The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-27
TREATIES IN WHICH OPPOSITION
TO THE CAR Is NOT
DARED.
MEMORIAL OF THE MERCHANTS.
PROTEST AGAINST THE FATHERLAND
LOSING ITS Trade IN THE
ORIENT.

BERLIN, GERMANY, OCu. -o-1ne QlS-
patch from the HongHong correspondent
of the London Times announcing that
Russia had acquired the right by a treaty
recently concluded with China to anchor
her feet at Port Arthur and connect
VIadivostok with that port by railway, as
well as securing other military and COM
mercial advantages, was Cabled here yes
terday and attracts considerable attention.
Although the Russian and Chinese en-
bassies have no knowledge of the alleged
treaty in well-infOrmed circles it is main
tanned that the dispatch outlines the sub.
stance of desires formulated by Russia
which China viii certainly not refuse.
Moreover, ii is contended that the report
received from St. Petersburg to-day nam
ing several officials in the Asiatic depart
ment of the Russian Foreign Office who
have Just received honors and decorations
at the hands of the Emperor of China
clearly indicates that diplomatic transac-
tons of some kind, however, have recently
been concluded.
Although the alleged treaty contains
provisions that are certain to operate
greatly to the disadvantage of the COM
merce Of Germany, 1t is very doubtful
whether the Emperor would intervene, as
his greatest desire now is to be on good
terms with the Government at st. Peters
burg. So strong, indeed, is this desire
that his Majesty consented to be reconciled
to Prince Henry, his brother, when he
learned that the latter and his wife, for
merry Princess Irene of Hesse were on the
eve Of starting for St. Petersburg, and this,
too, without Prince Henry's apologizing
IA orr in no
which took place between himself and the
Kaiser on the occasion of the ceremonies
at Kiel in celebration of the opening of the
North Sea-Baltic canal, the Emperor being
mindful of the fact that Prince Henry's
vile is the favored sister of the Czarina and
has got influence with her
On the other hand, the Kaiser is known
to be in sympathy with the A!l-Deutsch
Association, which this week addressed q
memorial to the Chancellor, Prince Won
Hohenlohe, complaining of the prevalent
grabbing of Chinese territory by other
powers TO the detriment of Germany's in
terests. Germanys settlements in Tien-
tsin and Hankow, the memorial says,
cannot be regarded as an increase of power
such as all German patriots expect, and
the empire must secure suitable footholds
sake OF preserving her commercial inter-
ests. The association, therefore. requests
that the Chancellor take steps to obtain
territorial acquisition washed by Chinese
waters, and suggests the Chusan Islands
as desirable possession. The association,
with startling frankness advises the adop-
ton Of the course suggested, regardless of
the Ill will OF any or all of the other pow
ers, and concludes its memorial by quoting
Bremen merchant who has settled in
Shanghai as saying that if Germany does
not take possession OF Shanghai, the trade
q Germany in Eastern Asia has no future.
When the memorial was issued it was
generally regarded as being too extreme,
but the reported conclusion of a treaty be-
tween Russia and China furnishes very
strong argument in favor of the ALI
Deutsche Associations contention.
The dissensions in the camp of the So
cialists are growing apace. Six public
mass lettings were held in Berlin Thurs
day night, at which socialist delegates to
the Social Democratic congress, held re-
Gently in BTeslau, reported upon the pro-
ceedings OF that body. The reports hav-
ing been made the meetings proceeded to
handle the delegates very severely. and
were especially harsh in their treatment of
Deputies Fischer, Schoenlank, Schippel,
Singer and DR.. Arons. The attacks that
were made upon these deputies were
couched in extremely violent language,
freely interspersed with epithets. Herr
Fischer became greatly excited, and in re-
plying to his critics declared that the at
titude Of the socialists of Berlin could only
be compared to a gathering of OLD women
conventicies. The retort created a tremen-
dous uproar- Almost all of the meetings
adopted resolutions harshly criticizing the
deputies mentioned.
1t was announced yesterday that the
German anarchists would hold a congress
at Elberfeld in the early part of 1896, with
a view to uniting the various groups of the
sect into one party, establishing news
paper organs and discussing the different
leading questions OF the day. The Agrarian
question has not only rent the Socialist
party asunder, but the Agrarians proper
met with rebuff at Ratingen, Westphalia.
on the occasion of a meeting held there
Herr Won Ploetz delivered a powerful
speech, concluding with the usual demand
for the acceptance by the meeting of the
Agrarian scheme embodied in the pro-
posals submitted to the Reichstag last year
by the Polish Agrarian leader, Count Won
Kanitz. together with the proposal OF other
stock remedies for the relief of the agricul-
turists. The president of the Rhenish
Peasants Association replied to the speech
of Herr Won Ploetz and startled that gen.
tleman by declaring that the Agrarian
League was itself chiefly biamable for
disturbing the former tiourishing condi-
ton of the agriculturists.
"The fact is he said, ''the Agrarian
League is quite as Jealous in sowing dis
content as the Socialists are. It is now
Just year since the fall of the admins
tration OF Chancellor Won Capriyi, and one
is compelled to ask what the Agrarians
have gained thereby. Knowing how strong
hand they had in that Chancellor's
downfall, the Agrarians greeted the new
Ministers enthusiastically. The latter
have done nothing for them, while DR..
Won Boetticher and Freiherr Marschal Won
Biebesstein still remain in office in spite
OF agrarian intrigues."