Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-28
GERMANY AND CHINA
HOT WORK EXPECTED IN NEIGH
BORHOOD OF KIAO-CHOU DAY.
The TROUBLE WITH HAITI.
Tardy Recognition of Uncle Sans
Assistance-Stnnda OIL Company
Proposed Tariff War.
Copyright, 1857. by the Associated
Press)


occasion of the swearing in Of the naval
| recruits has had the expected effect of
| clearing the situation so far as Ger
manys attitude towards China and Haiti
| Is concerned. Within two months a
| squadron of eight fine cruisers, having
| on board $500 men, will be assembled
| In Chinese waters, and the fact that
| Prince Henry, Of Prussia, a brother OF
| his Majesty's is to command half this
| force, lends probability to the report in
| government circles that hot work is ex-
| pected, as Prince Henry's great ambl-
! ton for years past has been to win
naval laurels
Furthermore, the correspondent here
Of the Associated Press has been told
by gentlemen who were at Kiel upon
the occasion referred to that Emperor
William, in conversation with Admiral
Won Knorr communicating OF the
| Imperial navy, and with Prince Henry,
made use of the expression: 1--WE must
forestall England" This remark was
made while the Emperor was charging
on the situation i'm China, and dwelling
on the fact that the advantage gained
by the quick action of the German naval
! forces in Kiao-Chou Bay must be fol-
lowed by an adequate strengthening OF
the squadron by the forces available.
RUSSIA AGREEABLE.
In this connection, the correspondent
of the Associated Press learns that with
I'm three days of the receipt of the news
Of the murder Of the Germany mission
aries, the Emperor, through the German
ambassadors at Vienna and ST. Peters
burg, made confidential inquiries as to
whether Germany would be opposed in
Chinese waters In case circumstances
should render the seizure OF territory
necessary. The replies received were
wholly satisfactory.
1t was because of Russia's assurance
that a free hand would be given Ger
many that Emperor William was 50 ex-
tracTdinarily attentive TO Prince Tonsky
the commander of the Russian cruiser
Vladimir, which vessel was at Kiel upon
the occasion Of his bIajesty's visit to
that port.
The German newspapers are almost
unanimous i'm demanding that Germany
seize the present opportunity to obtain
adequate and tangible compensation for
her support Of China in the peace ne
gCtiations with Japan I'm 1886.
TROUBLE WITH HAITI.
In regard to the trouble between Ger
many and Haiti the Imperial warship
Geion will proceed tbere so soon as she
can be fitted for sea, and will enforce
the demands Of Germany, backed up by
the two German Government school,
ships GneisenaU and Stein. Somewhat
tardily, the German press now does JUS
tlce TO the assistance received in this
matter through the intervention of the
United States Minister at Port-au-
Prince. The semi-official Hamburger
Correspondent says: 1T is certain that
il the United States at the critical time
had assumed an unfavorable attitude,
the situation would have become more
dangerous. The mere fact of it's geo
graphical situation shows that Americas
influence is paramount at Port-au-
Prince. The appearance in this instance
of an American fleet would have suf-
feed to intensity Haius opposition to
Germany's demands, as the Haitians
would have seen therein an indirect as
surance of support"
STANDARD OIL VICTORY.
The tariff on sugar and petroleum is
occupying the attention Of the press in
Germany. The negotiations between the
German sugar syndicate and the owners
of the refineries, after pending for
months, have ultimately failed, and the
plan TO form a pool has been definitely
dropped, at least for the present as
many of those interested have decided 70
remain outside.
In spite Of the action Of the South
German dealers, after the announcement
that the Mannheim Purcell Company,
a competitor of the Standard-On Com
pany, had purchased an island in the
Rhine, on which it is proposed TO buiid
gigantic tanks, to exclusively patroniZe
the Mannheim Pure-On Company, the
impression prevails in commercial cir
Giles that the German representatives. Of
the Standard Oil Company have won
the fight, and will crush all competition.
or the petroleum import Of the current
year. America furnished S53,6i2 tons, and
Russia 4S4 900 tons. Reports from Bremen
and Hamburg show that the Standard OIL
Company is now virtually alone in the
field.
GOLUCHOWSKPS APPEAL.
The appeal of the Austro-Hungarian
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count
Goluchowski, asking Europe TO unite
against American competition, is very
variously commented upon here. The
Liberal and Radical newspapers condemn
such a step. The VOlks Zeitung says:
ut is easily seen who will have to pay
the bill when all the European Agrarians
are united. The people of Europe, who
absolutely need for their daily bread the
cereals Of America, Indian, and Australia,
would have to sacrifice untold millions at
the altar of international agrarianism.
That is the meaning Of it,"
The Vorwaerts says: "a tariff war be-
gun by the united States Of Europe would
be answered by closing the markets Of
the United States OF America. The first
measure Of the powerful, big republic
across the ocean would be the embracing
of all American countries, including per-
hans. the English Colonies there, into
Pan-Amerlcan tariff union and thus the
United States would create large as
sured fields for supply and sale, and
would narrow the export Of their adver-
sarles still further"
DINGLEY DEFICIT.
The Cologne Gazette, discussing the
question of the deficit in the receipts
OF the United States, says: 1.-THE new Of
flee of Commissioner Kasson, which, I'M
der the circumstances. appears to be no
more than a regular recruiting office, TO
induce nations TO come there for COM
mercial treaties, would. of course, stimu-
late the imports OF the United States. and
consequently the tariff receipts"
United States Consul-General Gold
schmidt says the present export figures
for the United States show an unmis-
taxable increase.
TO STUDY CRIMINALS.
]. willard, resident OF Berlin, and a
renhew OF Miss Frances T.. Willard, has
started on an expedition 10 Asiatic Rus
s,a. for the purpose of studying the habits
OF criminals and Migrants. The Russian