Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-02-15
A SEVERE CRITICISM
Of Emperor Williams
Decoration of Roberts.
BERLIN PAPERS BITTER
Sharp Resentment Also Aronsed by
Emperor Williams Efforts to Bring
About Better Relations.

Berlin. The Anglo German rela-
lions and their surmised modifica-
lions, owing to Emperor Williams
visit to England, form, just now, the
I'll engrossing topic. Since his ma
jesty's return all Germany has been
engaged in the discussion. The deco
ration Of Lord Roberts with the Or
der Of the Black Eagle, and Emperor
Williams reply to King Edwards
speech, in which the emperor said he
was honored in wearing British
uniform, and that the emperor's army
would likewise feel it an honor, have
equally aroused keen criticism, which
is privately expressed much more
freely than in print. In high official
circles the decorating Of Lord Rob-
erts with the Order Of the Black
Eagle, which tho officials do not con-
denim, is regarded as being merely
of personal significance and as ex-
pressing Emperor Williams appre-
citation Of Lord Roberts as a man and
soldier. It is not looked upon as q
political act and leaves Anglo Cor
man relations precisely where they
were before the incident. Neverthe-
less, it is added that is the emperor's 8
wish to end the bitterness In the re-
lations of the two countries, which
does not benefit Germany or Great
Britain. The Kruez Zeitung's COM
ment is making the rounds Of the
German press. Many conservative
aud agrarian papers merely reproduce
1t without comment.
The Kreuz Zeitung said:
''We fail to see why this Boer de-
stroyer (Roberts) shoald receive such
unique mark of Emperor William g
distinction and also why the emper-
or, after being horribly insulted five
years ago by the officers of his Brit
ish regiment, should now show them
marked attention.
Even the bitterly Anglophobe
Deutscoh Tages Zeitung (the leading
agrarian organ) in spite Of the fact
that agrarians now, less than ever,
wish the emperor to feel wroth with
them when they are preparing to de-
feat the canal bill a second time and
simultaneously demand prohibitive
cereal duties for their benefit, says 1t
cannot doubt the emperor's behavior
in England, based on the idea of
closer Anglo German friendship, is
intensely unpopular with the vast
majority of the nations.
Reports from China show that the
German missions In the province OF
Shan Tung are again in operation, the
local mandarians assuming the re-
sponsibiity Of protecting them.
The attack made by Chinese regu-
lars on the French is regarded here as
showing that the time is not yet ripe
for the withdrawal of the troops as
the Chinese authorities have not been
able to understand that the powers
are endeavoring to adjust all ques-
tions amicably and then withdraw.
The latest decision of the foreign
ministers at Pekin is to be sent to
the Chinese commissioners in the
form of joint note.
The Kreuz Zeitung's correspondent
characterizcs the japanese "alto-
gether undersized, boyish and exoit-
ing the laughter of Others, as the
best soldiers in many respects, as be-
ing always ahead Of the others, the
bravest and with much dash, but
without much power to resist the
climate and disease