The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-11
GERMAN PRESS OPINION
On the [mperOr's Actions Is Unfavorable
10 that Official.
COMMENT IS MADE IN CAUTIOUS TERMS
ON Lord Roberts Is the Most
Criticised.

Berlin, February 9.--The Anglo German re-
lations and their surmised modificat ons, ow-
ing to Emperor williams Visit to England,
form just now the all-engrossing topic. Since
his maJosty's return all Germany has been
engaged in the discussion. The decorating of
Lord Roberts with the order of the Black
Eagle and Emperor Williams reply to King
Edwards speech in which the emperor said
he was honored In wearing a British uni
form ana that the emperors army would like.
wise feel 1t 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 Roo
erts with the order CT the Black Eagle, which
the oihcais do not confirm, Is not regarded
as being merely of personal significance and
as expressing Emperor Williams apprec alton
OF Lerd Roberts as a man and solder. 1t is
not looked upon as a political act and leaves
-.nSlo-Geiinhn rcb@tlons precisely where they
Were before the incident. Nevertheless IL Is
admitteu that 1t Is the emperor's wish TO end
the bitterness III tho relations Of the two
couutr es- VIII CHI DOES not penent Germany
or Great Britain. Inc Kreuz Zeitung 5 COM
men yesterday evening IS today maklng the
rounds Of the German press. Many conserva-
i've and aglarian papers merely reproduce
1t without comment.
the kreuz Zeitung says: 1--WE fail to SC,
why THIS Boer destroyer (Roberts) should re-
ceNe such a unique mark OF Emperor WI
nam S distinction, aud also why the en-
Feror, after being horribly nsulted five years
ago by the officers OF his BRUSH regiment
thould now show them marked attentions. -
Even the bitterly anglophobe Deutsche
re lung. the leading agraran organ, in spike
OF the tact that the agrarians now. less tnan
ever, wish the emperor to feel wroth with
them when they are preparing to defeat tue
canal Till second time and stimuli aneousy
demand prohibtive cereal duties for their
eeneht, says II can not doubt the emperor's
pehaTor in England, based on the dea or
closer Anglo-German friendship, Is intensely
unpopular with the vast majority OF the
nation
Whatever comment is made, however. Is IN
caut. Gus terms.
The Berliner Neuste Naohrchten. conser-
yatiye; today reprints the kreuz lettings
tween the enperors personal acts and words
IN English and German policy"
Regarding the latter the paper says. ''Ens
lana is lncapacitated from all alliances OF
any sort because she has been tremendous
weakened by the South African war. AS a
military power she Is now not worthy OF So
rous attention. England will not, therefore.
pursue an aggressive policy under any cir
cumstances. An entente between EnglInd
ana Russia in the near future is more ike
than not, especially as Russia coquettes
with the English money market and is ecb-
nomically and miltarily unable to enter ilto
struggle with England For time, IL "a
true England has naval superiority and tho
by English vessels Therefore, on the whol,,
1t is wseSt for Germany to leave The door
open for an Ango-German UNDERSTANDING,
ard in tho meanwhile live In peace wi,u
England.
Emperor williams personal acts in Eng
land were due 10 his pra.soworthy sympa-
lhetiG impulses, which are devoid OF political
s'gnhcance, but the emperor must not be
nstonished If the interest on tine subject
moving the German people hnds a respecttut
expression.
The NatIonoI Zeitung ra+ioral Iihart III
me hieuH Zetung article an amazing ut
.erance ana claims 10 doubt the report OF
inc decoration OF Lord Rooerts with the or.
der OF tho Black Eagle.
The Voerwaerts, the lead ng socialist or
gan, ridicules Count Won Bulow, whose pol.
ICY the PAPER maintains, was thwarte1 by
me emperor and pretends to believe Count
yon Bulow has gone TO Hombers TO offer
MS res gnation; reminding Won Bulow thAt
ne recently announced in tho roichstas thar
he would pursue his own policy.
The Voerwaerts r.dtcules the conservative
emotions"
The Berliner ,Tageblatt, independent lib
eral, prints special London correspondence IN
when the writer says the German peopl,
would do well TO bury their an mostly 10
Greai Britain when the British people en-
tend the hard OF friendship, adding that
Great Britain doubtless will DO ready TO pur-
sue friendly course, adopt n GerinanoDhi,e
policy and support the Grelbund on o.ca- /
$ ons unless the German people are insult |
Ing in their luminosity. The writer con-
tnues: Tho German people seem ,bout "a
relect the friendship OF The great natioa, |
which formerly Germany earnestly wooed "
De Tagliche Rundschau. conservative and
mildly agraran, says the emperor is cs. Z
transed from the nation by his behavior in /
Ems land and Gee ares too close rap
prochemcnt WITH Great Britain is opposed
TO German interests.
Tho Deutsche zeitung. Pangerrnan organ. |
expresses itseit slm,arly ana more strongly. |
Tho Cologne Volks Ze.tung Iha lad no |
centrlst organ. weighs the chances Of Rus. |
sian or British rapprochement for Germany
SCaru.uiiy' Gonciudng thai the best policy Tor
Britain from the Catholic standpoint, pa.. |
and also because an Understand
ing with Great Britain means the urtner-
anee Of more liberal political institutions
The Prussian diets action in referring the
canal b TO committee of twenty-e.Sn, /
composed largely OF opponents of the meas,
ure, ausurs III for the bills chances The
whole conservative press continues its war
faro against tho measure
Tho Presuiche Jahrbuechr, a leading con.
serVatve pahtical review, has published ar
lclcS signed HjalmHr Schacht, on the SUBJ
ject OF German-Ameitcan future trade rela-
tons. in which the writer claims 1t will be
nect ssary to make ready for tariff war
with the United Sta'es adding that il the
United States saw Germany was ready ana
u earnest, che would be forced to grant
Germany better terms, whIles mere protest
would be laughed at in Washington,
The Kreuz zeitung corroborates this state
ment, saying The Americans are wei
aware that for them a teriff war Is more
difficult to support than it would be for
Germany When they perceive that the
Germans will not stand shilly- shallylng any
longer, they will saw at last the stupid Ger
mems begin 10 see their advantage.
Tho highest Prussian court dec ded Mon
day, In an appeal made by n Wholesale deal
or at holman, Pcmerania, that 1t is lawful
to enforce additional inspections of Amerl'
can meats, bacon, etc, In the towns where
they are offered fer sale, after FIRST sotls-
factory inspection at the port OF entry viz:
Stettn, and that the police regulations bear
ng thereon, Of November, 1897, and the law
Ct March. 1850, are valid.
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