The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-08
FUEL PILED ON.
Flame of German Indignation
Becomes q Big Blaze.
Newspapers FierceIy Attack
Joseph Chamberlain.

New York, Jan. S.-A Herald dispatch
from Berlin says:
The Berlin press prints most violent
attacks on Mr.. Chamberlain, apropos
of the revelations of the Independencia
Beige. The latest number of the weekly
journal, Die Nation, contains severe
criticisms of the role played by Mr..
Chamberlain by Herr Won Houston,
formerly a minister in Holland. He
declares that the colonial secretary
trusted those who deserved no trust.
He probably expects to increase the
strength of his position by a series of
brilliant victories in what he thought
would be a short and easy campaign.
The capture of the Hersog has added
new fuel to the flames. The public de-
mands the seizure of British ships in
German harbors. The press, however,
advises against this. as it would be
casus belli.
BerIiner Neuste Nachrichten calls for
the immediate introduction of the naval
bill and the conveying of German
steamers by warships
The groundless rumors of the recall
ing of sailors of the fleet who were on
leave, had its origin in the return of
men who had been allowed to go to
their homes to spend Christmas.
According to the Post the statement
that the German steamer General, seized
at Alden, had been released, has not
been confirmed.
The announcement by the Hamburg
shipping company that the Bundesrath
was captured in Portuguese waters has
caused a bad impression on the public
The Schulz Und Leder Trade the pa
per of the leather trade has caused an
investigation into the report that the
Bundesrath carried several thousand
! saddles for the Beers. It states that no
German leather factory, or maker of
Sadd1prV has executed orders for the
| TranSvaal government.
The London correspondent of the Ber-
| lin TagebIatt learns that the British
| cOnSulS at Hamburg, Antwerp, HaVre
| and Marseilles denounce certain ships
| bound for South Africa as carrying con-
| traband of war and as a result they are
| captured by English war ships.
| DUE TO COMMERCIAL JEALOUSY.
Hamburg, Jan. S-Herr Adolph Woer-
| mann, one of the owners of the German
vessels seized by the British, was in
| terviewed today by representative of
! the Associated Press. He said:
| THE last one taken is the Herzog. She
! has on board the Dutch, Belgian and
| German ambulance corps All these
| were travelling bona fide under the Red
| Cross. 1t is certainly the first time
| such a corps has been detained by a
| hostile government. Their services
| were offered to the British but were
! refused We can not help considering
! the action of the British as chiefly in
| tended To prevent Lu6 OtEuldn EdSl
| African line from continuing its ser
| vice on account of the competition we
/ have made against the English lines.
! I'VE consider the seizures entirely
| illegal and against everything that IN
| til now has been considered the law of
| nations. The actions of Great Britain
| are simply those of brutal force and
| what the consequences will be we can
| not say. So far, in both the case of the
| Bundesrath and that of the General.
| the only representations made by Great
| Britain consist in the allegation that
| they are suspected of carrying contra
| band The directors of the line have
| not the least doubt that they have no
| contraband on board. Every precaution
! was taken, going so far as to even dis
| charge at Port Said and Der Es Saalam
| articles of war shipped on board our
| steamers previous to the outbreak of
| the hostilities.
Regarding the passengers, many of
| them are known to us as regular
| patrons of the line It was known that
others intended to go to the govern
| ment and while there might be some
| adventures anxious to profit by the
| prospects there there was not so far as
| the directors could ascertain, one pas
senger travelling to the Transvaal to
serve in its army"
| ship owner, but one of the largest Ger
| man investors in the East African pos
| sessions. He is a personal friend of
| Emperor William and is generally un-
| derstoood to be carrying out imperial
| wishes in regard to African colonization
! and commerce