The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
A CHANGE OF FEELING.
Germany Evidently Feels More Kindly
Toward the United States.
INTEREST TAKEN IN THE ST. LOUIS FAIR
Beer CONSUMPTION Increasing--Princa OF
Wales Visit.--Geroans Having riard
Time in Prussian Poland.

Berlin, january 1t.--Whcther by reason
of President Roosevets especially cordial
personal communication TO Emperor WI
liam, recently transmitted unoniciHlyi or
because the United States has shown ia gro
than passive good win toward Germany "a
the Venezuelan ENLARGEMENT. the foreign
office here shows disposition TO forward
any object In which the United States Il,
interested. Correctly this is the moment
for the St Louis exposition management
TO tell the German government what it
desires for the fair. Since last summer,
when the foreign Office gave little pucOur-
agemcnt to the representations Of the
United States embassy Oh tue subject,
change in the governments attitude has
taken place. Were the St Louis delegates
here at present they would he welcomed
aud given an opportunity TO present definite
requests.
German manufacturers have taken con
siderable interest ia the exposition judging
from the Inquiries made at the Uulued
states consulate general
The arrival here OF Waiter Williams, the
well known newspaper man OF Columbia.
Mo, who IS at present making Il tour OF
Europe. has stimulated newspaper Interest
and the newspapers are prlnuuk Interviews
wlth MIN anu notices and descriptions OF
the fair.
Or Justrow Of the Berlin university. who
Is making studies Of the labor. market and
industrial situation. iiuds That cuincidcut
with the depression is a greater Coueeutru-
ton OF capital and me squeezing uhL ut tuo
smaller aud weaker concerns. i'hc im-
proved reports apply mainly to the great
establishments.
The consumption Of beer In 1901 averaged
nifty seven gallons per head throughout tho
empire. The average consumption in lsS-
according 10 the official records was thirty
ciunt gallons per head, All Increase in tive
decades Of nearly 30 per cent.
The prince Of Wales, visit to Emperor
William on the occasion OK the latter.
birthday VIII be- for Only day. This visit
Is not intended as desire ON the part
Of the British government 10 show gOoC
win toward Germany, bar Is simply as
token or King Edward's personal rcgart
Tor Emperor William The prince Of Vale.
has therefore declined ar invitations K
entertainments proposed in his honor, in
Guiding a reception by the German regl
meut in which King Edward Is colonel
Had the prince Of Wales tHcn here .thi
/ morning ne would not have been able tC
read any Berlin periodical that did not con
tain laWpOons on his father, CgAtcatureS O
Lord Kitchener and brutal de5cat ptions q
British iuhumanity in South Afrha
Considering that Chancellor Won Bulow'
two speeches and the uttprauceS of tn
German minister TO Great Britain, Prime
/ Wolf Won Motterpich, at Hamburg, wer
| deliberate efforts on the part of the gov
! erumeni to demonstrate the friAndlhncss to
wards Great Britain. the illustrated pa
! pcrS here show singular mallguanty In Civ
! ing Cruesome representations OF the tortur
I Of inuocents in the South African concer
/ trntiun camps.
TIE lot Of Germans In Prussian Polau
| Is full Of yeXatons The Poles are lnsen
iouSlv naggiug the teachers ana Officials
! aud hoycotts are serving as a system o
petty Intimidation. The government ha
decided to station garrisons in the sma
towns In order to give moral support +
the German element. This step has caIEe
fresh outbreak of popular feeling, Th
whole Polish question will come up fo
discussion before the diet Monday.