Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-02
FIRST STEP TOWARD PROTECTION.
One German Papers View of Eng
Innd's TrcntN Dcnuncintinm.

One German Papers View of Eng
lands Treaty Dcnuncintion.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The Kreuz Zeitung says
that the denunciation of the commercil
treaty with the German Zollverein is Grea
Britan's first step toward the protectionis
system and adds:
But there is no ground for serious alarm
because she has her carrying trades to pro
tect and retaliation to fear. Moreover. q
one-sided preference shown to Canada might
provoke a conflict with the United States"
The National Zeitung says that Great Bit.
ain herself Is the nation most interested
in the conclusion of a new treaty. and that
Germany may gain much by skillful, cold.
booded diplomacy.
The NoSsSche Zeitung saws: $50 far as
Germany's relations to England are con
cerned, it is a matter OF Indifference whether
we have treaty or not
The Beriner Tagebatt says: Great
Britains intention to join the mother coun-
try and the colonies in customs union
will not induce her to restrict British trade
with Germany any further than is neces-
sary to attain this object" The Tagebatt
the Vossische Zeitung and the National lei
tung all agree that 1t is quite out of the
question for England to adopt protection.
BRUSSELS Aug. 1.-The Moniteur Off
cially announces the fact that Great Britain
has denounced the commercial treaty with
Belgium, but adds that the British govern
ment has ntimated its readiness to negotiate
a new treaty.
LONDON Aug. 2-The dcnunciation by
Great Britain of the commercial treaties with
Belgium and Germany is the chief theme of
discussion in the European newspapers. rhe
Daily Chronicle says: 1T is the first triumph
of free trade on a great and imperial scale.
1t Is a curious irony OF fate that it should
be the work of ministry permeated by the
falacies of protection" Discussing the
effect of Great Britain's action upon the
United States and Germany the Chronicle
expresses the opinion that the former will
not be the gamer while Canada cannot lose
by the new conditions of affairs, adding
Nor is it likely that Germanys natural
wrath will last long"
Other papers express similar opinions. All
are agreed that a great step has been
taken which will bring England nothing but
gain. 1t has been long time since any
important act of the government has met
with such universal approval in Great Brit
ain.
The chief Belgian organs receive the an
noupcement without protest. Belgium an
nually exports to England f3, 900 600 more
than she imports. 1t is not likely, there
fore, that the government Will place any
obstacles in the way of the proposed new
treaty.
The French press displays undisguised sat
isfacton at the prospect of tariff war be-
tween England and Germany, conflict from
which it cannot but derive some advan-
tage. The Journal des Debats is anxious to
know whether England is about to return to
a protective policy.
NJ Meine's paper, the Republique fran-
caise regards Great Britains act as cor
roboration of the soundness of the principles
of protection, and predicts a general rise
of European tariffs against British ana
colonial products
The German papers, on the contrary, man
tain comparative calm, with the exception
of few of the extremist order. Greater
anxiety is felt as to the possible motion
of British colonies in favorng a protective
policy with reference to sugar, in which
Germany is strongly Interested. The liberal
papers accuse the agrarians of being largely
responsible for "this blow at German trade
and argue that Canada. finding her products
excluded from other countries, desires 10 re
taliate. while England, fearing the result
of the rising tide of agrarianism IN Germany,
desired to be prepared i'll time for all event
ualitieS.
The Kolnische Zeitung says: Nobody be
lieyes that England is actuated by desire
TO insure advantages for Canadian products
Her sole object was to annihilate German
export trade to the United States and thereby
to deal the detested German manufacturers
a fatal blow. For England's aim Is to aVaii
herself of the 20 per cent remission granted
bv the Dingiey tariff to countries according
the same treatment to the United States
Taking the German press as whole, how
over II is safe to say that no great difhcul-
ties will be placed in the way OF new
treaty.