The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

I'm Germany TO be Of More than Usual
importance Special COurtesy TO
an American Omcer-German Politics |
Copyright by Associated Press.)
Berlin, September 1.-THE army ma
neuvers which will begin tomorrow
and end.September 18th will be Of more
than usual interest and Importance
The operations will be commenced on
the same ground and will be largely
patterned after the Napoleonic cam
paign of 1906. Half the troops en-
gagged, the Fifteenth corps, will ap-
proach the opposing forces, the Six
teenth corps, by forced marches through
the Black forest passes. After striking
the plains the corps will operate along
both sides of the Enz river. The deci-
sive action will probably occur in
Wurtembe7g, between Stuttgart and
Ludwigsburg. Big reviews at Carls-
ruhe, Strauseburg n elsewhere will
precede the maeuvers. Emperor Will
liam strongly hopes to see some strate-
gic surprises.
The United States military attache
at Berlin, Major H. T. Allen, received
an invitation to attend the Russian
but he will be unable to go,
as he will attend the Austrian
vers this week, being also accredited
to the government of Austria-Hungary.
Then he will go direct to the German
An act of unusual our
tesy is the permission given to Colonel
Samuel S. Summer, the military attache
of the United States embassy at Lon
don to participate in the German ma
uve This is rather contrary to
strict etiquette, as he is accredited to
another government, but Emperor Will
liam, remembering the attentions
shown by Colonel Summer during the
Cuban campaign to Count Won GoetZen,
the former military attache Of the Ger
man embassy at Washington, n 9th
er German officers who accompanied the
United States army during the late war
quickly granted the desired permission.
Z The complete surrender Of the gov
eminent to the Agrarians has had the
effect of increasing the confidence and
righteousness of the latter. The agra
rian mouth-piece, the Deutsche Tages
Zeitung, commenting jubilantly on the
fact that the government in closing the
diet went so far as to thank the dele
gates who had just insolently rejected
the emperor's pet measure, says: The
long expected, hoped-for, begged-for,
SOD to the friends of the canal has not
been given. In spite Of all intriguing,
lying and crushing, the word has not
been spoken"
How their victory has puffed UP the
Prussian agrarians was frequently
manifested in the newspapers this
week.
The Deutsche Agrarian Correspon-
dent advocates the extension or n
provisions of the anti-strike bill to ag-
~ricultural laborers, f~orbidding the lat
ter to strike under any circumstances
under penalty of imprisonment in jail
and corporal punishment.
Another agrarian paper attributes
the trouble with farm hands to too nigh
pay, leading to drunkenness and oppo-
sition and advises the restoration OF
the whip as a remedy.
The general opinion expressed here
is that war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal is almost unavoidable.
There is no doubt that the govern
ment, if not exactly friendly to Great
Britain in his quarrel had decided
to abstain from active interference.
This fact, the correspondent here on
the Associated Press, has repeatedly
had from an authentic source.
The Cologne GaZette's presumably
official article of August Goth, warming
the Transvaal against placing itself I'M
an unfavorable position, and adding
that in the event of war nobody will
lift a finger to prevent the destruction
of the republic, has been, with few ex-
ceptions, unfavorably commented upon
by the whole uninspired press.
THE Deutsches Tages Zeitung says:
eve nave heard with a feeling of re-
lief of the action of the Germans at
Johannesburg. There the Germans dis
ayow the governments policy Of friend
" neutrality in South Africa. We hope
the Beers fists will repair what German
diplomacy has spoiled, and that the
outcome will be a war that will again
put our government on the sid OF
right, even if We have to risk losing
thereby the enthusiastic compliments
of Cecil Rhodes"
The Kreuz Zeitung, in a sober edi-
torial article. expresses regret that in
the event of war victory will finally be
on the side of Great Britain in such an
unequal struggle.
The empress will not be able to at
tend any ceremonies requiring standing
exertion for some time to come, as ner
foot has vol completely healed. 1t
gives her much pain and she needs COM
plete rest for a considerable time.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the empress may be
permanently lame in this foot.
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