The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-14

Joseph In passing through Aussee did not
find time 70 get on the railroad irain to
welcome the German chancellor, but con-
tented himself with hurriedly greeting
the chancellor from the car and chatted
with him only seven minutes. are regard-
ed In political circles here as proof that
the relations between Germany and Aus
trla Hungary. despite the continuing Of
the nominal alliance have ceased TO be
really intimate. Newspaper comment and
popular feeling throughout Germany
have been for some time most bitter be-
cause of the growing Slavic ascendancy
i'm Austria Hungary It is asserted that
this view. since the prosecution of the
German element has become part of tho
settled system
The Saxon minister of the interior has
issued a decree that all communications
sent to Hungary must hear only the Gee
man names OF the towns to which they
are sent To this the Hungary press
strongly lemurs and is also much stirred
up over the sending of Emperor Wil'iams
court chaplain. Rogge to unvlel the GER
man monument at Hermannstadt. The
ceremony Is regarded as q protest against
the magyarization movement In Hun
gary.
SAMOAN TROUBLE AGAIN
Samoa IS stlll occupying d good deal OF
attention and the press Is fun Of com
ment. the bulk Of the criticism. however
being directed against England.
The mouthplece Of the Agrarians. the
Deutsche Tages zeitung in bitter edi-
toriai charges both England and the
United States with showing systematic
animosity toward Germany in the Sa-
moan muddlo from beginning 70 end, nt-
tacks the foreign office for yielding every
point to these powers and says q would
have been wiser to rcnounce from the
start all claims to Samoa and to have in
sisted on equivalents elsewhere.
The Cologne Gazette, however, in an in
| spired article. rdicules the notion that
| Germany Is making enemies of all the
powers over trlfing differences. The pa
per claims that the Agrarians stir mp
trouble with the United States In order
| TO render impossible the conclusion OF
commercial treatles-and this for their
own selfish ends.
From semi-ofhclal reports it appears
that the German claims for property de-
stroyed in Samoa during the troubles are
not nearly so large as hitherto believed,
namely 300 900 marks.
The recent utterances Of Baron Won
stengel, OF the munich university, who
was second in rank in Germany's dele
cation at the peace conference regarding
The Hague gathering. are almost unani-
mously disapproved In Germany.
The national zeitung says Baron Won
stengels private views are his own and
must be confounded with the views ct
the government
The sending OF delegates and models TO
the Philadelphia exhibition has been dis
cussed warmly in the press this week. A
number of the chambers Of commerce
OF the provinces, Brandenburg and Sax
ony decline to participate as have also a
number OF prominent merchants. Ths
argument mostly Is that participation
means the fostering Of American compe-
tiuon The government however, takes
a difference view and has taken pains
to make It public The liberal press
mostly assume a friendly attitude.
The elevation of Count Won Munster
Ledenburg. the German ambassador 20
France. to the rank and title Of Prince
Won Der Heburg, Is attributed generally
TO his patient and successful endeavors
, to render the relations between a-tnany
and France gradually more pleasant
Most OF the papers approve the award
The Vofmarts alone says the time foi
] the promotion was unhappily chosen
since It comes In the midst Of the Drey-
fus trial and the anti-revisionist press
viii make It the occasion Of new chauv-
lnlstc calumnies and carges and the even
tenor OF Justice may thereby be impeded.
clear sign OF the improved Franco
German relations Is found In the fact
that commission OF German and French
army officers IS now engaged in the geo
detlcal measurements OF the frontier for
the purpose of bringing the official meas
urement OF both countries into complete
accord.