Evening star., 1901-11-22
British Press Aroused and Alarmed
Over Criticisms.
NORTH GERMAN GAZsFTE'S ATTITUDE
ChamberIain's lIl-timed Remarks
May Cause Trouble Yet.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

| LONDON, November 22.-The fact that
| the anti-Chamberlain agitation In Germany
| has at last extracted semi-ofiicial express
sion of approval from the North German
Gazette has had the effect Of convincing
| the British press that the situation Is be-
coming serious. Heretofore, there had been
| a disposition to disregard and belittle the
influence of the agitation. Now the papers
are taking trouble to explain that Mr.
Chamberlain's words were not intended to
insult or offend Germany.
The temper of the German public is
| dangerous" says the Morning Post, and 1t
behooves our people to be on their guard.
The Germans appear to regard Great Brit
ain as covetous rapacious and barbarous.
From that belief to the corollary that
barbarous nation ought to be suppressed Is
short and easy STEP
The Daily News remarks: "Mr. Chamber
lain. as the French say, costs dear The
new Imperialism which was to strengthen
our position In the world has left us with
out a friend America cannot supply us
with what we have lost in Europe, for the
German, Dutch and Irish elements In that
great community are today more hostile
than they were during the Venezuelan
trouble
Daily Chronicles View.
The Daily Chronicle, which admits that
| the agitation is the outcome of misrepre-
sentation of Mr.. Chamberlains ill-judged
and ill-timed remarks says:
This does not diminish the gravity of the
situation. 1t Is serious thought that Lord
Salisbury's decentralization at the Guild
Hall at the correct attitude of the great
powers Is beginning to be falsified'
Referring to ''the scurrilous attacks made
by the German press the Daily Chronicle
concludes as follows:
Unless the authorities restrain the un-
licensed abuse of England in the German
press, we fail to see how this country can
much longer ignore these accumulated in
suits"
The Standard and the Daily Telegraph
are much less alarmist in tone, but they
| recognize that ''such agitations, even when
artificial, are not always harmless, and it
is a good thing that the relations between
the two governments are SO friendly and
that Queen Victorias blood runs in the
kaiSerS VEINS
The News From Berlin.
All the papers publish long specials from
Berlin describing the public feeling and
agreeing that the article in the North Ger
man Gazette Is proof that the German
government is altogether powerless to stem
the agitation, which is intended, If possible,
to force Count Won Buelow into some anti
British pronOuncement.
The Times defending Mr.. Chamberlain
against German attacks, says:
I'VE must beg to remind the Germans
that we claim an equal right to guard our
own honor and to resent accusations found
ed upon the most hateful and poisonous ca
lumnies disseminated with deliberate per-
sistence inexplicable in friendly commu-
nifty.
1--WE hope the German people and gov
ernment will understand that the British
nation will not acquiesce in any impeach-
ment Of the honor Of our gallant soldiers,
which is as dear to us as is that of the
German army to the German nation"