Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-09
HE WENT ON INVITATION
AFFAIR VIEWED WITH sATIsFAC.
TION ALL OVER EUROPE.
Prince Bismarck Brought Into PoIit-
zeal Prominence-It Is Thought
the Chancellorship Is Not
Far Ahead of Him
Berlin Gossip.
Correspondents of tn. Associated rress.)


Bergen, on Thursday. and his cordial ex
change Of kilograms with President Lou
bet were not only received with great sat
isfaction here, but throughout Europe AS
one paper puts it, 1t promises to be a turn
ing point in the worlds history. At the
opening of the Kiel canal, his majesty went
on board one of the French ships, but, in
the present instance, it is maintained, the
emperor set foot on the deck of a French
vessel, which is equivalent to French soil,
by the express invitation of her command
er, who was acting upon instructions from
his government. 1t is therefore, believed
here that the many graceful and courteous
attentions which, during the past seven
or eight years, the emperor has been in
the habit of paying to the French govern
ment have borne fruit. The emperor's act
has been sympathetically received in
France, though some see in it only de-
sire to visit the Paris exposition in 1900
Most of the papers print the Iphigenic
kilograms without comment. The Tage-
blatt says:
1T was the first official act of France
for a generation expressing a desire for
more friendly relations. The courtesy of
the kaiser is gradually telling upon
France
The Vossische Zeitung says:
1.-THE incident must fill with satisfaction
the friends of peace, not only on both
sides of the Vosges. but everywhere in
the world. Ii proves the present rulers of
France are not hypnotized with the idea
of a revanche and have the moral courage
to show it."
The Lokal Anzeiger sees In the incident
proof of good relations.
The Cologne Gazette looks upon 1t as an
Indication of how far French and German
sentiments have moderated recently.
The Vorwaerts does not see in the affair
a turning point in the worlds history and
sarcastically expresses the hope that Pro-
fessor Stengers mind will now become
more peaceable.
The attitude of the French press has
caused much satisfaction here.
Dog day duilness has suddenly settled
upon Berlin. The Diet has adjourned to
August II, and the herrenhaus to August
Il. Nearly all the ministers have departed
on their vacations, and the political eX-
citement of the past week has given place
to a quiet which the papers can only dis
turb by inyenting new rumors of minis
terial changes. The emperor is yachting
off the Norwegian coast. No exciting
speeches may be expected from him, and
during his absence the public has settled
down for month of quiet
In view of the more favorable outlook
for the election and canal bills, the talk
of dissolution and a reconstruction of the
ministry has died away. The press now
| H. -t1~l1
bling of the diet. The rumors regarding
cabinet changes have brought Prince Her.
bert Bismarck and his political future into
discussion. 1t is believed he is now anx-
ious to wipe out the memory of the past
and put himself in the way of an appoint
ment to an important place His recent
speech in the reichstag, praising the gov
ernment and its foreign policy, have been
| interpreted as a bid for a complete recon-
Citation with the emperor and his ad-
| visers. The papers generally expect to see
him in some high position in the near flI-
| ture. 1t is understood his majesty is IA
vorably disposed toward the princes am
bitions, as he wants to obIiterate in the
German mind the remembrance of his
estrangement with the Iron Chancellor and
| wants to associate the name of Bismarck
with his reign.
as one of their men, would welcome his
return to public life as a victory. The
Deutsche Tages Zeitung thinks he will re-
| turn to his office only when convinced
| that he can carry out his ideas.
The papers have not yet agreed as to
! what Office Is to be given to Prince Bis
marck. Some of the give him one of the
| highest diplomatic positions, where he can
| tram Tor the chancellorship. His name is
| mentioned in connection with Washington
but others point out that there is no pros.
pect of that post being vacant in the near
future, as DIR. Won Rolleben has been high
| ly successful. 1t is believed Prince Bis
marck prefers London, where he has many
aristocratic friends, including Lord Rose.
berry. Some regard his appointment to a
high home office more likely. The Vos.
sische Zeitung does not believe the son O,
the great chancellor would accent ANYTHING
at home less than the chancellorship. and
the opinion is expressed In some quarters
| that this will be in his reach at no distan,
day.
| Ihe press comments on the war in the
philippines and the decision of President
MCKINLEY to increase the force of American
troops there are not hopeful for American
success. The difficulty of the situation is
regarded as confirmatory of the views ex.
| PtSaoSo oeioic the ieDeiliOn Ine tOSSiScht
Zeitung makes merry over what it calls
General Otis 'Napoleonic art of preparing
bulletins" and adds:
| With negligence of the most obviou.
facts, he has been reiterating for month,
that the resistance of the TagaIs was
broken, their armies in complete dissolution
and the end of the war in sight"
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung prints a let
ter from German at Manila complainin.
of the Americans destroying the best par
of trade and industry in the Philippines ant
deceiving their countrymen at home b.
sending false news"
Among those who presented their con
gratulations at the United States embass,
July were the ministers of foreign affairs
Count Won Buelow, the ambassador O
France; the Marquis de Noailles; the min
listers of Japan and Chile and the charg
ld'affairS of Austria, Switzerland and Persia
| Congressman Richard Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, has arrived here. The papers prin
his speech of July at Leipzig, emphasizin
the statement that the recent meetings O
, German-Americans were not held in the in
; terests of Germany. The German citizen
! in the United States, he adds, are Iowa
: Americans, but insist on the maintenance
of the historical friendship between thei
native and adopted countries, both govern
ments having been given positive assur
, ances of the cordial relations existing
which the people would sustain.
4 Divorce proceedings in the case of Coun
Won Moltke begin shortly and promise TO b
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