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called by Governor Pingree. Consldera
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the hall, but formal presentation was de
ferred until tomorrow. As noticed, the
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roads, notice being given of another bill
to cover another form of corporate prop
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"WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Secretary
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I ing the Schneider Steel Company, of Creu-
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nickel-steel compound remains the base
of all modern armor plate, and the
Schneider company is claiming royalty
from the United States Go eminent to
the amount of 'about$375,000. Secretary
Long has "reserved "his decision. -
HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Centennial Celebration of the
National Capital.
GALA DAY IN WASHINGTON
Military Parade Reviewed by v tne
President Orations in the Hall
of House of Representatives
Reception to Governors.
WASHINGTON. Dec 12. With impos
ing ceremonies, the National capital to
day celebrated the centennial anniversary
of the founding of the seat of the Fed
eral Government In Washington. The ex
ercises combined a brilliant military pa
rade, a review by the President from tho
east front of the capltol and orations in
the hall of the House of Representatives,
where a brilliant audience was assembled.
By act of Congress, the day was made a
National holiday in the District of Co
lumbia, the Government departments wero
closed, business was suspended and the
whole city gave itself over to celebrating
the capital's natal day. President JIc
Klnley and the members of his Cabinet
took a prominent part in all the exercises
and -with them were the chief executives
of a large number of the states and terri
tories of the Union, the Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress, the judiciary of
the United States Supreme Court, the Am
bassadors and Ministers from foreign
courts, the heads of the Army and Navy,
and a great outpouring of the people.
Although Washington is the scene of
many celebrations, it Is seldom that one
has occurred here of greater brilliancy In
its outdoor features or of more impressive
ness In its ceremonial exercises at the
Capitol and at the White House. Early
in the day the President received tho
Governors of states and territories at the-
Whlte House, and the model for a new
and enlarged White House to commemo
rate today's exercises was unveiled with
suitable address is. At 1 o'clock the Presi
dent was escorted to the Capitol, where
he reviewed a parade headed by Lieutenant-General
Miles and Including the full
military strength of the capital, regular
and militia. The ceremonies at the cap
ltol began at 3.30 P. M., and included ad
dresses by Senators Daniel, of Virginia, and
McComas, of Maryland, Representatives
Payne, of New York, and Richardson, of
Tennessee, and a notable historic oration
by Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts. A re
ception by the President to the Governors
of states at the Corcoran Art Gallery to
night closed the festivities.
One Hundred Years Ago.
One hundred years ago the transfer of
the seat of government was- made from
Philadelphia to Washington, and the site
previously selected by President Wash
ington was taken possession of by the
various branches of Government, Presi
dent and Mrs. Adams driving over from
.Philadelphia, the Senate and. Ho.u5e.h0ld;; .
Ing their sessions here for the first times,
For months Washington has been pre
paring for a fitting commemoration of this
interesting historical event, and the cele
bration today is designed to bring out the
development which a century has brought
forth both in the capital and in the Na
tion. From an early hour today the
streets were filled with an eager and ex
pectant throng. Pennsylvania avenue was
a blaze of color from end, to end, the busi
ness houses being hung with bunting,
flags and patriotic devices. The great
public buildings added their share to the
brilliancy of the spectacle. From the
front of the Treasury radiated an enorm
ous sunburst of red, white and blue. Fur
ther on, the War, State and Navy De
partments, and the Department of Justice,
were resplendent in the National colors.
At the other end of Pennsylvania avenue
the massive front of the Capitol was hung
with long streamers, and from the dome
fluttered a myriad of flags, while the front
of the huge Postofllce Department was
covered with the National colors.
Reception at the "White House.
The exercises of the day began at 10.30
o'clock with a reception at the Executive
Mansion, given by the President to the
Governors of the states and territories,
their ladles and members of their staff.
The east room, the red, green and blue
parlors, the corridors and staircases had
been tastefully decorated with flowers and
foliage plants in great numbers, and in
the flood of electric light presented "a
spectacle of rare beauty. The distin
guished guests began to arrive at the
mansion some time before 10 o clock, and
half an hour later all of the large public
rooms were comfortably filled, the bril
liant military uniforms of the officers add
ing much to the effect of the scene. At
just 10:30 o'clock the President descended
the west stairway with Secretary Hay at
his side. Immediately following were the
other members of the Cabinet, walking
two and two, the only absentee being Attorney-General
Griggs. As the President
and party entered the west corridor, the
Marine Band orchestra, in dress uniform,
struck up "Hail to the Chief." Governor
Roosevelt, of New York, who had been
spending an hour with the President in
the library on the second floor, came down
a few minutes later and Joined the other
Governors In the red room. As the or
chestra sruck up the inspiring strains of
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee." the recep
tion began, the presentations belnp made
by Colonel Bingham, U. S. A. Follow
ing is a list of the Governors present:
G. W. Atkinson, West Virginia; Colonel
F. Q. Brown, representing Governor Blox
ham. of Florida; C A. Barnes, Oklahoma;
D. W. Jones, Arkansas; J. A. Mount, In
diana; C. S. Thomas, Colorado; E. W.
