The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
TARIFF BILL IN GERMANY
Liberal and Commercial Press DIS
courage Clash.
RESIGNATION OF PRINCE HOHFNLOHf.
Capetoyvu House Debating Pohes
of Moderation and Cancellation
scorncd by Irish.

| Berlin. April 17.-(Copyrghied, 1871 oE
the Associated Pressl-Prince Hoheoions'
! the in. perial chancellor. the correspondent
tof the Associated Press understands. IN
letter dated from Baden Baden April 10
forwarded his resignation 10 Emperor VIII
Liam. a brisk exchange Of ielegraphic
messages followed. His majesty Insisted
on the chancellor retaining Office ior the
present. in spite Of the cogent reasons cited
IN Prince Hohenlohes letter urging that his
resignation at this iuncture would most Sc
riously embarrass the emperor. Prince
Hohenlohe again and again insisted that
apart from other serious reasons his health
Just now is OF the worst. Then the prince
suddenly went to Paris. where hi. wife
had preceded him.
AS reasons an!mating MIN TO resign.
Prince Hohenlohe urges his inability to
carry out his solemn promise TO submit to
the reichstag and 10 the diet two bills,
one placing the Prussian law regulating
political meetings upon more liberal
and modern basis and the other reforming
the procedure o. military trials. The
princes inability TO carry out his promises
is said to be due to the extreme reaction
. airy attitude of Baron Won Derricker Won
Derhorst. the Prussian minister for the
interior,
At this moment 1t is impossible to say
how the crisis Will end, but in view OF the
critical situation OF Europe change OF
chancellors would now be most unfor-
tunate. The difficulty OF including in the
association bills the means OF giving great
er freedom OF political meeting and at
Tie same time providing measures to sup
press socialism which the emperor desires
Is believed TO be the real cause OF the
situation.
The United States tariff bill is Just now
the fayorite theme OF tho German press
with the exception of the Agrariau press
and especially the Kreuze Zeitung and
Deutsche Tagesche Zeitung. Tho temper
oil these articles, however, has cooled and
a tarin war is being strongly discouraged
by the entire liberal and commercial press
The klcins Journal and the Tage Blat,
say mat German Industries would suffer
more through tariff war than they have
already done
The Boersen Courier contends that the
United States is perfectly right 10 fix a
tai1it as 1t pleases, adding that the Agrar
ians can not deny this.
Inc National Zetung thinks Germany is
not wise to select German sugar In this as
nahuie 10 exert pressure on America. as
sugar IL only a twentieth part OF German
exports 10 the United States. The National
zeitung also strongly deprecates a Isri.t
war. q 's'''i
me Socialist Voerwaerts calls attention
10 Gernanys bad faith in the past tariff
ueailhss with America and says:
we pretended American products were
frauds. denounced American pork and oxen
as uiseased and chased American insurance
coihpahles out of the country. Since 1890.
WINE reducing our tariff, We have increased
me duties on American products such as
cotton seed oil and fats. German workmeu
40 not want tariff war with America.
luz United states embassy. contrary to
puDilshed statements. has received no In.
structions from Washington relating to
German ana American tariff in this"
me ifussian minister of the interior has
issued new decree permitting only a brief
stay here OF any German naturalized in
America who returns 10 this country. They
were formerly allowed to remain here ner.
manently provided no questions OF mill
tarV dereliction on their part We're involved.
me liberal press points out that this ce-
cree amounts TO a notification Of tn,
treaty stipuiatlons OF 1868. whereby the per.
mch'nt return OF naturalizod German
americans was specially guaranteed The
liberal leaders Herren Richter and Rickeu
ara others VIII question the government
on the subject In the rechstag and that
body VIII thoroughly discuss the decree
The emperor and the imperial family
VIII remove to the new place al Pottsdan,
on the beginning OF May The empress Will
spend the summer at Tegernsee with her
children.
The emperor on Tuesday purchased .
number of fine American etchings here
While viewing them his majesty remarked:
'6reat fellows. those Americans they are
the coming great artists Of tho world
Prince Bismarck has 49, ncto''- "oc1--.
cred from his recent indispostion He
mas taken long carriage /. .es
The strange death OF tho grand duke OF
Mecklcnhurg Schwerin at CanNes on Sat
urday last has caused greet discussion
DIR. JangAeld was sent to Ca:ncs by the
minister OF Justice OF Nseckl"nburg with
instructions to Inquire into the c'rcum-
stances. He reports there " no doubt the
grand dukes death was due TO An acct
dent In falling over the parapet Of a bridge
in the grounds OF his residence at Cannes.
According to personal reports made to the
emperor by Baron Won Kipherr OF the
grand dukes suite the grand duke sur
fered horribly during the las; hours Of his
HE from the fracture Of the spine resulting
from tho fall. He begged his physicians to
relieve his misery by administering quick
poison to him. His majesty was greatly
shocked and ordered the worst details to
be withheld from the newspapers
The betrothal Is announced Of the Prin-
coss Marie Dorothea OF Saxe-Coburp-
Gotha to Duke Gun'her Of Schleswig- Hol-
stein The bride is only Is years OF age and
has not yet been presented at court.