New-York tribune., 1899-06-11
LIVE TOPICS IN BERLIN.

GERNANY,S NEW ISLANDS.-The cession oi
the South Sea Islands to Germany focused atten-
tion during the week A curious feature WAS ."
while on receipt OF the news the press az wen %
the people at first expressed satisfaction' ''
changed radically as the week advanced ana the
terms of the bargain became known. Not ohly u'u
.ho Radical and Socialist press severely crltielSe
tho terms as exorbltant and far beyond the value
| of the islands. but large portion OF uie p 80 ~
Aectng the views OF other parties dlu tne oa t'
Prince Bsmarck's saying In 1885, charac'e''n,"e
| the Carollnes as lumpere is quoted Accoro,ns
~ the latest official statistics, German trade IN '
| Islands for several years has not exceeueu y"
| marks yearly and no German exports nave 'ee'
| sold there for some time. ,,.
After listening to the statements OF 'ne ""i9' ,S
-, t,oreien Affairs Baron Won Bulow, In the heichs-
tag the criticism became severe. Inc ffanAio''
| Zeitung' says:
,rhe text Of the agreement shows that Spain re- re;
,ins all the advantages Of ownership retains tnll
liberty for rdS the esrSe OF tSe Stands and is put
ciov on the same footing az Germany; "hlIe s,, aS
merely Te6fs nU and receives ex9btsn
price which probably no other rover "ouiu "'''
paid
Referring to Prince Blsmarck's opinion the
paper adds:
Now this lumpereI is all at once Dehe'eu " w
worth seventeen mihons'
The National Liberal Correspondent usuany
an enthusiastic supporter of measures car 49,
IN increase Germany's colonial possessohs, uiap
ages the new acquisitions pointing ou' ,'"' ,,,h
| only advantage is a new tarit uhoe'S'""
| Spain . ,o.,ored 70
sneok for Baron Won Bulow says that he fuily eN-
nects TO see the Reichstag pass the appioP' w.,
~ the purchase money by large maJor'S' az 20
tbot the Frelslnnlge and Socialist groups "ii pe
! the only parties to vote against II, thous" ,rha
cor,ro might make its approval condltionass "a
bill for the appropriation VIII proSiue d Il IL said
minisirarro r onI1ser.tanding Is with Spain Is only OF
general nature; Germany ana i Spahn pca,,ses
other among the favored-natloh cIauseS'
| OFFER OF A CABLE sTATIoN-The reports
in THE Morning Post" and other LONDON pape'S
! IN the effect that Germany ohered tne '
| States a cable station in the Carohhe iS''" 80.
1rr, what The Associated Press correspondents
said some time ago. but no such oner i'"9 49,
od recentlv 1t IS a fact well known 10 the
| corrnor and American Governments that SPAN a'
| the beginning of the war offered 10 sen ~ -
| many all her possessions In the Far East hcIuu,s
| .he Phipplne Islands. Germany then repleu sun
,art,olIv that she could not accept the oHer' as
| Snain no longer had the Islands to give away W.,
hdI,g that Germany would agree to take all
| spanjsh possessions In the South Seas which 'ne
limited states left her OFF her hands. ms cohu'-
| tional bargain made during the , eaIE 81 9be
~ ~ u,or and was renewed In the autumn III ,.
OF o1d Ine of T% Thostites 1t been ratified The he
offer exchange cehie staon1 itls TO the Caroline
islands is perfected.
! o1r1ET IN SAMOA.-The Foreign once onclais
confirm the report Of release of Herr Marqua'u'
! IA t5err uufnagel the Germans at Apia, Samoa
Who were arrested in connection with the u'S'u'
! onces there All the official reports from 1>P''
,ote,v are to the effect that affairs are assuming
promising aspect and 1t is % GGhirrh arive At salts
! here that the COMMISSIONERS "'''
! factory settlement
| STRIKE BILL UNPOPULAR.-The Anti
c,r.a hill continues to excite the laborlng casses
| IN an unusual degree. There were nineteen me- me-,
| - ~ nrotest in Berlin and Its vicinity this week
and the Socialist Rechstag delegates were en,nGs en
astlcaliy received CROWDED mems @ ~ tho press
+ does not seem likely that the Rechstag VIII P @
tbe measure and certainly not IN i's preSe"' '"'P'
| -o,pOpAr ptrNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS.-The
o,ro,,Ior of the Minister OF Education. Dr. Bosse'
,orhidding corporal punishment by teachers III ''e
! nnhlic schools Of Prussia, except as last , 80
ard after a special permit has been grah'eu W st0
| nrinclpal of the school, has created s'''
/ natter has been the subject of DEBATE III t"e
! m,s, nhnro = resolution was introduced prohibiting
| cornoral punishment entirely. The Conservatives
| ord members OF the Centre, however, urged tha'
such punishment is needed in order to & ma1ain N ha
du ddI.cpi,pe Dr. Bosse has gone to the limit OF ms
aIs.p,.I and the teachers felt It to be inter
ference with their tme-honored pr,vgrs % re
6red 81 should be denied The resolution was hnaHy
! rreiected BY a large vote.
| WATCHING AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.-Receht
| vents IN France have been keenly watched mere.
The Auteul riot IA pointed out as striklhs plo0i
of the internal decomposition of the Kepn9piv, @ e
vell as of gross lack of loyalty ana ulsc'Pi"e VII
| the part of the police
| w,p oN AMERICAN MEAT-The Agrarlan
| rowsnaners continue to cite the alleged discovery
ord seizure Of spoiled American meats such cases
! ro renorted this week from Hof Bavaria bruhs-
,,c,, Hudesheim Altona and Bochum professor
s,ues the scientific attache Of the United states
embassy is investigating the cases. ot course
| 49,, - vonerallv used TO prejudice consNineIs
against American meats. Two eree G ,f,d aotn % We're
aa6sad hams weighing altogether 1900 pounus, W. re
t,d hteud a. Rerlin and the dealer asserted that ns
I'D received them from Altona inpos,tsI ,t frna
| Mohr who is said to have received them urec' ii0
| the United States
THE EMPEROR BUSY.-Since his re'ur" Ho'"
| ,,,,,rg at Prokelnltz the Emperor mas empio!e'
| os, ~ h,s time in reviewing the regiments COM
| e,no tho Rarrsons OF Potsdam and Berlin 'ahi"e
| r,rcbeon on Wednesday with the of1cers Oh wv"
| ooyalrv regiments of the Guards. AFTER the re-
,,ew he sat for while with young Prince Lyhar'
vhoea mother is an American. and inquired pleas
| onuv after his American relatives The Princes