Tunnel, Delaware; L. M. Shaw, Iowa;
Llewellyn Powers, Maine; F. W. Rollins,
New Hampshire; F. W. Voorhees, New
Jersey; J. H. Taylor. Virginia; M. A.
Otero. New Mexico; S. Steunenberg, Ida
ho; Governor Stone, Pennsylvania; E.
Schofield, Wisconsin; D. L. Russell, North
Carolina; Theodore Roosevelt, New York;
A. S. Lee, South Dakota; N. O. Murphy,
Arizona: William Gregory, Rhode Island;
J. W. Smith, Marjland: William Crane,
Massachusetts; W. W. Heard, Louisiana.
Governor Stephens, of Missouri, was rep
resented by Governor-elect Dockery and
the Lieutenant-Governor, Governor Stick
ney. of Vermont, wa represented by Adjutant-General
W. H. Gllmorc
The following ex-Governors also were
present; Llod Lowndes, Maryland; A.
S. Bushnell. Ohio; A. W. Ely, Texas; A.
A. Markham. California.
Benton McMillen, of Tennessee, who had
come on to attend the celebration, received
a telegram this morning announcing the
death of bis father in Kentucky, and, af
ter paying his respects to the President
and explaining the cause of his departure
to the local committee, left on the first
train for home.
The New Executive .Mansion.
Following the reception. Colonel Theo-
l dore BInghim, United States Army, Su
perintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds, exhibited his model of the pro
posed enlargement of the Executive Man
sion, and .explained Its details. Of all the
records he had been able to find of ex
tensions, that prepared under the super
vision of the late Mrs. Harrison cime
nearest, he said, to fulfilling certain guid
ing principles considered as necessary to
be followed. Mrs. Harrison's plans, he
said, consist, in a wbrd, of buildings
about the size of the present house, one
on the east side and one on the west side
of the White House grounds, connected
with the present mansion by curved
wings, the quadrangle being completed
by rebuilding the conservatories at the
south end of the grounds. Perhaps the
most striking advaritagq of this plan Is
that it quite maintains the present open
ness to sun and toward the south and
southwest, a vital necessity, and preserves
the beautiful view to the south as un
obstructed as it is today. This plan
loaves the present mansion unchanged,
the extensions beginning on the prolonga
tion of the main corridors. Architectural
harmony has been preserved. Owing to
the recession of the extensions to the
rear, the present building is not dwarfed.
Carefully prepared, but not final, esti
mates on the extensions proposed amount
to $1,100,000, including partial furnishing.
Hon. H. B. McFarland, president of the
Board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, delivered an adress on "The
Development of the District During the
Century 1SOO-1900." "Although many good
citizens have regretted that in the Na
tional capital taxation without represen
tation is tho principle of government," he
said, "it is generally admitted that for
the District of Columbia the present form
of government is tho best possible. Free
from the slightest suspicion of scandal,
successive Boards of Commissioners of
tho highest character have administered
the affairs of the district more efficiently
and economically than the affairs of any
other American municipality have been
administered, and to such general satis
faction that there has been no lasting
criticism."
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, closed tho
speechmaking at the White House with
an address on "The Development of the
States During the Nineteenth Century."
"Destiny or man's wisdom, call it what
you will," he said, "has placed both Asia
and the islands of the sea under Ameri
can tuition, and has made the flag of
freedom the harbinger of better things to
8.000.000,000 people. To be a citizen of the
United States, commissioned to Instruct a
strange and ancient people in things new
and in ways righteous and in acts honor
able, and to be answerable to the world
and to God for results, should Inspire not
pride, but humility, and should demand
of the least and of all the exercise of the
greatest wisdom."
Tho addresses were concluded at about
11:40 o'clock, when the President and the
members of the Cabinet retired to the
state dining-room, where luncheon was
served. Among those present were the
members of the United States Supreme
Court, the Governors of the states, their
aids and chlefs-of-staff. the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia, members
of the American Institute of Architects
and a large number of well-known citi
zens of the district.
