The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-15
MORE GERMAN LEGISLATION HOSTILE
TO OUR INTERESTS.
THE BOER MISSION IN AMERICA
Our Intervention-Cons Proba-
bIe-England Advised to Accept it
UnfavorabIe Comments on the Turco-
American Embrogifo-Germany and
Brazil on Friendly Terms-Senator
Lodges Speech Hinting at Entangle-
ments with Germany Discussed.
copyrighted by Associated Press.)

(Copyrighted by Associated PresS.)
Berlin, May 12.-This weeks pro-
ceedings in the reichstag were rather
tame, but the passage of the African
steamer bill is Of interest to Ameri-
cans, inasmuch as the government de-
clared its willingness to insert into the
contracts with this subventioned line
the same paragraph that is already in
the North German Lloyd's contract,
ricultural produces competing with
German products at German ports.
The fact that a proviso exists in the
Lloyd contracts for German mails was
brought out clearly because the agra
rian leader, Certel, without contradic-
tion, thanked the imperial chancellor,
Count Won Hohenlohe for the proviso
However, practically the effect of
the proviSo is likely to be nil, because
American agricultural products cannot
bear the high freight charges Of fast
steamers.
The Kreuz Zeitung, in al inspired ar
ticle, discussed the Boer mission to
America, saying it considers American
Intervention probable and advises Eng
land to accept it and finish the war if
EHSIdHu WISHES 10 retain American
friendship.
The Turko-American imbroglio is
unfavorably criticised here, the Ger
man press holding that the object is too
insignificant and also that the United
States is ungrateful because it was due
to the sultan's counsel that the Moros
of the Sulu archipelago did not join the
insurgent Filipinos.
The emperor has forbidden all Ger
man officers to participate in the Au-
tiel and other French races.
The health of the insane Bavarian
King Otto is slightly improved. The
latest bulletin issued states that the
| king passed lis days seated in the gar
den around Fuerstonreid, silently
brooding.
A high parsonage in the foreign Of
| flee, speaking to the correspondent of
| the Associated Press regarding the
| speech of Mr.. Lodge in the United
| States yesterday, said the kilograms
exchanged between the emperor and
President Campos Sales show that
the relations between Brazil and Ger
many are of the most cordial charac-
ter. Brazil, this official added, appre-
| hends no danger.
The Vossiche ,Zeitung is the only
| evening paper which comments on
| Senator Lodges speech. This journal
| says: Senator Lodges words leave no
| doubt that they were aimed at Ger
| many. One must doubt the good Will
and political intelligence of American
| statesmen when one of the most re-
spected of them still believes the tale
of the exchange of the North Scleswig
for the perfectly worthless Danish An
| titles, and the foolish babble about
founding German colonies in southern
Brazil
The article concludes as follows: do
| not let Americans believe they can gain
| the sympathies of the world through
| such rhodomontades. With such
| thoughtless speeches they can only
| still further discredit their political
life and the forms in which this is en-
| bodied