New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24
LIVE TOPICS FROM BERLrv

Berlin July y
THE SUGAR CONFERENCE -Referrine n =,
failure OF the late Sugar Conference and n ,a -"
agreement between France and the United s,..
regarding tariff reductions. the "Kreuz-Ze,,ur.s
says:
SHOULD America refuse to grant those tari1 -
.ductons to Germany and the other European Stat.
as we'll in spite OF the most favored nation trea,
there will be serious complications. To refus. 49,
; to Germany would be all the more unfair s,r IN
America was made to share when we conclnSsss
our commercial treaties of 1892 In the large redaca'
lions that were then In force without being asksS
/ to grant US any equivalent
| COUNT ERNEST AND THE EMPEROR-r,.
well-known fact in diplomatic circles in Berlin ,h,,
the relations between the Regent OF Lppe- Detmo,a
and the Emperor OF Germany have been extroms,
strained since the Emperor's brother-in-law Prno.
AcoIph OF SchaumburgLippe, was oustod from th.,
office owing to the final decision rendered aean,,
him by the Court OF Arbitration presided over \.
the King OF Saxony and alleged instances OF IA.
Emperor's ill-wi toward the new Regent OF Linn.
Dctmod have been current here for some time pa,,
But matters have now assumed pass which make,
this affair OF National magnitude
Count Ernest. the present Regent, has been N.
peatedly sighted by the Emperor lately in such
way az to have induced him to seek redress betors
the forum Of the Bundesrath before which the I'm.
peror is no more than the Regent Of Lippe- DetmoN
The Delegate OF Llppe- Dctmold has there,ors
brought MS soverelgn's complaint formally beors
the Bundesrath, begging that the Emperor may bs
held to render the Regent OF Lippe-D etmod the
measure Of respect which the Constitution OF N.
emnire saws is his due The Regent. at the sam.
time sent strongly worded detailed, autograph ht
tcrs to all the other rulers OF Germany, in which
after setting forth the instances Of serious slight To
which he says he has been subjected he appeals I,
IN nat
done him He also says that what has happened 10
him may happen TO them next, and that the En-.
his case endangers the very foundation on which
the thrones Of all the German soyereigns rest.
The Emperor has recalled the Prussian represen.
tative at the Court OF Dctmold.
The last straw, the one which induced the Regent
OF Lippe-Detmold TO appeal to tne Bundesrath, was
brought about by the refusal or the ohcers % the
DetmOh garrison TO pay the members OF the family
OF the Regent the honors the latter considered due
whereupon he vanly appealed 10 the general N
command and later referred the whole matter "a
Emperor William. who sent the Regent the follow.
MY general has orders TO render to the Regent
what belongs to the Regent-nothing more. As for
the rest. | object 10 the tone In which you have
allowed yourself 20 couch your letter"
EMPEROR'S TRIP TO THE EAST.-rn spite OF
the various reports on the subject the arrange.
ments for Emperor Williams trip TO the East In oc.
tober have not been finally settled AZ the Office Of
The Court Marshal the correspondent CT the Asso.
Ciafc1 Press
FOR His Majesty's Journey will not he settled until
after the Emperor's return from his northern trla
and It added that the statements hitherto puo.
lished the subject are all faulty. 1t is not even
certain that the Empress will accompany him. and,
in any case the imperial party on the H0her zolern
will be quite small No other guests than the SOW.
orogns OF Germany have been invited by His
Majesty.
CHANGES IN THE ARMy.-A comrrehensivs
hill. providing for a number ~ important changes
In the German Army. Is still being drafted by the
Ministers of War and Finance and Is provisions
in way settled. However. whatever changes
In the army the Reichstag may be asked to sano-
ton VIII be for I'VE years
The Emperor and the War Ministry greatly
elsted the recent Of the French General
Stan showing that France has reached the utmos,
limit with her regular army while Germany could
easily enlarge her army per cent more than
france. II such step IS deemed advisable. Tn.s
II Is said. IS not contemplated az present the plans
being rather 70 improve the composition OF the rsk
ments last created and 70 Increase the efficiency
both IN" artillery and cavalry. well enlarge
the technical branch.
GUNMAKERS CAUSE ANNOYANCE.-rhs On.
cials OF the war Department are annoyed at tho
fact that half the skilled gunmakers employe1G
the Government works at Spandau have left I'D,
employment there and working for the ex,.s.
sive private gun manufacturing concern OF Loevs
d Co. near Berlin. where they we're offered better
wages The LOewes have recently been AWARDED
large contracts rom foreign States including spaa
ana Bulgaria.
KING OF BAVARIA'S CONDITION condi.
ton OF the mad King OF Bavaria has grown worse
during the last few days and special commission
OF physicians has been sent to examine into tho
sufferers condition and report upon IL to Prince
Regent Luitpod.
BARON Won BUELOW ABSENT Baron Won
Buelow. the Minister FOR Foreign Affairs is still
absent on summer leave. but he Is expected back IN
a fortnight.