The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07

Action of Colonial Societies In Call
ing Meetings to Condemn Eng
lands Action in Ship Seizures
Deprecated by the Government
Orgnns-German Navy Bill Now
Thought to Be Certain of Passage.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. N6-The excitement &C.
casioned by the seizures of German mail
steamers by British cruisers increases,
and overtops everything else. Even the
opening of the Prussian diet on the com
ing Tuesday is dwarfed thereby. In spite
of the strong current of popular anti
British sentiment, the German govern
ment still honestly tries to continue its
course of loyal neutrality, but anxiously
awaits favorable British action regard
ing the seizures, which the government
and nation both regard as unjustifed
The government has ascel taine1, wi bout
a shadow of doubt, that the Bundesrath
was seized on strictly neutral territory
within a radius belonging, by int. nation .
al law, to the Portuguese colony. There
by the action of the British cruiser Magi-
cienne was clearly wrong. The news that
Great Britain has released the steamer
General, seized at Alden, is here con-
strued as Great Brltain's backing down.
In official circles today the hope was ex-
pressed to a representative of the Asso
ciated Press that Great Britain will adj
NIT she is wrong, after detailed proofs
are submitted at London. Part of these
proofs are the bills of lading of the
Bundesrath, the General and the H rzog,
showing that the German East African
line was most particular to exclude all
chances of their vessels containing con-
traband goods. The Bundesrath is shown
to have had on board forty-two passengers
for Delagoa bay, comprising twelve
Portuguese, of whom several were gov
eminent officials; two former Austrian
and one former German army officer. The
rest were civilians. This line is subsidi2ol
by Germany to- the amount of 90O,QOj
marks annually
ANGLOPHOBIA DEPRECATED.
The action of the Colonial society in
further inflaming public opinion is con-
demned by large part of the press. The
Freissinnige Zeitung says:
1.-The president of the Colonial society
Is the regent Of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
Does he deem 1t compatible with his po-
sition to use such language towards a
friendly power?"
The Hamburg correspondent doubts
whether this is the right time for indig-
nation meetings. The Madgeburg Zeitung
says:
"He who advocates forcible measures
does not know that Germany, In such a
conflict with England, would be isolated,
since in France everybody awaits the
moment impat!ently when serious quar-
rel between those two powers will enable
her to act"
The Vossische Zeitung says:
"All the political parties in Germany
will support the government in vigorously
protecting our interests The attitude CT
the whole German press shows that. But
It would be foolish to join in protest meet
ings at this stage"
The Cologne Gazette says:
ut is regrettable that an English cruiser
dared to seize the Bundesrath, but Ger
man sober opinion disavows purely agita-
tory measures"
A fact interesting to note is that the
chaplainery of the English church In Ber
lin, British Ambassador Frank C. Las
celles and committee now call for sub
scriptions for the sick and wounded in
South Africa. A concert Is to be given
Jan g. the proceeds to go towards the
fund.
The German Red Cross society, at the