work of the peace conference.
Notwithstanding the tone of skepticism with
which the conference Is generally treated,
the opinion is freely expressed that the re-
suits will be considerable and permanent. 1t
Is admitted the exaggerated hopes INDUCED
in by some that the conference would do
something to make war wellnigh impossible
in the future have not been fulfilled, but 1t
is pointed out the conference is not there
fore a failure by any means. The Cologne
Gazette says: Although the conference
does not offer a guarantee against wars, 1t
has erected a barrier which in many cases
may prove effective"
The Pan-Germanic Deutsche Zeitung, re-
ferring To the arbitration plan. is exceed
ingly uncomfortable over the thought tha
Germany may be caught in this trap" and
says 1t thinks the permanent bureau will
become the arena for English intrigue"
In treating the question some Of the pa
pers point out that the United States and
Great Britain have not shown in practice as
much zeal for arbitration as they nave dis
played at The Hague. The refusal of the
United States to arbitrate the case with
Spain and Great Britain's refusal to so set
tie the Transvaal difficulty are mentioned
by the Kreuz Zeitung and National Zeitung
as inconsistent with their position at The
Hague.
The papers also MINER on the United
States refusal to arbitrate the Hazleton,
Pa, affair, as requested by Austria, as be-
ing Inconsistent with the attitude of the
American delegates. Otherwise the work of
the American representatives is referred to
IN complimentary terms.
Great Britain's role at The Hague is COM
mented on with much less approval. The
refusal TO abandon the dum-dum bullet
causes bitter remarks on the subject of
what the papers style "England's uncivil-
lied methods OF warfare.
The Cologne volks Zeitung calls attention
to the continuous increase of exports from
the United States. while the imports are
continually declining and confesses that the
United States is growing more and more in
dependent of foreign countries. 1t says: In
the iron industry already the United States
IS strong enough TO beat England and Ger
many.
The Agrarian Deutsche Tages Zeitung
prints an article. claiming the asserted su-
periority OF American agricultural methods
Is an error, adding that the only advan-
tage the American has over the German
farmer Is In the abundance of virgin soil
and lower taxation.
The publication OF President Mckinley
letter at the dinner given in New York to
the German insurance commissioner has
been received here with great satisfaction
The fact is especially emphasized by the
Tagebiatt that the Presidents words are
all the more valuable as they were spon-
taneouS. where an omission could not have
been remarked
The announcement hat Russia is about tc
order fields guns in the United States is re-
ceived with doubt here. The Neuester
Nachrichten, owned by several large manu-.
facturers, claims to know from an unob.
5ectionabfe source that the report is utterly
untrue. asserts that IL is the product OF
American Imagination and love of adver-
fisement and adds: The Russian artillery
stan Is TOO serious and well-informed to gc
for guns to a land that in this branch OF
manufacture has not yet thrown aside il:
baby shoes"
The Empress of Germany arrived Al
Berchtesgaden on Wednesday. where she
will spend some weeks with her children
She Travelled incogntto as Countess Nor
EavenSberg. Her Majesty was received al
Berchtesgaden by two hundred children IL
Alpine costume.
Since the death OF his father Prince Her.
bert Bismarck has been doing much tC
make himself unpopular. Hamburger ex,
hrsionists TO the Saxon forest complain
that many OF the favorite paths are nov
forbidden TO the public and that the onl,
yalk whence a view of the castle and room
had has been closed. The ladies OF Ham
burg raised 100 marks for a wreath OF sil
Yer oak leaves for the Bismarck mausoleum
but when they took IL TO Friedrichsruh
Prince Herbert refused 10 accept IL. explain
Ing That no wreaths were TO be laid on hi:
fathers grave. He offered. however, TO take
II Tor the Bismarck Museum at Schoen
decided TO hang the wreath I'm the City Hal
Ok LAU0uTk.