The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
German Ruler Anxious for An
other Official Family.
WAR NEWS is SUPPRESSED
Generally Believed That Great Britain
Has Thus Far Got Worst of the
Fighting Samoa Exer-
cising the Press

Berlin, October 2S-Emperor William Is
yet found them all. In place of Dr. Won
MIGUEL, the minister of finance, his majesty
wanted Herr Siemons of the Deutsche
Reichsbank and in place of Herr Thielen,
the minister of public works, he wanted
Herr Jencke, the Ktupp's general manager,
but they both declined on Sunday, the rea-
son being that their present jobs are more
lucrative. So the emperor is still seeking
other suitable men. One of the potent rea-
sons why he desires new men is that he
wishes the navy greatly increased and
faster than at the present rate and he
deems the existing cabinet too yielding to
efficiently push these wishes before the
reiehstag.
The war news reaches here often in a
contradictory shape and mostly unintellig-
BILE. The belief is general that Great Brit
ain thus far, has got the worst of the fight,
but the news is suppressed by the cable
censorship, the result of which, 1t is argued,
demonstrates that 1T is necessary that Ger
many should construct and operate cables,
for, in the present state of things, with
Great Britain owning ali the cables, Ger
many in The event of war, will be entirely
in the power of Great Britain as regards
news. Hense, many papers advocate the
laying of a number of German cables.
There have been many complaints this
week of the non-delivery of cables to and
from South Africa and it is charged that
the British authorities have been suppress
ing them.
From the enormous percentage of loss of
British officers in South Africa the papers
here argue that the Beers have not lost
their workmanship during the long term of
peace and they also acknowledge the super
ior bravery of the officers.
The Tageblatt says:
1.-THE losses furnish brilliant testimonial
of the heroism of the officers. No matter
how the war and its causes may be regard
ed, we don't scruple to say this
The newspaper strategists have proved
over and over again that the reported
British success is really defeat or re-
treat. This is conspicuously in the head
lines The only daily siding with Great
Britain is the Cologne Gazette. 1t has been
learned by the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press from reliable source that the
anti-British crusade is greatly against the
wishes of the emperor and the government
a whole. A high official of the foreign
office said to the correspondent: "This vio-
lent anti-British campaign in part of the
press, notably the pan-German organs, even
going to the length of threa tening counter
demonstration in case the emperor goes to
England may have the opposite effect on
official attitude from the one intended.
Germany cannot act with less consideration
toward Great Britain than France and Rus
sia show. 1t is grave mistake on the part
of our rabid anti-Brltish statesmen to say
that Great Britain is Isolated. She has the
United States as a close friend. as has been
again demonstrated recently when the Ven
ezuelan decision was rendered and the
American press found no fault with the
verdict though the matter, not so long ago,
was almost made casus belli by the United
States Great Britain has Japan as another
friend and may even count on Russian sup
port in many instances. Above all, 1t seems
doubtful whether 1t would be wise for Ger