Washington sentinel., 1899-07-22
NO 4
THE GERMAN DIET.
M0YRfAe Post.

Won Bulow. the Foreign Secretary, to
the hereditary dignity of Count. The
incident is notable as an indication OF the
current of German policy.
The relations obtaining between Great
Britain and Germany, based, presuma-
bly,, on the national principle Of mutual
non interference principle which in
capable of considerable extension in a
| positive dreCtiOn-have couspicuously
improved within the last two years; and
the merit tor this improvement must be
equally divided between the foreign
Offices OF the two powers. In virtue OF
all or SONS of these causes Herr Won
Bulow has been created a Count Only
once has the title been conferred on a
responsible Minister Of State since il
formed the first step in The promotion
| of the great Chancellor of the Empire.
1t is, therefore, not erroneous to regard
It as setting the Emperor's seal on the
present policy Of Germany The rapid
rise of Count Won Bulow does not point
to the emergence OF a great statesman,
Neither his best friends nor his worst
enemies would advise him to claim that
reputation, He Is a diplOmatist Of good
parts and talents, but he does not belong
to the order of tho illustrious statesmen
Of Europe, Not evenif the Bismarckiau
| precedent be strictly followed, and the
| title of "Furst" be added eventually to
that of Graf" will history ascribe to
Count Won Bulow the qualities OF a
statesman OF the first rank. Oratory IS
| still an indispensable qualification, and
| the present Foreign Secretary has never
| made a speech in the Diet which has
risen above,huenCy or Aippaucy. No5the
| significance of Count Won Bulow's
honors is to be sought in the do7or, not
the recipient, In means that the EN-
peror. in the second decade ofhis reign,
has found a Foreign Minister who suits
him. 1t means that a permanent policy
has been devised out of the clash OF
personalities which marked the earlier
years, aud in this sense il should be
thoroughly welcome 70 public opinion
in Great Britain Given Count Won
Bulow emerging after two years at the
foreign Office from the plain Herr Won
BulOw as Ambassador, and we recognize
that Germany is committed to amicable
relations with this country in her
schemes Of expansion in both the
Orents. Count Won Bulow's new digni-
ties should be hardly less gratifying 20
the British Government than they are
to his ExceIlency himself
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
TECHNICAL INsTRUCTIO IN
IREL ND.
had it been for the ountry # the same
conviction had long ago been cherished
by ITS rulers and its champions some
OF the Wisest Of the former did, indeed,
grasp the truth Lord Chesterfield,
nearly a hundred and fifty years ago,
signaized his short and brilliant vice.
royalty by endeavOring TO restore the
manufacturing industries which the
narrow jealousy Of English ministers,
acting in the interests Of their own
mercantile constituents, had ruthlessly
destroyed. If that enlightened policy
had been pursued BY his successors,
Ireland and the Empire might have been
spared much OF the tragic confusion OF
the present century But as It has hap
pened, agriculture has still remained the
stable pursuit of practically the entire
population outside the northeast corner
| Of Ulster and one or two OF the towns
| And il is agriculture carried on under
| adverse and depressing conditions, by
peasantry unable TO obtain assistance Of
! the capital and the scientific methods
| which in these times are as necessary
for the manipulation OF the land as in
| any other industry. Added to all this
| Ireland has to sustain a competition
which Is growing fiercer every year,
to meet which is now the task which all
Irishmen can pursue, with the assistance
Of a Government department created in
response to their own desires.
In the House Of Commons on We'd
nesday, the consideration OF Mr.. Gerald
Baliour's Bill for establishing a Depart
ment Of Agriculture and Technical In
struction m Ireland. which was down
for second reading, occupied the whole
Of the afts rnoOn, although the measure
was not opposed seriously by any Of
| those who took part in the debate. The
discussion was opsned by Sir c Dixie,
who disapproved OF the scheme OF the
Government because it would sanction
an increase in the numb OF Ministers
having seats IN the Legislature, Hearty
support was rendered to the Govern.
ment by Mr. J. Redmond. who said that
all classes and parties n Ireland desired
this legislation, which was framed upon
broad, democratic lines. Mr.. Wolf
regarded this as the best bill tha! had
been introduced for the benefit OF Ire.
land in recent times, and Colonel Saun'
derson welcomed it because 1t would
assist his country to compete success
! fully with other nations. Mr.. Davitt
, did not take an equally enthusiastic
= view Of the measure, raising the objection
that it would create another Dublin
Castle Board, which might become a
centre Of iobbery and extravaganza
Z The details of the bill were also sub
iected TO uniavorable criticism by Mr.
, | Dillon, who, however, announced tina
he did not intend to oppose It. Ate
short speeches BY Mr.. T, NJ. Healy anc
other members, the bill was read
!, second time and referred 70 the Standing
Committee on Trade.
Standardization, July g.
= Yesterday the House OF Common
enjoyed a singular, and indeed remark