Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-26

Mach England, kaiser, gehe NIGHT
go not TO England. kaser)
While scores Of papers have vented their
anti-British feelings. signs are discernible
that opinion begins to veer. Not only the
Cologne Gazette, which has been friendly
to Great Britain from the start, but even
the influential Kreuz Zeitung, often the
barometer of court weather, and the lead
ing Center organ. the Cologne Volks Zei
tung. have articles this week condemning
the '.senseless. rabid Anglophobia,' the
kreuz Zeitung saying: Opinion in Ger
many does not strive against the re-estab-
lishment of better political and commercial
relations with England. On the contrary.
it favors both. and believes there is room
enough on the globe for both nations with
out either obscuring the sunlight of the
other
The Cologne Volks Zeitung ridicules the
unreasonable Pan-Germans," saying they
would have jubilated if the emperor had
gone to st. Petersburg instead Of England.
The comment on the South African war
generally is tinctured with ill-will for Great
Britain. The Deutsche Zeitung assumes
the, success of the Beers and advises Pres
ldent Kruger to insist, as the terms of
peaca on the cession of Delasoa bay to
the Transvaal, which, 1t adds, will lead
to new and better German policy in
South Afyica.''
The Deuttsche-Tages-Zeit SAYS:
If the English press continues in its ar
rogancy to represent England as the par
amount power Qnd Germany as the vessal
In South Africas>an increase, if possible,
OF the dislike felt heSe for our trans-chan-
mel cousins will be the consequence"
Details of the czar's visit to Potsdam
are leaking out. The correspondent here
of the Associated Press leaSns from a per-
son who was present that Sthe car was
cool and reserved at first. Tbis was due
not only to his natural dispositio ion and alb
horrence of scenes and painfuS explana-
tions. but also to the fact that, for some
time past, stories have been circulated by
so-betweens at both courts of biSing re-
marks of the emperor to the effect bat the
czar was ''pantoffel," and heidi to be
averse to everything military aboSt his
spleieroi HaSu conference" all of (which
was reported TO the czar in distorted shape.
Owing to this, the meeting was remarkably
put of, and only finally took place :hrolAg Agh
the influence Of the cZarina. However, 9ne
emperor's explanations were Irresistible
and the amiability which he knows SO wali
how to display when it suits him had THE
desired effect, SO the cZar departed in "a
friendly mood. He was not angry nof
astonished at the Samoa agreement and theA
Great Britain ard Germany
Regarding the emperors present feelings
about the war; the Associated Press cor
respondent learns from the same authority
that his natural Sympatflies are altogether
on the British side, but he clearly realizes
that the complete wiping out of the Beers
South Africa would not subserve German
interests. He also disapproyes what he
terms Mr.. Chamberlain's '.insincere and
fy-n
Although expected, the burial of the anti
strike bill came more swiftly than antici-
s;oS..ay patsa Dy e1ther h the government or the
conviction of the Centrists that their alnend-
ments would not be accepted by the gov
ernment. The correspondent of the Asso-
clated Press learns that there is no inten-
ton to introduce another anti-SociaIist bill
at present. Emperor William no longer
attaches the highest Importance to an anti
strike bill, and even the canal bill for a
time has given way to the naval bill, the
passage of which enSrosses his Thoughts.
In the mean,Thile, Count PosadoWsky-
Mehner, the minister OF the interior, and
organ of the governments internal policy.
severely reprimand the majority of the
| re;chstas, which, on the rejection of the
bill, was made up of the entire Left, Center
and Socialists. Because of their lack of
courtesy, the high officials threaten that
as every bill designed to restrain or re-
will have to find other means TO accomp-
| lish this end. as it is claimed to be neces-
sary to curb the growing insolence of the
| socialists. The government officials also
say plainly that there is no intention of
| redeeming Prince Hohenlohe's promise 10
| enlarge the right OF political coalition
throughout Germany until the reichstag
has passed measures to guard against the
| growing abuse of the right of coalition
| among the laboring classes
| The press overwhelmingly rejoices at the
Il lnfA of tI,a hill t,G
viii the government learn? Can internal
l things continue as at present? The chasm
between the government and the people be-
| comes wider and wider. The government
| fears an appeal to the electors. What will
| the government do? What but caup
| d'etat is left?"
| The moderate Boersin Courier says: The
| attempt to curtail the best right of the
| working classes has been defeated. We
hope the lesson will not be lost upon high
| personages. Why did the government not
! The Cologne volks Zeitung says: Now
/ that the anti-strike bill is out of the way.
| the new naval bill will have a turn
Another influential organ mainly blameS
| the cabinet, which it says ought never to
| have acted on one of the emperor's post
prandial speeches.
William was Prince Hohenlohe's guest. The
/ latter assured his majesty that the adop-
1 ton of the naval bill by the reichstag was
certain without having 9 recourse to , drastic
i
| Prince Rohenlohe is now again firmly in
| favor.
| The reply of the empress of Germany to
| the Berlin municipal councils birthday
| congratulations is still much discussed, not
only in Berlin, but throughout Germany.
4 1t appears that the letter was written al
the dictation of the emperor The points
/ raised by the letter are old. and refer to
the question of the city's council patronage
and contributions to church funds, but
! it is generally believed that the reason the
hadl N faryv
| that the emperor prefers open war to the
latent hostility long existing between him.
self and the council, which is composed OF
4 his political opponents and goodly pro-
| portion of socialists, like Herr Singer, OF
outspoken democrats, like Professor Vic
how. 1t is said the emperor wrongly con-
| strued the apparently seryile tone of the
| councils address. Only one leading paper
| sides with the emperor in this quarrel
Even such conservative organs as the
kreuz Zeitung and Post Suardedly intimate