Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
The Press is Unanimous In Taking
Sides With The TranSYaal.
GERMANY WILL HOLD HANDS OFF.
Emperor wilhelm Greatly wroushe
I'd over Disclosures of the Drev
fus Trfal-The Emperor's ROW
With n Municipslitys

BERLIN, September 23.--An outbreak
Of war I'm the Transvaal Is regarded here
as question OF few days, or at tho
most Of weeks. The whole press devotes
considerable space to the matter. With
out exception the papers disapprove OF
such war, and blame Great Britain for
badgering the Transvaal beyond endu-
rance.
The Liberal press also blame tho Trans
vaal for It's illogical stand In first
sanctioning Great Britain's attempts at
Interference In its internal affairs. and
then rejecting such attempts and making
thereof a casus belli. Thus argues
the Voslsche Zeitung, Cologne Gazette.
Tageblatt, and others. The whole Con-
servatiye, lingo. anti-Semite. Agrarian.
Ultramontane. and Centre press sides
with the Beers.
NO FIGHT OF GERMANY's.
A foreign official said to the correspon-
dent here OF the Associated Press: "Of
course, IL is in no sense TO our interest
TO have England and the Transyaal go
TO war. That little Bocr nation Will
finally succumb and probably Will be
wiped out OF existence. IL - only too
likely that this will diminish our prestige
in South Africa and injure our not in
considerable material interest there, for
our trade with the Boer States IL In
creasing and is only second to that of
England. But so long as our undoubted
rights are respected by the belligerents
we shall not Interfere"
The informant of the correspondent re-
fused to say whether ii was a distinct,
formal understanding with Great Britain,
or whether the agreement OF year ago,
on the subject Of South Africa included
German neutrality In the event OF war
with the Transvaal. Experts are begin
I'm, Iafa IN hA
come CT the war and the losses on both
sides.
In the Frankfort Zeltung, General Won
BOguslawsky, a military writer OF note.
predicts that the British VIII sustain
enormous losses In the Transvaal owing,
mainly, to the inferiority OF their offts
GERS and their inability to understand On
apply modern tactics"
THE EMPEROR AROUSED.
The Dreyfus excitement has largely subs
sided here since the pardon, though many
papers express the belief that the mystery
surrounding the case will one day be
removed. In military and diplomatic cir
Giles the opinion seems 10 prevail thai
Dreyfus was, indeed a SPY. but for. Rus
! STA.
An interesting outcome OF the case IL
| the fact that the Emperor, who has been
deeply stirred and even startled by the
|
countries. while personally men OF the
| incest sense of honor, had been so deeply
involved in the scandal and he instructed
| General Won Hahnke TO ascertain II 1t
| were possible for Germany to take tina
| initiative I'm abolishing extra-territoriality
! for attaches and other members OF tht
| embassies, thus abolishing the most he'll
| nous and dangerous form OF espionage
] General Won Hahnke has reported thai
it is impossible for one state 20 do tina
alone. lie gave many potent reasons foi
| this view.
The government this week exerted
| strong pressure to induce German in'
| dustry and commerce 60 abandon al
movement against the Paris Expoltion.
| Chief Commissioner Richter sent Dote
| 10 all the leaders OF the movement, Civ
| ing strong reasons why IL would be unwiss
| for Germany and injurious TO her inter-
| ests not to appear as strong as possible
| at Paris In 1890. This and other faets
| have had effect. and II may be SAID that
| the anti-exposltion movement In Ger
| many Is entirely dead.
The Emperor Is wroth at the Berlin
/ municipality's refusal 10 cooperate
| with his plan for the embellishments oc
the vicinity OF the royal castle, by tho
| removal OF all the neighboring old. ram
| shackle buildings. The municipality. OF
which Herr Singer and other Socialists
! are prominent members, justihes its re-
| fusal by the plea that the millions re-
duired 10 carry ont the plan cannot be-
| shared. as they are needed 10 meet the
| increasing demands OF the Municipal
| Treasurer. for the assistance ot the poor
| and for the communal schools. His Ma
iesty Is convinced that the real reason
| FOR the refusal Is the domination Of tho
| rovoluffNnary element
| The movement TO erect suitable mon-
| ument over the grave OF the VIC
| Tins of the revolution OF 1913, which tho
Emperor calls "glorifying the revolu-
| ton" he considers a good example OF
| man domination. AS q sign or his dis
| pleasure, the Emperor has instructed the
| Minister Of the Interior TO withhold tho
| confirmation OF the new Chief Mayor.
Herr Kirschner although the latter ia
| a Moderate IN politics, and was elected
/ June. 1889, until there Is a Visible sign
Of the improved political attitude OF Ber-
| lin or force the election 10 the oiiice OF
! a man wholly 10 the Emperors taste.
The floods have subsidized throughout
| Germany. but the damage done Is enor-
nous. amounting into millions OF marks.
! The magnificent Prince Regent bridge.
| AZ Munich, has been completely demoi-
| ished. IL will be reconstructed wholly
| at the expense Of the Prince Regent, at
| a cost OF about million marks.
The press, this week, devoted unusual
| space 10 American politics. Regarding
| the antitrust convention. at Chicago. tho
opinion has been expressed that neither
party dares 10 seriously fight the trusts.
| Mr. Thomas u. Reeds reported candi-
dacy for the presidency Is hailed with
/ approval.