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ARE JEALOUS u BRITAIN
ANGL0PHOBE GERMAN PAPERS
SHOW DISPOSITION TO CRITI-
CISE WILHELM II.
DECORATION OF LORD "B0Bs'
Furnishes ThcImc for Ritter De
nunciattOn of England and All
Things Observation-Disclosures
inEs in Berlin.


ings in Berlin.
BERLIN. Feb 9-The Ang!o-German
relations and their surmised nOl.n a.
lions, owing to Emperor Williams visit
to England form just now the allen
crossing topic Since his majesty'S le-
turn all Germany has been engaged i'll
discussion The decorating of Lord Rob
erts with the Order Of the Black Eag
and Emperor Williams reply to King
Edwards speech. in which the emperor
said he was hOnored in wearing a b it
fish uniform and that the enperor's ARM
would likewise feel it an honor, have
especially aroused keen criticism, which
is privately expressed much more freely
than in print. In high official circles the
decorating of Lord Roberts with the Or
der of the Black Eagle, which the otfic ais
do net confirm. is regarded as being mere
~ OF personal significance and as eX-
pressing Emperor Williams appreCia ion
of Lord Roberts as q man and as a sol
der. 1t i not looked upon as political
act, and leaves AnGlo-German relatit rs
precisely where they We're before the in
cident. Nevertheless, It is admitted that
the act expresses the enlperor'S wish to
end the bitterness in the relations of the
Two countries, which does not benefit
Germany or Great Britain. The kreuZ-
zeitung's comment yesterday evening is
today making the rounds of the German
press. Many Conservative and Agraran
papers merely reproduce it without COM
ment
The Kreuzzeftung said: We fail to see
why this BOer destroyer (Roberts) should
receive such unique mark of Emperor
Williams distinction, and also why the
emperor, after being horribly insuited
five years ago by the officers of his Brit
ish regiment should now show them
marked attentions
From tie bitterly AngIophobe.
Doutsche Tageszeitung (the leading
Aerariau Organ). in spite Of the fact Il at
tn" AgrGrians now, less than ever, wish
the emperor to feel wrOth with them,
when they are preparing to defeat the
canal bill a second time and simultane-
Ously demand prohihitive cereal duti s
for their benefit, says it cannot doubt
the 5ihperOrs behavior in England. based
on the idea Of closer Anglo-German
friendship. is intensely unpopular wi lh
the vast majority of the nation.
Whatever comment is made, however,
Is in cautious terms The Beriiner Neu-
este Nachrichten Conservative today
reprints the IIreuzzeitung's remarks. say
ing there is "a difference between The
empercrs personal acts and words in
England and German policy" Regard
ing the latter, the paper says:
ENGLAND'S WEAKNESS.
ENGLAND is incapacitated from all!-
ences of any sort, because she has been
tremendously weakened by the South At
rican war. AS military power she is
not worthy OF serious attention Eng
land, therefore, will not pursue an agrees
sive policy, under any circumstances. An
entente between England and Russia in
the near future is more likely than not,
especially as Russia cOquets with the
English money market and is economic IL
" and militarily unable to enter into
struggle with England. For time,
II is true, English naval superiority re-
MAINS and the way to the German colo
MES can be blocked by English vessels.
Therefore, on the whole it is wisest for
Germany TO leave the door open for an
. AnglO-American understanding and, in
the meanwhile, live in peace with Eng
land.
Emperor Williams personal acts in
England were due to. his praise worthy
sympathetic impulses, which are devoid
Of political significance, but the emp ro~
must not be astOnished If the feelings
on cle subject moving the German people
find respectful expression
The Berliner Tageblatt Independent
ltberaD prints special London corre-
Spondencc. in which the writer saws the
German people would do well to bury
their amnesty to Great Britain when
the British people extend the hand Of
friendship, adding that Great Britain
doubtless. will be ready TO pursue a.
friendly course, adopt a Germanophile
policy and support the dreibund on CO
casion. unless the German people are
insulting IN their animosity. The writer
continues:
The German people seem about TO
reject the friendship of the great nation,
which. formerly, Germany earnestly
Wooed"
no rToe,lieobo I,,,,,l7-,, lr,
and mildly Agrarian) says the emperor Is
estranged from the nation by his beha-
Vlor III England and declares a too Clos
rarprochnent with Great Britain is op-
posed to German interests.
The Deutsche Zeitung Pan-German or
gam expresses itself similarly and more
strongly
The Cologne Volkszeitung (the leading
Centrist orgam weighs the chances of a
Russian or British rapprochement for
Germany. carefully concluding that the
best policy for German interests is an
entente with Great Britain, from the
Catholic standpoint particularly, and aIso
because an understanding with Great Bri-
tain means the furtherance of more lib
era! political institutions.
The Frussian diets action. in referring
the canal bill to a committee of twenty
eight composed largely Of opponents of
The measure, augurs i'll for the bills
chances The whole Conservative press
continues its warfare against the meas
IRE.
THE TARIFF.
During a debate in the agricultural
council, Baron Won Wangenheim. prest-
dent of the husbandry society, said in
creased cereal duties were by no means
ell that German agriculture needed. AT
ter obtaining sufficient duties, it was nee
essary to obtain control of the grain mar
ket and bourse, to fix prices and reduce
the go-between trade to the most neces-
sary limits
The Preussische Jahrbuecher Ca LEADING
Conservative political review has pub
81 hshed articles, signed Hjalmar Schacht
on the subject of German-American fu-
ture trade relations, in which the writer
CLAIMS 1t viii be necessary to make ready
Tor tariff war with the United States
adding that if the United States saw
Germany was ready and in earnest she