The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
GERMANY WAITS ON ENGLAND.
sEEI<s SUBTRACTION FOR SEIZURE
OF STEAMERS.

Great britain Expected to Rack
Down In the Bundcsrath Case.
Germany Trying Hard TO Remain
Neutral in spite of strong ANTI
British FeelIng-NavaI Bin WIZ
Go Through with Rush---CanaK
and Meat Inspection Measures
Copyright. 1900 by the Associated Press
Berlin, Jan. 6.-The excitement occasions
ed by the seizures OF German mail steam-
ers by British cruisers increases and over
tops everything else. Even the opening OF
the Prussian diet on the coming Tuesday
is dwarfed thereby.
In spite Of the strongest current of pop
ular anti-Briush sentiment, the German
government sull honestly tries to oontInpa
its course of loyal neutrality. but anx-
iously awaits favorable British action re-
garding the seizures, which the govern
ment and nation both regard as unjusti-
fled
The government has ascertained without
shadow OF doubt that the Bundesrath
was seized on strictly neutral territory,
within a radius belonging. by interna tionaI
law, TO the Portuguese colony. Thereby
the action of the British cruiser Magi-
cienne was clearly wrong, as here con-
tended.
The news that Great Britain has released
the steamer General, seized at Alden, ia
here construed as Great Britains backing
! down.
In official circles to-day the hope was
expressed to a representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press that Great Britain will adj
nit she is wrong after detailed and COM
prehensive proofs are submitted at Lon-
don. Part of these proofs are the bills
OF lading Of the Bundesrath. the General
and Herzog showing that the German
East African Line was most particular tn
exclude all chances of their vessels con-
| tanning contraband
The Bundesrath Is shown to have on
board forty-two passengers for Delagos
Bay comprising twelve Portuguese, OF
whom several were government officialss
TWO former Austrian and one former Ger
man army officer. The rest were civil
ians T'his line y subsidized by Germany
TO the amount of $4,000 marks annually
The action Of the Colonial Secretary in
| further infaming public opinion is con-
demned by a large part OF the press.
For the british Wounded
A fact, Interesting TO note, is thai Chap
| lain Fry OF the English Church In Berlin,
| British Ambassador Sir Frank c. Las
| eelles and a committee now call for sub
| scriptlons for the sick and wounded in
South Africa. A concert Is to be given
| Jan g the proceeds TO so towards the
| funds The German Red Cross Society az
| the beginning of the war offered aid 10 the
| British wounded. but the proffered assist
ance was rejected.
Tbe correspondent here Of the Associ-
ated Press interviewed Herr Barth, the
Freissinige leader, who said;
"The Bundesrath Incident Will cause
| the fleet bill to pass with rush. IL VIII
break the Centrist opposition. No party.
| not even the Socialists, would risk going
| before the country now IN opposition 10
| the fleet bill as IL would be swept away.
| The government Is expected TO hurry for
ward the bill, so as TO take advantage or
| the momentary situation. With the re-
| conyening of the Diet, the canal bill nghc
viii be renewed. The governments
chances of passing the new bill nave
| somewhat improved in the meanwhile.
But the Conservatives remain obdur-
ute. In spite OF conciliatory measures and
| utterances recently by Prince Hohenlone
and Dr. Won MIGUEL. Strong argumenta-
| ZION has been prepared by the opponents
| OF the bill including the fact that tie
newly opened Dortmund- Ems canal must
| -. closed for three months for exten-
| sive repairs, showing the unreiiabiilty OF
canals as vehicles of communication. The
| ETUUeTGr
10 dissolve the Diet II the bill Is again
| rejected.
Meat Inspection Bill.
The Reichstag, after reconvening. viii
| soon consider a number of important meas
ues. including the meat inspection bill
Therefore, the Agrarian press reopens the
| fight on American meat. The Deutsche
| Tages Zeitung severely abuses the Ham
| burg Chamber OF Commences annual re-
| port in which the nope is expressed that
| the anti-meat measures would be stopped
| and that economic harmony with the
| Unitod States would be re-established-
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press Is authenucally informed that tho
report that King Alexander OF Servia Is
married to Princess Marie Louise of Cum
berland or anybody else Is baseless,
The American Presbyterian minister at
| Batanga Camaroons. has sent the Ger
man government letter OF thanks for
| the efficient protection which the Ger
man colonials afforded the mission in 1s9s-
Plans for the American Cuurch in Ber-
lin which Mr LaFarge, OF New York
drew 10 after several notifications, do
not find approval upon the part of the
Berlin building authorities, who insist
that TO render the building safer, a Ge
man achitect win have to change IN
| plans accordingly.