The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-06
GERMANY DOUBTS
DEWEY INTERVIEW
Gossip of Press and
Politicians.
RESPECT FOR THE ADMIRAL
FATE OF THE CANAL BILL is
STILL UNCERTAIN.
Events in the Transvaal Are Closely
Watched, and the Bulk of Public
Sympathy Is With the
Beers.
FATE OF THE CANAL BILL is
STILL UNCERTAIN.
Copyrighted 1899, by the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Aug 5.-Midsummer dizziness
is brooding over Berlin. Nearly every
body of consequence is absent and poll
ties are at a standstill. The exodus to the
Watering-places seaShoreS and noun
tains has been more general than usual
The papers editorialiZe reconcile SUB
jects live themes of discussion being al
most totally lacking. Although the Diet
reaSsembles August 16 the fate or the ca
nal bill is as uncertain as ever. 1lS
chances have not improved during the va
cation. The Center, whose help is vital,
insists on the passage first of the COM
munal reform bill, to which arrangement
the Prussian Government seriously op-
iects The Agrarian opposition remains
determined. Even the fact that the EN-
peror has come out publicly and strongly
in favor of the canal bill makes no di1-
ference. 80. c,,
Admiral Dewey's alleged anti-German
utterances at Trieste are more extensIF'7-
~ commented upon in the Ame faGg CEN
lions the tone of the latter is moderate
and conciliatory. Most of the papers ols-
believed the truth OF me alIesed ,,o ~
anCes from the first, citing the admlral
past conduct and welI-authentlcateu
friendly attitude toward the German rep ;i
resentatives in the East. Inc lhLueiilidi
DO "0n nef the German side no serious politi-
clan for a moment has attributed any
importance to this latest cana ara mi AZ AZ
miral Dewey is known, from MS inter
course with German naval ohlcerS, as
quiet thoughtful gentleman, lncdpdDie VI
giving vent TO such incautlous utlei-
ances." NO. 1ai+,,,,,,
likewise expresses disbelief, ADDING:
after all. we need not trouble ourselves
about Admiral Dewey's views OF Ger
many, Prince Henry and German naval
officers" z .1o
conviction that the whole story is mac
curate and other important papers, Ilhe
the Cologne Gazette, hamburger GoIIe
spOndenZ and the bulk OF the Berl!h
papers. said it would be 1nteTes,tins ~
know Just how much and how little truth
there was to the whole story:
The events in Samoa are being followed
with some attention. The news that Dr.
Solf the German President OF the Muhlc-
ipaI Council of Samoa, was lnduced 70 re
sign was received with general dlspleas-
ure Government circles as yet nave no
confirmation of the report. -,
The Cologne Gazette has special dlS-
match from Apia saying the assumption
IF chief Justice Chambers place by Uni
ted State Consul Osborne and Or. SOIL
resignation must be regarded as an IN
defensible REIMBURSEMENT OF Germany
position and is unjusthed by the IactS.
! The Nationalistic Deutsche Zeitung Nio-
Iently attacks the Government for yield
ing. and the Vossische Zeitung closes an
article by saying:
'.The Samoan Commission has wound
lated are subject to the approval of the
powers Careful examination is the hrst
requisite for the avoidance of sangulnaly
troubles which might again lead 10 IN
terna tional complications
The Government press so far is silent,
The German press is in the main retl-
cent regarding the San Domingo muodie.
Referring to American comment On the