The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13

attention and the press is full of COM
ment, the bulk of the criticism, however,
being directed against England. The
KreEz-Zeitung says
Samoa per Sc is not an object of suf-
| ficient Importance for Germany to make
it a crucial point for her policy, but is
an object by which she can measure how
far political solidarity is feasible with
England"
The organ of the Agrarians, the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung, in a bitter edi-
torial, charges both England and the
United States with showing systematic
hatred towards Germany in the Samoan
muddle from beginning to end; attacks
the foreign office for yielding every point
to these powers and said it would have
been wiser to renounce from the state
all claims to Samoa and to have in
sisted on equivalents elsewhere.
The Cologne Gazette, however, in an in
spIred article, takes these fault finders
severely to task and ridicules the notion
that Germany is making enemies of all
the powers over every tri1ing difference.
The paper claims that the Agrarians stir
up trouble with the United States in order
to render impossible the conclusion of
the commercial treaties, land this for
their own selfish ends"
A semi-othcial announcement says that
the German claims for damages in Samoa
since the trouble began are not nearly
as large as reported, namely 300, 600, 900
marks
The recent remarks of Baron Won
Stengel, of the BaVarian university, who
was second in rank of the German dele
cation at the peace conference, regarding
arbitration are unanimously wholly dis
approved in Germany. The National lei
tung says Baron Won StengeI's private
views are his own and must not be con-
founded with those of the government
SENDING MODELS.
The sending of exhibits and models to
the Philadelphia exposition has been con-
s1dered warmly in the press this week A
number of chambers Of commerce of the
Rhenish inces-Brandenberg and Sax
ony-decline to participate, as also have
number of other merchants. The feeling
is that participation means the fostering
of American competition. The govern
ment, however, takes a different view.
and has taken pains to make it public.
The Liberal press mostly assumes a
friendly attitude.
The National Zeitung insists that all
arguments against participation in the
exhibition really tell in It's favor. decIar-
that such an occasion for German com
merce to get on a more friendly footing
with American merchants will not soon
return.
The Vossische Zeitung and other lead
ing commercial papers express similar
views and publish the names Of a Num-
Der OF leading merchants who will attend
the exposition.
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
The elevation of Count Won Minister
Ledenberg, the German ambassador to
France, to the title of Prince Won Led
enberg is attributed chiefly to his patient
and successful endeavors to render the
relations between Germany and France
gradually more pleasant. Most of the
papers approve the award The V0ra-
Werts alone says the time for the promo
ton was unhappily chosen, since it comes
IN the midst of the Drefyus trial and the
anl-reVlslonist press will make it the oc
caslon OF new Chauvinistic caIumnies and
charges, and the even tenor of Justice
may therefore be averted.
A sign of the improved French and
German relations is shown in the fact
that French and German army officers
are now engaged in the geodetic measure
ment OF the frontier, for the purpose of
bringing the official measurement of both
countries into complete accord.
RELIGIOUS REVOLT.
The entire Catholic press is dissatisfied
with the Prussian government because
it allowed three months to elapse in
which the Cologne chapter could have
elected a successor to the late archbishop
without submitting a list OF candidates
Now successor must be agreed upon
between the government and the pope.
AS the fate of the emperor's pet meas
IRE, the canal bill, and other measures
of importance, depend upon the good
will of the Prussian ultramontanes their
press threatened that no candidate would
be acceptable 20 the Cologne See who
does not stand for the aim of the Cen
trists.
A large and influential portion of the