The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

regarded as being of special import
ance. Herr Geyer cited cases showing
that different governments, notably the
Saxon AID Prussian, do not scruple to
violate the slim political and trade
rights of the working people. Baron Won
Stumm, at one time an intimate friend
OF Enloeror William, leader of the re-
actionists, favored additional curtail-
ment of these rights. There is not the
remctest chance of the reichstag adopt
ing the bill, or the bundesrath approx
ine il, and that the government recog-
nizes this is evidenced by the fact that
not = single minister attended the de-
bate on Wednesday. The matter is
important, because the socialists pro-
pose TO make it an issue at the coming
elections.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
1t is learned at the foreign office that.
owing to the sugar bounty conference
at Brussels, the reciprocity negotia-
lions between Germany and the United
States are at q Standstill, and 1t Is
doubtful whether they will be resumed,
as Germany has about concluded that
pCthing tangible will come cut of them.
1t is understood that the sugar confer
ence will informally discuss the Ding
ley tariff law.
The foreign office, next week, will di-
rect the. attention of the chamber of
commerce to the South American COM
petition, especially in cottons, growing
up in South American countries, where
German importers have so great inter-
ests. The officials of the foreign office
are preparing a suggestion of the best
way to combat this competition.
APPROPRIATE TEXT.
The peculiar appositeness of the text
Of the sermon of Emperor William
birthday, namely, BE STILL and know
that am Cod win be exalted among
the heather" has attracted great
deal of attention, and it is now ex-
planned that the emperor himself Sc
lected Il. It is suggested that the ad-
ding of the word Chinese" would make
the passage perfect.
Among the emperor's birthday edicts
is one dealing with the regulations of
rowing in the public schools of Berlin.
His majesty DEGREES that the pupils in
rowing be invariably superintendent by
masters acquainted with the sport and
by a physician. Matches must not be
rowed in the presence of any but the
friends and relatives, and members
only of the two upper forms may race.
Genuine racing boats are not permitted,
and the course must be limited to 1,200
metres The emperor announces that
in order to carry out these reforms he
has placed 35,0 900 marks at the disposal
of the minister of education, towards
the acquisition of a water course, a boat
house and boats, and he promises to
give two annual prizes for the fastest
boat and the most skilled crew.
BISMARCK'S EARMARKS.
An article recently in the Hamburger
Nachrichten on the occasion of the en-
peror's birthday, bears Enthusiastically
the earmarl1s of FREDERICKSBURG, and
expresses Prince BismarckS views. 1t
says: The monarch has stepped into
the foreground of public life far more
than his ancestors did. The policy of
the empire and of Prussia bears marks
of imperial origin, and the strong indi-
viduality of the sovereign is ever per-
ceptible in the most different sphere.
He not only governs, but rules, and is
in reality the actual leader of the ma
ton and disposer of the destinies of
Germany. If Germany is now animated
by a higher spirit than a short time
ago. if the spirit of enterprise is i'm
pulsed, we attribute it mainly to the
fact that the emperor has known to
find ways whereby decided ends are
attainable.' 20
The article concludes: THE gloomy
visions which formerly troubled us on
the emperors birthday, have begun to
disappear, and we venture to hope that
the future will not bring us fresh dis
illusions such as to again make acute
old antagonisms in public life, to the
general detriment. For mistakes which
are not made a second time. we count
on the high Intellectual qualities of TIE
monarch and the perception of what is
useful, and what is harmful to Ger