The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
Referred to by One berlin Editor
as "sach Rhodomontades- and
"Such ThoughtIess speeehes.v
BRAzILIANs NOT MENACED
GERMAN OFFICIAL SAYS THEY HAVE
NOTHING TO FEAR.
work Of the Refchstag-Lfbera1s
Counting the Emperor's Favor
The Turco-Amerfcan Trouble.
Copyright, 1900, by The Associated Press)

BERLIN May ia hign parsonage IN
the Foreign Office. speaking with the cor
respondent OF the Associated Press regard
ing the speech Of Mr. Lodge in the United
States Senate yesterday said that tele-
grams exchanged betweeli the Emperor and
President Campos Sale show that The re-
lations between Brazil and Germany are OF
most cordial character. Brazil, this official
added, apprehends no danger, but Amer
lean politicians are '-paepstlicher ais der
Papst selbst." IF Brazil is not threatened
by greater dangers than those that menace
her from Germany" the Official continued.
"Brazilians may be quite unconcerned for
the future
The Vossische Zeitung is the only evening
paper which comments Senator Lodges
speech. This journal says: Senator
Lodges words leave doubt that they
were aimed at Germany. One must doubt
the good will and political intelligence OF
American statesmen when one OF the most
respected Of them still believes the fairy
tale of the exchange OF North Schleswig
for the perfectly worthless Danish Antilles
and the foolish babble about founding In
dependent German colonies in southern
Brazil" The article concludes as fellows:
gain the sympathies of the world through
such rhodomontades. With such thought-
less speeches they only still further
discredit their political life and the forms
in which this is embodied"
This weeks proceedings in the Reichstag
were rather tame, but the passage Of the
African steamer bill is OF interest to Amer
leans inasmuch as the government declared
its willingness to insert into the contracts
with this subventioned line the same para
graph that is already i'm the North German
Lloyd contract forbidding their steamers
landing agricultural products competing
with German products at German ports.
The fact that proviso exists in the Lloyd
contracts for German mails was brought
out clearly, because the Agrarian leader.
Oertel without contradiction. thanked the
imperial chancellor. Count Won H0henlohe,
for the proviso However. practically the
effect Of the proviso is likely TO be nil, be-
cause American agricultural products cam
not bear the high freight charges OF fast
steamers
The Centrist party of the Reichstag wiz
make another effort TO pass the so-called
Lex Heinze, which places number OF
onerous restraints on literature and art,
despite the known disapproval OF the bill
by the Emperor. The Cenrrists. with the
Conservatives. intend that the bill shall be
put on it's final passage before the summer
adjournment. The opposition will again use
obstruction. however. and IL the bill In
passed the Bundezrath will reject IT,
The German Liberal press Is greatly
wrought up because the Bavarian govern
ment extradited the Austrian editor, Ko-
don. under an obsolete resolution OF the
former German federation of 1854 Kordon
belongs In the Tyrol where a court sem
fenced him to six weeks in jail for critics.
ing the Catholic Church. The Vossische
Zeitung recommends that such conditions
be obliterated by Bundezrath and Reichs-
tag legislation
The curious idea has fastened on large
part of the Liberal press that IL the Lab
erals show an effective willingness 10 pass
any bills for military or naval purposes the
Emperor will abandon his prejudice against
the Liberals and summon their leaders 10
Cabinet positions and the like. The Tage-
blatt leads in exploiting this notion, while
the whole Conservative and Centrist press.
representing the government majority. rid
icule the movement. The semi-ofnciai POST
to-day speaks OF IL as Liberal bizantism."
However IL IS quite certain that the En-
peror has been powerfully impressed by
the naval enthusiasm on the part or the
Liberals, including financial circles.
XXX
The Kreuz Zeitung in an inspired article
discusses the Boer mission TO America. say
ing IL considers American Intervention
probable and advises England 20 accept IL
and finish the war II England wishes 10 re-
tain American friendship.
The Turco-American imbrogIo is un-
favorably criticised here. the German press
holding that the object is too insignificant.
and also that the United States Is un-
grateful, because IL was due 10 the Sui
tan's counsel that the Moros OF the Sulu
archipelago did not join the insurgent I'll
ipinos.
The torpedo hotiIla has reached Bingen.
where the officers were feted to-day. The
Grand Duke of Hesse has notified Comman-
DER Funke that on Monday he will proceed
on board the fiagboat to Mayence, where
there will be a series OF fetes- The press
recognizes that this fotilia Is immensely
popuiarizing the navy.
The health of the insane Bavarian King
Otto is slightly improved.
XXX
The Emperor has forbidden all German
officers TO participate In the Auteuil and
all other French races. Lieutenant Suer-
mondt has been ordered 20 withdraw HIS
steeplechaser Diamant. and a Ike order
has been given 10 Captain Won Eynard
The German sporting press approves this
action because French Chauvinists would
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sibly leading to international complica-
tions.
At the national meeting of the Associa-
ton for the Benefit of German Emigranfs.
in session at Hanover. DR.. Schariach. OF
Hamburg, spoke on Migration and the
Colonies" recommending steps leading 20
larger emigration thither. Herr Dilthry.
OF Aix-le-Chappeile. spoke comprehensive
ly about Germans In south Brazil, the 10
Plata countries and South Africa There
was also a general debate about emigranto
and the preservation OF German nationality
In foreign countries and colonies.
The coming week Wiesbaden during tn
Emperor's presence will have a series %
festivals.
There was concert tonight for the
benefit of the Home for English and Amer
lean Governesses here. Msdames Carrcni
Kltndworth. Mary Muenchhof. Guelxov
and Sandow assisted.
ID. 4. Stone. OF Cleveland. = cousin of
Mrs. John Hay. and who arrived recently
from Cairo, has gone 70 Paris c. H.
Miner. o. Aurora No.. hnR Arrival 49,