The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04
Rebuff to Paul Kruger Fatal
to BOer Diplomacy.
DEPLORED BY PEOPLE OF GERMANY
Emperor,s Action Calls Forth General
Condemnation Except in Diplomatic Cir
cies - Cologne Police Prohibit Demons
strations Of sympathy for the Burgher
Opinion Uaite in Pro-Bser Sentiments.

Berlin, Dec. 3.-The governments curt
and decisive intimation that Emperor
William would not be able TO receive Mr.
Kruger has created profound impress
sion throughout Germany. what may be
called the anti-British section of the
press does not conceal its annoyance, and
the moderate Angiophobe organs with
difficulty repress the utterances of disap-
pointment.
The inspired journals declare that 1t
was Germany's desire to intimate definite
ly that Mr.. Kruger's visit would not be
welcome, and, therefore, the fact that he
omitted 10 comply with the strict etiquette
OF the German court and deferred asking
Emperor William for an audience until
he had reached the Belgo-German from
tier, was eagerly seized as a reason for
denying him such an audience. The semi
official Cologne Gazette puts the matter
as follows:
''The question of whether Emperor WILL
lam would welcome Mr. Kruger's visit
must be answered without qualification in
the negative. The reason why such
visit just now cannot be welcomed is
plain, for Mr.. Kruger intends the request
ed audience not only as a mere act of po-
liteness, but as an occasion for receiving
proofs of personal sympathy. Further
more, he is prosecuting at the same time
outspoken political aims and desires to
induce the rulers of those states which he
visits to abandon the strict neutrality
they have hitherto found reason to main-
tain in the war between Great Britain
and the Transvaal. The maintenance of
strict neutrality, however, aec0rds with
Germany's interests, ard il would be
serious political error if a mere suspicion
was created that, at Mr.. Kruger's wish,
this neutrality would no longer be main
tanned"
BOer Sympathizers Checked.
Mr.. Kruger's reception a. Cologne was
exceedingly enthusiastic so far as the citi-
ZeI-s were concerned. They had planned
a torchlight procession and serenade, but
the police forbade both. His dispatches
10 Count Won Buelow. the imperial chan
cellor, and to the heads of the German
states were left unanswered.
There Is no doubt that as late as Sat
urday. foreign office officials contemplated
that Mr.. Kruger would be received in Berlin
tomorrow. Emperor William and Count
Won BuelOw must have reeonsidered the
original plan. 1t is suggested that, as
Mr.. Kruger's intention 10 come TO Berlin
was mooted while in France. the Kaiser
and his advisers may have suspected
trap.
Herr Won Tschirsehky, German Minister
to Luxembourg, under Emperor Williams
instructions, personally thanked Mr.
Kruger for the telegram TO the Kaiser,
and Mr.. Kruger. when thanking the en-
voy, said: Il invoke Gods blessing upon
that august parsonage.
Diplomatists generally regard Mr.
Kruger's mission as frustrated, and con-
slider Germany's action of great political
Importance, as denoting a new era in the
relations between Germany apd Great
Britain.
People and Press of One Opinion.
On the other hand. the governments
attitude is certainly condemned by large
portion of the nation. and there can be
no question that a vast majority OF the
representative journals throughout the
empire remain pro-Kruger Yesterday
even the court preacher. DR.. Kritinge-,
in the new cathedral. delivered dis
course nlled with sentiments strongly
favoring the Boer cause, and eulogizing
Mr. Kruger, concluding as follows:
"Merciful God. he 10 him and to his
people a savior and helper in their time
% reed"
Herr Won wildenbruck, the poet, who
Is a favorite OF Emperor William. well
Genes Mr.. Kruger 10 the sympathies of
Germany in an ode, which concludes with
the petition:
Lord God, answer his prayer.
The Vossische Zeitung, the Kreuz Zei-
ting The BerIiner Tageblatt, the LOkai
Enzeiger, the DeutSChe Tages Zeitung.
the National Zeituns. and the Cologne
Volks Zeitung express se1tiiaents strong
ly favorable TO Mr. Kruger. and their ex-
annie is followed By papers Of ali polit