The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24

re1chstag, the federal government will
clear the matter by a declaration show
ing that Prussia has no intention of
gobbling up Brunswick, The success
sorsh1p question is to be solved by do
Ing justice to the legitimate heir This
too, is the emperor's view of the mat
ter
A curious veering around has occur.
red relative to the sugar interests The
German husbandry council has now
asked the imperial chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe, to reduce the inland suga1
tax from 20 to Is marks per 100 kilos
whereupon the Deutsche Tage Zaitung
the main Agrarian organ, which has
hitherto advocated high export pre-
miums and inland sugar taxes, advises
the abolishing of the whole tax ard
premiums. 1t says the inland consump-
ton tax once removed, there would be
much larger consumption of sugar
III Germany, where the per capita con-
sumption is now only one-third of that
of England. The paper argues that the
sugar production of Germany would be
consumed at home, thus furnishing the
most simple solution of the whole diff
Guilty.
The electoral reform bill will not be
presented to the Diet by the Prussian
government, in spite Of the promises
made during the last session.
There is some doubt as to whether
an exequatur will be granted to E. H.
Brodowski, of Chicago, recently ap-
pointed United States consul at Bres-
lau. The German government knows
him as. Polish leader born in the
very consularship to which he has been
appointed, and the opposition of the
government is solely on these grounds
The United States embassy here, how
ever, made strong representations on
his behalf few days ago. All doubts
as to his confirmation will be removed
within fortnight An official of the
German foreign office, in an interview
on this subject said there was abso-
lutely no objection on the part of the
government to United States cOnsuls
being of German birth, so long as there
were no special reasons of objection
in individual cases.
Just now there are over 100 cases
of young men being drafted as recruits
into the army, in which the United
States embassy is interested. They are
the sons of American citizens born
here after their fathers resettIement
in Germany. The young men claim
American rights. and declare their in
tention of emigrating to the United
States. but, nevertheless, they are
held for military service. In the ma
jority of those cases nothing can be
done by the embassy under the ex-
listing treaties.
The motion of Deputy Ratzinger
made in the Bavarian diet on Thurs
day last, asking for a denunciation
of the favored nation treaties with the
United States and Argentina and de-
manding an increase in the duties on
cereals in the interest of Bavarian
agriculture, has been adopted, and the
Bavarian government has been in
structed to agitate in that direction
The Augsberg Abend Zeitung pub
fishes an article headed 'The Empress
as Politician" emanating from some
body at court, in which it is said the
empress, upon three notable occasions,
intervened in the politics of the en-
pire. After the fall Of Baron Won He'd
litz over the school bill, it is pointed
out she induced Gen. Count Won Ca
privi, the then chancellor, to remain
in office; in 1894 it is further asserted,
she induced her brother, Duke Ernest
Guenther of SchlesWig- Holstein to
make the memorial speech before the
mobiles club, begging them not to crit
icise the emperor Finally, the paper
mentioned asserts, the empress induced
the wife of Prince Hohenlohe to cease
her opposition to his accepting the
chancellorship.