The record-union., 1899-07-30
Friendly journals Disappointed That So
Little Has Been Accomplished.
Opposition Press Gleeful That tho
Results Have Been q Failure, to
Their Way of Thinking-Ameri-
can Delegates Play a Happy
Role, Which They Were Able to
Do Through Their Conciliatory
Position.

Copyrighted 1899, by Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 29.-The papers this
week have been giving their verdict
OF the outcome of the peace conference
at The Hague. The tone of the COM
ment of the papers friendly to the con-
ference generally is one of disappoint-
ment that so little has been accom-
plished, while those opposed indulge in
gleeful fluctuations that no more was
accomplished.
The 'Tageblatt' considers that the
form of arbitration adopted marks an
important step toward securing the
peace OF the world, and adds: Who
ever knows the toilsome way in which
progress of international law is made
Will be satisfied with this result
The Hague correspondent of the
'Frankfurter Zeitung" says: THE
American delegates are quite satisfied
with the achievements of the confer
ence. They played very happy role
which they We're able to do through
their conciliatory position. 1t was
chiefly due to this position of the
Americans that Germany was finally
won over to the plan of a permanent
arbitration bureau. Mr.. Hollis and
others told the correspondent that after
Professor Zorns speech, in which Ger
many'S opposition to the permanency
of the arbitration court was empha-
sized, the situation had grown critical,
and it seemed probable that the con-
ference would dissolve prematurely and
nothing be accomplished, which would
have brought the odium of the fiasco
upon Germany, and have the effect OF
isolating her in her relations with
other Powers"
The press of Berlin devotes much at
tention to the Arons case. DIR. Arons
is a. Professor who lectured on physics
in Berlin University. and is a Social
Democrat, whose presence in the. uni
versity had given great offense to all
favorable to drastic measures for COM
batting Socialism. The Diet passed a
law 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 philosophical faculty a week
ago tried Professor Arons and unani-
mously declared that they saw no oc-
casion to take action. The States At
torney appealed the case to the Min
iotiy, VIII IL 10 IeSdIutu CeItdlI VIII
dismiss Professor Arons.
1t is observed that since the President
Of the Reichstag has permitted dis
cussions of the Emperor's utterances,
If they are printed in the official
"Reichsanzeiger,' the Kaiser's tele-
grams no longer appear in that paper,
but in the semi official "Nord Deutche
Allegemeine Zeitung."
The Associated Press correspondents
recent interview with DIR. Schwarzen-
stein has been reproduced in the news
papers here with comment most friend
ly to the United States, but the
"Deutsche Tage Zeitung" takes occa-
sion to express distrust of the Govern
ment and says: "All depends upon the
means employed for preserving friend
ly relations with the United States.
American friendship is not worth hav-
ing if it must be purchased by the
abandonment of important German in
terests, especially economic adj
vantages, or by keeping cool when
German dignity is wounded"
The motive power Of the Berlin
street cars is being rapidly changed
from horse to electricity. The result Is
that collisions are daily occurring be-
tween electric cars and wagons.