St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-24
TINkERING TREATIES,
Germany and Other Nations
Absorbed in Commercial
Negotiation.
Spain's Convention With the
United States Exeites
Comment.
England's Sovereign Is Still
Actively Interested in
Statecraft.
Gossip About the Prince of
Wales and His Good and
Bad Points.

DERLIN, May 23.-Ihe attention OF
he foreign office is absorbed in com .
mereial treaty negotiations, some of the
results of which will have a direct bear
ing on GermanY's relations with the
United States. The arrangements with
Italy, Switzerland and Roumania are
progressing toward an entente. Bel
GUM is also negotiating with Germany,
but that country is less likely than
the others to be drawn within
the customs bund. Russia's over
lures for reduction of the German
corn tariff in exchange for a lessened
tariff OH German manufactures have
been rec eived in friendly spirit here.
but the opposition of Austria is ex-
expected to bar the way to a defnitive
arrangement. The admission of Ser
Wan pork into Germany would be in
consistent with the prohibition against
American pork, which is acknowledged
to be safer and of superior quality. The
general positions of negotiations now
really gives reason to expect a formid-
able central European customs coalition,
including Germany, Austria. Hungary,
Italy, Switzerland. Roumania and
Servia, while Belgium, Russia and Spain
may have partioal reciprocity with the
general European bund- The effects of
The American Convention
with Spain have begun to excite press
cumments. The Hamburg papers de-
nounce the convention as a permanent
blocking out of the German trade with
the Antilles. They contend that the
German-Spanish treaty of July. 1888, af-
fords a basis for the foreign Office to in
terfere. Until the pending European
treaties seem to be secured no pressure
upon Spain will probably be tried. AS
soon as these are arranged the spe-
cial privileges which the convention
accords to America will be contested by
the combined powers. The situation of
France, which country is menaced with
commercial isolation, dictates the gov
ernments policy of adhesion to a mod
crate tariff admitting of reciprocity
treaties. In the chamber of deputies
to-day, on the ground that, though
premature, a de1ayin dealing with the
matter would result in a speculative
rise in the price of wheat, the gov
ernment accepted the proposal of
M. Viger, member of the customs com
mittee, to reduce the duty on wheat to
three francs and on flour to six francs
per hectolitre. An amendment in favor
of the complete abolition of the duty on
these articles was rejected by vote of
35S to l31. The proposal of NJ Viger
was adopted, with the proviso that the
law should only be enforced from Aug.
l. 1891, to June l, 1892. The
posthumOuS revelations from the
authorship of Won Moltke are gen
orally interpreted in Berlin as showing
what the public had long suspected, that
the great general of the Franco-Prus-
sian war was not without feeling of
Jealousy to Bismarck, whom he almost
altogether ignores as a factor in the
triumphs of 1866. Won Moltke, in his
quiet, silent way never seemed to be
much interested in praise of the late
chancellor, and it is understood that-he
was far from displeased when Bismarck
was dismissed; while Bismarck was not
gratified at the way that hero worship
turned from himself to Won MoltKe, and
has been significantly reticent as to the
achievements of the general.
Aged. But Active.
LONDON, May 23.-The queens birth
day will be officially celebrated on Mon
day, although the usual loyal services
will be held in the churches tomorrow.
Her majesty, who will begin on Sunday
her seventy-third year and about
month later the fifty-fifth year of her
reign, is in excellent condition. Her stay
at GraSSe was of considerable benefit
to her, although she was in good health
when she went there, and she is active
in state affairs as ever. Both the queen
and the Prince of Wales are more pop
ular than royalty, fact which does not
bode we'll for young Clarence, should
he, like his cousin, the German kaiser,
be called prematurely to the throne.
Clnrence seems to be WeaklIng, with
out the stubbornness of the Georges or
the tact and amiability of theCoburg line.
The Prince of Wales, it is noticed, has
of late avoided the company of Baron
Hirsch and other prominent Hebrews,
to whom he had formerly been very
affable, and who often had the Prince
on show at their city and country resi-
dences. The action taken by the queen
to relieve the prince of his debts is said
to be prompted by desire to relieve
him of disagreeable connections in a
financial way, and especially of his
obligations to Baron uirsch, who is
looked upon as
An offensive Upstart,
and far inferior to the Rothschilds,
separated by several generations
from the pawnshop. The prince. not
withstanding his extravaganza, or per-
haps because of it, is gaining in pOpu-
larity. He was one of the first to call,
not alone, but III company with the
princess, on Mr.. Gladstone during the
latter's illness, and he has firm hold
on the friendship Of the Liberal leader.
Even the Irish parliamentary represent
tives are not without liking for the
prince, whose views of home rule are
believed to be much more tolerant than
those of the Tory magnates. The mall
ady from which the prince suffered so
severely in 1890 has reappeared in a
different quarter, and the fact is looked
upon as one of great significance. In
spite of his precarions state of
visits to the theaters and attends nu-
merous balls and other entertainments,
but the heir apparent is carefully
guarded while thus enjoying himself,
and every care is taken to prevent him
suffering too much fatigue. Tuesday
last the prince visited the horse
show at the Royal Agricultural
hall, lslingtom, accompanied by
two of his daughters. The same day
the accouchement of his eldest daugh-
ter, the Duchess of Fife, was an
nounced, and consequently the prince
and his daughters, upon entering the
royal box, received tumultuously
warm greeting. After the first cheers
had subsidized, voice in the gallery was
heard to call for three cheers for
"Grandfather Wales.
A renewed burst of welcoming cheers
followed this remark, which the prince