The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-12

J deemed too high. All the papers ex-
cept few of the Pan-German variety
express confidence that the United
States, as the owner of Tutuila island,
will prove a peaceful and accommodate
| ing neighbor.
In the joint Samoan settlement the
| war in South Africa has nearly been
| lost sight Of The dispatches from
| there have been but little commented
upon.
| The reichstag will meet Nov. Il and it
| Is probable the session will be mostly
lively. There are three very important
measures about which great diversity
| of opinion exists. They are the anti
| strike bill, the naval bill and the re-
newal of the commercial treaties.
The first is not likely to pass unless
the government accepts radical
changes. The naval bill is more likely
to succeed. Regarding the treaties ev-
| erybody, including the government, IS
| at sea, all the preparatory work being
| still behindhand. Besides these, OF
I especial interest to America is the meat
| inspection bill. which will come up for
! it's second reading at an early day.
| The shape in which 1t is left by the
committee is not acceptable to both
| governments.
The correspondent of the associated
press learns from a reliable American
authority here that If the bill, as eX-
pected, passes with the clause amount
ing to prohibition Of the importation
of American sausage and canned meats,
the United States will not be satisfied,
and will Immediately retaliate with her
prohibitory measures on German
wines The result will be regular
tariff war.
Soon after the reichstag meets an
Interpolation on the foreign policy Of
the government will be discussed. Near
ly every party represented Will express
confidence in Count Won Buelow's con-
duct of affairs.
The correspondent of the associated
press learns that Prince Hohenlohe has
not yet made peace with the emperor
about the publicity given to his maj
esty's naval projects, and it is strongly
probable that he will have to resign,
though there is still chance that an
other truce will be patched up. 1t
seems certain that Count Won Buelow
will be Prince Hohenlohe's successor.
The emperor is deeply impressed with
the ellillful manner in which Won Bue-
low conducted the Samoan matter and
managed Russia without giving offense
either to Great Britain or to the car
yet obtaining substantial benefits for
Germany.
The naval plans incorporated in the
naval bill preserve to the reichstag the
right of annually granting the precise
sums needed.
Since the emperor's Hamburg speech
all leading iron works have had a big
rise in the price Of their stocks, some
of them increasing 80 to 40 per cent.
The VoerWartz claims that the crea-
ton of huge naval port of war at
Dantzic is contemplated and that a
new torpedo station near Plenendorf
has been planned. The same paper
&C hot Lowe t1,n
peror, while at the Kiel naval acad-
envy, formed the plan Of making the
German navy adequately offensive. The
| government daily eulogiZes the naval
programme. The feeling on the sub
| ject was voiced by General Posen, who
proposed as the motto for the colonial
| society, "A first-class empire and a
! first-class navy"
The emperor is immensely pleased at
| the accumulation of evidence Of popu-
lar approval of his pet idea. The Sec
rotary of the navy, Admiral Tirpitz,
explained the scheme at a special meet
ing at the Prussian cabinet. He said
| ried his object. Anyway, it is reason
ably certain that the bundesrath will
pass the bill in time for the first read
ing to take place in the reichstag be-
fore Christmas. In spite of this the
| agrarans, socialists and parts of the
freisinnige and a majority of the CEN
| ter party continue to protest through
their organs. suggesting that the reich-
| stag has become "a club of nodding
mannikins under the endless screw OF
the naval plans"
The canal bill has been reconstruct
ed for another introduction into the
diet 1t now involves a total expendi-
ture of 400,O000OO marks, instead OF
| 260, 900 900 marks as heretofore. The
new features include new canals, the
Masoyian and Berlin stettin, besides a
more extensive regulation of the Odel
and Vistula.
During the recent visit of the Dutch
queen the idea of making the Meth
! erlands part of the empire, holding a
position similar to Bavaria, was dis
cussed and M. Debeaufort, the Dutch
foreign minister, left a memorandum
on the subject with the emperor. While
nothing has been accomplished, it is
within the bounds of possibility that
an agreement might be reached.
The projected customs agreement be-
tween the Netherlands and Germany is
still much discussed. In the press the
hope that it will materialize is general
ly expressed.
The decoration of the king of SPAR
with the Order of the Black Eagle has
little significance.
The agraian press in all seriousness
|
Schleswig refuse to touch American
barley and the anti-agrarians repor
humorously that the Schleswig hog
are of heroic breed.
The reports that the end of the worlt
will occur Nov. Is have been received
with so much credence Throughout
Germany that the director of the Der
lin observatory has published an of
fcial denial.
The emperor is determined to fgh
the Berlin municipal councils refusa
to let him construct terrace u meter
wide all around the Berlin castle, raz
ing houses in order to achieve this AL
hopes for an amicable settlement dis
appeared this week. when another doz
en- socialists were elected to the coun
Gil, so that emperor called Professo
Zorn and ordered an opinion to b
drawn up.
TEN Persisted.