The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05
MAY ASK AN EXPLANATION
If FIRST REPORTS RECEIVED AT
BERLIN ARE CONFIRMED.
Speech by the Kaiser on Responsible
itiss of the HOhenzOlIerns and
What He Intends to Do.
copyright, 1892 by the Associated Pressl

ment claims to have received advices from
| Samoa which dispose the ministers to in no
wise acquiesce in the view that the Ger
man representatives there are entirely to
blame for the recent troubles. A high for
| eign officer said: Our representations
| from Somoa this week narrate in detail the
events preceding the bursting of the storm
in consequence of the royal election. We
begin to ser more clearly into matters.
There has been for some time past serious
friction between Chief Justice Chambers
and DR.. Joannes Raffel (the German presi-
dent of the municipality of Apia) and Herr
| Rose (the German consul at Apia) arising
| from mutual recriminations as TO the con-
duct of official business and personal differ
| ence. Mr.. Chambers appears to have been
| engaged in promoting much agitation in
favor Of the Malietoa party. If this is con-
| trmed we shall ask for an explanation, as
| such conduct is in direct contraVention of
the Berlin treaty, which expressly provides
| that the supreme judge shall not NEEDLE
| with national elections, but shall remain
strictly neutral on such occasions. 1t
! seems, however, that Mr.. Chambers Joined
in the intrigues of the English missionaries,
who feared that Protestant interests would
suffer by the ascension of the Roman Ca
|
does not go to the length of claiming that
Mr.. Chambers did so act, but if the reports
are confirmed we shall ask for an explana-
| ton. Probably on the American side facts
may be adduced tending to show that our
| representatives also exceeded their proper
| powers. If complaints are made they will
| be impartially and amicably investigated.
| No formal requests or complaints have yet
been made by either government, and there
is evidently desire on both sides to settle
| the whole difficulty in friendly way.
Respecting the latest incident, it seems
undeniable that German created disturb
ance, smashing window panes, etc, but we
| fail to see how Mr.. Chan bers deemed it his
duty to place the offender under his juris-
| diction, instead of leaving him to the con-
sular jurisdiction, the Samoan act pre-
scribed. This action on the part of Mr..
Chambers will also need an explanation.
The incident, however, is tritling. Our re-
ports indicate that, generally speaking or
/ der reigns at Samoa.
| The correspondent of the Associated Press
| spoke to the United States ambassador Mr..
! Andrew D. White on the subject, and re
! said the above statement tailed with his
| own information. Mr.. White added that he
! had not received fresh instructions from
Washington and he had no doubt that the
| troubles would be amicably adjusted by the
three powers interested.
Emperor William, speaking at the annual
banquet last night of the Brandenburg Diet,
SAID: THE Hohenzollerns have always con-
! sidered themselves responsible to God per-
sonally for their acts and a sense of respon-
/ sibility to the people has always been in
| herent by every Hohenzollern. When l stood
on the Mount of Olives, renewed the oath
taken to the colors, not to leave a stone I'M
| turned to assure the welfare of the people"
| His Majesty recalled Marshal Won
! Moltke's words to Prince Bismarck after the
! Franco-CTernlan war: Now is the time to
| see the tree grow" and said: Il will be a
| good gardener to the tree Of the German
/ empire, Topping off the superfluous branches
| and ferreting out and destroying animals
! seeking to gnaw its roots ] hope / soon
shall see the tree grandIy ,qdeXeioplng l;t Be
hand on the hilt of his sword, looking afar
in order to guard it, Secure is the peace
! which shelters behind the shield of the Ger
man Michael and which is defended by his
/ sword. 1t is truly magnificent beginning
/ for all nations to desire to bring about
peace but mistake has been made in the
! calculations. So long as unredeemed sin
prevails among mankind so long will there
! be war. hatred, envy and discord, and so
! long will man endeaVor TO oVerreach his
/ fellows. But what is law among men is law
| among nations Therefore, we shall strive
that we Teutons stand together like a solid
| rock May every wave threatening peace
! break on this rock of bronze of the German
! people, whether it be far away or nigh unto
| Peace must be preserved at home and
abroad, and the people of the Mark of Bran
| denburg, above all must lend ME their help
| to do So" His Majesty concluded with call
ing for cheers for the Mark of Branden-
burg and its inhabitants.
The debates in the Prussion Diet this week
were of especial interest, as they brought
out the full extent of the Agrarian demands
and showed that the Prussian Cabinet is
unanimous on the agraran question. The
! Agrarian party in the Diet is very much
stronger than in the Reichstag, and the
| speeches showed that even the National Lib
! erals support the Agrarians on many ques-
| tons. Herr Wallbrecht, National Liberal
! assured the government that there was
/ deep feeling of dissatisfaction caused bv
! the agricultural depression in western Pru-
| STA, as we'll as in the east and that the
| sugar crisis had severely hurt the Rhine
provinces He also expressed the belief that
| Cuba, under the Americans, will quickly
| become dangerous competitor with the
! German sugar industry, and recommended
/ the Germans TO form sugar trust and raise
home prices. The Agrarian leaders Men
| delsteinfels and Won Wagenheim were more
| violent, calling on the government to abol-
/ ish the commercial treaties and exclude
American, Russian and Austrian agricultural
products.
The bill, however. was adopted by a large
majority, composed Of the Center and the
whole Of the Left The official Reichsan-
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ban tariff regulations, and the German press
is greatly dissatisfied with them, claiming
the regulations are so framed as to favor
American imports at the expense of German
and other European imports. The Boersen
Courier, the leading commercial organ.
dwells particularly on the fact that German
staple exports, such textiles and wines
are most unfavorably treated. and concludes
al article on the subject with saying: The
tariff regulations made by the United States
for Cuba know nothing of the open door
Surely something will have to be said about
them In the future.
There was an interesting debate in the
Reiehstag on the bill introduced by Herr
Riclsert. the Freisinnige leader. for the pro-
lection of the secrecy OF the ballot. The two
Conservative factions for the first time
openly avowed their desire to abolish the
secrecy OF the ballot. and Emperor Williams
friend, Baron Won Stunm. plainly declared
that sooner or later secrecy must be abol-
tshed, at which the whole Right loudly ap-
plauded.
Tile establishment of a company TO lay a
direct cable between Germany and the
United States now seems definitely assured
The capital. 100000 marks. has been fur
nished by number of banks and private