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One Of It's Steamers, However, Which
Was Carrying Red Cross Nurses,
Unwilling to Risk Examination.
PUT IN AT NAPLES YESTERDAY
AND DISCHARGED A PORTION OF
HER CARGO AT THAT PORT.
Germans working Up Indignation
Against Britain, and Trouble Prob
able Unless satisfaction In Given.

BERLIN. Jan. 4-The anglophobes here
are now furious. Following the seizure of
the German steamer Bundesrath in Della
goa bay by British cruiser comes the
news that the imperial mail steamer Gen.
eral has been stopped at Alden by British
troops and compelled to discharge her
cargo for examination. although the mani
tests showed there was no war material
aboard. The General is owned by the Ger
man East Africa Steamship Company.
which also owns the Bundesrath.
patch from Rome. which says: 1.-THE Ger
man steamer Kanzler. with the Dutch and
Russian Red Cross -detachmsnts for the
Transvaal on board. discharged quantity
Of her cargo at Naples to-day, as 1t was
contraband OF war. The Kanzler belongs
to the same company as the Bundesrath
and the General
The German East African Company pub
Iishes statement in the Hamburger Mach
richten saying that Immediately on the
declaration of war the company volun-
tarily refused to forward to South Africa
two consignments of arms already on
board their vessels, simply to avoid trouble
and delay In connection with the other
portions of the cargoes. A copy of the
manifest of the Bundesrat,s has been pub
lished, showing that her cargo did not con-
tain contraband. The owners declare that
there Is absolutely no foundation for the
statement that saddles and other war ma
terial have been founu amid the cargo of
the Bundesrath.
The seizure Of the General has consider
ably aggravated the situation here. and the
indignation against England is intensified.
The government is still earnestly endeav-
oring to preserve correct official relations.
but England will do well to hasten to make
the amende honorable to Germany.
ThE EMPEROR ANGRY.
On absolutely reliable authority the cor
respondent of the Associated Press learns
that Emperor William is now thoroughly
aroused by the repeated seizures of vessels,
not one Of which. he has been assured. is
guilty Of carrying contraband. He regards
the seizures as highhanded proceedings,
which England would not have dared to
undertake If the German navy were more
powerful than it is. His Majesty is said to
be particularly incensed because informa-
ton has reached him that the seizures were
not due to the laundering of British naval
officers, but TO strict orders from head
quarters. which the officers are merely car
rying out. He has therefore instructed
Count Won Buelow. the foreign secretary.
to demand exact and full reparation for
the outrage done to the German flag.
No answer that is considered satisfactory
has yet been received from London. and.
according to advices here, none is to be
expected for several days longer. To-day
news. however. induced the German gov
eknu1cHl 10 scnu dnOlner ana more strongly
worded protest to London.
Significant OF the intensity of Germany s
indignation against England in this matter
Is q declaration published to-day by the
German Colonial Society. among whose so,-
900 members are number OF reigning Ger
man princes. which says: "England's re-
cent proceedings against German vessels
are an outrage. The fact remains that the
small respect which the English people feel
for Germany because OF her deficiency in
naval power has taken such deep root that
the commanders OF English warships
hasten to commit breaches OF international
rights so long as only Germany is thereby
touched. This lack of fear to touch the
German flag must be thoroughly and speed
lily cured" Indignation meetings have been
called by branches OF the Colonial Society
The German press. with hardly an excep-
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