The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29
WILLIAM CAUTIOUS
GERMAN EMPEROR TURNS DOwN
PRINCIPAL PLANS.
IS SORE ON BERLIN COUNCIL.
COURT FASTENED PRINCE CHUN's
RETURN TO CHINA.

Did Not Propose to Have Him Lion
lied i'm other CapitaIs-President
ROOsevelt's Letter to Prof. Muen-
sterberg Favorably Commented
on-The National Zeitung Says the
President Knows Germany by Per-
sonaI study and That His Policies
of Reciprocity and Friendship
VIII Bring Both Countries Nearer
Together.
Berlin, Sept. 2s.-The papers have
been engaged in a warm controversy
this week over Emperor williams re-
fusal to receive the Mayor of Berlin
on the subject of running the city's
electrical railroad across Unter den
Linden. While the papers representing
the municipalities views admit his ma
jesty has a legal right to forbid the
road from crossing the thoroughfare,
they point to the hardship for the city
involved in such a decision, since the
council bought two lines, at a high
price, upon the assurance of the minis
ter and police president that Emperor
William would give his consent to
uniting these roads by crossing Unter
den Linden.
His majesty has also rejected three
monuments, intended for one of the
Berlin parks, on artistic grounds, and,
further. he has rejected the plans for
one new bridge, and the rejection of
the plans for the other proposed bridge
is expected
The papers argue that a strong feel
ing exists at the court against the
municipality. Some of them connect
the above incidents with the re-eIec-
tion of Herr Kaufman as vice mayor
after the Emperor had once refused to
confirm him.
Although the semi official press de-
MED the correctness of the story that
the German government had hastened
Prince Chuns departure, the Lokal
Anzeiger again makes the assertion as
follows:
No Lionizing for Chun.
1.-THE fastening of Prince Chun's re-
turn and the selection of his route corr
respond with the wish of the German
government, which considers 1t import
that the C0dTdCleT OF InG mission
be not obscured, and 1t would have
regarded 1t as being a directly un-
friendly attitude on the part Of the
Chinese government II 1t had permit
ted the mission to visit other capitals
and be lionized. According to the peace
treaty Germany alone could be regard
ed as the missions destination
The statement in a Copenhagen pa
per that the chief subject of the meet
fraor Of na nfzta Of hA G10r I'm
peror William was getting the Ger
man Emperors consent to Russia's an
neXation of Manchuria. is discredited
here and considered absurd.
Pleased with Roosevelt.
The newspapers here make favorable
comment on President Roosevelt's let
ter to Prof. Hugo Muensterberg, pro-
fessor of experimental psychology at
Harvard University. in which the Pres
ident says he has at heart the warm
est friendship between Germany and
the United States. The Tageblatt
adds:
1--WE hope that this is President
Roosevelt's conviction and no conven-
tional phrase. A sensible American
policy has no reason to antagonize
Germany"
The National Zeitung says:
president Roosevelt knows Germany
and has learned to esteem IL by per-
sonal studies. His Endorsement of the
reciprocity treaties will bring both
countries nearer to each other econom-
ically, and increase their common in
terests In wishing to maintain the
friendship and guarantee the peaceful
development and national work of both
nations, the President of the great re-
public will meet with the earnest CO.
operation of the German people and
government"