The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-09-12
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING I'M OLD HOME
Summary Of the Most important Hap
penings in the, Land Of the Kaiser
Timely items for the German
Readers

Germany has no intention OF chang
ing her recent decision not to ex-
hibit officially at the PanamaPacific
exposition in San Francisco. Joseph
o. Grew. charge d affaires Of the
United States embassy. conferred on
The subject for long time with Gott-
Iieb Won Jagow, German foreign min
ister Mr.. Grew asked the minister
whether, in view OF the announced in
IGNITION OF various branches OF Ger
man industry to exhibit In San Fran
cisco, the German government would
not reverse its decision in regard to
the official on-participation. Herr
Won JagoW replied in the negative.
giving as the governments grounds
FOR its action the high cost OF an Off
cial exhibit, the general Discrimination
70 participate and Americas back
wardness In attending foreign exposi-
lions. Mr. Grew conferred with Con-
sui General Alexander NJ. Thackara
and Frederick J. V. Skiff, director of
exhibits ar the exposition. in regard
10 the organization of non-ofhcial par
ticipation In cooperation with Al
bert Balm, managing director Of the
Hamburg American steamship line.
What he calls Americas "do-noth
ing policy is criticized by Baron Hart
mann Won Richthofen, formerly sec
rotary OF German embassy at Wash
ington. later charge d'affaires OF the
German legation at Mexico City, and
now a member of the reichstag, in an
article in the Zeitung Am Mittag The
baron demands that speedy steps be
taken to establish permanent gov
eminent in Mexico. This" he says,
IS possible by means Of a strict clos
ing Of the frontier, for revolution
would be impossible without importa-
ion of arms by fllibusterers and Pro
visional President Huerta would find
the necessary funds in Europe to
maintain his army il the United States
would act even In this negative way.
II America is unwilling on moral and
other grounds to give this support
to Provisional President Huerta. the
government should announce it open
~, but should offer TO his successor
guarantees for the absolute closing of
the frontier to both men and arms"
General Huerta," the writer concludes,
is probably patriotic enough to retire
under these conditions.
Some OF the leading German news
papers are stin hammering at the gov
eminent in order TO convince it that
Germany ought to take officially part
in the Panama exposition at San
Francisco The United States de-
partment of war has just ordered some
huge cranes for the Panama canal
from a German firm, and even this is
turned into an argument in favor of
German participation in the exposi
ton.
Kaiser Franz Josef. who has entered
upon his eighty-fourth year, Is so well
that ne goes out hunting when the
rain Is pouring down, and he does
not shrink from audiences lasting for
hours.
AustriaS soldiers are returning
rom the south by the thousands The
officers are unanimous in praising the
npu for their patience and good be
havior during the weary months which
they have spent on the frontier When
they understood that the government
would do everything in its power to
avoid war they became highly dis
couraged. When they were sent out
on such a mission they expected to
fight. and were anxious TO prove what
tkty could do
Won Giers. Russian minister to Aus,
tria-Hungary, was recently received in
audience by Kaiser Franz Josef. Won
Biers presented an invitation from
the cZar OF Russia to the kaiser to
attend the dedication Of the Russian
chapel at Leipzig, October Is. the date
for the dedication OF the monument
of the great international battle
fought at that place 100 years ago.
The kaiser conferred great honor
upon the ambassador by awarding him
the grand cross of the Order of ST.
Stephen.
The socialists OF Berlin have com
meneed to discuss the delicate ques-
tion of "birthstrike." recent meet
ing called for the discussion OF this
subject was attended largely by WON
en-. prominent lady protested that
the working people were taekling the
matter from the wrong side. The
workmen, she said, ought to raise
more children so as to become strong
ar In their fight aaginst the upper
classes
Plans are being perfected for the
construction of a large airship har-
Dor at Dresden. There will be two
halls large enough to accommodate
Zeppelin airships.
Father Salvatore, an italian priest,
was convicted OF spying at the Aus
TITAN Notifications at Lake Garda, and
sentenced to term OF nine months.
syndicate Of capitalists has Of
fered the imperial government loan
OF S14.000.0oo for making improve
ments in TIE German colonies
in Boston.
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