The herald., 1894-05-27
AFFAIRS IN THE FAHERLAND.
German Comment on the
French Crisis.
Bad Feeling Over the British Congo
Treaty.
Socialists Vigorously Pushing Their
Boycott Against tho Breweries.
The Emperor's Summer
Programme.

Copyrighted, 1894, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 26.-The comments o.
The German newspapers on the political
crisis in France point out in vivid
manner the change which the events Of
recent years has brought upon the face
of European politics. Formerly such
events were gravely discussed as bearing
upon the foreign relations of France
with other countries, and especially Ger
many. Now the news is received with
the greatest indifference. 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 appear, 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 tine Congo
state, by which England secured email
strip OF territory in the region of the
Upper Congo and Lake Tanganyke,
which gives her access from her south
ern possessions in Africa to the Nile
nication between Capetown and Cairo.
This feeling is not confined to what is
known as the Colonial party, but is shared
by the newspapers throughout Ger
many.
The new arrangement makes England,
instead of the Congo state, Germsny's
western neighbor in Central Africa, and
makes decided alteration in the COM
mercial prospects OF Germany in that
section Of Africa. OF course, this is
only a summer cloud sweeping across
the political sky, and it is not antici-
pated that it will lead to quarrel with
England.
The Tageblatt declares the new ar
rangement Injuries German interests and
asserts it ia only a trick to balk the
claims of France and other powers.
The National Zeitung demands that
England shall acknowledge the right of
fall freedom of traffic between the Congo
state and German East Africa, and ex-
presses doubt as to whether the Congo
state is legally in position to conclude
treaty with an independent power.
The Vossische Zeitung believes there
is contraband trade in arms and am
munition, in consequence OF which the
new treaty will render the German
frontier unsafe.
The Vosssche Zsitung also expresses
the belief that the treaty will lead to
negotiations between the powers of de-
cided Importance to the African posses
sions.
Finally several of the leading news.
papers declare Germany ought to have
been consulted in the drafting OF the
agreement between England and the
Congo Free state.
DR.. Peters has joined the Hanover Ma
tional Literary union. and intends to
contest the next reichstsg vacancy for
Hanover.
The Socialiats are pursuing their fight
against the brewers with the greatest
energy, 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 that that no
such "ring" exists, and the com bination
OF brewers, which may be said to stand
in the position of a ring" was only re-
Gently formed as means of resisting the
boycotting of the Socialists. Bpt there
ia no denying the fact that the brewers
are feeling the effects of the boycott, for
quite recently they made overtures for
peace. and in so doing have offered
to take back into their employ
the men previously dismissed, on condi-
ton that the boycott be abandoned.
The Socialists rejected these overtures.
declaring that they have determined not
to make any compromise with the brew
ers, and in order to give weight to this
assertion they are now carrying their
boycotting crusade throughout the coun-
try. This is notably the case at Null
helm, where the strike of the Socialist
brewers employees has already COM
menced, and threatens to develop into
an immense struggle between capital
and labor.
The reported negotiations for the ces-
sion of Cuxhaven to Prussia in exchange
for Alton is officially denied.
The denial means that the reichsrath
and bundesrath will not adept bill to
make Cuxhaven into a naval port.
Hamburg would raise no objection, and
negotiations for this purpose would be
needless. The navy department has
not abandoned its intention to strongly
fortify Cuxhaven and convert it into q
first-class war port upon the completion
| OF the Baltic canal.
The Reichsanziger announces the con-
clusion of an agreement between Eng
land and Germany to establish uni
form customs system between the Ger.
man territory of Togo and the Gold
Coast colony Immediately west of it,
which belongs to Great Britain and
which is situated east of the Volga.
Emperor Williams summer pro-
gramme appears to be undecided. He
intends to visit the regatta at Kiel in
June. and will then start on long
cruise with the empress on board the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. During
the trip the emperor will perhaps visit
the Dutch court, and from there may &c
to Norway in July. He is expected &c
be present at Cowes, Isle of Wight, al
the regatta which is to be held in that
month, and will probably return to Ger
many in September, preparatory to be-
ing present at the army maneuvers be-
tween Dantzic and Koenigsburg, tc
which he has invited the czarowitz.