The record-union., 1896-11-02


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Copyright, 1896, by the United-Asso-
ciated Presses.)
BERLIN, Nov. If the triumph of
Nc Kinley at the polls in the Presiden-
tial election which takes place next
Tuesday in the United States is not an
overwhelming one, political and COM
mercial Germany will experience
shock of surprise. With the excep-
ton of some of the special cable dis
patches sent by it's American CORE
spondent to the "Berliner Tageblatt,"
ell of the advices which have been sent
by wire or mail to the Berlin press have
so expressly excluded any possibility
CT Bryan's election that pubic interest
in the American election has waned.
The socialist organ, ''V0rwaerts," and
the 'Freisinnige" and other liberal or
gans suggest that an uprising of the
masses might defeat the combined ed
ucated and capitalistic forces but in
the face of the unvaryIng tenor of the
news received from America the pubic
as a foregone conclusion Class preju-
dice, however, is little interested in the
result, as evinced by the utterances of
tie kreuZ Zeitung," Conservative
which expresses the question of McKin-
ley VS.. Bryan from currency point of
view, ignoring all the other issues en-
tering into the campaign.
The "Kreuz Zeitung" inclines, how
ever, to the support Of Mckinley, as
the election Of a bimetallist such as
Fryan would be disastrous The III
fuence of the trusts and other monopo-
les In perverting electoral votes toward
Bryan is also commented upon by
many newspapers, but the consensus of
opinion is that nothing can prevent a
Idck1niey triumph. Under this con-
viction the Bourse for the past few
days has been especially firm in Amer
lean stocks. Textile manufacturers ex-
pect that after the election there will be
an increase of exports to the United
States, this belief being based upon the
ground that the advance in the price Of
sfain is benefiting to American farmers
and consequently ought to lead to an
increase in the demand for foreign
600 S.
German farmers, however. have not
IN the least benefited by the raise in the
Price of wheat and other cereals as
nave the other agr.cultu-a.is.s of Hun
gary. where the havest has been abund
ant and where there has been an a,i
"ance OF nearly two forins per hundred
weight in the price of wheat. This
state or things has been perfect god
SEND TO the Hungarian farmers. and
mas also given an impetus to trade all
around
The Berlin financial journals. in their
articles discussing the prospecrs for the
immediate future, agree that If McKin-
Icy is elected affairs will remain very
inuch as they are at present. that IS to
say, that there will be little or no finan-
cial trade but If Bryan should be sue
cess1ul there Will be financial and
commercial cataclasm. European CAPT
talists, those papers agree, must there
lore prepare for a decline il American
securities, large premium on gold ex-
tens1ve failures of American firms hav-
ing gold contracts in Europe and the
consequent failure of European and
especially English capitalists and stor-
age OF European exports from Americ,
Inc conference which Chancellor
Prince Hohenlohe had with the En-
peror yesterday is understood to have
mad reference to a projected conference
OF the European Powers with the object
OF revising the treaties of Berlin and
Paris and also settlement of the Gus
toms dispute which has for some time
existed between Russia and GERMANY.
Ihe emperor is favorable to making
concessions to Russia which may bring
about the speedieSt possible settlement
OF the conflicting interpretations of the
present commercial treaty, and If is
understood that the Car is not ayerse
to yielding many of the points at issue
If an amicable and favorable adiust
ment Of the difference thus be brought
about.
The Russian official. NJ Timiriagseff
who conducted the original treaty. ne
gotiations, will arrive in Berlin on
Tuesday for the purpose of assisting
in the arrangement necessary for the
holding of a conference, but nothing in
regard to the matters in question is
definitely known, except that it is given
out that there may be some delav IN
his desire for a period of absolute home
repose before allowing his Ministers TO
enter into any engagements involving
the Empire
Although the Gar had something like
season of rest during his visit to the
Queen at Balmoral and also during his
stay at Darmstadt, persons connected
with the encourage of the Car and
Czarina, say that his majesty intends
to enjoy period of the solitude of
home life as the only means of securing
perfect repose. While he was at Bal
moral he was overwhelmed with a sense
of responsibility and at Darmstadt the
numerous functions which he was OBJ
liged to participate in We're only re-
lieved by rambles in the woods in COM
pany with the Czarina, home party pic
mics, mushroom gathering excursions.
etc. Now that the Gar has returned
to ST. Petersburg it is announced that
he will cease all state business as long
as possible. But the question is, will
events await the Cars leisure?
Prince Hohenlohe's interview with the