The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
Though II Now Meets the General
Approval Of the Press,
The People Are Overwhelmingly Opposed
to the Action of His Majesty.
German Newspapers Use More Cau-
ton in Commenting on South
African War News, But Not
More Friendly to the British,
Their Sympathy Being With
the Beers

More Friendly to the British,
Their Sympathy Being With
copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press)
BERLIN. Nov. 1S-The reassembling
of the Reichstag Tuesday caused hardly
a ripple on the surface of political life.
1t seems that neither the Reichstag nor
the Government is anxious for con-
tiict over the pending measures con-
corning which there is much heated
difference of opinion.
1t was different with the Emperor's
departure for England, which probably
nine-tenths of the nation condemns.
Since it has been generally known chat
the visit would take place, the press of
every shade of opinion, which has been
unrestrainedly abusing Great Britain
and grandiloquently pooh pooling the
notion of his majesty going, speaks APP
provingly Of the visit. This does not
alter the fact that the people are still
overwhelmingly against the visit and
against Great Britain in the matter Of
war. The inspired press is trying hard
to convince its readers that the visit is
purely personal and totally devoid Of
political meaning.
The comment on the war news tn s
week is also more cautious, but not
more friendly.
military writer in the ''Kreuz lei
tung," reviewing the situation says:
That the Beers neglect to utilize their
advantages after Nicholsens Mex ar
cues i'll for their military ability. But
the attitude of the British troops in a
number of recent engagements, accord
ing to the English accounts is nothing
to brag about. The discipline seems
poor"
Continuing, the writer says he be-
lieves the British will hereafter advance
in compact march numerically superior
to the Beers, whose tactics have hith-
erto been to split up their forces, and
he thinks that this will tell against the
latter. AS to the outcome of the war,
the writer thinks it is by no means Ger
tain, as the enormous size of the seat
of war makes a guerrilla war likely.
The Hamburger "Nachrichten" ex-
pressed similar views
In the ''Vossische Zeitung" an ex-
officer of the general staff says "The
history of the past and the deliberate
weighing of all the known facts and
factors do not seem to give a bad
forecast for the cause of the doughty
Beers, in spite of the immense apparent
superiority against them
Owing to the British censorship. hard
ly any cable reports from the seat of
war have yet reached the German pa
pers. This week the first mail accounts
of events to and including Glencoe weTe
received. These, however, do not con-
tain anything materially different from
the British cabled reports.
The sympathies of the Germans are
strikingly shown in the large number
of popular subscriptions for the aid Of
the wounded Beers. The '.Deutsche
Zeitung" has collected within a fort
night $4,000 marks, and the Hamburg
subscriptions amount to 3445 marks.
in Berlin the Consul General of the
Transvaal daily receives contributions
which already foot up a large sum. In
many towns, including Leips C. Berlin.
Cologne, Duisburg and Stettin, meet
ings of sympathy have been held
The "Officeuse Post" reproduces from
American papers statements that the
strengthening of the United States ma
val resources at Manila is intended for
the purpose of supporting Great Brit
ain in the Far East. The Post" as
serts that the statements are trust
worthy, and says that the recent de-
malls of administration speakers in the
West are not worthy of consideration.
The ma parS also ri a i'm, tbat
must have more colonies, and say it is
nonsense to maintain that the earth
is divided up as a new division is inn
pending in colonial possessions. The
Netherlands colonies are pointed - as
among those that cannot much long
er be kept from a division, saying that
the candidates for these rich colonies
are Great Britain and Germany. adding
that the latter has the better chance.
The 'Deutsche Zeitung' thinks the in
heritance is ripe. as the Netherlands is
unable to fructify it's colonies
The first female doctor admitted TO
general practice in Germany by tho an
thorities is a Berlin girl, Agnes Packer.
1t has taken the Prussian Cabinet Two
years to decide her case.
The Agrarian newspapers comment
on the fact that during the past nine
months the Importation OF American
horses has increased by p, 409 head.
The officers of the National Butchers
Guild will on Friday next consider inc
advisability of calling a congress of
European butchers to devise stems
against the increase of competition of
American meats. The guild has CON
tributed during the last two months
millions of posters and pamphlets on
this subject The main fight will be
in the Reichstag, on the meat inspec-
ton bill
The Agrarian papers are resuming
their campaign against American meat.
The news that the United States Gov
eminent is sending instruments and
other proof of thoroughness of Ameri,
can inspection, is thus sarcasticaily
commented on by the ''Tages Zeitung'':
Surely they won't send the famous
double bottom Chicago boilers in which
confiscated cattle disappear in order to
reappear in the form of canned meats.
Perhaps it would be well to send at the
same time a number of American in
spectors who must devour all the tri-
chinous sausages discovered by Ger
man inspection. There would. at least,
be some sense in that