Show J WilL REMAIN NEUTRAL L I Germany to Take f No Part In the t Transvaal Affair r 1 BITTER AGAINST ENGLAND > BUT WILL REFUSE TO ASSIST t THE BOERS I I IL Mixed Up In the T able of 1896 r and Got the Worst of It So Will Profit By the Experience Would Willingly Interfere If She Dared But Fears Complications r + I f Copyright 1S89 by the Associated Press Berlin Oct 14A high German official offi-cial whose utterances may be taken as absolutely conclusive said to a representative repre-sentative of the Associated Press today to-day We shall observe the strictest I t reutrahty no matter what may develop f in the war between the Boer republic I and Great Britain That is the only r i course left open as conditions are so complicated in South Africa and our r relations with both sides are so delicate deli-cate that to abandon neutrality by so mUCh as a hairs breadth necessarily would lead to new and unforeseen complications com-plications j4 j We mean to adhere to neutrality toward I to-ward both parties What else can we do other powers spoken of as likely to interfere have also concluded to keep quiet Such rumors as now and ltl again reach the pre sfor instance the report about the alleged attempts on the part of the Russian minister Count iluravieff to bring about concerted intervention in-tervention are unfortunately only rumors ru-mors I say unfortunately the word showing how our sympathies lie but politics in these days must be strictly separated from interests on one side and sympathy on the other Were Taught a Lesson It is true our entire press calls upon the government to interpose between the brave little republics and big powerful pow-erful England and again a crusade against England is being preached to the nations of the continent But we would be fools to listen to this siren song On one occasion when we blew the alarm horn1 refer to Emperor Williams telegram to President Kru gor in 189G and tried to assemble the powers with a view of opposing Great Britain in her selfish and rude aggression aggres-sion we had a bad experience The lesson was not lost upon us Of course all the other powers would like it only too well if Germany would oppose England seriously in this matter mat-ter but we doubtless would again be left l to our unaided sehcs Therefore we are going to avoid intervention and to remain strictly neutral in the corning corn-ing struggle Our intention has been communicated tully to the Transvaal and to England England would not have gone on as she has if she had not thoroughly understood thjSJ fto not understand me to meai tl Germany would not participate in some concerted concert-ed action looking toward intervention but she has no idea of agafn taking the r initiath England Is Condemned This authoritative declaration tallies with one made by tht inspired Berliner Post in which the policy of neutrality is likewise advanced However aside from the government press every paper pa-per and every person high or low condemns con-demns England Many also seriously blame the government for its inactivity inactiv-ity The Deutche Pages Zeltung says It is unnecessary to say that our best wishes accompany the Boers for hey will fight not only In behalf of their own existence but in behalf of Germanys position in South Africa which will be lost if the British win If on the other hand the Boers win Great Britain will lose not only South Africa but perhaps the whole of her powerful position in the world The Kieuz Zeitung and the Hambur1 ROI Nnchrichten use similar arguments The Deutche Zeitung referring to the ultimatum says The wrongs inflicted by Great Britain Brit-ain on the Transvaal are mountain high and the impression made by the ultimatum upon every person is irre 6i < table Colossal and Brutal The Lokal Aazeiger calls Englands ri > cedure colossal and brutal and charges Mr Chamberlain and the war party in England with dishonest financial fi-nancial operations that make war necessary nec-essary The Frankfurter Zeitung tHY The fact chat Great Britain will not be hindered 1 hin-dered by other powers is due to Germanys Ger-manys friendly neutrality hut England Mill hardly be grateful for this after the war is OT The Cologne Gazette says We hope the Boers will not meet with the fate of SPan and lose their own The Amburger Correspondent says The other powers must wish to see J England engaged as long possible in a fight with the Boers as that will leave the way fre elsewhere for them The fact that President Kruger did not receive birthday congratulations this year from Emperor William is ommented upon regretfully by a number num-ber of papers There are moreover mhei evidences of sympathy with the Beers Subscription lists are being circulated cir-culated on the bourse to raise money for the equipment of ambulance wagons and a Transvaal central committee is forming to collect funds for the same purpose The Samoan Question The papers have many articles regarding re-garding the Samoan question reiterating reiterat-ing the statement as to a partition A leading office official referring to the mxtier said to a representative of the Associated Press 1 1 All these statements are mere guesswork i guess-work and without foundation in fact The p > wers are negotiating with a view of eliminating the difficulty and there is little likelihood of any further trouble trou-ble between them as a settlement will probabl be reached satisfactory to all t om pmed So far as the di m ge question ques-tion goes an agreement has already been reached between Germany and nnat Britair and the United States are not opposed on principle to the acme idea of fccttlement On the sam authority the Associated Pu > s learns that a trong wish is felt at St Petersburg that the principal rep v < > < piitativ < of the powers participating in the peace < onf > rence at The Hague v hK h are willng to sign the cements reached there f4iould proceed to the capital of the Netherlands and affix their formal signatures In that