The record-union., 1896-11-09
Bryan, Herr Liebknecht says, is not a
scientific socialist but is rather an

scientific socialist, but is rather an
agitator.
Ex-Court Chaplain Stoecker, in his
Christian Socialist organ, THE Volk."
takes an opposite view, holding tha.
Bryan is a leader of social reforms based
upon Christian principles.
The returns of the imports of Ameri-
can butter into Germany show that the
importation continues to increase In
1893 the quantity of American butter
brought to Germany was only p, 800
Kilograms In 1894 the aggregate was
29S.0O0 Kilograms; in 1885, 375. 900 kilc
grams, and for the first eight months of
1896 the importation reached 3SS, 900
Kilograms.
The merchants of Hamburg are COM
planning of the strictness with which
the measures of the United States Con-
sulate in that city are now being en-
forced. Hitherto the United States
Consul has exercised his discretion in
legalizing invoices after shipments had
been effected, but acting under irstruc
tions from Washington the Consulate
now insists upon legalization of in
voices before or contemporary with the
shipments.
The export of raw sugar from Ham
burg has taken on such large dmer-
sions that on Friday five vessels were
engaged at the same time in loading
with 10000 tons of the product. This
increase is largely due, however, to
the desire of the dealers to get as much
raw sugar out of the country as possi-
bic before the new sugar law goes into
effect.
The preliminary official inquiry into
the conduct of DR.. Carl Peters, the
African explorer, former Chairman of
the German Colonial Society, has been
closed and disciplinary proceedings are
about to begin. DIR. Peters was ac-
cused in the Reichstag by Herr Biabel,
the Socialist leader, of extreme cruelty
and even worse, while he was Imperial
Commissioner in Africa in 1891. When
1t became certain that he would be
called to account for his actions Dr.
Peters in July last suddenly LETT Ger
many and it was understood he mad
quilted the country for good
A great mass meeting of Socialists
was held in Berlin on Friday, at which
an energetic demand was made Cor the
chief editorship of the socialist news
paper, the "Vorwaerts'' The Execu-
tive Committee of the Socialist party
maintain that the removal of Herr
Liebknecht is a matter that must be
decided by a majority of the Socialists
cf Germany and not by any mass meet
irg or any other body of men acting
for themselves
The great increase in the inlporta-
ton Of American apples into Germany
has led the agrarian newspapers to
agitate in favor of the Government
taking measures to prohibit further
imports, alleging that sources of dis
ease have been discovered in recent
importations of the fruit Apropos of
these attempts of the agrarians to re-
strict American exports generally, the
North German Gazette" says that
American newspapers are badly in
formed when they assert that the Ger
nian Government contemplates placing
further restrictions upon the imporra-
ton of American products. The state
ment that the inspection here of all i'm
ported tinned meats has been ordered
or is about to be ordered, the .Zeitung"
says is also erroneous
Herr Franz Won Rotenburg, husband
of the daughter of the late William
Walter Phelps, former American Min
lister to Germany. has been appointed
curator of the University of Bonn.