The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-16
Oyershadows All Other Questions
Throughout Germany.
The Agrarlan Forces Very Bitter In Attacks
Upon the Government.
Charge Minister of Foreign Affairs
Won Buelow With Following a
Facilitating Policy and Y1ein1ng
to British Insolence and
Yankee Impudence."

copyrighted, 1899, by Associated PRESS
BERLIN, April Is. - The Samoan
question continued to overshadoW all
others during the week-so mucn So
that the interest III the subject has even
seized the masses. The most remark
able feature of the affair is the united
daily onslaught made by the entire
Agrarian forces and part of the Con-
sentative and National Liberal press
on the Cabinet, especially on the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, Baron Won Bue-
low, who is charged with following a
vacillating policy and yielding too much
to British inSolence and Yankee impu-
dence."
A regular campaign of abuse has
been opened against the leaders in for
eign politics. many of the latter utter
anceS being of unusual vigor. 1t is
learned on good authority that the ac-
ton of this is directed against Baron
Won Buelow. 1t is added that Fridays
Interpolation of the Government in the
Reichstag on the Samoan question, and
Baron Won Buelow's reply, We're in
tended as a test of strength between the
two 'contending parties, as Baron Won
Buelow, as well as the Cabinet, which
is more or less swayed by him, is con-
sidered by the Agrarians to be dis
tinctly hostile to their interests.
But the great noise of the Agrarian
press and it's allies ought not to deceive
people into the belief that they repre-
sent public opinion. They are merely
the minority. Neither the Emperor nor
the Government have allowed them
selves to be influenced by these mis-
chief makers. This fact was strikingly
illustrated by the passing Of the Mid
land Canal bill by the Diet. The meas
ure was extremely distasteful to the
Agrarians. The party is distinctly Oh
the down grade. In the Reichstag the
party has only about 100 out of total
of 397 members, and in the Diet its ad-
herents number considerably less. DR..
Lehr's ridiculous jingoism in the Reich
stag last evening spoiled the Agrarian
game.
The German press comments on the
occurrences in Samoa this week diff
fer remarkably, according to the
party standpoint of each paper.
Until Friday, while the fate of
the High Commission was trembling
in the balance the comment was
more vivid and bitter The ~Deutsche
Shame of Samoa" and condemned the
action of the Government 1t declared
that the Cabinet was wholly devoid Of
national sentiment, and asked ironic-
ally: What more do we want? The
Dreibund has fallen to pieces Russia
is allied with France, England with the
United States, Austria is allied to
France, and Italy is dependent upon
with he
over to France; added to all this the
brutal treatment We have been sub
jected to by England and the United
States by Count Won Thun-Ho henstein
the Austrian Premier), Mr. Max Brit
ish Consul at Apia), Mr. Chambers
tJustice of the Supreme Court. and
Admiral Kautz. Indeed, we ask what
more do you want?''
One Agrarian organ spoke of the i'm
potent weakness shown in Samoa. and
concluded: we stand aghast at the
tombstone of German honor"
The more reasonable of the Conserv-
alive press expressed itself most bit
terly
The "Kreuz Zeitung'' said: sIt seems
to be settled that we are too optimistic
in judging from the declarations of Mr..
w hieO, tAicAl Eb1SldUu ana America mad
not identified themselves in the Samoan
matter. This, indeed, seems to be the
case, not alone in Samoa, but generally
in the White House and Downing
street"
From inquiries made among the Lud-
wig members of the Colonial party, the
correspondent of the Associated Press
escertains that it is their belief that the
United States wants the Samoan
Islands, and is going to have them. A
Well Informed correspondent of the
''Folks Zeitung" asserts this in an arti
Gle. adding many details
The "Lokal Anzeiger'' made. under
the head Of "A Noble Pair of Brothers. ;,
an expression of the opinion that the
Anglo-American understanding will not
last long, "as merchants so unscrupu
ious in competition as the English and
Americans will easily become enemies"
The ''Vossische Zeitung" compares
the former cessions to the United States
by France, Spain and Russia with the
present movement in the British West
Indies, and says: "All the countries
subsequently regretted their sale, and
england has no need to yield valuable
possessions in theWeSt Indies so long as
she Is not needing worthless Territories