The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
DOM PAUL TURNED down
KAISER WILHELM WILL HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH
KEEPS STRICT NEUTRALITY
Germany's Action Taken to Indicate
an Era of Increasing Friend
illness With Eng
land.
KEEPS STRICT NEUTRALITY

BERLIN, Dec 3.-The governments
curt and decisive intimation that EN-
peror William would not be able to re-
ceive Mr.. Kruger has created a profound
impression throughout Germany. What
may be called the anti-Sritish section
of the press does not conceal it's annoy
ance and the moderate Anglophobe or
gans with difficulty represses their ut
terances of disappointment These Jour
nails say that it was Germany's desire
to intimate that Mr.. Kruger would not
be welcome and therefore the fact that
he omitted to comply with the strict
etiquette Of the German court and de-
ferred asking Emperor William for an
audience until he had reached The Belgo-
German frontier was eagerly seized as
reason for denying him such an au-
dience. The semi-off1cial Cologne Gazette
puts the matter as follows:
The question as to whether Emperor
William would welcome Mr.. Kruger s
visit must be answered without qIlalifica-
ton in the negative. The reason why
such a visit just now cannot be weIcom-
ed is plain, for Mr.. Kruger intends the
requested audience not only as mere act
OF poltteness but as an occasion for re-
curing proofs of personal sympathy.
furthermore he is prosecuting at the same
time outspoken intentions and desires to
request the rulers of the states he visits
to abandon the strict neutrality they
have hitherto maintained in the war be-
tween Great Britain and the Transvaal.
The maintenance of strict neutrality
however, accords with Germany's in
terest and it would be serious political
error if mere suspicion was created
that at Mr.. Kruger's wish this neutrality
would no longer be maintained"
CITIZENS ENTHUSIASTIC.
exceedingly enthusiastic, so far as the
citizens were concerned. They had
planned torchlight procession and ser
enades, but the police forbade both. His
dlspa tches to the Count Won BueloW, the
imperial chancellor and to the heads of
the German states were left unanswered.
There is MO doubt that as late as Sat
urday foreign office officials contempla ted
that Mr. Kruger would be received in
Berlin tomorrow. The emperor and Count
Won Buelow must have reconsidered the
original plan. 1t is suggested that as Mr..
Kruger's intention to come to Berlin was
mooted while in France the kaiser and
his advisers may have suspected a trip.
Herr Won Tchisky, German minister to
Luxembourg, under Emperor Williams in
structions, personally thanked Mr.. Krug-
er for the telegram to the kaiser and
Mr.. Kruger, when thanking the envoy,
said:
Il invoke Gods blessing upon that
august parsonage"
Diplomatists generally regard Mr..
kruger's mission as frustrated and con-
slider Germanys action as Of great po-
itical Importance as denoting a new era
IN the relations between Germany and
Great Britain.
On the other hand the governments at
utude is certainly condemned by a large
portion of the nation and there can be no
doubt that a vast majority of the people
throughout the country remain pro-
Kruger. Last evening the court chaplain,
Dr.. Kitchener, in the new cathedral de-
livered sermon strongly favoring the
Boer cause.
FEELING IN PARIS.
PARIS, Dec. 3.-Emperor Williams
telegram to Mr.. Kruger refusing to re-
celve him, continues to be the chief sub
Ject of comment in the French press.
The afternoon newspapers strike a note
OF sadness. They say they see in his
majesty's action the shattering of his
reputation Tor chivalry. The Temps and
Journal des Debats explain Emperor
Williams message by the Anglo German
understanding on African questions
The Temps says: "The emperor's
wording, that he could not receive Mr.
Kruger on account of his position al
ready taken, is very clear Everyone I'M
derStands that the emperor If not actu-
ally fulfilling one of the clauses of the
Anglo-German accord, is inspired by the
spirit thereof in declining to receive Mr..
Kruger. Neither the directions of Count
Won BueloW or others have concealed
from the eyes of the world that the
emperor has steered his policy in favor
OF England ever since he sent his famous
dispatch on the Jameson raid. Mr.
Kruger's advisers neither saw, nor fore
saw, anything, and they exposed Mr..
Kruger to the total check he has already
received. This is perhaps not the first
bad advice they have given him which
explains many things in the past"
Yves Guilot in the Steele compares the
attitude of Emperor William to that of
France, to the advantage of the former.
He says:
Emperor William wished to show his
government had not surrendered its pow
ers to the less enlightened classes, and
1ntimated to Mr. Kruger that he was OPP
posed to his coming to Berlin to be &C
claimed by bands, led by thousands of
paid agitators. I can anticipate that if
Mr.. Kruger approaches the car diplo-
matically he will meet with an equal
categorical refusal"
FRANCIS JOSEPH IS BUSY.
LONDON, Dec. An response to a
Kruger would be welcomed here says
the Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Mail, "a polite reply was returned to
the effect that Emperor Francis TOSenh