Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-06-11
German exports have been SOLD there 70,

German exports have been sold there for
some time
After listening TO the statements of the
minister of foreign affairs, Baron Won Bue-
low, in the reichstag, the criticism became
severe. The Frankfort Zeitung says:
1.-THE text of the agreement shows that
Spain retains all the advantages of owner
ship, retains full liberty for the clerical
orders, has coaling station in each group
: of the islands and is put, commercially,
on the same footing as Germany, while she
merely cedes to Germany the onus of the
cost of the administration and receives an
exorbitant price, which probably no other
power would have paid
Recalling Prince Bismarcks opinion, the
paper adds: Now this Lumperei is all at
once believed to be worth 1900. .o0O."
The National Liberal Correspond. usually
an enthusiastic supporter of measures cal
culated to increase Germany's colonial pos
sessions, disparages the new acquisitions,
pointing out that the only advantage is
new tariff understanding with Spain.
A foreign Office official who was empow-
cred to speak for the minister of foreign
affairs, Baron Won Buelow, said to the cor
respondent here of the Associated Press,
that he fully expects to see the reichstas
pass the appropriation for the purchase
money by a large majority, adding that the
parties TO vote against it, though the Cen
ter might make its approval conditional
The bill for the appropriation will pro-
vide for the administration of the new pos
sessions and 1t is said the tariff UNDER
standing with Spain is only of a general
nature, Germany and Spain admitting each
other among the favored nation clauses.
The news in the Morning Post and other
London papers to the effect that Germany
offered the United States cable station in
the Caroline islands confirms what the
Associated Press correspondent cabled
some time ago but no such offer has been
renewed recently. 1t is fact well known
TO the German and American governments
that Spain, at the beginning of the war,
offered to sell to Germany all her possess
sions in the far East, including the Phil
tppine islands. Germany then replied SUBJ
stantially that she could not accept the
offer as Spain no longer had the islands to
give away, but adding that Germany would
agree to take all Spain's possessions In the
South sea, which the United States left her,
off her hands. This conditional bargain
was made during the early stages of the
war and was renewed in the autumn at the
END OF hostilities. 1t has now been ratified.
The offer to exchange cable stations will
probably be renewed as soon as Germany's
title TO the Caroline islands is perfected.
The foreign office officials confirm the
correspondence to the Associated Press rel
ative to the release of Herr Marquardt and
Herr Hofnagel, the Germans at Apia, Sa-
moa, who were arrested in connection with
the disturbances there.
All the official reports from Apia lately
are to the effect that things are assuming
promising aspect, and it is confidently
expected here that the commissioners will
arrive at satisfactory settlement.
Recent events in France have been KEEN
ly watched here. The Auteuil riot is point
ed out as striking proof of the internal
decomposition of the republic, as well as
of gross lack of loyalty and discipline on
the part of the police.
The agrarian newspapers continue TO
cite the alleged discovery and seizure of
trichinous spoiled American meats Such
cases are reported this week from Hof,
Bavaria, Brunswick, Hildesheim Altoona
and Bochum. Professor Stiles, the scientif-
ic- attache of the United States embassy,
is investigating the cases. OF course, they
are generally used to prejudice consumers
against American meats. Two large lots of
damaged hams, weighing altogether 5000
pounds, were seized in Berlin and the deal
er claimed he had received them from an
Altoona importer named Mohr, who is said
to have received them direct from the
United States. -F-----
Ernest Benninghoven, writing from Chi
cago to the agrarian Duetsche Tage Zei-
tung.- make long revelations as to the al
legged disgusting and dishonest" practices
of the packers. These remain uneontra-
dicted and are being widely reprinted
Since his-return from hunting at Prokel-
neitz.- the emperor has employed most of
his time in reviewing the regiments COM
posing the garrisons Of Potsdam and Ber-
lin. lunching on Wednesday with the Of
ficers of two cavalry regiments of the
guards. After the review he sat for a
while with young Prince Lynar, whose
mother is an American, and inquired pleas
antly after his American relatives. The
princes mother was a Miss Parsons, of
Columbus, o. The prince is lieutenant
in the Guards du Corps regiment. The
emperor will visit Bonn during the sum-
Iner for the purpose of seeing his sister,
Princess Victoria, of Schaumburg-Lippe
whose husband is an officer of Hussars in
garrison at Bonn. His majesty will also
arrange for the stay of the crown prince
and Prince Eitel Fritz at the university OF
Bonn next year.
On Thursday the emperor used the new,
luxurious steamer Alexandria, to proceed
by the Havel from Potsdam to Spandau,
where he reviewed four guard regiments
The steamer has several features special
" ordered by his majesty after one he
saw at Constantinople.
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