The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31
GERMANYS NEW AMBASSADOR
DIR. Won HOLLEBEN TO SAIL FOR
THIS COUNTRY NOV. o.

ne Will ButVle Against ODnoNiOuS
Provisions of the DingIey Bill.
Thinks 1t n Breach of Existing
Treaties ms Regards sugar-Ncgo-
tintiOns for n Reciprocity Treaty
Likely to Be OpCncd-Duty On
American Bicycles VIII BE In
creased to Probably $50 Marks.
The ReIchstnE Petition to Change
the Laws Regarding the Punish
mcnt of Offending EditOrs-TODics
Discussed in Berlin.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.
Berlin. Oct. S0.-The new German am
bassador to the United States, Dr. Won
Holleben, recently Prussian minister to
Wurtemburg, and formerly QS92-1S9S) Ger
man minister to the United States, win
sail on Nov. 8. He has received several
unusual marks of distinction and con-
idence from the emperor during the week,
Before DR., Won Holleben left this city
he was interviewed by the correspondent
of the Associated Press, as his mission Is
of special Importance, in view of several
questions in which the two countries are
involved, notably, the tariff and the Sa-
moan question.
In the course of this conversation, the
newly appointed ambassador said; The
sugar question, 1 am sure, is what inter-
ests us most, and virtually strikes us the
hardest in the new tariff, and against that
breach of our existing treaty with the
United States vigorous protests will of
course be renewed. AS yet, it is too early
to tell exactly in which branches of in
dustry the Dingley tariff most affects Ger
man exports. Another three months must
eIapse before that can be determined, but
l am quite certain that many Of its pro
visions hit us hard. These questions. I
consider, and so does my government as
being of the first importance. The Sa-
moan and other questions are compare
lively secondary. 1t is fortunate that the
United States is represented here by so
able and well-meaning a man as Mr.
White. In going to America, l go to q
field 1 know by previous experience, with
the best intentions and by that 1 mean
the intentions of my government as we'll"
As to what his instructions were regard
ing the conclusion of reciprocity treaties
with the United States, DR.. Won Holle-
ben would not give a direct answer, but
he intimated that in a general way he
was instructed to open negotiations
in regard to the demand of the German
bicycle manufacturers for an increase in
the duty on American wheels the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press here un-
derstands that a movement is on foot TO
comply with it. Hitherto American wheels
have been admitted into Germany under
the tariff schedule governing imports of
iron and steel, whereas in the near fu-
ture, they will be, under reclassification,
graded as vehicles, on which duty may
be put as high as $50 marks.
In connection with the Bavaran diets
motion to terminate the most favored ma
ton clause of the treaty with the United
| States, Il is pointed out that the Bundles
| rath alone has the power to settle the
| question, and it is added that reports cred
its the Bundesrath with faVoring the abro-
cation.
The national congress Of German jour-
| nalsts and writer's at Leipsic, has petit
| toned the Reichstag to change the exist
ing laws so as to prohibit the present mode
of punishing press offenders by treating
| editors as common malefactors, on par
with thieves and murderers, keeping them
in chains in dungeons and giving them the
| same fare as common criminals. A series
| of instances in which editors have recently
| been mockingly and inhumanly treated and
imprisoned, accompanies the petition.
Winter army maneuvers on a large
scale have been planned by the emperor.
| The entire guard corps, under the person.
al leadership of his majesty, win go out.
Emperor William, for some time past,
has been greatly incensed at the unfavora-
bic comments made in the American and
British newspapers upon his personal
characteristics, and he has now instructed
the chief Of his literary bureau not to sub
nit him any clippings Of this character.