The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-23
MUCH IN TIE PUBLIC Eye
GERMANY'S EMPEROR DOES NOT
PERMIT HIMSELF TO BE
OVERLOOKED
TWO CONCEPTS OF BISMARCK
William II. Considers the Chancellor
Merely His Grandfather's Serv-
ant - Weeks Gossip
From Berlin.

BERLIN, June %. - This has been a
week of speeches and regattas, favored
during the last half by fine, sunny wealth
er. It began with the unveiling of the
Bismarck memorial in front Of the reichs-
tag building Sunday, which drew to Ber-
lin scores of thousands of people from
every part Of Germany, and several thou
sands of the foreigners, including many
American tourists. Count Won Buelow 5
grafton on that occasion greatly sur
prised the emperor, because the whole
tone differed from his majesty's concep-
ton of Bismarck's achievements, IN
which the emperor only sees a servant S
doings at his masters direction. This,
his majesty again emphasized at the
time by the inscription on the wreath de-
posted at the foot of the Statue i'll his
behalf. 1t reads:
ITO the great emperor's great SER
want"
Whereas at the unwilling of the Bis
marck statue the emperor did not open
his lips, his majesty made two note
worthy addresses at Cuxhaven and at
Kiel, the former being more important
The emperor used Count Won Buelow' s
happy metaphor, saying Germany had
won for herself a place in the sun
shine and dwelt emphaticaIy on the
German commercial and national eXpan-
sion.
The Liberal press has considered there
from that sit is impossible to grant the
Agrarian demands, which means that the
renewal of the commercial treaties will
be rendered most difficult The Agrarian
press has denied this, cautiously, ana
the Conservative press has kept silent.
The whole press was agreeably affected
by the emperor's statement that peace is
now secured for a number Of years to
come.
CHINESE FIASCO.
Tie Cologne Volkszeitung today crit
lcally reviews his ma1eStys Cuxhaven
speech and says:
The emperor has by his words cor
roborated what is claimed by the Center.
namely, that the China expedition has
been total failure, for if the Chinese
war is really ended, what has Germany
achieved by it? Not even the reimburse
ment OF her actual outlay, and certainly
not the enlargement of her Chinese pos
sessions; nor has 1T brought about har-
mony among the powers in China. 1t is
notorious there have been almost con-
slant wrangling and jealousies among
them. 1t would have been better if Ger
many alone punished China for Baron
Won Ketteler's murder No power could
have objected, and the punishment would
then have been adequate to the enormity
of the crime.
ilC So-Cell-Su hiGl week, Wllcn Dogun
Thursday, has thus far been interest ng
although the wind has been unsat1s-
factory. Yesterday at the great yacht
race, all of the seventy-four yachts con-
testing were becalmed when but few
hundred yards from the goal, a, ter three
hours splendid sailing. The emperor,
who had personally steered the empress
yacht, the Iduna, came in fourth losing
prize. His majesty entered a. protest
inc win ho -
judges decided against him. The fact is
that the best boats have been unable to
show their good points because of the
unfaVorable wind conditions. Another
French steam yacht, the Freya, has en-
tered the races Among the fore ,gn ships
which have arrived in Kiel harbor for
the occasion, is the Russian armored
cruiser Svietlana, commanded by the Granl
Duke Alexis, to whom the emperor
showed special attentions
The German press has not commented
on the Washington red books statements
regarding the Spanish-American war AMI
Germany'S monde claTation of neutrality
but the correspondent of the Associated
Press has been informed in official circles
that Germany's action in not Issuing a
declaration of neutrality was simply in
accordance vita German policy, estab-
lished since Bismarcks time, ana did not
have any unfriendly meaning either
towards the United States or Spain, as
the subsequent attitude of Germany
clearly demonstrated
BRINGING HOME THE TROOPS.
Germany has now secured twenty-five
steamers for the transport home of her
troops in China, winding up Aug 81 from
Shanghai, with the Princess Irene
1t is significant that the entire German
press is discussing the chances of Dr.
Won S emens, director of the Deutsch
bank and Herr Bellin, director of the
Hamburg-Amer1can line, both of them
outspoken Liberals, entering the cabinet
at the emperor's wish. The Voss.sche
Zeitung independent LiberaD says
neither of them can afford it, as it would
mean degradation from their exalted po~
| Sition of Royal Merchants" to compare
| tive official insignificance The paper
cites Herr Moeller, the minister of COM
MERGE VINO, though a liberal, has not
| the courage to disp!ace his present con-
sentative assistants who will paralyze
Their chiefs intentions,
After yesterdays large pro- Bismarck
demonstration at Friedrichsruhe, those
who took part in it wired to Henry La
bouchere:
GOD bless all honest Englishmen who
champion the justice and truth of the
BOer cause"
This Is Your Chance