The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
CHANGE IN PUBLIC OPINION.
ENGLAND NOW HAS SOME SYM
PATTY N GERMANY.

but There Is Talk of Her Collapse as
Military Power-EmperOr VII
liam Makes IL All Right with Ber-
Iin-Germany TO Remain Neutral
in south African Anairs-HOhen-
lobe Wants to Hold on-Ar Editor
Sent TO Jail.
Copyright 1899 by the Associated Press
Berlin. Dec. AT the ceremony at the
unwilling Of the monument OF E.ector
George William. in the Sleses-AAee to
day at which the correspondent Of the
Associated Press was present the En-
peror looked hale and hearty with rudy
cheeks
The ceremony was brief. There were no
speeches. but the occasion was rendered
memorial BILE by His Majesty, al the clos,
stepping briskly to Herr Kirschuer, the
chief burgomaster Of Berlin, shaking
hands with him cordially and handing
him mis- long expected confirmation as
chief burgomaster. consisting Of docu-
nents with big seals attached. The EN-
peror congra tulated the burgom3ster and
said he wished him many years OF sue
cessful administration OF Berlin. and loud
enough to be heard some distance:
A city for which / feel great affection
and entertain the highest hopes, which
know you win help me TO realize"
Thus ends happily this matter, which
for a hong time, has kept the Emperor and
Berlin on a quasi war footing.
Crisp cold Christmas weather prevails
here. The Spree is frozen solid, the big
Mueggelsee is alive with skaters and
everybody is busy with preparations for
Christmas.
Change in Favor of England.
The change in public opinion in favor OF
Great Britain. which was referred to in
the Associated Press dispatches from Ber-
lin Friday night. continues.
Even the Hamburg Nachrichten. which
hitherto has been intensely Anglophobe,
prints communication to-day from
Hamburg merchant, protesting against
"blinden EnglaendeThass" (blind Anglo
phoh4al.
The papers are fun of communications
from literary writers on the subject OF tne
war The Neuste Nachrichteu to-day con-
tains an article pointing out that the mil
itary success Of the Beers numbering a
quarter of a million ag inst a nat on
which at home alone numbers 100000
is explainable because the Beers are arm
ed with the best modern rifles and know
how 60 use them. The British the writer
adds underVanled their adversary ana
failed TO appear On the seat Of war with
a numerical superiority, while their STRAIT
egy was la gely ordered in London. Again
he points out, all the British ne glecied re-
conno,tering and were deficient in tie A.
b. c. of such service. To this he continues,
must be added the fatal frontal attack,
whilesthe MauseF gun has brilliantly Il Oh
The tests of the campaign.
On the other hand, a military writer
III the Boersen Courier maintains that no
modern war has been devoid of inter
esting features, of theoretical and stra-
tegic lessons, and that the British have
proved their stupendous "asininity as
military nation in an unparalleled man
ner."
The papers also continue to discuss the
problem as to what will be Great Britain ;
position hereafter since they claim. her
total collapse as a military power has
been proved by this war
Germany VIII Stay Neutral.
The usually well-informed Kreuze Zei-
tung contains letter from a high per-
sonage at ST. Petersburg, claiming that
the question as to whether 1t is advisable
to use Great Britain's present powerless-
ness, is again being seriously considered
in Russian government circles. The mill
tary party is urging the timeliness for an
Asiatc advance. The correspondent of
the Associated Press can assert, however.
on high authority that as concerns Ger
many, no such step viii be joined in UNI
der any circumstances, but that fun neu-
trality will be maintained to the end.
German internal politics continue to be
as mixed as ever. The whole Conserva-
tive party including their court sympa-
thIzers, exert themselves TO the utmost to
impress the Emperor's mind with the fact
that Prince Hohenlohe Is the foe OF agri-
cultural interests, that the Conservatives
have lost all confidence in him, and that
1t will be impossible for the government to
reign against that party. In order to car
ny this programme, the united Conserva-
tive press wages war against Prince Ho-
henlohe, but the statements made are
wor6eG cunnlngly in manner for the
emperor not TO take offense. His Males
~ is regularly made to see the clippings
of all these anti-chancelor arguments
but thus far they have not produced the
desired effect. Prince Hohenlohe desires
to conclude his days as chancellor and the
Emperor concurs in his desire.
Trial of an Editor.
A sensational trial has just been ended
by the sentencing Of Herr Joachim Gehl-
sen, editor of a Charlottenburg paper, tC
eighteen months in Jail for systematic
Matchmaking of financially insecure banks
and similar institutions. Herr Gehlsen
during Prince Bismarck's time, headed the
press campaign against Prince Bismarck
instigoted by a number of his court clique
enemies.
The latest administrative measure
against Prussian public teachers is an or
der forbidding them to go hunting, on the
ground that it is immoral pastlme.
Former Lieut.. BruesewitZ, who, as
German army officer, murdered civilian
workman, has gone 10 join the Beers. A
private letter from him says he has beer
appointed commander of a battery in tht
Transvaal.