The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-08
FEAR A TARIFF WAR
STATESMEN OF GERMANY OPPOSED
TO THE AGRARIAN POLICY
OF REPRISALS.
COUMTRYS HANDS ARE TIED.
AMERICAN IMPORTS OF RAW MA
TERIALS INDISPENSABLE TO
MANY INDUSTRIES.
CONTINENTAL UNION OF NO AVAIL.
With the Opposition of Great Brit
ain Amy Such Plan Could Only
Prove Abortive.

BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE German news
papers continue to discuss the new
United States tariff and to call for re-
prisals; but the Associated Press learns
from the foreign offic that the govern
ment of Germany has no intention of
beginning a tariff war A high official
of the foreign office said to the CORE
spondent: There will be no tariff
war, as Germany Is too weak to carry
it out and because a large part of the
American imports of foodstuffs, as we'll
as cotton and other raw materials, are
Indispensable to our industry. The for
nation Of large continental tariff
union with its ram pointed at the
United States would miscarry because
of England's opposition. AS a matter
Of fact, our hands are tied, and even
Baron Won Thielmann, the German am
bassador to the United States, who has
been named as the successor to Count
Posadowsky -Wenner, as imperial sec
rotary of state for the treasury, though
his advice and intimate knowledge of
the American tariff and financial affairs
would be of great help to us during the
coming crisis, cannot change the facts
in the case"
Palpable effects Of the new tariff
are already noticeable. The manufac.
turers Of Solingen are complaining of
lack of orders and many factories have
reduced the, number of employees. In
the Cuban and Chemnitz districts there
is already much industrial distress.
Similar complaints are made elsewhere
The florists association has sent a me-
mortal to the imperial chancellor pro-
testing against the tariff as seriously
injuring the export trade of seeds and
plants during the last few weeks
Before starting for Russia, Emperor
William received a number of threat
ening letters from Nihilists and Pan
SlaViSts. In consequence of this, one
of the shrewdest criminal commission
ers, DR.. Henninger with a section of
the Berlin political police. was sent
to Peterhof palace a week ahead of the
emperor, and this corps of detectives
will accompany him everywhere dur.
ing his stay in Russia.
TRACK TRAGEDIES.
The past week has witnessed a num-
Der of fatal accidents on race courses.
Count Won Fech, a wealthy gentleman
rider, and at one time a friend of the
harrison sisters, and Lieut. Bartels
also gentleman rider, were killed
during a race at Kreuznach. At the
Neuss races the most successful gen
tleman rider in Germany, Lieut.. Won
Kayser, was killed, and Capt. Won
Suernomdt was seriously injured Two
jockeys also met accidental deaths.
In Emperor Williams living apart
ments new air-purifying apparatus
is now in operation. 1t is the inven-
ton of Count Won Pueckler. high
court official, and consists of a method
OF injecting ozone into the surrounding
air and destroying germs and gases
by system of platinum wires brought
to white heat by electricity
The emperor recently discovered in a
sailor of the Hohenzollern, named
Obermeyer, a native of Baden, a re-
markable talent for painting and
sketching, and his majesty has sent
him to the art academy of Berlin
charging himself with the sailors edu-
cation.
The retiring minister for foreign af-
fairs, Baron Marschall Won Bieber-
stein, will be appointed ambassador
at an important post, probably Rome,
Washington or Constantinople, in DC.
'ober Baron Won Rotenham, the under