The St. Johns herald., 1899-04-15
SOME MO' OF SAMOA.
Great Britain'S Action is a Source of Regret and AStOniSh-
 ment to Germany.
THE EMPEROR'S STRIKE BILL.
the Bill Which Bill Desires to See Passed and He
 Likes It Not.

Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Press.)
 Berlin, April 8.-The Samoa questio continues to hold the attention of the
 public, the newspapers being full ofd:s- patches and comment on the subject. The emperor has devoted much time to the matter and conferred several times on the subject with the minister of for eign affairs, Baron Won Buelow. Jt is interesting to note that German dis trust and dissatisfaction at the latest events are almost entirely aim at Great
 Britain, whose attitude IS described even in official circles as being dictated
 by duplicity and unfriendiness. The press faithfully portrays this feeling. The delay of Great Britain in accepting
 the proposals for settlement of the difficulty which United States Ambas- sador hite attributed mainly to the absence of the Marquis of Salisbury from London Tn generally interpreted in Germany as showing distinctly un- friendly motives upon the part of Great Britain. The correspondent of-ths Associated Press has had an interview on the subject with high officer, who said:
 y'It has been 6 source of regret and as- tonishment that Great Britain unlike the United States. has not expressed regret at the latest turn of affairs in samoa, " hiie the acceptance of our F,,i far coupled with unacceptable conditions containing The seed ofnew troubles and alifestIy unfair. We could not &C., cept conditions enabling Americans and British commissioners at any time to override German rights, thus perpeL- uating the unpleasant state of affairs in the islands"
 Press comment is In the same key, but naturally 1t is more outspoken.s In a lengthy article the Kreuz Zeitung charg es Great Britain nal fides in the whole matter, alleging that she IS trying for her own selfish motives 10 entangle the United States Tn hostility with all the continental powers and at the same time drag her into the policy of expan- sion. The article concludes.
 eve say all this regretfully. An honest entente with Great Britain would be an undeniable advantage, but perhaps. it is we'll to be thus early ef- fectually nndecelved, as It may spare us later more painful surprises"
 The correspondent of the Associated Press learns from inside information that the ti-strike bill, announced by the emperor with with a flourish aS Ceynhausen, after hanging fire for months Tn the Prussian and other cab nets has at last found it's way to the bundesrath. In it's present shape the measure IS much mllder than the emp- eror desired, and the minister of the interior denles that thu bill confne- ment in the penitentiarv, adding: "Of course his majesty does not like it, but the bundesrath would never consider such a bIll as the emperor wants"
 An interesting point, howeveris that the bundesrath seems decided upon a trial of strength with the emperor. Con- stltutioual the bundersrath. in the first instance has the right tn decide and shape all all legislation for the empire before it is presented to the rei- chstag, and the bundesrath as body. of course, acting under instructions from the governments, except Prussia, has come to the conclusion thatthe en- peror too often. and too publicly tries to usurp the functions of the bundesrath and sway opinion in advance on legis-- lative projects. Therefore it is neces- sary to make his majesty understand that other German rulers will not Eub-' init to such treatment. The constitu- lion is entirely on their side in the' matter.