The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-24
THE UNANIMOUS SENTIMENT OF THE
GERMAN PRESS.
SYMPATHY or THE GOVERNMENT
A. strongly I'm Favor OF the british
Side England's Bold stand Attrib-
uted by Russian OmcialS to Ger
many's Attitude - Prediction tina
Germany will bc,.thc First to sufrer
From British supremacy I'm south
Africa Interest I'm tho samoan
Question.
Copyright by Associated Press }

Copyright by Associated Press)
Berlin. october 2i.-The German pre-
is just as unanimously anti-British (! =
the Transvaal war as IL was ant
American in the war between the UnI.-
| ed States and Spain. Even the liberal
papers. although politically and com
| mercially they have all along soug az
and. found IN ideal i'm England. now
strongly disapprove England's pro-
cedure, in varied but never compll-
mentary utterances.
The speakers in the British parlia-
ment are characterized as hypocritical
and the British people and government
are described as "devoured by land
| hunger and greed for Transvaal gold"
| The conservative Reichsbolt when IL
! learned that Emperor William was 60
| ing to England in November, threaten
! ed a counter demonstration. The gov
| eminent, however. is fully determined
| to preserve its neutrality.
! DIR. Leyds, the representative OF the
| Transvaal in Europe, was on the point
| Of coming to Berlin this week to make
/ another attempt To influence Ger
many's policy. He notified Count Won
! Buelow, the German minister OF foreign
! affairs, who, after conferring with the
emperor on Tuesday. telegraphed to
| DR. Leyds a hint that a visit just now
! would be slightly embarrassing and
that his purpose would certainly not
be furthered by II.
The Associated Press learns from "A
foreign office official in the confidence
of Count Won Buelow that the latter
said: We do not want Leyds here Just
now. We have nothing To say 10 him"
1t is another question whether this
attitude OF strict neutrality is wise. A
/ her ~ ctav D. a
the Associated Press corresponf ent:
The steps for the preserVati 4 OF
peace undertaken by Russia are ikely
TO miscarry, because Germany jus now
| adheres to her Anglophile policy. Ger
manys attitude alone made Mr. C1am-.
berlains bold advance possible. Ger
| many Is In measure responsib for
the prospective subjection OF the rams
Vaal. She is on the point OF earning
substantial rewards from England. and
not only in Africa, but these gains will
not counterbalance the losses she will
sustain elsewhere because of her aid To-
! england. 1t Will be Germany's doing
If England soon becomes all powerful
In africa and Germany will be thetfirst
to feel the consequences"
The public has been more inter,ated
this week in Samoa than in the war.
The interest taken in these small 80
! lands revives at the slightest bit
4
situation, and the papers have DEVOTE
a very great amount OF space 10 4
| subject.
| Ihe correspondent OF the Associated
! Press saw Baron Won Sternburg. the
4 German member of the Samoan com
mission, Wednesday and under stands
I that there is no doubt that negot lations
pending Will soon lead to n satisfactory
! settlement The correspondent also
! learns from the foreign office that the
minister of foreign affairs. Count Won
| bueloW' adheres 10 his determination
! to secure for Germany the islands an.
/ the most valuable part OF them. The
! informant Of the correspondent added
/ that IN holding out for thKBthe minis
/ Ter is mainly following the almost
unanimously expressed demands OF tho
/ pubic. But. 1T was added, fl must nor
De understood that he will not sanction
| IL the present wish is found 10 boz nm
FeaIlzable, some other solutto ton.