Reviewing: the Parade.
The weather was ideal for the outdoor
features of the celebration, with a clear
sky, bright sun and invigorating air. As
Congress had declared the day a Na
tional holiday for the District of Colum
bia, the whole city presented a holiday
aspect. Stores and schools were closed,
rPrm1MfT!! til nHltr n .. .
iacsse. The street-cirs on Pennsylvania!7'
avenue were stopped shortly after noon
to give an unbroken right of way to tho
marchers.
The great public spectacle of the day
was the parade and escort to the Presi
dent from the White House to the east
front of the Capitol, where the President
reviewed the marching thousands. At the
head of the parade rode Lieutenant-General
Nelson A. Miles, chief marshal, in full
uniform, mounted oA a superb charger.
His staff included Brigadier-General
Breckinridge and many pther prominent
officers, mounted and In uniform, present
ing a brilliant appearance. The military
forces Included artillery, cavalry, marines
and sailors. First came the Second
United States Artillery, Lleutenant-Colo-Jiel
Myrick commanding, and three battal
ions of artillery from other regiments.
The Fifth United States Cavalry, In their
uniforms and flowing yellow plumes, act
ed as the escort of the President. Under
Colonel William A. Rafferty, the troop
ers were assembled along the north curb
of Pennsylvania avenue, fronting the
White House, and as the President ap
peared the cavalry salute was given and
the troopers wheeled in column of pla
toons and swept down the avenue toward
the CapltoL With the President were the
various members of his Cabinet, in car
riages. Then came the National Guard
of the District of Columbia, three regi
ments strong, Brigadier-General Harrison
commanding.
Vielng with the Presidential party, In-
ici;3l was jBxcuea in me notable pro
cession of Governors of states and terri
tories, with their staffs and military es
corts. This gave a touch of Individual in
terest to the people from many states,
and the Chief Executives were warmly
welcomed all along- the line of march.
The Governors marched In the order of
the admission of the states to the Union
Governor TunneH, of Delaware, coming
first. Following the Governors came tho
Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish
War Veterans, the Old Guards and spe
cially invited guests.
The head of the escort reached tho Caol-
tol about 2 o'clock. As it moved along
.rennsiyvania avenue there was tremen
aous cneering. Tne Presidential party
was a center or attraction. The PresI
dent sat In an open victoria, smiling and
lilting Ms hat to the salvos along the
line. With him sat Senator Hale, while
the Cabinet officers followed in carriages
and shared in the ovations. The Presi
dent alighted at the Senate wing and was
greeted by waiting committees. Then the
party proceeded to the east front of the
building.
Here the spectacle was brilliant and in
spiring. Out on the broad plaza stretched
masses of people held back by platoons
of bluecoats. The reviewing stand was
resplendent in the National colors. In the
midst of which rose an artistic stand pro
vided for the President. He occupied
large leather chair, the members of the
Cabinet and Governors sitting at either
side in tiers of chairs. As the parade
swung Into the plaza a mighty cheer went
up. The President stepped forward as
the parade approached. Secretary Root
standing at his left and Speaker Hender
son at his right. The first salutes were
exchanged between the President and
General Miles, the latter giving a sweep
of his sword and looking toward the Pres
ident, who raised his hat. Back of Gen
eral Miles came a flag- escort bearing a
tattered American flag which has seen
service in the Spanish. War. The Presi
dent took off his hat and stood uncov
ered as the flag passed. Again, each time
"Old Glory" passed, the President stood
with bared head, the acknowledgment of
the command officers being the conven
tional salute It was 3 o'clock when the
last of the marchers passed. The Presi
dent and his party then went direct to
the House of Representatives for the ex
ercises there
Exercises in the Capitol.
After the parade came imposing exer
cises in the halLof the House, where
gathered as distinguished a' company as
(Concluded on SecondPage.y
WANT TO ARBITRATE
Santa Fe Telegraphers Seek
a Settlement.
THEY TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Matte? Laid Before the Officers of
the Road by the Acting: Gov
ernor of Colorado Rela
tions Broken Off.
