The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
His Speeches IN Returning from
China Severely Criticised by
the German Newspapers.
ACCUSED OF BRAGGADOCIA
AND IMPOLITIC ALLUsIONs To 9TH
Err CONTINENTAL POWERS.
Breach Between German Manufacture
ers and Agrarians Over the
Proposed Tariff Law.

BERLIN, Aug. 17.-Since the funeral of
the Dowager Empress Frederick this has
been Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee's
week. Immediately after the interment Of
the remains a chorus of criticism of Won
Waldersee broke forth in the press, owing
to his speech at Hanover, etc. Papers or
the most different shades are weary Of
Won Waldersee's talkativeness. which is re-
garded as not only in bad taste, in the
allusion TO other nations whose names
paled in China but as magnifying the
China campaign far beyond its actual i'm
portance. 1t is a serious fact that many
papers are discussing which nation Won
Waldersee meant as the one whose name
paled. They agree that 1t could only have
been Great Britain. Indeed, the reference
is regarded as being so direct as TO be
highly impolltic. The Anglophobe papers.
however. rejoice that Won Waldersee Tex
pressed himself frankly" Even these pa
pers advise him TO speak briefly" or not
at all.
One Of the most interesting differences
drawn from Won WaIdersee's speeches is
that he hopes TO become Coun Won Bue-
lows successor as chancellor. This is
widely believed, but anyone who saw how
bent and weary Won Waldersee looked In
the funeral procession cannot credit the
story.
One OF the sharpest criticisms of Won
Waldersee comes from the Cologne Volks
Zeitung Ga leading Centrist organ), which
compares him to DR.. Won MIGUEL (the for
mer finance minister), and refers to him
as playing the role Of a secret "gegen-
kanzler' (anti-chsncellor.) The paper asks
whether Won Buelow regards it in Ger
many's interests that Won Waldersee should
on in this manner it will be impossible to
maintain Germany's policy at all. III q
zigzag course Is bad enough In internal
politics, much more must many cooks spoil
the broth in diplomatic affairs The ar
ticle closes sharply as foliows: Either
the nation will have TO accept the chan
cellorship Of Won Waldersee or he must
stop talking"
The Hamburger Nachrichten National
LiberaD disposes of Won Waldersee rather
savagely. II says: His Hanover speech
by no means shows his fitness for the chan
cellorship. 1t is unstatesmanlike for him
to boast Of diplomatic achievements in
China in a form directly wounding TO
other nations" Referring to Won Valdez
sees expression, "other nations paled while
the German name mounted higher, the
Hamburger Nachrichten continued: such
vainglorious expressions unnecessarily
draw the attention of our rivals TO us. IL
| mobilizes them against us, the effect OF
which we must feel very shortly II re-
| CARDS the speech as calculated 10 foster
anti-German feeling in the foreign press,
causing fresh suspicious TO be aimed at
The National Liberal papers criticise the
| speech unfavorably. The Muenchener ALI
gemeine Zeitung says 1t is tactless, and
| the National Zeitung refers to its vain
glorious, challenging tone.
The Conservatives defend Won Valdez
| sees utterances, but the Berlin Neuste
| Nachrichten does so clumsily by pleading
ii was a confidential, informal ana Wnolly
axtemnOre SDeech.
The various Krieger Yereine (old soldiers
societies) are planning Won Waldersee cele-
brationS.
The tariff bill continues to be discussed in
a lively name The most interesting
event this week In connection with the
tariff agitation was the declaration of the
central association against maximai and
minimal duties on cereals and the Agrarian
| answer thereto. The declaration so en-
ragged the Kreuz Zeitung that the paper
threatened that the Agrarians would vote
TO abolish the iron duties which are most
oppressive TO agriculture and to then wipe
out all protection of manufactured goods.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung Ia leading
Agrarian organ appfauds the Kreuz Zeit-
ung'S threat.
The general secretary of the general as
ISOLATION, Herr Eurck, publishes a long re-
ton to the double system of duties, since 1t
Is "a hindrance to commercial treaties
which is a life or death question for manu-
The above controversy seems TO portend
| a breach between the manufacturers and
Agrarians which may have decisive intlu-
ence upon the tariff legislation.
The Breslau Chamber of Commerce has
unanimously passed a resolution against
maximal and minimal duties, and the
largest manufacturers of Anhalt. and the
| province of Saxony, have unanimously
passed a resolution against every increase
in duties.
Emperor William has ordered the Gran
gerie building in the Sans Souci Park at
Potsdam to be prepared as a residence
for Prince Chun, the Chinese special envoy
TO Germany, who is to apologize for the
murder Of Baron Won Ketteler. Owing TO
the mourning for the Empress Frederick
there will be no festivities on the ENJOYS
arrival, but Prince Chun Will be invited
to be present at several military functions.
Emperor William has made Charles
S~aint-Saens, the French composer Of
music, a foreign knight of the Order of
Pour le Mite.
The Lokal Anzeiger to-day confirms the
report that Germany intends to establish
a colonial army.
The papers here devote a very large
amount OF space to the second trial. at
Gumbinnen, of the two noncommissioned
officers, charged with being concerned in
the murder Of Captain Won Krosigk, which
has not developed anything decisive up to
the present. The evidence against the pris-
oners appears TO be weak.
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The latest news about f. c. Bolles (said
to belong TO San Francisco. who was ar
rested Aug. Z, charged with having in his
possession checks which formed part OF the
proceeds of the robbery Of the American
Express Company's Office in April last) is
that his real name is Karl Noellaetern. and
that he was born in Warsaw. and long ago
he emigrated 10 San Francisco. where he
was naturaliZed. Several additional charges
are pending against him. Berlin's leading
criminal lawyer is TO defend the prisoner.
The Hamburg-American line has sold the
steamers Palatia and Phoenicia. They will
be replaced soon by others which arc in
course of construction by Bloehm e. Voss.
the shipbuilders of Hamburg.
Mr.. Andrew ID. White, the United States
ambassador. returned this morning to
Karnitz.