The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-16
GERMANS
GET THEIR
DUTCH UP
Germany Held Anti
Chamberlain
Meetings the Past Week >>>
Think the EngIiShman Has
lnSulted Them.
Lord SaliSbury'S London Day
Speech COldly Received.

Germany has rung with anti.Cham-
berlain Indignation meetings all the
past week. These meetings have been
confined hitherto to students and
veterans societies, but conference of
the Thuringian pastors societies has
decided to invite the Protestant clergy
men throughout Germany to make a
common protest against the utterances
OF the British colonial secretary at
Edinburgh, October 25, when he referred
to the conduct of the German troops
during the Franco -PIussian war Of 1870
| II.
Students meetings were held this
week at the Berlin, Leipzig, Tuebingen,
Jena and other universities. The Leipzig
meeting was held in response to call
seht out by the rector of the university.
The Jena students voted to petition the
imperial chancellor, Count Won Buelow,
TO instruct the German ambassador at
London TO demand satisfaction Tor the
Insult. The students OF Breslau Univer-
sity have issued a call, couched in highly
Indignant terms, for q meeting to take
place November IL. At all the meet.
ings the speakers used violent language,
and all the published call are hotly
worded. The Leipzig Veterans League
has declined to issue calls for meet.
ing, taking the ground that il is useless
to become excited over Mr.. Cham berlain,
"sincO he is known to be the commonest
kind OF liar" The newspapers are
beginning to warn the people, from
different standpoints, however, that the
matter is being overdone, some Of them
claiming that Mr.. Chamberlain ia too far
beneath German contempt for anything
which he may say to be looked upon as
an insult to the soldiers of Germany.
Others say that the excitement will
result in a further strsining OF the rela-
tions between Germany and Great
Britain.
The Yossiche Zeitung calls attention |
to the fact that Mr.. Chamberlain's
obnoxious remark included the troops
Of Russia, France and other nations,
aud ADDS that the French and Russians
shrug their shoulders, regarding Mr..
Chamberlain as babbler, and says they
DO not think Of crusading against Great
Britain with grand orations as the arch
enemy of the policy OF great empires.
Lord MaV0r's nav.
His feeling OF antipathy toward a
policy Of cruelty in south Africa was
manifested at the Lord Mayors banquet
IN London.
The presence Of Lord Salisbury afford
ID an excellent excuse for reiterating
he attitude Of the government toward
he controversy. Tho response Of the
great audience in the banquet hall might
DO described as satisfactorily loyal, but
,ould hardly be called enthusiastic.
The feature OF the evening was Lord
'llisbury's speech in response to the
cast 10 "His Maiesty's Ministers"
Referring to the progress Of the war IN
iouth Africa, the premier said:
IL is pleasant TO record that the peace
[ the world has been 80 little disturbed
~ the events Of the last two years.
ialf a century ago we would not have
ound such correct and pacific attitude
n the part of all the great powers.
is a sign Of the increasing information
amity and understanding also that
he cloud of the past three weeks over
he Mediterranean has 30 lightly passed
way. Fifty years ago this would not
ave been go.
Touching upon the South African de-
elopments in another part OF his speech
ord Salisbury said
strongly deprecate the spirit {
pesslmsim 80 frequently heard |
! the utterancea Of some Of our {
lblic men as TO the war in OF Z
hich wo are engaged, unlike the wars q
.former years, no longer does the cap.
Ire OF the enemy's capital and the dis
patton Of his field forces constitute a
inclusive victory, We are now con.
onted by system OF guerilla war, a
hich must be slowly and effectively q
amped out. We are progressing slow 1
, perhaps, but steadily. cannot take
% public wholly into the confidence of \
9 government. 1t would be IA )st imprd. o
mt 10 pablicly state all We are doing,
., ky and monthly at the front; but