The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

UOQplS Uul ludl liSy, dllSi SAOINlh5 HANSA
| to the lordly demands of Great Britain
| will have nothing left them but to draw
| the sword. AS is the opinion of Germany
| so is the opinion of the world-at leas
| in so far as the world is still anti-Brttish
| The victory of great Britain will induce
| Russia and France to make Roadway II
| Asia against her. This is a necessary out
come of the situation. The Beers have
only themselves to rely upon in hare
fight. The time has irretrievably gone
when other countries would have inter
fered out of sympathy. Morality in poll
ties, as now understood, means that nc
country should risk its security or the
lives of its people except for its own
vital interests, and that all, save under
such conditions, should leave to God the
adjustment of affairs of the world.
Even the Liberal press is now hostile
10 England. The Frankfort Xeitung says;
1T is a regrettable fact that even in
a constitutional country. like England,
the cabinet is enabled 10 put parliament
IN the presence of accomplished facts in
a way that makes it almost impossible
for parliament TO do anything else but
consent to warlike preparations.
HEROIC BUT HOPELESS.
The Cologne Gazette calls the prepara-
tons fer the coming struggle by the
Beers as heroic, though not in the same
spirit that characterized their struggle in
1854 They are going into the fight
fruiuessly, says the paper with plenty Of
courage but with no hope.
The Cologne Gazette says Germany S
chances would be very poor if England
vanGuished the Beers, as then German
Southwest Africa Will ne lost. The pa
pers are also considering the military
probabilities, the general opinion being
that England Will not be ready to take
the offensive until November. In the
meantime, however, It is believed the
Beers will do England real damage The
military expert of the Cologne Gazette ;
staff says
German and French artillery and the
German Mauser will be opposed to Eng
lish weapons. Both sides are good shots,
and military experts will follow the duel,
which will be mainly decided by the rife,
with keen interest"
Some of the papers discuss the conse-
Quences of the war. The Berliner Tage-
blatt believes that q diminution of the
gold output will seriously affect business.
The government press remains mute,
with the exception of the North German
Gazette, which recalls the fact that the
Transvaal has no right to expect the
German outlanders to render military
service.
GAMBLING SCANDAL.
The sensat ional trial of the members
Of the Club de Manchester has stirred
sporting and army circles to the very
depths peculiar feature is that some
of the witnesses belong to the immedl-
ate encourage Of Emperor William. More
over, officers of garrisons all over the
empire, and many who belong to the
guard regiments, are implicated, as we'll
as experts on the correctness of playing
Of IIA hiCrhn och-
ion, like Count Won Reventlow, of the
Union club. There was considerable d1f1i-
Guilty in getting the experts to appear.
One of the most notorious gambling
houses in Berlin, when asked to furnish
experts, replied that this was impossible,
as its members were not allowed to gam
tle Many important witnesses were alb
sent. Some excused themselves on the
ground that they had gone bear hunting
in Norway, or were about starting for
Africa for a year, or had sudden illness.
Others, like Lieut.. Won Schroeder, COM
mitted suicide, or, like Count Won Storsh
and Baron Won Neimph, fed to the Unit
ed States.
Two prominent members Of the club,
Count Egloffstein and Count Won Kus-
serow, are accused of defalcattons.
Wolff, the founder of the club, has gone
to parts unknown. 1t was proved that
served term in prison, although most
Of the witnesses asserted that he was a
man of excellent demeanOr and perfect
manners, whence his nickname Gentle
man Wolff" Count F'latlan, although
his evidence would have been Of the
most important character was excused
from testifying. Gen. Won Kroecher,
father of one of the defendants. the COM
mander of an army corps and intimate
appear His son admitted that he had
been guilty Of fleeing
In well-informed army circles 1t is
asserted that Emperor William not only
wants the matter thoroughly sifted, but
intends that the trial shall be followed
by an extensive wedding out of gam
blers and otherwise undesirable officers.
1t is asserted that there are 270 of this
strip quartered in sixteen garrisons, who
will come within the category of Of
tenders.
GERMAN-AMERIEA ALLIANCE.
Rear Admiral Valois recently published
a book entitled "Seekraft Seegetlung See
herrschaft," which is attracting great
attention in political and military and
| naval circles 1t contains a powerful
argument that the United States as a
leading colonial and exporting power
will necessarily become keener compe-
titor of England, and that it is to the
interest of both the United States and
Germany to join hands in curtailing
great sea and colonial power The writ
er strongly advises a naval alliance be-
| tween the United States and Germany
! on other grounds, and considers the pos
| sibility of France and Holland joining
| the United States and Germany in naval
| and colonial matters Lieut. Comman-
der William H. Behler, United States
naval attache in Berlin, Vienna and
Rome, who has sent a partial transla-
ton of the book to Washington. con.
siders 1t the strongest exposition Of ma.
| val policy and the most important ma.
val work that has appeared for years
Economic conditions in Germany arouse
| attention. The Industrial boom con.
tinues, values, especially industrial en-.
terprises, being in many insta great
ly inflated The official Dautsche bank
the Dresdener bank, the Disconto Gesell.
shaft and other leading principal finan.
cial institutions do not bell We there is
any immediate cause to fear a panic
or serious and extensive collapse al.
though there appears to be indications
| tending that way. Some of the leading
papers, more or less alarmed, however
during the last few days have published
alarmtst articles. The boom is mos
noticeable in iron and steel, as the de
mand Is much greater than the supply
The industrial press advocates tenn
porary suspension Of the duty on iror
and steel, in order to obtain raw mate
rial in England and the United State:
as cheaply as possible. This course 1:
Violently opposed by the Agrarian press
but the industrial press insists that, un
less 1t is cut down, thousands of work
men Will have TO remain id1a For
This is particularly true, the Industrial
organs contend, regarding the mines il
| Westphalta.