The herald., 1897-10-10
Not Favored by the Ger
man Chancellor
SUPPRESSION OF SOCIALISM
ADVOCATED BY THE INSPIRED
NEWSPAPERS
Use Of the Bicycle Growing in Favor.
German Manufacturers Stealing
Yankee Ideas-Gossip

Associated Press Special Wire.
BERLIN, Oct 9.-(Copyright, 1917
In spite of semi official denals, the re-
lations between the imperial chancellor,
Prince Hohenlohe and Emperor William
are very strained. The prince has made
his remaining in office for another brief
spell contingent upon two things: the
presentation to the reichstag of the mill
tary trial reform bill and no new taxes
for purposes of larger naval appropria-
tions The bill for unification of the
military penal code is still hanging fire,
in spite of the chancellor's declaration
in the reichstag in 1895 that he would
stand or fall with that measure and the
emperor's strong objection to publica-
ton in military trials. AS to new taxes
for increasing the strength of the fleet,
the North German Gazette points out
that it Is significant that the government
and all the Conservative newspapers are
dwelling upon the absolute necessity for
such taxes. The Post affirms that beer
would be taxed higher and that the i'm
port duty on cereals will be raised to so
marks per ton, which together would
yield the government an extra revenue
of at least $4,000, 900 marks.
The Volks Zeitung says that the chan
cellor this week offered to resign for the
fourth time, and that the chancellorship
crisis is now in an inactive state.
The Cologne Gazette corroborates this
and adds: 1T is certain that if Prince
Hohenlohe is in office at the opening of
the reichstag and has to confess his in
ability to keep his promise to present the
military reform bill, the reichstag will
at once vote want of confidence in the
government. An agreement to this eff
feet was made during the present week
by the leaders of the parties constituting
the majority"
The Frankfurter Zeitung asserts posi-
lively that no understanding has been
reached with the emperor regarding the
military reform bill, and it Is also said
that his majesty has been trying for
some months to find a suitable successor
to Prince Hohenlohe. 1t appears, how
lever, that all his attempts in this direc-
|tion, especially among the princes OF the
reigning houses and other men Of similar
rank with Prince Hohenlohe, have been
fruitless.
Prince Bismarck has been repeatedly
appealed to to express himself on the
subject Of the governments naval plans,
but the only opinion he has vouchsafed
was the statement that he made October
4th, in the course of an interview with
a representative Of the Schleisische Zei-
tung, that he approved the strengthen
ing of the navy by increasing the num-
ber of vessels. but deprecated a course
calculated to alarm the taxpayers by
what the prince terms "a gigantic
scheme"
THE SOCIALISTS
The socialist convention, just ended at
Hamburg, was most important gather
ing. There were over two hundred dele
gates present, and they represented
2,250,000 votes. The proceedings have.
been widely criticised, and the Conser-
vative press claims that now the social
lists remain strictly within their legal
rights they have become much more
dangerous.
The Hamburger Nachrichten, in. an
editorial article urges the adoption of
violent measures to suppress Socialism
1t advocates the abrogatiorl Of the gen.
eral franchise at reichstag elections as
being the best means of curtailing the
political Influence of the Socialists, ant,
concludes: 'If they should then try
to reach their aims by Illegal ways, the
opportunity could, not be wholly un,-
desirable, as it would offer shorter
mode of warfare against them"
On the other hand, the Liberal press
claims that the conventioe1 has shown
the Socialists to be rapidly becoming
purely radical reform party
TARIFF MATTERS
The agrariau newspapers continue to
demand vigorous measures OF retalia-
ton against the United States or. ac-
count of the passage of the Dingley bill,
but the majority of the press is losing
interest in the matter.
The government has asked the advice
of the commercial chamber as to wheth-
er a freight reduction on the railroads
in the case of sugar for export would be
beneficial
The decreased exports of sugar for the
quarter just ended is even larger than
was feared when the new United States
tariff went irito effect. The exports
from Hamburg have dropped from $5,-
352, 566 in 1896 to 1919, $50, almost all of 1t |
being sugar from the consular districts |
of Stettin, including Dantzc and Koen-
ingsberg. The figures for the last quar-
ter were $275654, a decrease of $644, ,4O5, |
nearly all sugar.
BICYCLES AND BLOOMERS
Princess Louise, wife of the heir to the |
Saxon throne, fras turned to publicly BIZ
cycling bloomers in the Dresden parks, |
accompanied by Prince Frederick Au-
gustus, her eldest son.
Prince George of Oldenburg, an. elder
ly but enthusiastic bicyclist was
knocked down by a coach and his knee
so badly injured that he is obliged to re-
main in bed
Princess Frederick Leopold, of Prus-
sia, Emperor Williams sister, recently
met with a severe accident while wheel
ing near Potsdarn.
Prince Bismarck 1t appears, is
now an enthusiastic admirer of the BIZ
cycle. He approves of women rid.Cg,
an6i regrets that he is too old and stiff to
take part in the sport himself
DISHONEST DOINGs
Representative in Germany of
American manufacturers and the UrIi ed
States consuls in this country have
noticed lately great deal of dishonesty
upon. the part of German maraufa acturers,
at Chemnitz, Frankfort, Son.
neberg and in the Rhine districts. Corr
sui Monaghan of Chemnitz has Just sent
a report to Washington. n. giving the facts
and Usames, not only In regard to imi-
tating United States goods ard patent