The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-27
BERLIN LETTER
In Which international Topics
are Discussed.


Berlin, March 25-Mr. Andrew d. White
the United States ambassador. referring
to the Samoan situation. made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
''The negotiations between Germany
and the United States in regard to Samoa
which have been partially carried on here.
nave ceased for the present and are now
exclusivly carried on at Washington.
Among the reasons for this change IS the
fact that Washington Is nearer, in poiat
Of time, 70 tho scene Of action, there Will
be less delay In obtaining information.
This is the present status.
"The negotiations in regard TO the
commercial treaty are also confined 20
Washington where the beaureau's Of Mr.
Ichn A. Kasson and Raron Won Hollen-
ten are handling them. am not aware
Of any Interesting recent vel,pments
in the matter"
Replying to a question as 70 whether
tho presence and doings in Germany o.
Mr.. Robert p. Porter have had any appre-
ciable effect, good or bad, on the relat-
ions between Germany and the United
States, Mr.. White snid:
Nc; so Ear as I can see, tina. has not
been the case"
The Reichstag has adjourned until Ap-
rii II. Since II convened II has accom-
plshed a great deal Of work, ivlng held
slyiy.one plenary and eleven special ses-
sions. The various committees (hcre call
ed commission) have also despatched
much business. OF the bigger bills, on'y
the budget was finally passed. The bank
ing. judiciary, lex seinze or law against
unnatural crimes and several other bills
are stin progressing. The postal tele-
phone, telegraph and meat inspection
bills have not even had their first reading
but these measures will come up after
the holidays. in the order namd.
ARMY GAMBLING.
Before adjourning the reichstag had a
most exciting discussion on the subject
Of army gambling. Herr Bebel the soc'a-
list leader. reiterated the charge mat
there was a large per cent. of the army
officers in tn notorious harmOlosen club,
adding that a similar state OF things e.
vailed at the turf club. where heavy play
is the main feature. Herr Bebel further
asserted that many officers played there
regularly in spite Of the army regulation
fOrbidding gambling. He added that the~e
was among those who frequented ths
club, three princes Of a reigning German
mouse.
The socialist leader was then askcA
why the minister Of war, General Won
Gossler, usually quick in preventing pa.
pers from speaking disrespectfully of the
army, had not proceeded against the
Tageblatt, which had given details In
connection with these clubc severely re.
fiecting on army officers. To this query
Herr Bebel continuing said that the
extent to which gambling flourished In
the turf club was proven by the fact that
the club last year received $4,000 marks
from card money.
An investigation made by the cores
pondent here Of the Associated Press has
more than correlated the above state.
ments.
A number of scandals have occurred IN
the club recently. One member, a Prus
sian officer named Won Bredow was
caught cheating after winning 2JO,OJ
marks and was forced TO resign from Tho
club and from the army and to emigrat'
to America but was not punished legally
In the Prussian Herrenhaus, there wa,
hot debate on a bill introduced by three
Younkers for the purpose Of forbiddine
persons OF both sexes under IS years OF
age from visiting dram shops or leaving
| their native places without permission
and re-intrOduoing punishment by whip
ping. This feature Of the bill has been
referred to a committee and wall prob
ably pass. 1t is claimed that most Of
those who were consulted as to the ad-
visibility of introducing whipping, said
shat II seemed In most cases more hu-
man and more wholesome than imprison-
ment
COMMERCIAL COMPLAINT.
The German newspapers in discussing
tine commercial relations between Ger
rrany and the United States, complain
more OF less bitterly OF the alleged fac
| that while here everything is being done
to bring about an Improvement, German,
being willing to sacrifice something 4
that end, no reciprocity has been shown
| by the United States, where. It is assert
ed even the calm and moderate part G.
the press does not recommend any ste3i
in that directior. A score OF articles writ
ten I'm this tenor have appeared in many
of the papers. 1t Is believed that they
were inspired by the government for {
purpose. The most plainly spoken articl
was published in the Cologne Volks Zei
| tung which said that the Americans wer
! greatly mistaken IL they imagined ina
/ Al the yielding I'm the effol us 10 arrang
/ a treaty should be done by Germany.
Continuing the paper remarked;
whether under the circumstances
is worth while continuing the negotiation
which we nave been carrying on for year
and whether IL is likely that the negoha
tions will finally be crowned with sue
cess. seems TO be a question which We
at this time cannot answer afarmatively
The result OF Mr.. Cecil Rhodes mis-
sion TO this country Sc generally spoke
of by the press as equivalent to failur'
The financial papers laugh at the !de
that the government VIII furnish guar
antees OF the financial success Of tha
part Of projected cape 90 Cairo railroa
which Is to pass through German Eas
Africa.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Madg'
burger Zeitung writing in this connectio
says;
"Mr Rhodes may be shrewd enough
. asking Germany 20 take the financial r
sponsibih5y OF rhis part OF the road bl
we think ne Is welcome to build the roa
with means OF his own raising. German
! has not the slightest reason 10 guarant'
the interest"
: Respecting the reasons which prevents
the emperor from dissOlving the Reicl
.sag u nouy annfarg that the who
bundesrath, Prussia alone excepted. WI