The San Francisco call., 1899-09-24
AN NT|PATHY TO
FRANCE LESSENED
Germany Will Exhibit at
the Exposition.
Copyrighted. 1899. by tn. Associated Press

BERLIN. Sept. 23.-The Government
this week exerted strong pressure to
induce German industry and commerce
to abandon all movement against the
Paris Exposition. Chief Commissioner
Richter sent a note to all the leaders
Of the movement, giving strong reasons
why it would be unwise for Germany
and injurious to her interests not to
appear as strong as possible in Paris
in 1900. This and other facts have had
effect, and it may be said that the
anti-expanslon movement in Germany
is entirely dead. A curious feature is
that the note dwelt on the fact that the
exposition is not political but purely
economic enterprise, and that the mis-
take Of 1899, which seriously injured
Germany's commercial prestige, must
not be repeated.
The Emperor is wroth at the Berlin
municipalities refusal to cooperate
with his plan for the embellishments of
the vicinity Of the royal castle by the
removal of all the neighboring old
ramshackle buildings. The municipal
ity, of which Herr Singer and other So
cialists are prominent members, justi-
millions required to carry out the plan
cannot be spared, as they are needed
to meet the increasing demands of the
municipal treasury for the assistance
Of the poor and for the communal
schools. His Majesty is convinced that
the real reason for the refusal is the
domination Of the radical and revolu-
tionary elements.
AS sign Of his displeasure the En-
peror has instructed the Minister of
the Interior to withhold the conirma-
ton of the new Chief Mayor Herr
Kirschner. until there is a visible sign
Of the improved political attitude of
Berlin, or force the election Of man
wholly to the Emperor's tastes for the
office.
Germany Will soon have new postage
stamps Of one, two, four and five
marks. They are to be closely mod
eled after the size and style Of the
United States Columbian stamps of
1893
The floods have subsidized throughout
Germany. The damage done is enor-
nous, amounting to millions of marks.
The magnificent Prince Regent bridge
al Munich has been completely demol-
ished 1t will be reconstructed wholly
at the expense of the Prince Regent,
at a cost of about a million marks.
Lilli Lehman, the singer, was kept a
prisoner Dy the llOOu throughout the
week in her villa at Schaerfling.
The press this week devoted unusual
space to American politics. Regarding
the antitrust convention at Chicago
the opinion has been expressed that
neither party dares to seriously fight
the trusts. Thomas B. Reeds reported
candidacy for President Is hailed with
approval, and President McKinley's
Pittsburg speech is bitterly condemned
as 'undignified and insincere."
The emi-official Post in an inspired
article quoting the New York Trlbune's
article on German-American relations
says:
"This and other articles elsewhere
show these relations have indeed i'm
proved" The paper expresses the hope
that this good work will go on"
On request of the Austrian butchers
the directors of the German National
Butchers Association will call a meet
ing to consider summoning a Euro
pean butchers congress against Amer
lean meat imports.
Congressman Loud Of California
sailed for home this week after COM
pleting his study of the German postal
system.