The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-21
GERMANY AND TARIFF
Dingley's Proposed Measure Creates a
Stir in Political Circles.
MUCH ANIMOSITY DISPLAYED
Emperor william Is Not Crazy,
Only Ecoentric-Preparing for
the Centenary Fetes-
Gossip In Berlin.

Copyright lSg, by Associated Press.
Berlin, March 2o.-Thc German press
displays special interest In the new
American tariff. The Cologne Gazette
publishes the full text of the bill and all
the leading newspaper publish extracts
from It and editorial articles on the
subject The latter breathe a spirit ot
hercc animosity and strong desire for
rcprisals. The Kleiner Journal says
IF this hill becomes law, Europe, and
especially Germany, must feel II To be
an intentional blow In the face. A
large part OF our exports is thereby pro-
hihited and another part Is rendered
difficult. Many of our industries will
be forced to comply or organize their
system or raise their quality OF goods or
specialize. This viii require "A period
OF experiment and delay. In the mean
while much of the commerce and indus
try will he lost"
Referring to the plans of the United
States, the kleiner Journal says. We
deem silver To he "A danger 10 gold
countries, especially to Germany, even
greater than the tarin measure. The
remainder Of commerce In America viii
he put ON shifting basis and great
losses. too. are threatened tn our In
vestmcnts in the United States. our
holdings in the Northern Pacific rail
way alone amount to 2oo0o,Ooo marks,
and billions of German capital VIII be
imperillpd.
In regard to the stories Of Emperor
Williams insanity, II Is stated private
ly by men who knew him more or less
intimately. that his majesty Is very
nervous and irritable. his features
twitchng frequently. He seems to
have "A tendency To epilepsy or similar
nervous disorder. but his behavior, ac-
cording Ia these people, has always
been that Of person mentally sound
and responsible. They admit that the
emperor has certain ccccntricities,
chiefly inordinate vanity. concerning
which many queer anecdotes are in cir
culatiou.
The naval crisis still monopolizes at
tention in inner political circles and IN
tense interest was shown In the fact
that for the first time this session mem
bers Of the reichstag flock to Berlin
from all parts of Germany. The budget
commission rejected l35. 900 900 marks of
next years naval demands on the
ground OF the unfavorable condition of
finances. The mark OF disfavor with his
plans was The reason for the desire of
the secretary of the navy, Vice Ad-
miral won Holman, Ia resign, and u Is
currently reported that the imperial
chancellor, Prince Hohenluhe, Is like
wise tired OF Office owing To- his recent
inconsGcrate treatment by the emperor
In matters where the constitutional
responsibility rests with the chancellor
The emigration bill now before the
reichstag contains certain paragraphs
evidently aimed at emigration To the
United states where they become
wholly lost tu the political and ccu-
nomic interests Of Germany, and incl
dentally speak fayurably of emigration
to Mexico and South America.
In the colonial year book. just pub
lished. Herr Hesse, high government
official and leading member of the Colo
Iial society proposes legislation Ia pro-
hiEit German subjects from ever giving
up their political allegiance.
Hcflln Is already crowded with
strangers who have com" here To view
the three daSs celebration of the cen
I,pary fsteS. The main event VIII b.
tie uuvciling al the great national
monument erected "a the memory uf
" illiam l. on the Schl"ss FrcihaTt dl-
rortly upposiic the royal castle AT l5cr-
liil ne hnNFlllHE 'flffllhNltS " III INV
place ou the I'D. Ia all the city insti-
tutIons hdnuurts viii be- served gratis
and a special memorial celebration VIII
Ic held, Jointly with the citizens COM
uIttec the municipal council has made
arrangements for large procession on
the sd. The emperor will review the
whole procession from the foot Of m"
unveiled monument. ON the evening
ut the I'D a torchlight procession win
bc formed 10y the students of all the
academic schools and universities of
Berlin and they will parade before the
emperor past th" castle. There will he
special celebrations also In Munich.
Dlc csden. Darmstadt. Stuttgart and 9th
er places. In Hamburg the veterans
viii bc rendered a banquet on the 2ld
by the senate and in Lubeck the foun-
dation stone Of the William I. monu-
ment i'll bc laid. In Koenigsburg the
municipal council has appropriated
zoe. 0o0 marks as William l. fund out
of which a home for needy GONZALES
cents is tu he founded. The people of
81 rlin, however. are deeply aggrieVed
AZ the fact that the town II placarded
with glaring red police posters. shut
ting OF district Of two square miles
around the site ~ the monument from
al traffic foot ur vehicle. These un-
popular odicis are directly traced to
the emperor's orders Thirty princes
and other royalties from outside and 20
from Berlin will he present al Mon
days unVoilihg. Roth ilismarck aud
Nor Caprivi will hc absent on the plea
~ ~ health.
The Irctan question arnuses litth
enthusiasm here. Prince Bismarck. in
VI" Hamburger Nachrichten. continurs
t' deTrccato Interference in behalf of
'CTctan sheep stealors or Greek
thieves" The socialists in the reich
stag will shortly formally protest
arainst Gernany's Joining in the cocr-
6lon of the Cretans.
To Re-cind CIsNeIand's Order.