The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

Copyrighted, 1899 by the Assoclafeo fIess.
BERLIN, Oct zi.--Tns osTlaA. VIe@ rs -
sEst az unanimously anfs-Bstash IN Ine
Transvaai war a. Il was znl~A .EsI icah az
the war between the Fitted SNa..s O.
Spain Ever the Liberia ispets. iai.oas s..
politically and commercially ti.sy "AFe All
along sought and .Cusid an Ideal IN s.n-
gland. nov strongly aisapproFe o. En-
gland procedure III varied Oua bsse' S.a.4-
pIlrneutarv ritierances. The speakers III the
British parliament ara eDaraCtef1zed A.
''hypocrtticsf and the Br1ush people ana
govesnmeu ART described az des01aeo oy
lard hunger and for greco Tor Irahs-
vaai gold.
some sampIe Comments.
The kreuz Zeitunx says. 'Ths peace con-
ference at TIE Hague acs7ornpll sael .,
least something; for stiB more tnah go
verdict given by that international NIB
unal the unanimous opinion OF the whole
world Is against Enslisa Processing. whicii
IL due 10 uarnTnon worship alone EVER
where the verdict IL that greed and nung-
er for land and gold do not Yet confer Ine
right 70 go 10 war
The FTankfurter ZeftEng says he
speeious phrase. England ~ compelled to
begin var because the Boera Will not
grant the same rights 10 the outianders
az the burgaers, Is repeated over and
over. again II has beer used py the
parliament and b. the press, but that
does not make the phrase true.
To the complaint of the English press
that the entire press of Germany sides
with the Beers the Deutsche Tage Zei-
tung replies:
quite 90. we all wish and hope that
England may meet defeat and this In
quite aside from our sympathies with the
Beers. The whole German people think
IA we do
The LokaI Anzeiger says: 1.-THE English
seem TO have taken pattern by that
doughty American. Gen. Otis. I'm sending
out bulletins OF victory In which he kill
the whole insurgent army contained, al
Though he does not dare to 30 beyond
the ciose vicinity OF Manila"
The press censorship Instituted In Ma
tai 10 characterized az worse than Rus
sian"
Government stfII Neutral.
The conservative Reichhote. when II
learned that Emperor William was going
counter demonstration. The government.
however. IL determined 10 preserve It's neil
traiity. DR. Ledys. tho representative Of
the Transvasl la Europe, was on the point
OF coming TO Berlin this week 10 make an
attempt TO influence Germany's policy. He
notified Count Won Bueaow the German
minister OF foreign affairs. who after con-
ferrsng with tho emperor ON Tuesday. teie-
graphed TO DR.. Leyds a hint that visit
just now would be slightly embarrassing.
and nat his purpose would certainly not
The Associated Press learns from for
eign Office official In the confidence of
Count Won Buelow tina, the latter said.
we DON'T want T>eyds here Just now We
have nothing to say 70 him"
Russia Tried tn Get Germany Into II.
1t r. another question whether this att
tude or strict neutrality IN wise. A MEM
Der OF the Russian embassy snid TO the
Associated Press correspondent. The
steps for the preservation or peace under
taken by Russia are likely 10 m.scarry,
because Germany Just now sdheres 20 her
Ang'oph!le policy Germany's attitude
alone made Mr. Chanhsriain's hold adj
vance possible. Germany Is in a measure
Responsible for the prospective subsection
or the Tfsnsvaai. She is on the point OF
earning substantial rewards from, Eng
land. and not only in Africa bat sh.se
gains WIFI hot eounterbalancs the losses
Hhe Will sustain elsewhere because OF her
aid 20 England. II win be Germary's do
Ing " England soon becomes eii-powcrful
In Africa. and Germany will be the FIRST
to feel the consequences"
Great Interest I'm Samoa.
The public really had been more inter-
ested this week In Samoa than I'm the war
The interest taken In these small Islands
rcvives at the slightest htt ~ news Of an
Insignificant change In tho situation. and
the papers have devoted very great
amount Of space 10 the subject.
Baron speck Won aternberR the Ger
man member of the Samoan commission
has recovered from his Illness. due 10 ths,
climate "f Aria. though he ia still weak.
He iunchea NTH the emperor 81, Turr.fAv
Baron Won EckardStein. of the London
embassy. was also present His ma icsty
thoroughly Informed. himself orr the state
n
dent ~ the Associated Press saw BARON
Ven Sternherg on Wednesday and under
STANDS that there Ia no doubt that the
negotiations pending vii, soon lead 20
satisfactory settlement
Germany Wants the Islands.
The correspondent also learns from the
foreign Office taat the minister ~ foreign
affairs Count Won pnelow afleres ta hss
determination To secure for GERMANY the
islands or n" most valuable part Of them,
80 fb., EsNxk~s fa%.G 4
that In holding ont for this the minister
II mainly following the almost unant-
nlonsiy expressed demands NJ the public
Rns. II was added II must not ne under
stood that he will not sanction " IN.
present wish is found 10 be unreaiizabls
some other reason
Division OF Them Probable
Andrew ~ White TIRE United States am
bassadnr. tells The cefresrondent that the
euV report ~ the foint commission shows
that the present status ~ thu islands is un~
fenahle fer any length II time though sat
tsfaeiery al present The negotiations ara
only IN their initial stage aud months will
probably he required 80 bring about a sat
isfactc.T solution The shree government.
are showing the b-st se,rst ami no SERIOUS
differences have Vet arisen The solutions
mentioned az feasible are tAe partition ~
the isssn or tAe retirement o. either
Great Rritaiu NJ Germany WITH adsluAte
compensation elsewhere. The agucR sx-2 4 nr
a~cisre. that the statements a. variance
With the ahavo were nor htScgs ou sutnor-
ity fe a8i-A tAat She difficulty Taxarf'inx
partition ~ the islands was that there was
rot enough ~ them fer the three powers
Though thcTe is probably enough FOR two.
The Germans want tfnofu. WHARF nearly
81 ne 1srr'en riants'ons ard property
are heated Unfortunately fhts IS the
only valuable par' - she gycup Ard Great
britain also WArts g TIE United States
ds~ssre= Tt+uils whore Page rasn Is -
Gated 7~s SAtaH watch Is not worth much
German Pres. Want. 10 H"Id Them.
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