The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-31
The DlngIsy Tariff Bill Hits the Export
Business Very Hard Blow.
INTERVIEW WITH THE new AMBASSADOR
Sugar Industry Suffers Most, Though
Other Lines Feel tho Enect-Duty
on American bicycles TO 10 In.
creased-Emperor wiIItum DIss
pleased with NewspnpeE Uritlcis,ns.
Copyright. 1897, by Associated Press)


Copyright. 1897, by Associated Press.)
Berlin, October so, 1897.
The new German Amba ssa dor TO the
United States. DR.. Won Hollebcn, re-
Gently Prussian Minister to Wurtcmburg
and fcrnieaiy qS92- -'93) German Minister
TO The United States will sail Novcm-
Der Q. He has received several unusual
marks of distinction and confidence from
the Emperor during the week. Before
DR.. Von HoMelbcn left this city he was
interviewed blythe correspondent of the
Associated Press, as hls mission Is Of
special Importance in view of several
questions In which the two countries are
involved. notably The tariff and the
Samoan question. In the course Of this
converse ton, the newly appointed Ann
bassador said:
The sugar question, l am sure. Is
what interests us most and vitality
strikes us the hardest in the new tariff:
ana against breach OF our existing
treaty with the United States vigorous
protests Will, of course be renewed. AS
yet 1t is too carly to tell exactly In what
oranch of Industry the Dingley tariff
most affects German export. Another
thrcc months must elapse before tbnt
can ne determined but am quite ccr-
tam that many of its provisions hit us
hald. These questions l consider. and
so does my Government, as being of
Ine Irsl Importance. The Samoan and
"lner questions arc comparatively sec
ondary. II Is fortunate that Tho irnifoa
Hthles is represented here by so able
and Well meaning n man as Mr. White
III going TO America l go to n field T
MIC" Dy previous experience with the
pest or Intentions. and by that mean
we'll" a."
AS 10 what his Instructions were re-
garding the conclusion of reciprocity
treaties with the United States. DR.
ven Hollebcn would not give a direct
answer, but he intmated THAT in a gene
RAJ way he was instructed TO open
negotiations.
I'm regard to the demand of the Ger
man bicycle manufacturers for an in
crease ial the duty on American wheels
uhe correspondent or fthe Associat ed
iress hero understands that IL move
meht Is on foot To comply with it, Hith-
crlo American wheels have been ad
mitttd Into Germany under the tariff
sched"ic governing imports of iron and
"''StSttS' III tlIc llttiT they
WIFI oe. under a, rcclassification, graded
as vehicles on which duty may be put as
high as $50 marks
IN connection with tho Bavarian Diets
motion to terminate the most favored
Mltlon clause Of the treaty with the
UNITED states 1t is pointed out tina the
5undesraH Hl alone has the power to set
Tie The question, and it Is added that
reports credit the Bundesradh with
faS0rinE the ralbrogatjon
The National Congress OF German
journalists and Writers at I-cipsic have
petitloncd The Reichstag to change the
existing laws so as TO proh ibLt th,, prcs
ent mode of Furnishing press offenders
ny treating editors uS common male
FACTORS on a par with thieves and muir
dcrers. Keeping them in chains I'm dun
GeonS and giving them the saaio fare as
common criminals. y series Of instances
Rl which editors have recently been
ShockinEly and inhuman1y treated and
imprisoned accompanies the petition.
Winter army manoeuvres on a largo
scale have been planned by the EN-
peror The entire guard corps, under
the PERSONAL leadership of His Majesty
will go out.
Emperor William. for some time past
mas been greatly incenscSl at the un-
favorable comments made in the Ameri-
can and British newspapers upon his
personal cha cteristics, and he has now
Instructed the chief OF his literary
bureau not to submit to him any clipp
ings OF this character.
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