Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-16
PERMANENT GOOD RESULTS FROM
PEACE CONFERENCE,
MAY HELP TO PREVENT WAR
KAISER BRINGS NEW CRITICISMS
UPON HIMSELF.
His Telegram to DIR. Hinspeter Moves
the Press to Extended Comment
Prince Bismarck Making
Himself Unpopular
Berlin Gossip.


Copyright, 1893. by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 15.-Now that plan for
eroltration has been adopted at The Hague
ana the articles regulating warfare on land
havc been published. the press is devoting
much attention to the work of the peace
conference. Notwithstanding the tone of
sKeptcism with which the conference is
generally treated, the opinion is freely ex-
pressed that the results will be consider
apie ana permanent. 1t is admitted that
the exaggerated hopes induIged in by some
mat the conference would do something to
make war well nigh impossible in the fu-
lure have not been fulfilled, but it is point
ed out that the conference is not, there
fore, failure by any means
Inc Cologne Gazette says: Although
The conference does not offer a guarantee
against wars, 1t has erected a barrier
which In many cases may prove effect
ive."
The pan-Germanic Deutsche Zeitung, re-
ferring to the arbitration plan. is exceed
ingly uncomfortable over the thought that
Germany may be caught in this trap"
and says 1t thinks the permanent bureau
VIII become the area for English in
trigues."
In treating the question some of the pa
Great Britain have not shown in practice
as much zeal for arbitration as they have
displayed at The Hague The refusal of
the United States to arbitrate the case with
Spain. and Great Britains refusal to so
settle the Transvaal difficulty are mem
toned by the Kreuz Zeitung and National
Zeitung as inconsistent with their position
at The Hague
The papers also comment 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
OIL the american delegates is referred to in
complimentary terms
Great Britain's role at The Hague Is COM
mented upon with much less approval. The
REFUSAL 10 abandon the dumdum bullet
causes bitter remarks upon the subject of
what the papers style "England's unciyiI-
lied methods of warfare"
Emperor Williams telegram to DR.. Hin
epeter, the former tutor of his majesty.
furnishes the press with welcome relief
from the midsummer dullness. His majes-
tvs assertion Of his unshaken determine
uon TO continue, in spite of all resistance,
in the way he considers right, is generally
interpreted as referring to the anti-strike
bill, but 1t is not believed the emperor's
word will help the measure, which all agree
Is buried beyond hope of resurrection. The
telegram has not been well received outside
the Conservative press. II is generally con-
sidered another of his rnajesty's unfortun-
ate neddlings with party politics
The pan-German DeHtsche Zeitung re-
erets the telegram, while sympathizing
with its object, and asks why the respone
slnle ministers do not take such work off
me emperors shoulders. 1t also questions
whether the present utterances of his ma.
yeSty tend 10 promote the interests of the
Dill ana denies that these utterances pro-
n1te the welfare of the monarchy.
Inc Conservative Post regards the tele-
gram as symptom of the imperial govern
ment being determined not to leave the
ggadI, galn the late Prince Bismarck followed in
oeaihg with labor and social questions.
Inc National Zeitung calls the telegram
d purely personal and private utterance
inc Iaseblatt attempts to emphasize this
heading of court news and affects TO re-
gard 1t as of no political Importance. and
as sent from the imperial yacht without
'ne ne presence OF a responsible minister.
Inc SOCIALIST press at once seized upon
the telegram as excellent agitation ma
terial for the Social Democracy.
Inc poerwaerts regards it as the en-
peror's answer to the reichstag's vote on
the anti-strike bill, adding:
Inc emperor has not been convinced by
sne sentiments of the people, and is fol-
lowing aims to which the people are pas
sionately opposed, and which even the min
istry unwillingly indorse.''
Inc NoerWaerts also interprets the incl
dent as showing that the struggle against
ma)esty's words have produced waves in
the stream of constitutional life which will
not soon disappear"
The Cologne yolks 2 Zeitunr calls .,+o,
lion to the continuous increase of exports
from the United States, while the imports
are continually declining, and confesses
.ndI the United states is growing more
nf
1t says:
In the iron industry already the United
states sta Is strong enough to beat England
The Agrarian Deutsche Tages Zeitunp
prints an article claiming that the assert
eo superiority of American agricultural
advantage the American has over the Ger,
man farmer is in the abundance of virgin
SOIL and lower taxation.
. The publication of President McK;n,ev,
letter at the dinner given in New York to
me German insurance commissioner has
Ihe TACT Is especially emphasized nv thc
I8geblatt that the presidents words are
,apda an lne more valuable as they were sp0n-
been remarked. AO' nave
The announcement that Russia is about
70 order held guns in the United States is
Ieceived with doubt here The Neuesten
Nachrfchten, owned by several Ia roe n,en
t,i,as,!a uraet!urers; 81 claims to know from an un-
questionable source that the report is IIt
terly untrue, and asserts that il is H.
product OF American Imagination and love
OF advertisement, and adds:
The Russian artillery stan Is too sa-, |
Gus ana well informed to go for er,ns 1o
land that. In this branch Of manufsctIree
mas not yet thrown aside its baby shoes :; |
The empress of Germany arrived q. |
berchtesgaden Wednesday, where she will
spend some weeks with her children. She
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