Evening star., 1902-01-09
Won BUtL0W SCORED
British Press Ineensed at His Re-
marks in the Reichstag.
REGARDED as STUDIED AFFRONf
Friction Between the Two Coun-
tries Greatly Increased.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

LONDON. January 9.-The singing re-
buke administered to Mr.. Chamberlain,
the British colonial secretary, by Chancellor
Won Buelow, In the reichstag, at Berlin,
yesterday for the references in Mr.. Cham
berlain's speech at Edinburgh, October %
last. to the conduct of the German army
in the war with France, 1SIO-T1, has caused
intense and widespread irritation here and
has markedly increased the bitterness of
the AnglO-German discord- The st. James
Gazette which calls Count Won Buelow
"swaggering Pharisee," says:
His offensive speech has brought the
growing irritation between the two coun-
tries into dangerous sphere, and the kai-
ser's telegram of six years ago was not
more disastrous to mutual good relations
than the studied affront on British states
man who is trusted by the country, and
through him, the country itself. Our
attitude of easy tolerance is no-lOnger com
patible with our dignity as a nation. Even
if Won Buelow had been the head Of a
republican ministry dependent for it's life
on tickle popular opinion, there would have
been little excuse for his gross perversion
of facts and breach of international CON-
ity.
Strong Language by st. James Gazette
The St. James Gazette concludes with the
expression of belief that the ''pharisaical
impertinence of the German press is pro-
foundly distasteful to the kaiser, who is
Tnanfuly striving to stem the torrent which
is bearing his empire toward the Niagara
of disa Ster,' and warns Germany that
both eastward and westward of her there
is menace which holds her armed to the
teeth in sleepless vigilance, and when the
expected catastrophe in southeastern Eu-
rope leaves her alone between the upper
and neither milestone she may bitterly
gret the loss of the good Will of this coun-
try, which she is now finging away with
both hands,
Won BuelOw's words cannot fail to be
hailed throughout Europe a snub to
Great Britain says the Fail Mall Gazette,
in editorial headed The Retort Dis
courteous. The editorial expresses regret
that the chancellor. lin his anxiety not
TO be suspected of being friend of Eng
land. has chosen to stimulate rather than
soothe the anti-British spirit
The Globe accuses Won Buelow of de
iberately pandering to the lowest and most
ili-informed elements of public opinion in
Germany" adding:
1T is inconceivable that the chancellor
spoke thus without the approval of the
kaiser
The Globe then lectures Emperor Will
liam for mot checking the stream of foul
lies and obscene caricatures in the Ger
man press Referring to the forthcoming
visit of the Prince of Wales to Germany
il says:
Criticism of the Kaiser.
1T is a poor beginning of hospitality on
the kaiser's part TO allow his chancellor to
indulge in language Intentionally offensive
to the whole British empire
The Westminster Gazette alone depre-
Gates the regarding of Count Won Buelow's
speech as a cause for further disturbing
the relations between Great Britain and
Germany.
Such comments as those quoted above.
ii is thought, may further inflame the pub
lie. already angered in consequence of the
snub administered by Emperor William a
few days ago in the North German Gazette.
This paper is the chief mouthpiece of the
government. and In it note appeared,
saying that the statement in the English
press that the German emperor had press
ed the Prince of Wales to attend his birth
day celebration was untrue, and explaining
that King Edward had suggested the visit
and that Emperor William had sent an in
Vitation.
BuelOw's Dig ut Chamberlain.
In the reichstag yesterday Count Won
Stolberg- -Wernigerode conservative de-
nounced the recent references of Mr..
Chamberlain. the British colonial secretary,
to the German army.
In reply Count Won Buelow the imperial
chancellor, said:
The last speaker alluded to reference
an English minister recently made to the
Germany army's conduct in the Franco
German war. / believe We are all agreed,
and L think all sensible Englishmen agree
with us. that when minister considers
himself called on to justify his policy-and
such thing may happen-he does well to
leave foreign countries out of the discus
SION
The statement was greeted with marks OF
approval from the house Continuing the
chancellor said:
Should he, however. wish to adduce eX-
amples from abroad it is advisable that he
proceed with caution as otherwise he may
incur the risk of not only being misunder-
stood. but also of hurting foreign feelings
even though. as l am ready to assume was
the case with the present instance with nc
intention of so doing. This is the more re-
Srettable when ii happens in the case OF
countries which have maintained undis-
turoed friendly relations a continuance OF
whlch is equally to the interest of both par.
ties 1t Is quite comprehensive that a peo.
pie which has become so thoroughly mar,
and parcel OF its glorious army as the Ger.
man people should revolt at any misrepre.
sentatlon OF our glorious struggle for ma
uonal unity. But the German army stand.
much too high and its escutcheon is to.
bright to be affected by warped Judgments :
Such critic. in the words of Frederick tn,
Great, concerning traducers of himself ant
MS army. is simply biting on granite -
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