The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22
THE GERMAN PRESS BITTER,
But the Government, Though Hating
England, Will Remain Neutral.

Copyright 1899 by The Associated Press.
berlin, Oct. 21.-The German press
is just as unanimously anti-British in
the Transvaal war as it was anti
States and Spain Even the LiberaI
papers, although politically and CONNER
cially they have all along sought and
found am ideal in England now strongly
disapprove England's procedure in va
ried but never complimentary utter
ances.
The speakers in the British Parlia-
ment are characterized as '-hypocriti-
CAL" and the British people and Gov
eminent are described as ''devoured by
land hunger" and by greed OF Trans
vaal gold"
The Conservative Reichshote, when it
learnd that Empror William was going
to England in November, threatened a
counter demonstration. The Govern
ment, however, is fully determined TO
preserve its neutrality. DIR Leyds, the
representative Of the Transvaal in Eu-
rope, was on the point of coming to
Berlin this week to make another at
tempt to influence Germany's policy
He notified Count Won Buelow, the
German Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
who, after comforting with the EN-
peror on Tuesday, telegraphed to DR..
Leyds n hint that a visit just now
would be slightly embarrassing, and that
his purpose would certainly not be fur
thered by it.
The Associated Press learns from a
Foreign Office official i'm the confidence
of Count Won Buelow that the latter
said:
I'VE do not want Leyds here just now
We have nothing to say to him."
1t lis another question whether this at
titude of strict neutrality is wise. A
member of tLae Russian Embassy said to
The Associated Press correspondent:
THE steps for the preservation OF
peace undertaken by Russia are likely
to miscarry because Germany just now
adheres to her Anglophile policy Ger.
many's attitude alcme made Mr.. Cham-
berlain's bold advance possible Germany
is i'm Il measure responsible for the pros
pective subsection before THE Trans
vaal. She Us ON the point of earning sub
sltantial rewards from England, and not
only i'm Africa, but these gains will not
colnterbaance the losses she will sustain
elsewhere because of her aid to England
1t viii be Germany's doing if England
socn becomes all powerful in Africa and
Germany Will be the first to feed the con-
sequences"
The public really has BEEN more inter
ested this week i'm Samoa than III the
war. The interest taken in these small
islands reviyes at the slightest bit OF
news eff an insignificant change in this
situation and The papers have devoted 4
very great amount of space to the sub
ject
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press saw Baron Vcm Sternburg. tho
German member of the Samoan Commits
| SIGN, Wednesday and understands thnt
there is no doubt that negotiations pend
ing will soon lead to satisfactory set
! Element. The correspondent also leqfnr
frcm the Foreign Office that the Minis
| ter of Foreign Affairs. Cormt Won Bue-
low, aGleres to lis determination to 50
cure for Germany the Islands CIR the
most valuable part of them. The in
formnnt off the correspondent added thai
in holding out for this the minister n
mainly following the almost rnananously
expressed demands of the puIbl.c. But
it was added. ii mRlst not be understood
that he will not sanction, If alne present
wish is found to be Unreallzable, SONS
other solution.