The record-union., 1899-08-06
An Exodus Of People Of Conss-
quencs to Watering Places.
Politics at a StandstiII, and Papers Have
Few Themes to Discuss.
Although the Diet Reconvenes Next
Week, the Fate Of the Canal
Bill Is as Uncertain as Ever, It's
Chances Not Having Improved
During the Vacation.

Dill - as y 0ceTCa1A 81 Ever, ACS
Chances Not Having Improved
During the Vacation.
Copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug. 5.-Midsummer dull
ness is brooding over Berlin, nearly
everybody of Consequence is absent and
politics are at standstill The exodus
to the watering places, seashores and
mountains has been more general than
usual. The papers editorialize on re-
condite subjects, live themes of discus
sion being almost totally lacking.
Although the Diet reassembles Au.
sust 10TH the fate of the canal bill is
as uncertain as ever. It's chances have
not improved during the vacation. The
center, whose help is vital, insists on
the passage first of the communal re-
form bill, to which arrangement the
Prussian Government seriously OBJ
jects. The Agrarian opposition remains
determined. Even the fact that the
Emperor has come out publicly and
strongly in favor of the caual bill
makes no difference.
Admiral Dewey's alleged anti-Ger-
tensively commented upon in the Amer
lean than in the German press. With a
few exceptions, the tone of the latter
is moderate and conciliatory. Most of
the papers disbelieved the truth of the
alleged utterances from the first citing
the Admirals past conduct and well
authenticated friendly attitude toward
the German representatives in the East
The influential "Boessen Courier"
says: ION the German side no serious
politician for a moment has attributed
any Importance to this latest canard.
Admiral Dewey is known from his in
tercourse with German naval officers as
a quiet, thoughtful gentleman, incapa-
BILE of giving vent to such incautious ut
terances''
1.-The Agrarian "Deutsche Tage lei
tung'' likewise expresses disbelief, ad-
ding: After all, we need not trouble
ourselves about Admiral Dewey's views
of Germany, Prince Henry and German
naval officers"
The "Tageblatt' repeatedly expressed
the conviction that the whole story is
inaccurate, and other important papers,
like the Cologne Gazette, "Hambur-
ger Correspondent" and the bulk of the
Berlin papers, said it would be inter-
esting to know just how much and how
little truth there was to the whole
story.
The events in Samoa are being fol-
lowed with some attention. The news
that DR.. Solf, the German President
of the Municipal Council of Samoa, was
induced to resign, was received with
cles as yet have no confirmation of the
report.
The Cologne Gazette" has a special
dispatch from Apia saying the assump-
ton of Chief Justice Chambers place
by United States Consul Osborne and
DR.. Soils resignation must be regard
ed as an indefensible REIMBURSEMENT of
Germany's position and is unjustified
by the facts.
The Nationalistic "Deutsche Zeitung"
violently attacks the Government for
yielding, and the "Vossische Zeitung"
closes an article by saying: 1.-The Sa-
moa Commission has wound I'D it's
labors. The propositions formulated
are subject to the approval of the Pow
ers. Careful examination is the first
requisite for the avoidance of sangui-
nary troubles which might again lead to
international complications
The Government press so far is silent
The German press is in the main reti-
cent regarding the Santo Domingo
muddle.
referring to American comment on
the troubles in the island, the National
Zeitung" remarks: I'VE attach slight
significance to these American press
voices For some time to come the
American craving for activity will be
satisfied with the solution of the Philip
pine question. In Hayti doubtless, the
Americans would not be welcomed.
Horrors committed by the United
States almost daily against colored peo-
pie will hardly tell in favor of an
American protectorate with the Hay
ten negroes and mulattos. Even in .
Cuba, the colored people have already
received proofs of the ineradicable an
tipathy of the Americans toward the
blacks"
Events in the Transvaal are keenly
watched here. The press comments lib
orally on the weeks news. No doubt a
strong undercurrent of sentiment exists
by every class in favor of Beers
against Great Britain. Every German
one meets expresses this freely. and
the press, except the portion inspired
by the Government sides more or less
strongly with the Beers.
An editorial in tie "Deutsche lei
tung' is significant as showing the as
pirationS in Pan-German and Colonial
circles. 1t concludes as follows: "Ques-
tionable as 1t remains, after all, whe-
Their England, which, in a war with the
Beers, would have to dangerously ex-
pose all her threatened points in Asia,
is really resolved to fight, it seems set
news from London and Lisbon. that the
possibility of war is now being serious
ly considered. The near future may
show whether the British flag will be
unfolded for a fight in which nothing
less is to be decided thai the question
Africa is to become English or
German-Dutch.
A further sign of the deep interest
in the matter here is the large num- |
Der of pamphlets and books on tho
question, which have appeared within
a month. All the periodicals also con. |
tain articles on the Transvaal question. |
It seems doubtful. however, whether |
the Government or the Emperor win |
again interfere If things come to a !
focus In South Africa"
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