The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-13
TO FRANCE
GERMANY'S SMILES ARE NO
LONGER FOR THE POWERS OF
AUSTRIA-HUNGAR
FLIRTING WITH FAIR FRANCE
German Press Persists in Charging
England and the United States
With Hostility, Based Upon Ac-
lions in SamOa-ReassembIin of
the Diet Renevvs Activity in Ber-
nn-ReIigiOus Revolt.
Copyright by the Associated Press.

Copyright by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 12-The diet will reas-
sembIe on Aug. 16. Prince Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor, and DR.. Won
MIGUEL, president of the council and min
lister of finance. will return in time to
attend the session, which will decide the
fate of the canal bill and will throw the
combined weight of their influence in
favor of the measure. The government
now hopes the bill will pass by a suf-
ficient majority, especially since Emperor
| William took occasion at the opening OF
| the Dortmund-Ems canal to emphasize
again the great need of such new net
! work of communication. The ceremonies
at the opening of the canal yesterday
were quite imposing and were intended
| to mark the Importance of the new water
way. The canal is 2O7 kilometers long and
ovec eight feet deep and ninety-fve feet
wide at the top and fifty-seven feet wide
at the bottom. 1t will enable vessels OF
800 tons to go direct from the Baltic
Bremen and Hamburg to the new bort
mund harbor, where they can discharge
their cargoes $50 kilometers inland.
The whole cabinet have been invited to
attend the opening sitting, and the chief
members have interrupted their vacations
and hurried hundreds of miles in order 10
| be present.
STRAINED RELATIONS.
Germany's relations with Austro-Hun-
gary are the theme of much newspaper
comment this week. The fact that Prince
Won Hohenlohe. contrary to the custom
since he became chancellor, has not met
Ccnnt Goluchowski, the Austro-Hungari-
an foreign minister, this year to talk over
the foreign policy of the two empires,
and the further fact that Emperor Fran
els Joseph in passing through Ausze did
not find time to get off the railway train
to welcome the German chancellor, but
contented 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
| ro-Hungary, despite the continuance of
the nominal alliance, have ceased to be
really intimate. Newspaper comment and
popular feeling throughout Germany have
been for some time most bitter because
Of the growing Slavic ascendency in Aus
tro-IIungary. 1t is asserted that Emperor
William shares this view since the posi-
ton of the German element has become
| a part of the settled system.
A large portion of the press this week
has reiterated these sentiments, and the
government organs do not confirm or deny
| the above statements. Several facts have
come to the surface which tend in the
| direction indicated. Thus the Prussian
government has forbidden the lengthy
| stay. especially in the frontier districts,
| of Czechs and other Austrian Savs. The
! Austrian press protests against this meas
ure The Saxon ministry of the interior
| has issued decree that all communica-
| tions sent to Hungary must bear only the
| German names of the towns to which
| they are sent. To this the Hungarian
press strongly demurs, and is also much
| stirred up over the serenading of En-
peror Williams court chaplain, Rogge, to
| unveil the German monument at Herman
| steid. This ceremony is regarded as a
protest against the Magyariazation move
ment in Hungary.
Samoa is still occupying a good deal Of