Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-02

HChenlOhe, to whom he attributes his
downfall couple Of years ago. The
situation thus created is one in which
the chancellor considers he cannot with
sett-respect father the policy O. the en-
pre- unless the Emperor himself calls
a halt, which the people surrounding
him DO not believe he will do. There
! Is powerful clique working inSidious-
/ Iy with the aim of rendering the situa-
ton more acute and forcing Prince
| HOhenlOhe's retirement when they be-
eve n Out and out re-actiOnary cabi-
| net viii be formed, with the re-appear-
ance of Baron Won Zedlitz in a high
position, after q disappearance from
public life during seven years past at
the direct command of his majesty.
1t is addUced in support Of this be-
lief that government circles will give
as an explanation of the Emperor's
concurrence in Baron Won Koeller's
wholesale CEpulsions in North Schles-
wig that the present situation there
has been for some time much worse
than is publicly known, and that the
network of a prC-Danish conspiracy
had to be forcibly upro0ted in order to
guarantee the, security Of the country
ana il is further asserted that the Prus-
sian government, in reply to an inter
pcll8,i0n early in the session Of the
Prussian diet, will advance evidence Of
this conspiracy. But in spite of this.
all private reports, newspaper reports
and individual reports agree in point
ing Cut that the situation prior to the
eEnulsi0ns was harmless. The eXnUl-
sion Of the Danes is already doing con-
siderable harm to German trade, and
III Germany exporters are bitterly com
planning and are trying to cOntiliate
their Danish customers. Two well
known Berlin exNort firms have sent
Oman letters to their Danish clients,
which illustrates the feeling of the
commercial classes here, The letter
says:
In view of the excited state Of feel
ing produced among the Danish people
by the measures OF the Prussian gov
eminent. we beg to point out that in
the wide circles among the Germans
this information is considered perfectly
jUstifiable. Together with our friends
and the great majority Of the German
nation. we shall leave nothing I'M
done TO endeavOr to bring about a re-
peal of the severe measures. In the
meanwhile we beg you to use your ut
most efforts to induce the Danish peo-
pie not to transfer to the German
nation their resentment against the
Prussian government
significant fact this week was the
conversion Of the Kruez Zeitung 10
Pro-American views, which is under
stood to have been due to the direct
interference Of the government. The
Kruez Zeitung which, as the leading
organ of the Conservative party and
exerting vast influence in court, official
and army circles, has tended all along
to maintain the spirit of unfriendliness
towards the United States, has now,
Suddenly without giving any reason
for its change of opinion, become a
powerful advocate of better and more
intimate political and commercial re-
iations between the two countries. In
a long and carefully worded editorial
the Kreuz Zsitung for the first time
does justice to American valor during
the recent war with Spain. pointing
out how a good understanding in many
ways is desirable and expressing the
fervent hope that such an arrangement
will be arrived at and that both ma
tons will appreciate each other better
Ii also reviews the present foreign DoI-
icy of the United States, and says it
sees no reason why it should not re-
ceive Germany's support.