Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-16
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Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE long expected
agreement On the Samoan question and
the visit OF the cEar to Emperor Will
liam at Pottsdam are two events which
have brought Joy to the hearts OF Ger
mans for both are construed as favor
able to the empire and the government,
The press did everything to assure the
caar hearty welcome, and the emper-
or and empress likewise, The press
dwelt especially on the fact that the
presence of the c2ar ut Potsdam ON the
eve of the emperor's departure for
England as tantamount to an addition
al guarantee OF peace After the car s
departure the press indulged IN the
widest guosses as to what the mon
arChs might have agreed upon, II Is
learned from an excellent source that
only an exchange OF ideas on the politi-
cal situation occurred and that no com
pact whatever was made hut an ideu~
tity of opinion was found to exist re-
garding tho present and future policy
in China, south Africa, the Balkans,
Greece and elsewhere. The ear and
emperor also informally conversed dur
ing the course OF tho day on u number Of
matters likely to occupy Germany and
Russia in the near future, including u
renewal of the commercial treaty, The
ear left with the conviction that Ger
many and Prussia can remain good
friends even while Germany is improv-
ing her relations with Great Britain
One subject of conversation among the
mOnarchs and statesmen accompany
ing them was the phenomenal progress
OF the United States ms u potent factor
everywhere on the globe. This subject
Is said to have caused lively discuss
sion, as the ideas on the subject by no
means tailed
The newspapers with a few excep-
tons express lively satisfaction on the
samoan settlement. There Ia no doubt
that count Won Buelow gained tre-
mendous favor, not only with the en-
peror but by people of all shades OF
opinion He receives the whole credit
for the agreemnt II Ia predicted the
United States. as the owner Of tho
Tutula island will prove n peaceful
and accommodating neighhor, The
reichstag meets Nov, IA and 1t Is prob
able the session will be most lively.
There are three important measures
about which great diversity Of opinion
exists. They are the anti-strlke bill,
the naval bill and the renewal of com
mcrcial treaties. The first Is not likely
to pass unless tho government
accepts radical changes The
naval bill will more likely
succeed. Regarding treaties, every
body, including the government, Ia It
sea. The preparatory work Ia still be
hind hand. Besides these of special
interest to America IL the meat In
spection bill, which comes up for a
second reading early The shape in
which It Is left by the committee Is not
acceptable to both governments, 1t is
learned from reliable American
authority IL the bill as expected passes
with n clause amounting to prohi-
bition Of the importation Of sausage
and canned meats the United States
will retaliate with prohibitory meas
ure on German wines The result will
be regular tariff war. Soon after the
reichstag meets the Interpolation on
the foreign policy Of the government
will be discussed. Nearly every party
represented will express confidence In
Count Won Buelows conduct OF affairs.
Prince Hohenlohe has not yet made
peace with the emperor about the pub
LEFTY given his majestys naval pro-
jects and II Is strongly probable he will
have to resign. II seems certain Count
Won Buelow will be Hohenlohe's sue
cessor. The emperor Ia deeply I'm
pressed with the skillful manner with
which Buelow has conducted the Sam
Dan matter without giving offensc
to either Great Britain or the car, yet
obtaining substantial benefits for Ger
many. Since the emepror's Hamburg
speech all the leading ship yards and
iron works have had a big rise In the
price Of their stocks. some increasing
30 or 40 per cent. The Voorwaerts
claim the creation Of huge naval port
Of war at Dantzic is contemplated. and
that a new torpedo station near Pen-
endorf has been planned fhe gov
eminent press daily eulogizes the naval
program. The emperor is immensely
pleased at the accommodating evidences
of popular approval Of his pet idea. It
is reasonably certain the bundesrath
viii pass the bill In time for the FIRST
reading to take place in the reichstag
before Chrigtmag