DENVER, Colo., Dec 12. Lieutenant
Governor Carney, who is acting Governor
In the absence of Governor Thomas, was
waited on at tho Capitol by a commit
tee of telegraphers who desired to dis
cuss at length the existing strike on the
Santa Fe Railway and to ask the Gov-
INVESTIGATION OF
CADET OSCAR L. BOOZ, "WHOSE
CAUSED BY ROUGH TREAT3IEAT
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TVARTrrNrvrriN-. -nrt. 12. It -was Bald aftheTVar
Ing tho tnnulfy which the House has directed
through its special committee, the department will prosecute Its own Investigation through
the board appointed yesterday, headed by MaJor-General Brooke. Stda by side, though on In
dependent lines, the two committees will go to work tomorrow.
ernor to lend his assistance in bringing
about an early settlement. After the sub
ject had been carefully gpne over. Gov
ernor Carney signified his willingness to
request the officers of the railway to
arbitrate the dlffeences. A telegram was
prepared and sent to Chairman Walker,
of the-board of directors of the Santa
Fe, and President Ripley, as follows:
"In behalf of. the people of the State of
Colorado, after due Investigation, the
locked-out telegraphers of your railroad
are absolved from any complicity In re
cent outrages upon certain employes who
have taken the places of these men In
this state. The Interests of the people
of the state and the patrons of jour
road would be materially subserved were
the differences existing between the man
agement and the telegraphers submitted
to arbitration and settled as speedily as
possible. FRANCIS CARNEY,
"Acting Governor of Colorado."
RELATIONS BROKEN OFF.
Santa Fe 'Has Nothing; More to Do
"With the Telegraphers Order.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec 12. The Santa Fe
Railway has repudiated its relations with
the Order of Railway Telegraphers. All
the courtesies prevalent between the road
and the operators have becnrevoked.
"We will have nothing further to do
with an organization that has proved it
self incompetent; that broke its contract
to give us 30 days' notice and gave U3
but 30 seconds," said General Manager
Mudge tonight. "That Is not saying that
recognition will be denied the O. R. T.
permanently or under competent manage
ment. I am not competent to speak for
the future: that is a master for the rail
road president to determine. Mr. Ripley,
in an Interview, says he favors the as
sistance of railroad organizations. I am.
also In favor of the brotherhoods. They
are bodies with whom a great volume of
mutual business can be transacted, while
otherwise there would be no head or au
thority to transact business with. I can
not say but that with the same able and
careful management the O. R. T. would
be on the same footing with the other or
ganizations. By breaking their contract
they have forfeited recognition. Courte
sies to these fellows Involved in this
strike have been revoked, Mr. Dolphin's
annual pass among them. As to the
Colorado disturbances, we have special
agents out along the line from Denver
to Colorado Springs to prevent any more
annoyances."
C. G. Sholes, superintendent of tele
graph, says he has a stack of applica
tions a foot high from operators who are
anxious to work, and that he has notified
the applicants that no more are needed.
General Superintendent Resslguie con
curs In the statements of the other offi
cials that the strike is ended.
The board of directors of the Santa.
Fe will meet in this city tomorrow for
the regular annual session. Most of the
members are already Mn the city. The
striking telegraphers say they will not
make any attempt to secure an audience
with the board. They -say they have been
ordered to stay away from the office of
.the company, and that they will observe
the order to the best of their ability.
J. M. Newman, chairman of the Santa
Fe grievance committee, arrived here to
day to confer with the striking- operators.
3Ir. Newman is very sanguine about the
ultimate result of the strike.
"I have just received a report from the
Chicago division," said he, "stating that
we had numerous accessions to our ranks
and that the boys there are jubilant over
the good condition of things. Repeated
messages from trainmen on the Chicago
division assure me that most of the oper
ators are out. Conductors say they have
great difficulty In running their trains,
some of' which are late.
"The company claims that all the places
are filled by new men. Some of them may
be, but when the class of men filling them
Is taken Into consideration, the situation
Is materially changed. Most of the so
called operators are students who never
saw the inside of u railroad office before,
and they are utterly Incompetent to fill the
positions."
This statement of Mr. Newman seems to
be substantiated by the difficulty attend
ing the operators of the new men here.
In the Topeka depot office three men and
one woman are at work. None of these
have had experience. The best one in the
number can send 13 words per minute,
and the others much less. The officials
have been in the depot all day with loads
of Instruction books, blanks and the like,
endeavoring to make the amateur op
erators acquainted with their duties. Be
fore the strike, two ordinarily competent
operators could care for all the business
In the depot, office and have time to spare.
In the general office here xthree men are
working. None of these has had experi
ence. Positions in the general "office have
been very difficult to fill, even by men who
have had years of experience on the road.
