The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18
INTEREST II CANAL BILL.
10 10 % Defeated In the UppeR aouse
the Emperor VIII Create Enoa8h
New Peers % Carry It-GeF0ans
Say TAey Are AisfeDReseAte1.

(Copyrfght. H.. b. the Associated Preee)
BERLIN. June 1.-THE canal bill en-
grcssed attention this week and the pa
pers had much to say pro and con accord
ing to party standpolnts- The ultimate
fate Of the bill concerns America. ~ the
construction Of . network Of canals join
Ing the three largest rivers In Prussia.
E1be. Rhine and the wesef. and the far
Eastern provinces. bordering on the
German ocean. win cheaper and facilitate
the freights Of American exports. notably
cereals. meats. cotton and other bulky
goods. Another point Interesting to Amer
lea f. the fact that the Prussian Agra
rtans and those parties afliiiating with
them. the Conservatives, ReichspArtel and
portion Of the Center. have made the bill
test Of strength between them and the
government, almost q personal contest be-
tween them and the emperor, though with
the entire Prussian cabinet pledged for
the canal. His majesty left no doubt this
week that he strongly wished the great
canal to be built Tuesday he summoned
the crown council for the purpose OF
agreeing with the cabinet on . limo Of
action In the diet and personally drew UP
q declaration which was read In the diet
on Thursday promising compensation to
individuals and to provinces. especially
Silesia, financially injured by the canal.
The passage OF the bill through the
lower house OF the diet will therefore be
q signal defeat for the AgrArians. who
are always the most hostile to American
interests In Germany. The liberal press
stood united for the bill and 1t Il conf
IDENTIFY expected the canal will give pow
erful impetus to German industry. espe-
ciaily in the highly developed Rhine and
WestphaliAn districts, and will create
more extended and more uniform market
for agricultural products.
The correspondent here OF the Asso-
ciated Press learns on high government
authority that the acceptance OF the bill
by the lower house Of the diet does not
mean It's adoption by the upper house.
where the government expects determined
opposition. as the Agrarian interests are
usually predominant In that body. II. as
II most likely, the majority of the upper
house opposes the bill the emperor II de-
termined to resort to the expedient OF
forcing its final passage, which has not
been tried In Prussian politics for q gem
Grafton.
There will be q so-called pairocubb. The
emperor. a. king Of Prussia. will create
sufficient number Of peers to secure the
desired majority. The empsror's inten-
tons remain a secret known to few OF lis
intimates. but they will be carried out In
the event OF the contingency arising, as
he IL determined to demonstrate that the
Agrarians are rot strong enough to defeat
important legislation required Tor the coun-
try's good.
Il IL reported that his majestey Is incens-
ed at the fact that the leading Agrarian
organs and chiefs had the assurance to
state openly and pointedly last week that
they meant to make their bill prove their
political predominance.
Immediately after thursdays sitting.
Prince Hohenlohe. the imperial chancellor.
and DIR. MIGUEL, the Prussian minister OF
finance. visited the emperor. who Insists
on dissolution II the bill II rejected. The
committee win begin the discussion Of the
bill June a. The Centrists demand the
passage Of the municipal election bill be-
fore action Ii taken on the canal bill. The
many claims for compensation greatly
complicate the situation
GePmany's Attitude Misrepresented.
The recent developments at the peace
conference are generally commented upon
here and the statements OF the foreign pa
pers particularly the Engiish that the
German representatives at The Hague are
opposed to arbitration have been received
with deep displeAsure. Almost the entire
press OF Germany gives indignant voice
to what the papers term "English In
trigues in order to prejudice the world
against Germany's pacific Intentions
An Important foreign office official said
to the correspondent here Of the Associat-
ed Press: The incomplete and usually
distorted partisan reports Of the do.ngs Of
our representatives at The Hague that
have appeared for weeks in the foreign.
notably the English and French press. are
calculated to create false Impressions. II
Was on account OF this that Count Nun
ster proposed that full reports OF the trans
actions from day TO day be given out of
ficialiy. The fact that such = proposition
was made by Germany shows that We have
~nth TO- A. Aa1 kax "a
rec: and full reports.
AS regards Englands proposal for 4
permanent court Of arbitration, this goes
heyend Russiae proposal. Aside from that
We miss several seemingly essential feat
imparraifty. AZ soon as guarantees Of
sueh tmpart.altty are given. Germany viii
be able 20 assent TO propositions going be-
proposition.
Want Fsll Reports Published.
Some method viii probably be found 10
improve on the incomplete and unfair re-
ports OF the conference now IN vogue even
X complete reports have To be printed IN
the Official organ OF the German govern
ment"
This statement is borne on, by the utter
ances OF the semi-oRiciai press
The Berlin Post this week has q series Of
editorials bitterly commenting on the false
and malicious reports Of the English press
regarding Germany's attitude nj The
Hague" and asks ironically why. II Grea,
Britain wishes - found courts Of arhi,ra-
sion. she has no. appealed TO such court
In the Transvaal matter or in the Alaskan
difficulty
The Cologne Gazette expresses the belief
mat the whoie conference Will soon end in
snoke"
This view is supported by . score OF other
influential papsa
Tue National Zeitung sai3 !; hoped tho
government would soon establish . method
- regular and reliable datly reports OF The
dcsngx Of the conference.
The snah administered 20 Germany by
rstsc;i:x fsr minister's proposition 81 The
Hague has been bitterly commented On BY
the press here
TIE Deassehe Zeisung remarks: This
treatment OF q big Towee like Germany
strikes " NJ wholly Inappropriate We
hcfe TIRE eovtrsnn viii 6nd q 1T answer
20 this Jack % courtesy"
The Berlin Tagcoiat. however says: II
siie rspe-s h CORRECT We muss assume that
DR. Z0u nisasdersiaod his Instruction."
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