New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
GERMANY AND TUE POLEo'
DESIRE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO coNClh-
late THEM.
PRINCE pIsMARcK,s ELECTION AND HIS POLICY
COMMERCIAL TREATIES - AMERICAN
ART AT THE BERLIN EXHIBITION

ART AT THE BERLIN EXHIBITION
c..,r,cn, 1901 BIN the Hsp. York Annotated frea'.
perIin Nav o.-The prospect Of Prince blsnaroNS
..r,r roannearance in the Rschstng has gwen an
rne,us N the Governments plans for the cohchauo
a, the various partes so as to render them r@oy !"
coalesce in the governments interest Inc Noe"oS
dcveloned tendencies uf the Government to"Aru '''o
Cancellation of the Poles ought to he ascloeu III pa''
IN n ouickened sense Of justice in dealing WIN n'
rodav,c debate in the Lower House OF the Dee vi
The midget Commission for the German colon]lns "
ys,o-r prussa occasioned remarks touching the uoV
.rnment,s policy In Posen, and provoked Chan0o"o'
von CaprlvI to explain. He denied that tiio -.
nent had conceded to the Poles anything DeSo"u ~,
came within the scope of the settlement Jaw -
met tho wishes Of the Poles as regards poth " 80,
ond the Church. The Poles on tter part ia" "i'o
,n.n,fost.d desire 10 bring themselves Into ciSer
accord with the Government. This desire lou'' 0
nroseion in the support which the Poles gave III" w
ernment proposals for increasing the ocicneNo 80 -
~ Germany This, the Chancellor salo' was "ue ,s
nleasant and surprising change. IL tne fo'09 o
take the lead upon the path OF reconchiaVoi ~" r.
ernment and the Germans were rea"S ~ io"0" =, -,
no.cb mot with general favor in the Iicuse. II Nv
% ,,. 20 contrast the condition OF the Poles In
poon ,rltb that Of thcc harassed kindred over the
Russian border, the Chancellor coud hO' h''e 'p0"'
more effectively. .->,,,>,nr
nIsMARCK's VICTORY IN GEEsTEMUNDE. :,
prin RiSmarch'S
sea bv the fact that he poed 1000 less Vo'es ..an
~, ~. N.t,oDoI I,heral predecessor In tho seat. The
c.I,s+ ballot was reinforced by over 1000 'ueiphS'
ord pe,sinure voters whose hatred OF the Prince eN
ceedcd their dislike to the Socialists Iae seuli-'
nress abstain from commenting on the reeul'' A"o
FreisInnce Zetung" halls Prince Bi'harch en."'0
into tbe Rechstag as an oct Of homage to the Patha
mentary system. which he persSenuS "eU "''''
chancellor to dsccedit and weaken.
,rho PRINCE in nm interview the eve OF the re-
h,,o+ declared that II he went to the Rechstag TIC
wond never attack any policy dlrccuy ll''la'eu W
the Emperor, and tina this line OF cohuuoU W." ,S.
hn the sams as that followed by him since he ieie
perlln lie was convinced. ho added, that the great
est danger to the Fatherland was not from "i'no"'
hr. from within He would not refrain from expos
inc n hut he certainly would never say nytfuhs u
give his opponents reason to charge MN wlt a''"'"
| ing the Emperor from personal motives. TINS SORT
of assurances promises lively times In the heiciss'
The Hamburger Nachrlchten" holds that the ueaIn
~ Connt Won Moltke adds the desire OF Germany 70
see the PrineeAn the forefront Of politics sehti
ment of disoutt" SAYS the "Nachrichten" :" HIS the
| Emnlre Tie future Is uncertain Tie new men
into whose hands have been conhded the desun.eS
OF the Fatherland cannot reassuc the country ING @
FrclsInnge and Centrist press is indignant az olh'
language
TO SIGN THE AUsTRo- GERMAN TREATY To-pAf.
The Austro-Germ plenipotentares VIII sieh ="
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY CONFERENCE, r.,
The Swiss Bundesrath to-day received an lhVi''Uo'
n end delegates to the Commercial Treaty Conference
which ts to omen on NAV 15 Neither Belgium nor
italy appears to be willing to assist IN the oina'o
Of customs union directed primarily against the he"
French tariff The results Of the conference cahnoe
| oroct .be commercial relations between Germany anu
America The jurisconsults to whom the Goverlln,ne
some time ago referred the position OF Gerhay d u
tho Frankfort treaty are understood 10 nave @ 20
| In tba
rront nreferpntla tariffs against France under stct
| construction Of the provisions Of the treaty.
AMERICAN ART At THE BERLIN EXHIBITION.
Tho American department of the International Art
Exhibition a thorough success Blerstadt sent loul
! nictures. c. s. Pearces shepherdess,' which Is
among the largest canvases exhibited, has received
high praise from the critics. Gar Melcherss Wofk 3G-
cupIes the place OF honor. f. H. Weeks exhiplts III
| Pearl Mosdde': Walter MacEwen his Absent n,
Eugene Vail The Thames, waiter ru Tay' 'spccd 'S
otber fine works are sent by F. A. Bridg
man Julian storey, T. L. Clarke, Miss LeekoDolns
Miss GreatOrex, Humphrey Moore, e. r. healy n anr
a. d Anderson. Messrs Melchers and MacEwer
ore here as representatives of the artists
The committee were guests Of the Emperor at
banquet tonight II Potsdam.
TIE APPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT CLARK E'
The appointment OF Lieutenant Clarke, of the Umte'
cto+os Cavalry 10 serve with the Dusseldorf lIussar
has evoked approving comments from the press.
couRTEsIEs TO MINISTER SMITH IN BERLIN
Charles Emory Smith, the American Minister u
Russia and his wife, while passing through TINS cit
to-day on their way to Liverpool, were presented pN
william Waiter Phelps, the American Minister TO Ger
many 10 the Count and Countess Schouvaloh iter
Barth member Of the Reichstag: General Won Ner
sen Count and Countess Pappenheim and the menDer
Of the American legation