Mr. Newman has been on the road for
two days, and has not been at any one
place long enough to receive complete dis
patches front all parts of the system. All
he has received, however, indicate that
the strike conditions are decidedly favor
able for the operators. Permanent head-
WEST POINT HAZING
DEATH WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
ar Departmentrtoday that, notwithstana-
to be made infij ine case of Cadet Boo.
quarters for the strikers have been estab
lished in a Topeka hotel, where messages
can be constantly received from all parts
of the system. The operators appear to
be Jubilant, and claim they have some
thing up their sleeve, which will develop
soon.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe, ar
rived here tonight. He will attend the
stockholders meeting tomorrow. Speak
ing of tie telegraphers' strike. Mr. Ripley
says there may as well have been none, as
it .was absolutely without effect. That the
strike was a failure, he said, was putting
it mildly.
Strike Ended on Gulf Road.
GALVESTON, Tex., Dec. 13. General
Manager, Polk, of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe Railroad, tonight announced the
telegraphers strike Is closed, as far as
the company was concerned.
"I have just issued an order requiring
written applications for new positions,"
said he. "We have about filled all our
places, and the road is going right ahead
with business."
SUMMARY OF, IMPORTANT NEWS.
Domestic.
Washington's centennial anniversary was cele
brated with Imposing ceremonies. Page 1.
Santa Fe strikers wish their differences arbi
trated. Page 1.
The Santa Fe repudiates its relations with the
telegraphers' union. Page 1.
Five persons were killed In a train wreck In
Montana. Page 1.
Gompers will be re-elected president of tho
Federation of Labor. Page 5.
Foreign.
Von Bulow explains the non-reception of Kru
ger by the Emperor. Page 1.
Particulars are received of the Hong Kong
typhoon. Page 2.
The Japanese gave Admiral Beardslee a recep
tion. Page 2.
Kitchener reports a running fight between De
wet and Knox. Page 2.
The Irish Nationalist Convention declared for
the abolition of landlordism. Page 3.
China.
The American fleet In North China waters Is
reduced to two vessels. Page 3.
The powers have agreed to the Joint note.,
PageS.
Sport.
The six-day riders are not keeping up their
pace. Page 3.
Chicago police will prevent the Gans-McGovern
fight. Page 3.
National League magnates met in New York
yesterday. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Clatsop County fishing Interests have agreed
upon bill for coming Oregon Legislature.
Pago 4. f x
Benjamin Wise has been arrested on second
charge growing out of Sllverton fire. Page A.
Supreme Court Commission would Increase,
rather than decrease, labors of Oregon
Judges. Page. 4.
Lone highwayman held up Lakeview - Ager
stage near former place. Page 4.
Dates fixed for Oregon Chautauqua assemblies.
Page 4.
Commercial and 31arlne.
Hop market .shows a weaker tendency. Page ll.
New York stocks active and higher. Page 11.
Ship Gertrud reaches San Francisco leaking.
Page 10.
Muslcoka makes a fast run to Astoria. Page 10.
Shanghaing on Puget Sound. Page 10.
Heavy grain clearances. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Railroad spur to St. Johns will be built next
year. Page 12. .
Burglar W. "W". Scott now confesses to 60 house
robberies. Page 8.
O. R. & N. Co. will experiment with growing
Bavarian barley and hops. Pago 12.
New trial denied to Forger Dixon. Page 8.
WRECK IN MONTANA
Five Passengers Killed in a
Great Northern Accident,
MANY ARE REPORTED INJURED
Troclc Brolce Doira "While Pass Ins a
Switch, and Five Cars Were
Pitched Over an Embankment
Ocnrred Near Brockton.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 13. Great
Northern passenger train No. 3, west
bound, was wrecked about 4 o'clock this
morning near Brockton, SI miles east of
Glasgow. Five passengers are reported
killed and many injured. The cause of
the wreck Is said to have been a broken
rail. Railroad officials here claim not to
have any Information of the accident.
Later information states that the train
was running about 45 miles an hour, mak
ing up lost time, when a truck broko
down while passing a switch. The en
gine and three cars passed over in safe
ty, but the next fouv pitched over an
embankment. Three sleepers remained on
the rails. The dead are:
Aged woman, name unknown.
Her daughter.
Mrs. Watson, residence unknown,
thrown through window, glass severing
her Jugular vein.
Russian child, name unknown.
The bodies have been taken to Glas
gow, where the inquests will be held to
morrow. NON-RECEPTION OF KRUGIR
Von Bulow Explains the Matter For
the in the Reichstag-.
