The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-31
Won HOLLEBEN TALKS
INTERVIEW WITH GERMANY'S NEW
AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON.
He VIII Protest Against the Sugar I'M
port and other Provisions of the
DinEIey Tariff Law.

Copyright 1897, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Oct 3O.-The new German am
bassador to the United States Dr. Won
Holeben. recently Prussan minister to
Wurtemburg and formerly QS92-93) German
minister to the United States, left Berlin on
Wednesday last to spend fortnight on his
family's estate previous to his departure for
America on board the new North German
Lloyd steamer Wilhelm der Crosse on Nov.
g. He has received several unusual marks
of distinction and confidence from the EN-
peror during the past few weeks, and the
King of Wurtemberg has conferred his
highest decoration ON him-the grand cross
of the Order of the Crown.
Before DR.. Won Holleben left this city he
was interviewed by the correspondent of the
Associated Press. as his mission is of special
Importance in view of several questions in
which the two countries are involved,
notably the tariff and the Samoan question.
In the course of this conversation the newly
appointed ambassador said Il wonder /
have not got diabetes; / have been so dosed
with sugar in Berlin. l mean, of course,
the remonstrance of our sugar men against
the unfavorable sugar import provisions of
the Dingley tariff and explanation and
technical discussion on that topic that /
have had to listen to at the various minis
tries. The sugar question, l am sure, is
what interests us most and vitality strikes
us the hardest in the new tariff, and against
that breach of our existing treaty with the
United States vigorous protests will, of
course, be renewed AS yet it is too early
to tell exactly in which branches of indus
try the Dingley tariff most affects German
export. Another three months must elapse
before that can be determined but l am
quite certain that many of its provisions
hit us hard. These questions 1 consider, and
so does my government, being of the
first Importance. The Samoan and other
questions comparatively secondary. 1t
is fortunate that the United States is repre-
sented here by so able and weIl-meaning a
man as Mr.. White In going to America L
go to field know by previous experience
with the best of intentions, and by that l
mean the intentions of my government as
WELL"
AS to what his instructions were regard
ing the conclusion of reciprocity with the
United states, Dr. Won Holleben would not
give a direct answer, but he intimated that
in a general way he was instructed to open
negotiations. He said he was personally ac-
quainted with both John A. Kasson, the
new special commissioner on, reciprocity
treaties appointed by President Mckinley
Coleman, for many years secretary of the
United States legation in Berlin. The new
ambassador is in vigorous health, and is
prepared to enter upon a hard siege, for
the countrys sake at Washington.
In the meanwhile the German government
has continued TO ignore the announcement
made by the United States embassy that
the latter is ready to open negotiations on
the subject of reciprocity and neither has
the government replied to the protest of the
United States embassy against the exclu-
sion from Germany of American live cattle
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pected direct answer to either of these
representations, but it believes DR. Won
Holleben will carry with him the answers.
In regard to the demand of the German
bicycle manufacturers for an increase in
the, duty on American wheels, the CORE
spondent understands that movement is
on foot to comply with it, Hitherto Amer
many under the tariff schedule governing
imports of iron ana steel, whereas, in the
near future they Will be, under a. reclassifi-
cation, graded as vehicles, on which the
duty may be put as high as $50 marks.
In connection with the Bavarian Diets
motion to terminate the most favored
nation clause of the treaty with
the United States, it is pointed
out that the Bundezrath alone
has the power to settle the question, and
it is added that report credits the Bundez-
rath with favoring the abrogation; but thus
far Prussia opposes it in spite of strong
Agrarian pressure while Saxony and Bava-
ria and some of the smaller states favor
cial newspapers declare such a step would
be deplorable, and refer to the renewed de-
mands of the United States for the with
drawal of the prohibition against importa-
ton of American beef and cattle as being
"a piece of characteristic impudence.'
Emperor William holds his annual ST.
Huburt's chase next Wednesday in the
Urunewald near Berlin. The guests will
be more brilliant and numerous than usual
The Court of Last Resort has declared
the Prussan governments recent action in
dissolving meetings at which the Polish
language was used to be unconstitutional
and illegal.
The National Congress of German Jour-
nalists and Writers at Leipsic has petitioned
the Reichstag to change the existing laws
so as to prohibit the present mode of pun
ishing press offenders by treating editors as
common malefactors on a par with thieves
and murderers, keeping them in chains in
dungeons and giving them the same fare
as common criminals. A series of instances
in which editors have recently been shock
ingly and inhumanly treated and imprisoned
accompanies the petition
Winter army maneuvers on a large scale
have been planned by the Emperor. The
entire Guard Corps, under the personal lead
ership of his Majesty, will go out
Emperor William for some time past has
been greatly incensed at the unfavorable
comments made in the American. and Brit
ish newspapers on his personal characteris-
tics. and he has now instructed the chief
OF his literary bureau not to submit to him
any clippings of this character.
Augustin DAILY spent the past week in
| Berlin witnessing the performance of Blu
ment Halls new farce comedy, "Hans
| Hucksbein," adopted for Mr. Daily under
| the name of THE Lady of Ostende'' which
! is to be presented for the first time i'm New
| York during the month of December.
The Emperor has started for the Eulen-
berg. estate. at Lienbenberg where he is to
meet Count Philip Won Gutenberg. the Ger
man ambassador to Austria Hungary.