The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-09


The critics Of Great Britain here are dis
posed to let Lord Pauncefote's note OF
April Il, 1898, drop with the explanation
cabled from Washington. but nothing I'M
friendly to the United States was meant
thereby. They say the fact stands that
Great Britain did initiate a second proposal
for a European remonstrance. The ex-
PLANTATION that President Mckinley was
privy 10 Lord Pauncefote's purpose and
approved the British proposal before it was
made is not accepted here. A person who
is in a position to know the opinion of the
German Foreign Office said: 1--WE are dis
inclined 10 discuss Lord PauncefOte's mo-
tives. We simply nail the fact that Lord
Pauncefote took a step unpleasant for the
United States, and il was Germany's re-
fusal to participate that frustrated the
movement. Moreover, documentary proof
that Great Britain took such a step exists
in the files OF European cabinets"
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten this
evening prints a statement regarding Lord
Pauncefote's note Of April II. 1888, in line
with the foregoing, adding: Let the peo-
pie of England and America believe this
and not compel official quarters in Berlin
to prove the truth of the statement here
by publishing documents. An the suspicion
raised against Germany in this matter
must fall fiat to the ground before the in
disputable facts"
Emperor William visited The alcohol ex-
hibition which was opened to-day, and
showed much interest in the plans for in
PRODUCING alcohol fuel on warships. His
Majesty advised Professor Delbrueck TO
draw .up a plan and offer a price for re-
versible alcohol engines.
The Lokal Anzeiger says that Messrs.
Cramp. of Philadelphia. project building a
shipyard in Germany with the cooperation
of Sir Edward Reed, the former chief OF
construction Of the British navy. The pa
per states that the Cramps have secured
through a large Berlin bank an option on
land at Stettin and Kiel, and that they in
tend bidding for the construction Of Ger
man war vessels, merchantmen and yachts
on American models
The results OF the by-elections have dis
heartened the Conservatives According
to a statement emanating from Conserva-
tive sources, some Of the Conservative
members in the close districts have in
formed the party managers that they can
not make a fght against the battle cry
of bread usury if the Reichstag is dis
solved over the tariff bill.
Prince Henry, soon after returning from
the United States. will celebrate the quar-
ter centenary Of his service in the navy.
A special dispatch from Warsaw says
Polish national feeling runs so high that
nearly all the Polish mobiles invited TO the
Governors splendid ball refused TO attend
because the Invitations were In the Rus
sian language. The Poles who did attend
the ball had police escorts TO protect them
from the indignant public while going TO
and returning from the palace.
The government is prosecuting the Vor-
waertz Organ of the Socialists) for receiv-
ing stolen goods in printing the secret
memorandum OF the secretary OF the Ad-
miralty. Admiral Won Tirpitz. which was
discussed In the Reichstag this week. The
Liberal papers condemn this action OF the
government as Illegal and unconstitutional.
citing that the Reichsrag, In creating the
new criminal code, explicitly refused 10
make publication OF official documents a
felony. Herr Bebel. the Socialist leader
In the Reichstag. said last evening that the
VorwaertZ never paid a pfennig for any OF
it's series Of official documents published
without the governments consent or knowi-
edge, and added that the paper never knew
from whom they came.
During to-day's session OF the lower
house OF the Diet the mini1k OF com