BERLIN, Dec 12. In the Reichstag to
day, the Imperial Chancellor, Count von
Bulow, referring to the complaints which
have arisen on account of Emperor Will
iam's failure to receive Mr. Kuger, went
at length again Into the reasons for the
non-reception of Mr. Kruger, covering
new ground in a statement which he
made as to the relations between Ger
many and Great Britain. He said that
the apnouncement that Mr. Kruger was
coming was made 24, or, at the most, 4t
hours, before his leaving for Berlin. Up
to that hour it had been assumed that
Mr. Kruger would go from Paris to Hol
land. The Chancellor added:
"We apprised him courteously and con
siderately, through the Paris Embassy
and Dr. Leyds, that the Emperor re
gretted that he was not in a position to
receive him. Notwithstanding this. Mr.
Kruger was told again at Cologne. In the
most .considerate terms, that the Emperor
waSinotfcable. to see him.
The Chanceltor"-repudiated- the sugges-
tion that the government's action was
due to any wish from the English court
or from the Emperor to himself, tha
Chanqellor. For the Emperor, only Ger
man national considerations were author
itative. If family relations or dynastic
considerations Influenced the foreign pol
icy, he would not remain Minister an
other day. ,
Continuing, the Chancellor said the Anglo-German
agreement of 1S93 did not con
tain a provision relating to the war be
tween Great Britain and the South Afri
can Republics. The Yangtse and Samoan
treaties had no secret clauses. When tha
Enperor, in 1S95, sent the telegram, to Mr.
Kruger, there was no question of war be
tween the states. It was a matter of a
filibustering expedition. The Chancellor
did not repudiate the telegram whereby
the Emperor gave a correct expression
of his righteous feeling regarding inter
national law. The Emperor did not In
tend to determine German policy forever
hy that telegram. The Chancellor added:
"I commit no diplomatic Indiscretion in
saying that the reception of that tele
gram by Germany left no doubt that. In
the event of a conflict. South Africa,
would have to rely on her own strength."
Baron von Rlchthofen. Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, referring to
the expulsion of Germans from the Trans
vaal and Orange Free State, said:
"It has appeared to me that these ex
pulsions In many cases have been un
justifiable as to cause and manner and
contrary to the principles of international
law, and an expression of this view has
been made In London. On the other "hand,
the Germans who have been fighting side
by side with the Boers have not met
with a happy lot. They have been dis
missed without pay and told, We did not
invite you. "
Prior to Von Bulows speech, Dr.-Ha;se,
Pan-German leader criticised the fail
ure of the government for not recelvlwr
Mr. Kruger. Admitting that Germany
could not adopt any other position than
strict neutrality, he thought the govern
ment should avoid the semblance of
breaking neutrality in favor of England.
He referred tq the services done England
by ". German ship In South African wa
ters, and complained further that the
manner of the refusal to see Mr. Kruger
had wounded German sentiment. He add
ed that the English thought they could
give Germany treatment different to that
extended to other nations, claiming that
English officers had treated Germans
scandalously In South Africa, saying of
them, "They are only Germans," where
as they treated Frenchmen, and even
Greeks, well. Alluding- then to Emperor
William's recent speech, he asked: "How
does this agree with that proud expres
sion 'Civis Romanus sum ? (I am a Ro
man citizen), and he sarcastlcallv con
trasted the non-reception of Mr. Kruger
with the reception extended to Cecil
Rhodes in Berlin.
After the Imperial Chancellor had
spoken, Herr Bebel asked him whether
Emperor William's mssage that ho
"could not receive now" meant an abso
lute refusal, or that he would receive Mr.
Kruger later. Count von Bulow did not
reply.
Referring to the reports that a division
of the German Army had been recently
armed with a. new rifle, the Minister of
War, General on Gassier, admitted that,
in order to keep abreast with modern re
quirements, the war office was negotia
ting with a Scandinavian ln entor for the
pattern of an automatic breechloader.
The pattern, however, has not yet been
supplied.
Tho Agrarian and Conservatives strong
ly dissent from Count von Bulow's speech
Monday. The Kreuz Zeitung admits that
p leception of Mr. Kruger by Emperor
Wil'Iam could not have helped the Boer
cause, but asks what harm It could have
done o Germany. The Tages Zeitung, re
ferring to Count von Bulow's allusion to
"passion In England" and to the "pas
sion which causes wars," exclaims: "We
have come to a pretty pass." It then
cites sarcastically Prince Bismarck'3
words: "We Germans fear God, but noth
ing else In the world."-
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