city Italy and Austria have already done en and Germany will soon join them L ftP the removal of certain formal obstacles ob-stacles United States Ambassador Whale says he IK still awaiting instructions instruc-tions from Washington regarding the matter s Ben Harrisons Visit The visit of General and Mrs Hard vm has created an excellent impression the newspapers commenting pleasantly r J tll and in a tone of hearty hospitality The I Lokal Anzeiger says I General Harrison will take home a favorable impression of Germany and Emperor William Lt us hope he will I utilize his visit for the purpose of improving I im-proving the relations between the two countries With his influence and the esteem in which he is held it ought not to be difficult for him to destroy many erroneous opinions held by his countrymen country-men regarding Germany To a fellow guest at the court fete on Monday in honor of Queen Wilhel mina of The Netherlands General Harrison Har-rison said Emperor William is most agreeable in conversation and surprisingly well informed regarding men and things in the United States He spoke at length and with the greatest interest of the United States navy and expressed his admiration of the patriotism and farsightedness far-sightedness of American public men and of the action of congress in so quickly and at such a sacrifice creating I so powerful and so efficient a navy High Begard For Our Navy The emperor said that after a thorough thor-ough study of the naval operations during dur-ing the war between the United States and Spain he had formed the highest opinion of the businesslike efficiency of the officers and men of the American Ameri-can navy remarking that it was a splendid feature of American character to fairly worship the nations heroes His majesty spoke in English and put many offhand questions as to men and matters The empress also showed the greatest attention toMrs Earri son with whom she conversed in English I Eng-lish lishQueen Queen WUhelmina also spoke repeatedly I re-peatedly duringthe te to General and I Mrs Harrison I The visit of the Dutch monarch has puzzled the entire press The fact that I the German minI ror of foreign affairs Count von Buelow hurried back from his vacation and had several long private I pri-vate conversations with her subsequently subse-quently receiving one of the highest Dutch decorations giving rise to supposition sup-position that her visit had something to do with politics To Abolish Less Majestie The socialist convention in Hanover has resulted to move in the reichstag next month for the abolition of the lese l majestic paragraph of the penal code The socialist members of the reichstag have collected striking material in support sup-port of the motion The Prussian government has authorized author-ized a lottery which it is expected will produce 1500000 marks to be applied in embellishing the Siebengenirge of the range of mountains skirting the Rhine from Bonn to Coblenz Three thousand tickets will be offered of which 15000 draw prizes the highest being 125000 marks The Berlin police have just been hauled over the coals for failing to discover dis-cover the perpetrators of a number of sensational murders seven of which have been committed during the present pres-ent year The charge againt the I force is of too much old fogyism and favoritism The Associated Press understands un-derstands that Baron von Windheim I chief of the Berlin police will soon start on a circular tour of London New York and Chicago to study their detective de-tective systems A case that has been pending in Bavaria Ba-varia for SOO years has just been decided de-cided in the highest court at Munich The question under litigation was the title to a forest claimed by Baron von 4Chuemgen from the village of Burgs Inn The villaefe won < and the baron additioii to losing the forest must I pay the costs Fought a Duel A duel was fought this week at Stet tin between Lieutenant von Forst of I the Thirtyeighth artillery and Captain Adelbert Montt of Chile who had permission I per-mission from the kaiser to stud the artillery tactics with the Thirtyeighth I regiment Lieutenant von Forst was mortally wounded in the neckand the Chilean officer has been expected to return re-turn home I I The naval budget has been completed It calls for 65500000 marks for vessels I in process of construction The list shows that thirtyseven vessels are now being built of which eight are battleships I battle-ships and eight cruisers the others being be-ing torpedo boats The Prussian minister of the interior is now considering the question of insurance in-surance against storms inundations and other forces of nature He has requested j I re-quested the principal companies report re-port regarding the feasibility of the project Emperor William today visited the colonial museum which is under the management of GermanAmericans A number of American firms are taking steps to estaablish iron and steel works One establishment is now being erected erect-ed near Berlin by the Miles Tool Works company of Hamilton 0 An ther company is starting a machine shop at DusseJdorf The Commercial Relations Several pamphlets hve appeared this I week regarding the unsatisfactory commercial I com-mercial relations between Germany and the United States One by Paul Rache is approvingly commented upon in the Frankfurter Zeitung Another by Walter Wal-ter Borpeus much more radical in tone is widely quoted Both condemn the alleged vexatious manner in which the J tariff is being applied in the United States to German goods The Cologne Gazette and other influential papers affirm the truth of the principal state I ments of the writers and urge the government gov-ernment to hasten steps to mend matters I mat-ters I tersThe agrarian papers publish a series I I of strong articles demanding that the government should protect and promote I the fruit interests of the empire by keeping out all foreign fruits especially I American fruit |