Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-23
THE KAISER
SAYS I'VE Must Not Repeat
Last Years Mistakes"
Growing Feeling in Germany Of Friend
illness Toward Great Britain.
Her Good will Needed for the Development
Of Germany's Colonies.

Berlin, Dec pa gradual veering o.
public opinion in Germany regarding
the war in South Africa is becoming
apparent The change is led by the IN
spired section of the press. Today
several articles appear pointing in the
new direction.
The Cologne Gazette says: Ger
manys real interest is to maintain alb
solute neutrality in sentiment. 1t Is
wise to retain Englands good will il
Germany intends to develop colonial
ly."
The Berlinger Post contains obviously
inspired articles, in which this argu-
ment is made: South African con-
feration is impossible without harbors
and the seashore. England. as a great
power, is necessary for the mainte-
nance of the worlds political equil-
brium and Germany's policy will be to
keep friends with England"
There is no doubt that the govern
ment is beginning to bring the weight
of its influence in the press to bear
in favor of England. The same is true
regarding the army, navy and official
world.
Emperor Williams influence is now
strongly exerted in Anglophile direc-
ton. 1t is said on reliable authority
that he has repeatedly expressed him
self during the week in the following
vein:
we must not repeat last years mis-
take. Right or wrong we must con-
tinue friends with England"
Foreign office officials admitted. to-
day, to the correspondent of The Asso-
ciated Press that Germany would in
all probability sign the protocol of the
peace conference before New Years
day.
The Berlinger Tageblatt has begun
the publication Of a series of articles
regarding German American CONNER
cial relations. pointing out their i'm
portance and the necessity for main
tanning and improving them.
Emperor William, who has been suf-
fering from n cold for several days. is
now much improved and will attend
the unwilling in the Sieges Alice of the
monument to his ancestors. the Elector
George William. His Majesty will
spend Christmas with the imperial
family at New Palace, Potsdam.
DR.. BruCk has been elected bishop of
Mayence.
The small Thuringian governments
are systematically eXpelling CZecks
from their territories. There have been
40 explosions during the present month,
and the matter will form the subject
of discussion in the Austrian Parlia-
ment.
Official reports are received by the
government regarding the crime of
Prince Arenberg. who was recently
courtmartialled in German Southwest
Africa for killing subordinate with
out provocation and who is being
brought here for sentence. show that
the affair was much worse than the
first reports indicated. Prince Aren-
berg. who is a nephew of the centrist
leader in the Reichstag of the same
name. not only murdered. but fiendish-
ly tortured his victim while dying
There were SO eye witnesses of the
atrocity. The murdered man was 4
half-breed, named VIM. Koen, the sol
Of an Engishman and Il freed woman
The Berlin press expresses considerable
curiosity as to what punishment vii
be melted out to the offender.
Herr Fritz Plank. the famous Bey'
reuth Wagernian singer, fell 30 feet IL
the Royal Theatre at CarlsrUhe, sus-
tanning fatal injuries.