The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
German Dissatisfaction With
Samoan Affairs
ACCUSED Of HYPOCRISY
Trying to Get the United States Entan-
gled With Continental Powers-The
Bundesrath Will Try Strength
With the Emperor.
Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.

| the public, the newspapers being full of
dispatches and comment on the SUBJ
| ject. The emperor has devoted much
| time to the matter and has conferred
| several times on the subject with the
| minister of foreign affairs, Baron Won
Buelow.
1t is interesting to note that German
distrust and dissatisfaction at the latest
events are almost entirely aimed at
Great Britain, whose attitude is de-
scribed even in official circles as being
dictated by duplicity and unfriendli-
ness. The press faithfully portray this
The delay of Great Britain in accept
ing the proposals for settlement of
the difficulty, which the United States
ambassador, Andrew D. White, at
tributed mainly to the absence Of the
Marquis of Salisbury from London, is
generally Interpreted in Germany as
showing distinctly unfriendly motives
upon the part of Great Britain.
The correspondent Of the associated
press has had an interview on the SUBJ
ject with a high officer who said: sit
has been a source of regret and aston
ishment that Great Britain, unlike the
United States, has not expressed regret
at the latest turn of affairs in Samoa,
while the acceptance of our peaceful set
tlement proposal has so far been
coupled with unacceptable conditions,
containing the seed of new troubles and
manifestly unfair. We could not ac-
cept conditions enabling the American
and British commissioners at any time
to override German rights. thus per-
petuating the unpleasant state of af-
fairs in the islands,"
The press comment is in the same key,
but naturally it is more outspoken. In
a lengthy article the Kreuz Zeitung
charges Great Britain with mala fdes
in the whole matter, alleging that she
is trying for her own selfish purposes
to entangle the United States in hos
tility with all the continental powers
and at the same time drag her into
policy of expansion. The article con-
cludes:
I'VE say all this regretfully. An hon
est entente with Great Britain would
be an undeniable event, but perhaps it
is well thus early to be effectually I'M
deceived, as it may spare us later more
painful surprises"
The Boersen Courier says the reason
of Great Britain's delay in asserting to
Germany's proposal was founded on
her desire to continue with the aid Of
the United States her policy of ''spiting
Germany and claims they find proof
of this attitude in the London press,
which it accuses of resuming it's old
tactics of "slandering Germany and
breeding trouble between Germany and
the United States .,.s..
The Tageblatt takes Great Britain to
task for mot expressing regret at the
unexpected policy of repression in Sa-
moa," and regards her attitude toward
Germany as insincere.
Tol~ alb Tot
"Great Britain's behavior in this matter
is symptomatic and opens an unfavor-
able vista for other pending negotia-
TONS"
TIL correspondent of the associated
press learns from inside information
that the apti-strike bill. announced
by the emperor with a flourish at Ceyn-
hansen. after hanging fire for months
in the Prussian and other cabinets, has
at last found its way to the bundle
srath. In it's present shape, the meas
ure is much mlder than the emperor
desired, and the minister of the inter-
ior, Count Won observation-disclosures
denies that the bill threatens anybody
melting "a strike with confinement in the
penitentiary, adding: "Of course, his
majesty does not like it. but the bundle
srath would never consider such bill
as the emperor wants."
An interesting point. however, is that
the bundesrath seems decided upon
trial Of strength with the emperor.
Constitutionally. the bundesrath alone,
in the first instance, has the right to
decide the shape of all legislati for
the empire before it is presented to the
reichstag, and the bundesrath, as a
body, of course, acting under instruc-
lions from the government, except the
Prussian. has come to the conclusion
that the emperor too often and too pub
1Sn1x- {,.iS "a tJ,n f,,,,n re- +,
bundesrath and sway opinion in adj
vance of legislative projects. There
fore it is necessary to make his majes-
ty understand that the other German
rulers will not submit to such treat
ment. The constitution is entirely on
their side in this matter. The recent
defeat of the emperor, when ne was
prevented by the bundesrath from dis
solving the reichstag on the army bill,
was the first hint of the bundesrath
and the action of the bundesrath on the
anti-strike bill will be the second init
nation from that body that the Ger
man rulers will not submit to the treat
ment complained of. The emperor. Of
course, is in an unhappy frame of mind
regarding the whole business, but he
is powerless. He has had several con-
ferences with the imperial chancellor.
Prince Hohenlohe, but has been forced
to yield to the latter's argument in ia
NOf OIL the CONSTITUTIONAL prerOSat1FeS
in favor of the bundesrath
1t is learned that the German cruiser
Arcona recently visited a number If
ports on the Persian gulf with the OBJ
ject of founding a German commercial
settlement. This. however, is not con-
nected with any political aim.
The new mobilization plan has gone
into effect. It simplifies the method
of calling out the reserves and the land
wehr by the greater use of the tele-
graph and telephone in sending out no
tees and provides a special corps Of
messengers to carry the notices to the
more distant villages.
The Federation of Husbandry has
presented a memorial to the government
drawing attention to the growing i'm
portation of American horses The
figures quoted show a rise from 2,479
in 1895 to 6.919 in 1898. The duty, 20
marks per horse, was compared with
the duties of the United States, France
and Canada. The government replied