The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-01
KA|SER'S BUSY
DAY At POTSDAM
Received Reports From
His Cabinets.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY RENEWED
Won MUMM SPEAKS OF TREATY
NEGOTIATIONS.
Textile Manufacturers of Germany
Have Decided to Erect Mills
in the United
States.
Won MUMM SPEAKS OF TREATY
NEGOTIATIONS.
Special Dispatch to III. Call

BERLIN. Nov. 30-With Emperor WILL
Jams return to-day there was an i'm
mediate revival OF political activity I'm
Berlin His Majesty arrived at the new
palace about o'clock this morning. and
by 10 o'clock he was receiving the reports
Of his civil and military cabinets. The
first official 20 be received was General
Won Hanke. chief OF the military cabinet.
He was followed by the Prince Regent OF
Brunswick, who related his experiences
In Spain fortnight ago while on a special
mission TO confer the order OF the Black
Eagle upon King Alfonso.
All day the Kaiser remained at Potsdam.
Among the officials who have arrived 10
see him from various parts OF the en-
plre Is Or. Won Mumm Standardization.
VINO, since MS arrival from Washington
mas been at his home In Baden DR. Won
Mumm had long conference this after
noon with Count Won BulOw the For
eign Minister. and this evening he gave
a general summary Of the present rela-
lions OF Germany with the United States
speaking cautiously with reference %
commercial issues, especially the meat
and fruit questions. He remarked that
there was a considerable difference 81
opinion regarding these matters and that
Germany was justly complaining Of dis
crlminatiOn against German sugar
When the correspondent OF the Asso-
Grated Press suggested the great difficulty
OF reaching satisfactory settlement ~
commercial differences at the present
time, especially in view OF the fact That
the United States Is awaiting Germany's
action on meat ard Germany IL awaiting
the new tariff schedule and also is un-
willing to prejudice pending negotiations
with other important countries relative %
commercial treaties By prcmaturely con-
Guiding one with America, Or Won Mumm
dld not dissent and later In the interview
he virtually adopted the suggestion.
=, DISCUSSING the present political rela-
tons between the two powers the German
diplomatist spoke freely. declaring that
the Samoan agreement was a cause OF
satisfaction 70 all three. powers and had
removed powder Cask' from iuterna-
uOnal politics. IL was nonsense. he as
serted. 10 say that the United States still
refused 20 ratify the AnglO-Ger agree
ment' alleging that as a matter Of fact
when he left Washington an agreement
had already been reached. Dr. Won
Mumm remarked that the American de-
mand In the partition projected had been
known all along and was agreed 20 from
the first, namely, the possession OF
Tutuila, with a safe harbor at Pago-Pago
and the other islands subsidiary 70 10.
The celebration = ThanEsgivinx dav
at the KaiserhOf this evening was one
OF the most successful celebrations in tho
lin. Nearly 200 persons were present.
most OF them being young men and
women students. John y. Jackson. sec
rotary Of the United States Embassy
presided and among those present were
I United States Consul General Mason.
Senator Mitchell. Professor Hart OF Ann
Arbor. DIT. Dickie Hammond OF Cornell
I and Professor Stevens OF Yale.
| Professor Stevens made the only
/ speech, dwelling upon the debt Amer
\ leans owe 20 German science, as testified
\ by the number OF American students In
! Berlin. He raised a cheer By adding
\ that. while recognizing her debt % Ger
many. America could not forget the ties
/ binding her 10 England. We are Eng
I lands loyal daughter" he said. despite
\ the fact that she has not always treated
I us as a mother should a child. although
Y later she made ample reparatiOn.'
During the banquet this evening. upon
I the suggestion OF Mr. Jackson. a dis
patch was sent 70 President Mckinley
/ assuring him Of the loyalty and sym
I patty OF the exiles" A similar dispatch
\ was sent to ambassador White az
I Alassio. Italy. After dinner there was
dancing.
The Berliner Tageblatt. IN a double
I loaded paragraph this evening. says:
I ION account OF the unsatisfactory condi-
ton OF the textile trade with America
several important owners have decided
/ 10 erect mills In the United States"