Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-14
1T IS SQUELCHED.
THE PROPOSED BERLIN EXPOSITION
WILL NOT &c HELD.
wlihsim the Kaiser Bows TO the VIII Of
the Majority and Disapproves OF
It-Gensral German Notes.
copyright, 1902, By the New York Associated
pres4I

BERLIN, August 1s.--Emperor William
has decislvely squelched the proposed Ber-
lin international exhibition. To-night's
Reicissdnzeiger states that tho Emperor, act
ing on O report from Chancellor Won
Caprivi, has withdrawn ell official support
from the scheme. Tho Chancellor's report
declares, It is said. that the reasons for not
approving Of the holding of the exhibition
arc that only q small section OF
the German industrial societies held
that an exhibition was desirable. and that
q majority of the Federal governments de-
| MED that il was necessary on economic
grounds. The Prussian Ministers were
| specially opposed to the project, while
! forty members of the Bundesrath voted
| against 1t and only seven voted In favor OF
| IT, The Chancellor considered that una
| nimity was indispensable TO success, and
that being lacking he recommended that
the Emperor discountenance the under
taking.
In this instance the Emperor. who per-
sonally favored tho holding of an exhibi-
ton, has bowed before the will OF the ma
Iority. An influential section Of the press,
made up chiefly of the National Liberal
and treisinnIge organs. has been INDUCING
| IN Outspoken attacks upon the ministers
for submitting 10 the will Of the Emperor
regardless of their duties TO the country,
and upon the Emperor for exercising de-
| spotic sway over every ministerial depart
ment.
TIE EMPKRoR's uIPERIoUsSEss.
The resignation of Herr Herrfurtb,
| Prussian Minister of the Interior, Is now
credited. not to a difference in policy with
| Herr Miguel, Prusslan Minister of Finance,
| but to the fact that he incurred the
LV,,.. Il lot lxa
Scbloss lottery. The Vossiscte Zeittng risks
| prosecution by the publication of an arti-
| Gle, under the caption of The Crown and
| the People," protesting against the per-
| sona bias Of the Emperor in all important
affairs Of state policy. The Ministers
siaylshlY ask. says the VOSsische ZeuunJ,
not what is best for the country, but what
| Diil please the Emperor. Everywhere the
imperial person Is brought forward, and
| the responsibility of tho Cabinet IS more
and more disregarded. This. the paper
says. IS dangerous policy, because pub
| lie opinion Is far from approving certain
measures supposed to have their origin
with the Emperor. Ministers having no
other ambition beyond carrying out tho
| Will of the Crown are hardly endurable
| even IN an autocratio state. German
statesman ought to resign If they find their
| protests against the Emperor's designs
made impotent.
| DIsCOEIEST WITH THE SITUATION.
The article reflects with fidelity the feel
| inc which pervades all classes. Though
tho energy and good intentions of tho
| Emperor are appreciated. discomfort with
his lmperious intermeddling prevails
everywhere. The instability of public Of
| fairs. the constant change of high officials.
the frequent removals of military officers,
the sudden turns in politics, now radically
| Liberal and anon extremely Conservative,
| has aroused general longing for o firm
| hand andfOr answering methods OF gov
eminent, even If they are sometimes op-
pressiye. as under Prince Bismarck. Of
hcials and the public then knew what to
expect. They had confidence that the
measures proposed would be carried
| through at all risks.
GLADsToSE's FOREIGN POLICY.
Some satisfactory assurances have al
ready reached tho Foreign Office here
through the London Embassy, concerning
Mr.. Gladstone's foreign policy. All the
German political parties viewed Mr.. Glad
stones advent az Prime Minister with re-
greet, as likely TO Imperll the soldlty otthe
Triple Alliance, unless Lord Rosebery
should be the Foreign Nlinisterln his Caoi-
net. As late as yesterday tho adYiceS
from the German Embassy positively
stated that Lord Rosebery, finding that
Mr.. Gladstone refused to follow his lead
In the position of England towards the
Triple Alliance, Egypt, and Russia, and
differing with him in tho essentials of his
policy, refused to accept the Office. To-
days Official dispatches announce a proba;;
bic eiaen'e between Dir. Gladstone and
Lord Rosebery, the former asserting TO
continuance of Lord Sallsbury'5 foreign
policy on ITS maln points.
COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
The commission on commerclal treaty
with Russia has concluded it's discussions.
1t has recommended as "A basis for the ne
potiations a decrease IN the tariff on Rus
sian grains and timber in exchange for |
lower tariff on German manufactures, |
especially of iron and steel. The |
Russian commission has already been |
appointed to meet the German COM /.
mission. Baron Lameran, Consul General |
at Amsterdam, Is at the head or the Ger |
man commission. Apart from the tarlf |
arrangements the Russian government |
asks an important concession IN the re- |
scinding of the edict preventing the /
kechsbank from making advances on |
Russian loan. Tho council OF the Reichs--
bank has been consulted, and 1t favored !
the repeal Of the prohibition, but the gov
eminent is understood to be averse 20 |
granting the concession unless some poll !
teal entente is assured with the commercial |
one.
In the event OF n treaty being concluded |
merchants and shippers engaged IN the |
Baltic trade hope that the government |
will declare Stettin, Dantzic, and hlel
free ports.
PROHIBITION or TOBACCO CULTURE.
The Reichstag will resume its sitting in
November The proposed government |
measure prohibiting the culture of native
tobacco, while increasing the duty on
foreign tobacco, may never see the light.
The Ministers have been warned OF tierce |
opposition to the bill. The prohibition
would mean ruin to many thou
sands of totacco-growers In Germany
even if they were Eeimbursed by a
government bounty. while thousands OF
persons employed in the production OF
domestic cigars would be thrown out OF
work without compensation. This would
add largely to the Socialists discomfort.
The Ministers must devise other hscal
methods to raise the money necessary Tor
the increased army expenditures or FISK
storm, against which the Emperors FAVOR
will DO unable to shield them.
HoRsE-FLEsH AS WAND.
A convention OF German norse-butchers
has agreed to open a iirs;-class restaurant
here for the purpose OF influencing the
upper classes TO the use of horse-hesh as
wand. The report submitted TO the con-
vention stated that there are 2.4OO horse
butchers in Germany who kill So, 900 horses
annually. These horses are mostly tat
tened for the meat-market. No WORKOUT
animals arc used.
SOLDIERS DROWNED AT SWIMMING DRILL
The public is indignant at the drowning
Of seven soldiers in the Neuce river while
engaged In swimming exercises. Two nun
dren men were ordered 70 SWIM across the
river in linen suits and carry their rifles. |
They swan in three rows. The irst row
was half over when cries for help caused
general terror. The rows got mixed
confusedly and the seven men, selzlng
each other, sank. No boats followed the
swimmers, and but for the presence OF
some pontoon. men. who rescued many OK
those who had lost their presence OF mind,
the loss OF life would have been terrible.
The military authorities arc blamed for
taxing the strength Of the men beyond
endurance.
DYNAMITE AT OSTEND.
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