The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-30
BERLIN LETTER,
Life and Doings in
the Kaiser's
Capital.
PEACE CONFERENCE GOSSIP.
Wide Difference in Views
AS to Good Ac-
complished.
PEACE CONFERENCE GOSSIP.


have been giving their verdicts on the
outcome of the peace conference at The
Hague. The tone of the comment of
papers friendly to the conference
generally is one of disappointment that
so little has been accomplished, while
those opposing indulge in gleeful felici-
tations that no more was accomplished.
The Tageblatt considers that the form
of arbitration adopted marks an i'm
'portant step towards securing the peace
of the world. and adds: whoever
knows the toilsome way in which prog
ress Of International law is made, will
be satisfied with this result"
The Post says: 1.-THE result shows that
those were in the right who had been
neither too optimistic nor too pessimis-
tic in expectations" The most i'm
portant result the Post sees is that a
method is now open to nations for set
Ting difficulties, saying: while the
conference has not ushered in the mill
lennium, still it shows that the powers
are earnestly striving to preserve for
the peoples the blessings of peace"
The Kreuz-Zeitung, referring to the
United States and England says: 1.-THE
nations that boasted loudest of their
humanity made the stoutest resistance
to really practical humanitarian prop
ositions." The Kreuz-zeitung further
points out that while England and the
United States stood together, oppos-
ing the prohibition of bombs filed with
noXious gases, the United States backed
up England's refusal to abandon the
dum-dum bullet.
The Vorwaerts gives the conference
parting shot, calling it a comedy.
The hardest work of the members"
this journal says, was to refrain from
laughing in each others faces at their
own insincerty."
The press of Berlin devotes much at
tention to the Arons case. DR.. Arons
is professor who leetured on physics
in Berlin university, and a social demo-
erat whose presence in the university
had given great offense to all favorable
to drastic measures for combating So
cialism. The diet passed law a year
ago, called by the press the Arons law.
making it possible for the government
to proceed against and dismiss socialist
professors. Under this the philosophi-
cal faculty a week ago tried Prof
Arons, and unanimously declared that
they saw no occasion to take action
The states attorney appealed the case
to the ministry, who it is regarded GER
tain, will dismiss Prof Arons
1t is observed that since the president
of the reichstag has permitted discus
sion of the emperor's utterances if they
are printed in the official Reichsan-
zeiger, the kaiser's kilograms no longer
appear in that paper, but in the semi
official Nord-Deutsche Allgemeine-
Zeitung.
A Westphalian paper reports that
negotiations have been proceeding be-
tween Paris and Berlin the past ten
days, preparatory to the visit of the
emperor to Cherbourg or Brest on his
return from Norway. Nothing, appar-
emily, is known of such plans in Berlin,
where preparations are being made for
the arrival of the entire imperial family
at Wilhelmshohoe next week.
The empress is recovering rapidly
from the effects of her accident Thurs
day evening she was able to witness
from the balcony of her hotel, fireworks
and prize shooting in honor of the
birthday of Prince Oskar.
1t is rumored that the Prussian war
minister, Gen. Won Gossler will resign
soon, and that he will be succeeded by
Baron Won Gemmlngen, now command
ing division at Erfurt.
The Solngen chamber Of commerce
reports that exports from that district
to the United States have fallen off 40
per cent as the result of the Dingley
tariff. The Dresden chamber of COM
merce complains loudly of the increase
of American competition, especially in
manufactured articles, and explains
that American superiority in the worlds
markets is due to the extraordinary ac-
tivity of United States conSuls and to
the immense capital of American manu-
featuring companies, permitting the
greatest possible division of labor and
specialization, enabling them to pro-
duce cheaper in spite of higher wages,
and also to high protection The report
admits that Americans sell at low,
even cut-throat prices, but explains this
by the assertion that high duties en-
able manufacturers to sell for high
prices at home while they dispose of
their surplus abroad at the lowest
prices The rate of the falling off in ex-
ports to. the United, States leads to the
view that expectation will cease en-
tirely and that it will become neces-
sary for German manufacturers to build
branches in the United States.
The prohibition of fresh meat from
Belgium is having a disastrous effect
on butchers along the frontier, the law
formerly permitting persons living
along the border to bring meat across
in small quantities, duty free. Accord
ingly a large class of butchers sprang
up, who handled such meat; but their
occupation is now gone.
The motive power of the Berlin
street cars is being rapidly changed
from horse to electricity The result is
that collisions are of daily occurrence
between electric and other cars and
wagons.
Telegraph boys will be experimentally
employed in Berlin replacing men.
The change will begin soon with the
substitution of eight boys from 16 to II
years Of age.
A German officer has invented an
acetylene searchight which can be
carried by one man, and which will IL
illuminate everything for hundred
yards. 1t is expected to be of great use
in searching for the wounded after O
battle and in bridge building at night.
The announcement that one of the
great American insurance companies
has decided to comply with the re-
quirements of the Prussian law in or
der to be readmitted to do business
here Is received with the greatest con-
sternation in insurance circles. Frank
II. Hitchcock Of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture has been here
this week. "siii noa
Capt. w. H. Beehler naval attache of
the embassy here, and Congressman
George E. Foss of-Illinois have returned
from Trieste, where they went to well
come Admiral Dewey. Mr.. Foss in
tends to study German naval questions.
Mrs. Baker and daughter have ar
rived here to visit Prof. Charles Ward
ell Stiles, scientific attache Of the
United States embassy, who is Mrs. Ba-
ker's son-in-law.
The United States ambassador, An
drew d. White, and Mrs White will go
to. Beyreuth on Aug. 16 to attend the
festival there.