The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
COPIED From AMERICA
Commercial Museums to Be Es-
tablished in Germany.
HAS LEFT DEEP TRACES
Four Days Work in tho Reohstag-Th
Chnncos h, Naval Bill Are Not
Br CHA Rup ure B,1ween Hob
enlohe and ths Conservativ -,


Berlin, Dec. 1s.--With government
aid, including financial assistance, the
projected commercial museum may now
The correspondent of the associated
press to-day made special investiga-
ton Of the subject, which Consul Cen
eral Mason regards as the most impor-
tant matter In the commercial inter-
course of the two nations that has hap
pened for years. As result OF the In
quiries it may be said that the plans
have not yet been developed In details
It may be decided to establish several
branch Institutions. one at Hamburg,
another at Stuttgart or Frankfort and
one central in Eerlin. However. the
fact Is that Germany's commercial mu-
scum will be under imperial govern
mont control, with financial support
from the empire.
G. Wermuth, German commission
or at tha Columbian exposition In 1885,
has special charge OF the project tor
the empire. All the remaining large In
dustr!al associations among the bundles
industrieilen joined the movement yes
terday. Practically there Is not dis
senting voice. The foreign Cffice re-
CARDS the movement NEST favorahly, as
Goes also Count Posodowski Wehner.
the minister of the interior. who, after
the reconvaning Of the relchstag, will
make a communication on the subject
A noteworthy feature Is the intention
to ask the leading agricultural repre-
sentatives to join the movement. thus
frustrating possible agrarian OPPOSE
ton to the project .u.......
The members Of the relchstag are
now home for the Christmas holidays,
but the four days of budget debate
have left deep traces The main re-
between tho conservative party and
Prince Hohenlohe. in which 1t will be
interesting to see which wins; second
ly, the Miquel-Lieber duel, in which
DR.. Won Miguel gave some hard knocks:
thirdly, Herr Richter's speech, amount
ing to general arraignment Of the EN-
peror and the government, and fourth
ly, Count Posodowski Wehner's re-
marks about German relations with the
United States and Great Britain.
A remarkable feature of Count Poso-
dowsk Wehner's speech was the part
In which he ridiculed the agrarian
Chroesicke who upheld the Boer states
as political economic ideals for the Ger
man nation.
Herr FIGHTERS three-hour Grafton was
replete with witticisms as usual. One Of
the most effective was when referring
to the groundless rumors about the
Danish West Indies, he said:
mo wonder we. with 100000 marks
paid for the Caroline islands, that we
are bulling the market and prompting
all other countries to ponder whether
islands to sell"
Herr Richter. who spoke in the name
of the pro-navy radicals. pointed out
that the proposed naval increase was a
popular movement, adding:
Things which the people do not
want, not even the mightiest mon
arch or the mightlest statesmen can
carry"
The deepest and most lasting impress
sion was produced by Count Won Bue-
lows solemn and pathetic declarations,
when the reichstas adjourned.
The attitude of different parties to-
wards the naval bill II not yet clearly
defined, but frem Inquiries made by
the correspondent Of tho associated
press, among the different factional
leaders, 1t can be said that tire chances
Of the bills passage are most bright.
From an authentic source tho CORE
spondent hears regarding the open door
in China that the Warrington govern
ment has not asked any other power
besides Germany to furnish assurances,
verbal or written, to maintain the open
door. but now that Germany's answer
Is entirely favorable all the other pow
ers interested will be asked, including
France Russia, Italy and Great Brit
ain. 1t is expected all of them will an
swer favoraby except, perhaps, Rus
STA. but it Is hoped that strong moral
pressure can then be brought to bear
on Russia to yield.
Severe cold weather and snow storms
have prevailed throughout Germany
this week, and this has produced con-
siderable suffering. From all the larg-