GERMANY AND BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 13, 16 January 1902, Page 3

GERMANY AND BRITAIN.

IMPORTANT PRESS COMMENTS. SHOCKING ANGLOPHOBE LITERATURE. MESSAGE FROM THE KAIBER. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, January 14. The Cologne Gazette states that the irritition occasioned in England by German Anglophobia, especially by the recent utterances in the Reichstag, is to great that the respective Ambassadors may at any moment take leave of i absence. It adds that possibly the 1 Prince of Wales may not visit Garmany. The Times regards this view of the situation as too serious, though possibly Britain may take steps to impress upon Germany tbepainf ul impression crea'ed by Count Bulow's utterances and to remove misconception with reference to assurances. The North German Gazette states that the Kaiser did not invite the Prince of Wales to visit Germany. The Times has published several shocking examples of Anglophobe literature and caricatures. One of the latter, emanating from a Germin source, represents Queen Alexandra surrounded by her daughters decorating the youngest l«d in the British Army for repeatedly outraging Bqst girls. Admiral Libran, who was the bearer! of the conciliatory letter despatched by the KaiEerto England nfter his famous Kruger telegram in 1896 with reference to the Jamieson raid, yesterday handed an autograph letter to King Edward from the Kaiser.

There is no disposition in England to identify tha Kaiser with Count Bulow's utoiMncce.

The Cologne Gazette siys England is too impatient with reference to foreigners, considering the language of Sir H. Campbell- Bannernaati. I Ottawa, January 14. J There is great enthusiasm in Canada rover M"-. Ohambe luVs atti'ude with regard to Germany. I A del 4 idb, January 15. The S'ock Exchange cabled Mr. iCbambertain : —■" We admire and sympathise with you in upholding good old EDglidh tradiiioi.s during such troublesome times." MB bEDDON ON THE TNHD3NT. Wellington, January 15 The Premier, speaking at a sooial held by tbe_Libera! and Labour Federation, reft ** to the remarks in the German Press on British troops in South Africa, and eulogised Mr Chamberlain in defending the f ons of New Zealand and sons of the Empire from such chargfs. He reiterated the opinion chat a boycott against German goods would be un-British, and went on to say there had been an open door pol'cy in this colony ; but he thought ?here might come a time when it would no* be so. If these accusations were to | be made against our sons there must be a preferential tariff, and by legitimate methods we could teach those who made accusations a lesson they would understand.

A deputation of merchants waited oa tho Mayor to-day, and urged that as Pa?li menfc is not sitting he should convene a public meeting to discuss the Geronn strictures on Great Britain and pass a resolution of protest. The Mayor agreed, and haa couvened a meeting for Friday.

Dctnemn, Jain»ray 15. At a meeting of tho Uity Council, aftsr sorm vigorous ppeechee, the following motion was passed with enthusiasm : "That it is the unanimous opinion of this Council that the Mayor should immediately c'll a public meet-] ing of citizens and others for the purpose of passing resolutions upholding the action of Mr Chamberhvn, and the Britis,.. Gov->. nment, in cor>nfetion with theSouh African war, and denouncing the diabolica', atrciou", and untrue statements of *he German Press, and all other pro-Boers on our hr*ve and honoured Impvial and colonial troops now fighting a t the call of the Empire in South Africa." The Mayor intimated that he would call a meeting next week.

Napieb, January 15. At a meeting of the Napier Borough Council to-night, it was unanimously resolved to send a cablegram to Mr Chamberlain, expressing the Council's high admiration of the firmness displayed by him during the present outburst of Anglo-phobia.