The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-09
Feeling In Germany Against
England Grows Stronger.
EMPEROR IS AROUSED
INDEMNITY WILL BE DEMAND
ED FOR SEIZURES.
No Reply Yet Received From Great
Britain to Germany's Protest Re
garding the Searching Of Vessels
Possibility Of War Is Discussed
Throughout the Empire.

Berlin, Jan. Sit is not expected that
the speech from the throne at the
opening Of the Prussian diet viii con-
tain matters Of special interest and
the reichstag Will reconvene without
ceremony. From an absolutely reliable
source, however, the correspondent Of
the Associated Press learns that En-
peror William viii make an important
and sensational speech tomorrow night
at the Century festival Of the Berlin
technical high school. His majesty S
remarks viii be political, dealing es-
pecially with the naval question and
will touch upon the sensation Of the
hour, namely, the seizure Of German
vessels by British warships in South
African waters.
In confirmation Of the statement
cabled the other day that the emperor
has become thoroughly aroused over
the continuance of British action in
this respect the correspondent OF the
Associated Press is informed that he
yesterday told G6heimrath Miessner, in
tones Of deepest indignation. what he
had just heard on the subject from
Count Won Buelow, adding: ''Welche
schmach."
Kaiser's Change Of Mind.
Court circles here relate a number of
details showing his majesty's change of
mind as TO Great Britain's policy and
the reports that England has sent out
new and more stringent instructions in
reference to searching vessels going to
| South Africa are received everywhere
with intense dissatisfaction.
The foreign Office this evening
authorized the following statement:
Germany recognizes the right Of
,, -fefr
/ Among the points enumerated in the
/ protest fled in London in one contend
/ ing that England has exceeded those
/ limits No answer has yet been re-
! ceived as to this protest.
On being asked whether it was cor
rect that joint action on the part of
/ the powers in the matter of seizures
was under way, a high official of the
/ foreign Office replied that such action
ought to be taken if the seizures did
not cease. He admitted that Russia
was asking such joint action in regard
| to the interruption Of telegraph COM
munication with South Africa, but he
/ denied formally the report that Ger
many had sounded Washington about
/ the feasibility of such joint action.
/ This dement, was subsequently, cor
/ robOrated upon inquiry al The United
/ States embassy. The foreign official
ended the interview with this signifi-
cant assertion:
viii Demand Indemnity.
J Germany will not be content with
the mere Liberation Of the steamer Cen
eral and the ether vessels seized by
! British warships. but viii demand in
/ demnity in those and all similar
cases.
The question Of the seizures vii
come up in the reichstag as soon as
Count Won BuelOw has EXPRESSED g
| willingness to answer an Interpolation
which the conservatives viii plan pos
sibly for the opening day of the ses-
sion. At any rate, before the end OF
] the week, an extended reply viii bS
ELECTED from the foreign secretary
who will review events from the OutSei
until those of more recent occurrence
1t is also expected that he viii di-
vulge the terms Of the secret treaty
with Great Britain.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung ex-
poets that a turn in Gemany's for
eign policy will date from the inter
pellation and reply.
The excitement about the seizures i:
intense throughout Germany. Ths
eolonials, the Pan-Germans and thu
anti-Semites are pushing vigOTCu;
propaganda Their representatives arr
stumping the country and preaching
war against England.
Talk Of Revenge.
The Berlin Neuste Nachrichten pub
fishes a communication advocating TIL
seizure Of all British vessels in German
ports as an act Of revenge. Othe
papers talk about the 'unbearabl
humiliation of the foreign Office"
At the same time the official organ
and a large section of the more in
huential papers mildly continue t
preach moderation. The Berliner Pos
says: 1T behooves US to, keep -Ou
sentiments in check"
4 number OF changes that have lon
been contemplated in Germans con
sulates in the United States are non
announced. Herr X. BUenz, now il
Chicago. will go as consul general t
New York where Herr Geissler W.
become consul. DR.. W. Weyr, hithert
at Rio 'JanetTo, will succeed Her
2uenz.