New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07

office holding class in Germany, as rule
shares this feeling; and 1t is possible or at
least not Incredible that those who compile the
scrapbooks may have an Interest In exciting MS
prejudices against the United States. nave
no desire to exaggerate the effect or the lrrlla-
tion caused by extracts from American news
napers but do not feel that ] am going too far
in assuming that ii may exercise an influence
that is unfavOrable TO American interests. The
English press certainly has not aided LORD
Salisbury in foreign diplomacy by its harsh
criticism Of the German Emperors policies. nor
by It's incessant circulation Of foolish stories
about his ailments and vagaries. Equally GER
tain is II that the United States Government
will find il easier to negotiate treaties and com
mercial agreements with Germany, If fewer
weapons against American interests are placed
IN the hands Of open enemies. In order TO en-
phasize the point II may be added that THESE
weapons are mainly from English armories.
Americans 30 not need to look at Germany
or its sovereign through any eyes except ther
oun There is no other country from which
they have so much to learn in Industrial prog
ross az from Germany. The system or technl-
coI training and commercial education by which
she has equipped herself for career OF iiluuS-
trial triumphs is worthy or clcse iri'a'''''
The maritime energy and mercantile enterprise
by which a powerful commercial marine mas
been built and markets opened abroad TOT
German manufactures have been lacking our
ing recent years OF American experience what
is ~ even deeper significance is the inhexhe
determination with which the German people
having once discovered the policies which were
best calculated To promote the welfare OF IN"
empire and the development ~ It's productive
resources has clung to them. In ls'' the
protective system was adopted. and there has
been no reversal ~ 1t. Reciprocity treaties
have been negotiated wherever 1t was practica-
bic 10 do so. and these have not been abrogated
at the dictation Of monopolies and trusts as
was recently done I'm the United States. They
have remained In operation. and, as Is CON
clusively shown by the statistics Of commerce
recently published, they have involved great
expansion OF German trade, especially win
Russia and Austria Hungary The currency
question has been settled, and Protection and
Reciprocity have ministered to the INDUSTRIAL
development and economic prosperity OF me
Fatherand; and there has been no suspension
Of policies which were working admirably
To the German Emperor belongs the credit
Of allowing all these policies to remain in opera
ton and Of imparting 10 them increased mo
mentum He appoints the Prussian Ministers
and the Imperial Chancellor and Secretaries OF
state, and they are personally responsible to
him. His Will Is remendou force in direct
ing the policies of the empire and II has been
exorted with consistency and intelligence, on
the lines which experience has justified as safe
and progressive. Not one Of the great indus
trial policies In operation when he assembled
the throne has been reversed by him. He has
done nothing to disturb. and much to
strengthen. the industrial forces which have
been steadily promoting the commercial revival
Of Germany. The moral for America. where
the currency question has remained unsettled
and where the protection and reciprocity poll
cies recently reversed with disastrous
results. is too plain to require explanation
Whatever motives the English may have for
belittling maligning the Emperor, Ameri-
cans ought certainly 70 look at him through
their own eyes. and TO be just in their esti-
mate Of him. l. y. F.