The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-27

Berlin, May 26.-[Copyrighted 1894. by
the Associated Press. 1.-The comments OF
! the German newspapers on the political
crisis in France, point out in a vivid man
rer the change which the events of recent
years has brought upon the face of Euro
pean politics. Formerly, such events
were gravely discussed as bearing upon
the foreign relations of France with other
countries and especially Germany. Now
the news is received with the greaest
coolr ess, and the ministers of the cabinet
are followed in this country with curiosity.
This state of affairs is due to the fact
| that Germans have confidence that the
cabinet changes in France are not liable
|. to disturb the relations between the two
powers and these relations, it would ap-
pear, are growing more friendly day by
day. Some feeling, it is true, has been
| aroused by the conclusion of the agree
ment between England and the Congo
state, by which England secured a small
strip of territory in the region of the Up-
per Congo and Lake Tanganyka, which
sessions in Africa to the Nile region; in
other words united communication between
Cape Town and Cairo. This feeling is not
confined to what is known as the colonial
party, but is shown by the newspapers
throughout Germany
Germany's Western Neishbor.
The new arrangement makes England
instead of the Congo state, Germany S
western neighbor in Central Africa, and
makes a decided alteration in the COM
section of Africa. Of course, this is only
summer cloud sweeping across the poll
tIcal sky, and it is not anticipated it will
lead to a quarrel with England.
Inc TagblaSt declares the new arrange
ment Injuries German interests, and as
serts it is only trick to balk the claim,
; HTnnRn
The National Zeitung demands that Eng
land shall acknowledge the right of full
freedom of traffic between the Congo state
and German east Africa, and presents
doubts as whether the Congo state is
legally in position TO conclude an indie
pendent treaty.
a contraband trade IN arms and arnrnuni-
ton in consequence of the new treaty.
which will render the new German frontier
The Nossiche zeitung also expresses the
belief the treaty will lead to negotiations
between the powers of decided iniportance
TO the African possessions.
Finally, several of the leading news
papers declare Germany ought to have
been consulted in the drafting of the
agreement ayr sed e,aa between England and the
DR. Peters has joined the Hanover
NaQonal Library Union and intends to
contest the next reichstag vacancy for
Socialists and Beer.
The socialists are pursuing their fight
against the brewers with the greatest en-
ergy and declare they are determined to
break the so-called brewers ring" Which
they claim keeps up the price of beer. and
exploits the working classes The facts
however, show no such ring exists ami
the combination of brewers which ma V,
be said to stand in the position of a ''rine;.
was only recently formed as a. means IF
resisting the hoycotting campaign of the
SOCIALISTS: But there is no DENYING the
TACT the brewers are feeling the effects of
the boycott for quite recently thev made
overtures for peace and in so doing have
offered to take back into their employ the
men previously dismissed. on conditinn
mat the boycott is abandoned. The social
lists rejected these overtures deolarino o,
they have determined not to make any
compromise with the brewers and in or.
der to give weight to this assertion thew
are now carrying their boycotting crusade
throughout the country. This is nofaIlIv
the case at Mulheim, where the strikes
OF the socialist brewers employed have AL
ready commenced and threaten to deyeIon
and labor ii capital
Cession of Cu1Raven.
The reported negotiations for the ces-
SION OF Cuxhaven to Prussia in exchange
Tor Alton, is officially denied The d.
mai means the reichsrath and bundesrafb
VIII not adopt bill to make Cuxhayen
INTO naval port. Hamburg would raise
no objections for this purpose would he