The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10
GERMANS WROTH
At CHAMBERLAIN
Remark of the British
Statesman Creates a
Furor.
Students Will Petition Chan
cellor to Demand an
Apology.

BERLIN, Nov. 9-Germany has rung
with anti-Chamberlain Indignation meet
ings all the week. These meetings have
been confined hitherto to students and vet
Grams societies, but a conference of the
Thuringian Pastors societies has decided
to invite the Protestant clergymen
throughout Germany to make a common
protest against the utterances of the Brit
ish Colonial Secretary at Edinburgh. Oc-
tober %, when he referred to the conduct
of the German troops during the Franco
Prussian war of 1S70-1.
Students meetings were held this week
at the Berlin, Leipzig, Tuebingen, Jena
and other universities. The Leipzig meeS-
ing was held in response to a call sent
out by the rector of the university. The
Jena students voted to petition the I'm
perial Chancellor. Count Won Bulow. 10
instruct the German ambassador at Lon
don to demand satisfaction for insult.
The students of Breslau University have
issued a call couched in highly indignant
terms for a meeting TO take place Novem-
Der II. At all the meetings the speakers
used violent language, and all the pub
lished calls are holly worded. The Leip-
zig Veterans League has declined TO Is
sue a call for a meeting, taking the
ground that ii is useless TO become excited
over Chamberlain. since he is known 10
be the commonest kind of liar"
Editors Advise Calmness.
The newspapers are beginning to warn
the people, from different standpolnts.
however that the matter Is being over
done, some of them claiming that Cham-
berlain is too far beneath German con-
tempt for anything which he may say 10
be looked upon as an insult 10 , tne s SOL
excitement will result in a further strain,
ing OF the relations between Germany ana
Great Britain. The Vorwaerts considers
The protest movement TO be ridiculous and
SAYS the intensity Of the language used Is
comical.
The Vossische Zeitung regrets that many
of the speeches delivered contained Vlo-
lent attacks upon Great Britain and re-
fers to the danger that resurrection OF
the Eastern question will have tendency
TO draw Great Britain, Russia and France
together. and the consequent necessity OF
Italy casting her fortunes with Great
Britain and France, thus leaving Ger
many in state OF splendid isolation.
The paper asks if II is prudent, In such
circumstances, TO follow a course calcu-
lated TO prove that the German people
are imbued with the most profound
tention to the fact that Chamberlains OBJ
noXious remark included the troops OF
France, Russia and other nations, adds
that the French and Russians shrug their
shoulders. regarding Chamberlain as a
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 Such crusade.
according TO the Vossische Zeitung, can
not be conducted merely with warm
hearts. cool heads being needed. adding:
1T is not necessary for Germans to STU
diously nourish anti-German feelings
against Great Britain, and II is a mistake
to defend ourselves by exaggerated dem
onstrations"
Duel Causes Indignation.
The public mind was considerably ex-
Insterburg, East Prussia, in which Lieu
tenant BlaskowitZ Of the army, was killed
by Lieutenant Hildebrand. also Of the
army. The military officials have not yet
made a statement OF the facts In the case,
but the National Zeitung has obtained an
authoritative account of the meeting,
which is follows:
Lieutenants Hildebrand and Rassmus-
sen met Lieutenant Blaskowftz going home
one night in state Of intoxication, car
ried him to spot near his residence and
left him there. They returned to the
spot later, however, and found Blasko-
witZ crouching against a wall asleep and
tried TO arouse him and get him upon his
feet Blaskowitz. being ignorant of the
deavoring to assist him. struck right and
left in his semi-somnolent state and hit
Lieutenant Hildebrand.
The latter considered himself insulted
by the blow received and reported the
affair to the court OF honor, which de
cided that a duel was unavoidable, where
upon Lieutenant Hildebrand challenged
Lieutenant Blaskowitz. The latter, how
ever. unconscious of what had occurred
while he was intoxicated, went to Eylau
the next day to attend a party held at
the house OF young lady whom he was
10 marry on the following day. When a
telegram recalling him 10 meet Hide
brand was received Blaskowitz wanted to
settle the matter with an apology, but the
highest officers of the brigade and diyi-
sion sanctioned the finding Of the court
Of honor that a duel was necessary, and
IL ended in the manner already detailed.
Newspapers Of all shades of opinion ex-
press amazement at the action of the
court Of honor. Even the conservative
papers regard the action OF the court as
being incomprehensible. 1t is expected
that the case will come before the
Reichstag. The papers use the strongest
language against permitting duels like
the above, holding that the superior Off
GERS are responsible.