Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-15

Berlin Dee 13-~Iu the rrichHtay yes
terday Herr lIassr. the lun-t;crman
the government to receive Mr.. Kruger.
While admitting That Germany could
s,", od"pt ~".- ",hc- r"''i'io" than that
of the striclrSt neutrality. he thought
the government should avoid the ;lp-
pcarancc OF breaking neutrality in IA
yor of England.
He referred to the services done Eng.
waters, and complained further that
the manner of refusal to see Mr. Kruger
had wounded German sentiment. Ito
added that the English thought they
could give Germany n treatment To
that extended 70 other iihtionS. claiming
that English officers had treated Gcl.
mans scahdalously in South Africa,
saving of them: "rhcy are only Ger
mans" whereas they treated Frcncl
men and even Greeks we'll.
Abiding then tG Emperor Williams
recent speech, he asked: "lIow does
this agree with that proud rXpr"SSion
Civis ROmanus Sum Il am II Eomnr
citizcnD. aud he sarcaSticnlly ly conlrIstrI
the nonrrCcptiou of Mr.. Kruger with
the reception extended to- Cecil Rhodes.
Chancellor Won l,uCloW went lcngtll-
ily again into the REASONS for the kni-
scr's iiOn.rcc2ption Of Mr.. Kruger, GOV.
ering new ground in a statement whith
he made as to he rela iurS between 'icr
many and Great Britain.
He said the announcement that Mr.
Kruger was coming was made -. or
the most. Is. hours before leaving Paris.
Up to that moment it had been assumed
tl.at Mr.. Kruger wruld 90 from Paris
to Holland. The chancellor added:
1--WE nppriscd him colntcouSly and con
Sitlcrntely. through the Paris embassy
End Dr. I.cyds that the emperor ~
GREETED that he was not in position
to receive him. notwithstanding this
Mr.. Kruger started. He was tol,. again
at Cologne, in the most conSidcla(r
forms. that the emperor was unable to
see him."
The chancellor rrpudiatrd the sue
gcstion that the governments action
was due to any wish or proposal from
the English court or government to the
p,ntcrUr or to himself. tho chancellor
For the emperor Of Germany only nl
tional considerations were nutlioritN-
tive. If family relations or dynaSllr
considerations influenced tn" foreign
policy he would not remain minister
another day.
Continuing. the chancellor said the
Anglc-t;rrlnan agreement of lS!)S did
not contain II provision relating to war
t,rtwrrn Grrni Britain and the South
African rrpublirs, and the iang-Tse
md Samoan, agreements lEtd no secret
clauses. When the emperor, IN 1896.
sent the telegram to Mr.. Kruger there
was no question of war between the
states. It was a matter of Il I'll buster
ing expedition. The chancellor did
not rcpudiatc the telegram whereby
the emperor gave II correct expression
of his righteous feeling regarding i'll
tcrl,nl law. The emperor did not in.
tend to determine German policy for
ever by that telegram. Tho chancellor
added.
II commit no diplomatic in'liscr"tiom
in saying that the reception of that
Telegram, outside of Germany left no
doubt that in the event Of q conflict
with England in Africa, Germany
would have to rely on her OWL
strength.
Barren Nun 1siCh.hofcn, secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, referring to
the expulsion of Germans from tlln
TrnnSvlal anh the OrnnC" Free State
territories said: at has appeared IN
me that these cXrulsion; IN many
eases have been uniustifiH hlH. both as
10 cnUSc and niinilcr, ANA contrary tO
the principles of internal law, and M,
CNprcSsion of these views has been
madr in London. On the other hand,
the Germans who have been fighting
side 10y side with til" Bo"rs have not
met with a happy lot. they have
been dismissed without pay AMI told
We did not invite you.
After the impcrinl clallcrllur had
spoken. Herr I|chcl asked him whether
Emperor Williams message that hu
could not receive NOW" meant an ali.
solutr refusal or hat he woHld receive
Mr.. Kruger later. Count Won BucloW
did not reply.