The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
Britain SeiZes Another German
Steamer and Berlin
Boila Over.
EMPHATIC NOTE TO LONDON.
Kaiser Is Endcavoring to Maintain
Correct Official Relations. but
Wants Il Satisfactory Re
ply at Once.

! Berlin. Jan. THE imperial mail steamer
| General has been detained 1T Alden anf
, occupied by British troops with the obiec'
! Of searching her cargo. which Is 20 be dis
! charged
| The General IS owned by the German
| East African Linz. the owners of the Bun
dcsrath. previously captured by the British
cruiser Magicienne OF Delaeoa Bay.
! dispatch from Hamburg says that. al
| though the manifests OF the General show
there was no war material on board. she
was compelled TO discharge her cargo.
The German East African Company pub
| fishes "A statement in the Hamburger Mach
r.chten. saying that Immediately on the
| declaration Of the war the coursny volun-
| tarily refused TO forward to South Africa
| TWO Cunslgnments Of arms already on
board their vessels simply to avoid trouble
| and delay in connection with the other
| portions of the cargoes
copy of the manifest Of the BUndesrath
has been published. showing that her cargo
did not contain contraband The owners
declare that there is absolutely no fOunda-
ton OF the statement that saddles and
other war material have hcen found amid
the cargo Of the Bundesrath.
The seizure OF the General has consider
ably aggravated :he situation here. and the
Indignation against England is intensified.
The Government is still earnestly endeavor-
Ing To preserve correct official relations. h''t
England will do we'll to hasten to make the
amende honorable TO Germany
Emperor Aroused.
On absolutely reliable authority, the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press learns
that Emperor William is now thoroughly
aroused by the repeated seizure of vessels.
not one Of which, he has been assured. is
guilty of carrying contraband. He regards
the seizures as high-handed proceedings.
which England would not dare take If the
German navy were more powerful than
ii Is
lis Majesty IS said To be particularly IN
censed. because information has reached
him. showing that these acts were not due
Ia :he blunderine of English naval officers.
but to strict orders from headquarters.
which the officers are merely carrying 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 ia considered satisfactory
has yet been received from London. and.
according to adViCes here none is to be
expected for several days.
To-day's news. however. induced the Ger
man Government 10 send another and more
strongly worded protest to London.
Significant Of the intensity of Germany .
Indignation against England in this mat
ter Is a declaration published by the Ger
man Colonial Society. among whose 5000
members are a number OF reigning Germa II
Princes. which says:
"Englau1s recent 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 waTships hasten to commit breech-
es and 80 long as only Germany is there
Icy touched. this lack of fear 10 insult the
German flag must be thoroughly and speed
lily cured"
Indignation meetinGS have been called by
branches of the Coif~..Il Society.
The German press. With hardly an excep-
tinn. thunders against England. Even the
semioticial Berliner Post says:
1t cannot he denied that the indignation
aroused by the wiilfulness Of the seizures
by British commanders is spreading in wider
circles" ."
INDIGNANT PRESS COMMENTS.
SPECIAL. BY CABLE.
Berlin. Thursday, Jan. s-,Copyrsht,
100, by James Gordon Kenneth The Ham
burger NachriChten learns in shipping cir
cles that no agreement has yet been come
Ia in regard to the Bundssrath affair The
bad feeling created has been increased by
the new act of violence in seizing the Ger
man ship General The Berliner Tageblatt
SAYS this evening:
The measure OF patience Of the German
nation is fuIi. Does England want TO drive
Germany violently into the arms o! the
Russo French CoalI;ion?''
The I.okal Anzeiger says;
England has always carried out a ruth
less maritime policy. and England. when
into ,l...l h.g.
WAYS violated the rights Of others
The paper then reminds its readers Of
tn. case of the Alabama. and il continues.
Before the BundeSrdth was captured a
hunter of other ships. Russian. American
and French vessels. were taken /. Is to be
hoped that the Powers will unite for their
common protection. For this. however
France and Germany mus, give up distrust-
ing each other.
The whole press IS united in lis resolve
not to recognize the prize court at Durham.
The Deutsche Tages Zsitung regrets that
the Emperor made journey 10 England.
which has not even prevented her open hos
tility.'
DISCHARGED CONTRABAND.
Rome Jan. 4.-The German steamer
KanSler. with the Dutch and Russian Red
Cross detachments for the Transvaal on
board. discharged quantity of her cargo
at Naples to-day. as it was contraba nd
Of war. The Kanzler belongs 10 the same
company the Rundrsrath and General.
british PROCRASTINATION
london. Jan. "A report comes from
Berlin that Great Brtaiu'S reply TO Ger
mauy's representations on the subject cf
the HunGesra'h is regarded as unsatisfac-
tory and prO"rastiTatinC.
Tho British Foreign Office. knows nothing
about the report that the Bcrne arhitra-
tors have made their award in the Delagoa
Ray Railroad question. and. so far the
Foreign bfiic' officials are able TO ascer-
tain, il has 10: yet been made
DRtTtIN ~ THE WRONG.
Vienna. Jan. i.-Diplon,atists here seem
To consider that Great Rriiain ought not
TO have searched German steamer in the
Sucz canal The Weirer Allgemein Zcitung
says:
''It looks as II Great Britain cared less
for the cargo IN question than for demon