The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-20
PRUSSIA'S BIG FETE
GENERAL ILLUMINATION AND I'M
MENSE CROWDS.
THE EMPERoR'S ADDRESS.
PRUSSIA'S KINGS HAVE OFTEN
DRAWN THE SWORD.

Gcrm0ny's Task To-day to Maintain
Peace, But Officers stu Have a.
Duty TO PerfOrm-Emperor's Royaa
Treatment of "a Careless Cart
DriVer-GermHny Not to Oppose
RussiR's Claims Upon Manchuria.
German Troops to Remain i'm
China Indefinitely.
Berlin, Jan. 19-The Prussian blcenten-
ary celebrations drove out for a time, al
most completely. public interest for any
thing else The Socialist and part Of
the ultra-Radical press made an attempt
to show that the fetes were purely dy-
nastic, but. this Is not true. The flag
ging and decorating throughout Berlin.
even In the poorest laborer's quarters in
Guiding the belt OF the suburbs, and the
general illumination last evening. proved
the contrary az also did the immense
crowds thronging the streets until mid
night Among the flags the German tri-
color predominated largely, the Prussian
white and black being only seen occa-
sionally.
The Kreuz Zeitung. which is narrowly
Prussian, deplores this. saying: I'm a
similar fete in Saxony or Bavaria the
Saxon or Bavarian flags would appear in
the majority"
About the Emperors address OF Thurs
day to the officers. the correspondent OF
the Associated Press hears from an Of
fcer who was present. that His Majesty
emphasized that during the two hundred
years of their existence the Prussian
Kings had often been forced to draw the
sword to become what they are to-day.
The Prussian officers corps he added,
had a large share in this long combat
for Prussia's greatness and power: but
now, when Germany's and Prussia's main
tasks are the maintenance of peace, it
has become the principal duty for the
Prussian officers corps to develop the
Amy in all which braces the soul and
body. The army, he continued. was also
the best school for moparchic sentiment
and strict fulhment of duty.
Part of the press to-day criticises En-
peror Williams rescripts to the army and
navy, the Vorwaerts Qeading Socialist enas
gam, pointing out that In spite of His
Majesty's claim that the army Is the
best support of the state, there was
time when the army and state miserably
foundered.
Anent the navy rescript the Vorwaerts
says:
'"Since the Emperor now openly acknowl-
edges he wants to make the navy so for
midable weapon as the army. the En-
peror must have another far-reaching pro-
gramme for navy expansion"
1t became known to-day that Emperor
william yesterday afternoon while driv-
ing In the Thiergarten. ran into a heavy
cart belonging to a casketmaker named
Woith, injuring a lad, Herman Lndne.
who was driving. and springing the Whit
hetree, the Emperors carriage remaining
intact. Although the fault lay with the
driver of the cart, His Majesty sent him
a handsome present.
From an unexceptionable source the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
learns that Germany. neither in the past
nor i'm the future has interposed or will
offer any obstacle to Russias claims upon
Manchura. Count Won Buelow has given
the Russian ambassador, Count Won Os-
ten-Sacken, repeated assurances since the
beginning of the Chinese troubles, and
quite recently again. that Manchuria lies
outside Of Germany's interest or CONNER
cial sphere. and that it is in no wise
touched on by the Anglo-German agree
ment.
Foreign office officials here know moth
ing of the alleged te egram from En-
peror Kwang Su to the ambassadors re-
garding the occupation of the Taku forts,
etc. but they say the Chinese commits
sioners have written to the amb lssa doris
expressing certain wishes, which wi be
discussed during the peace neg tiations.
The foreign Office here discredits the
statement that fresh German troops are
about to be sent to China for the relief
of the sick, wounded and returned SOL
diers. Only supplies for the troops will
be sent hereafter. No plans exist for
the Withdrawal Of the German troops or
the return of Marshal Count Won w lder-
see. Germany has no plans in this con-
nection apart from the Powers and will
not take Independent action. How long
the German troops will remain In China
depends upon the Chinese themselves.