The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25

lished striking cartoon, belittleing the
purchase. In the foreground are the
head, feet and tail of horse, whose
body has been devoured by a rotund
tiger, crouching on the island of Guam,
in the background, wearing an Uncle
Sans hat, while the German eagle how
ers in the air and does not find a place to
alight.
Before the canal committee Herr THE
len, the Prussian minister Of public
works, in behalf of the ministry, and with
the express approval of the emperor, said
that If the bill passed the government
would undertake to improve the water
ways in upper Silesia, TO Berlin SO as
to make them navigable for $50 ton Eoats,
and equalize the railway rates of Silesia
with those of Westphalia, and give West
pha]ia a concession to build a canal The
Lippe government declines to embody
these compensations in the bill. DR.. Mi
quel, the minister of finance, declared that
further compensations were indiscussible.
The present prospects of the bill are
clouded. AS soon as 1t was seen the
ministry was able to make compensation
the agrarians adopted policy of smoth-
ering the measure under multitude Of
claims, estimated already at half bill
lion marks. Count Won Kanitz and other
agrarians demand in behalf Of east and
west Prussia system of canals Lead
ing out of the river. The Brandenburg
members demand improvements in the
Oder, Spree and Wartha, costing 100, 000.~
600 marks, and Saxony and Hanover, al
though they will benefit immensely by
the canal, claim compensations. The ex-
tremists demand a pledge that the freight
tolls on the canal will not be lower than
OIL the railways.
DISSOLUTION OF LANDTAG.
In tho canal oopopniftaa TJarr ParfJ,
Freissinnige leader, moved concessions
which the government regarded as mad
Missile, and his motion was rejected.
This foreshadows the committees rejec-
ton of the bill. If it is not passed by
the house over the committees adverse
report, the landtag will be dissolved. It
is rumored that the premier has had a
royal decree to that effect ready since the
18th. The Cologne Gazette not only ex-
poets an early dissolution, but considers
a change Of ministry probable, and plain
ly hints that DR.. MIGUEL will have to go.
The consequences of an appeal to the
country are already occupying attention,
as 1t is evident 1t will be most important
and far-reaching, tnaugurating, perhaps,
a new era in Prussian politics.
The Hamburger Correspondent, often
| used by the government to express its
| views, says dissolution will result In a
majority for the canal at the experge of
the Conservatives. The entire govern
ment machinery will be set in motion
| against the Conservatives, which will be
| novel and risky, as 1t might compel the
| government to rely upon the support of
men of different principles than hitherto.
The elections will strengthen the Liberals
| and perhaps the Radical Liberals, which
will be uncomfortable for the govern
ment. The remainder of the Conserva-
| ttves would become more agrarian than
ever, the alliance Of the government par
| ties would be broken up, and the Cen
trists would hold more trumps than ever
| The Cologne Gazette is most dissatisfied
with the Samoan commission decisions.
| 1t says the failure to remove Chief JUS
| tice Chambers is In high degree I'M
friendliness upon the part of Great Brit
| ain and the United States towards Ger
many.
TRADE RELATIONS.
Tie trade relations between the United
States and Germany continue to attract
! attention. The chief agrarian organ, the
| DeutSche TageS Zeitung, leaves no doubt
| that Count Won Kanitz's motion for @
modification of the tariff of 1879, as cabled
/ to the Associated Press June 16 was
! aimed at the United States, and was In
| tended to counteract the 6ifferentia
! treatment of German sugar and the reci
prncity concession to France. The paper
reiterates the charge that the United
States has broken the most favored ma.
ton clause of the treaty with Germany
and points to the complaints of export
ers at the alleged annoyance they are
I subjected to by the United States customs
| Officials. The report of the Society OF
Berlin Merchants and Manufacturers
complains that the United States custom.
officials arbitrarily raise invoices without
regard to the: prices paid in the countr,
of origin, and 1t is claimed the United
States customs methods operate especial