New-York tribune., 1899-03-27
LIVE TOPICS Nv BERLIN.
Beriln. March *,


The negotiations between Germany and the
United States in regard TO Samoa which have been
partly carried here. have ceased for the present
and are now exclusively carried on at Washington
Among the for this change Is the one that.
as Washington is nearer. in point OF time. to the
scene OF action there will be less delay In OBTAIN
ing information. This Is the present status.
The negotiations In regard TO the commercial
treaty also confined to Washington. where the
bureau Of John A. Kasson Special Reciprocity
Commissioner and Baron Won Holleben dhe Ger.
aware Of any Interesting recent developments In
Replying to a question as to whether the pres
cnce and acts in Germany OF Robert r. Porter have
had apprecablc effect. good or bad on the rea-
White said
NO so far as can Judge that has not been the
case"
WORK OF THE REICHSTAG.-The Reichsag
has adjourned to April H. Since IL convened It has
accomplished a great deal Of work. having held
sxty-one penary and eleven special sessions. The
various committees (here called commissioner have
also dispatched much business. or the bigger bills
only the Budget finally passed The Banking.
Judiciary Lex Seine. law against unnatural
crimes and several other bills still in progress.
The Postal, Telephone. Telegraph and Meat In
spection bills have not even had their first read
ing. but these measures will come up after the
holidays. In the order named.
Before adjournlng the Reichs;ag had most
Herr Bebel the Socialist leader. reiterated his
charge that there a large percentage OF army
officers in the notorious Harmlosen Club. adding
that similar Estate OF things prevailed at ,he
Turf Club, where heavy play is the main feature.
Herr Bebe further asserted that many officers
played there regularly, in spite OF the army regu-
those who fequented the c6 wepe three ' princes
Of a regning German house.
prev"ntne p"pers from spsa1o qiT ~
fha
blatt." which had given details In connection with
tn 9ese h clubs segerey ,I esctnS on army ocers
Hr Herr Bebe continuing. said that tho extent TO
proved by the fact that the CLUB year received
$4,000 marks from card money;
An Investigation made by the correspondent Of
The Associated Press has more than corroborated
the above statements 1t seems that 80 per
belonging to the active and forces OF the
army and that the frequenters Of the club until
Gently included Emperor Williams brother-in-law
Duke Ernst Guenther, Of Schleswig -Holsten: three
Ihurn and Thxis and a number OF members Of the
Prussian Herrenhaus. Dict and Rechstag ANY
Gently one member. Prussan officer named
Non Bredow, was caught cheating. after winning
club and the army and to emlgrate 10 America
but was not punished legally.
PUNISHMENT BY wHIPPrNG-Tn the prus.
sian Herrenhaus there hot debate on a bill
introduced by three Younkers for the purpose Of
forbiddng persons of either sex under eighteen
years OF age from visiting dramshops or leaving
their native place without permission and relntro-
ducing punishment by whipping This feature 81
the bill has been referred TO n committee and Will
probably pass. Il is claimed that most Of those
PRODUCING whipping had agreed that It was neces-
sary, ana ADDED that II seemed in most cases TO be
more humane and more wholesome than imprison-
ment. 'f''"
WANT RECIPROCITY - The German news
papers in discussing the commercial relations be-
tween Germany and the United States complain
more less bitterly of the alleged fact that while
here everything is being done TO bring about an
Improvement, Germany being willing 10 sacrifice
something to that end. no reciprocity has been
shown by the United States where I, Is asserted
even the calm and moderate part OF the press does
not recommend any steps in that direction A
score OF articles written In this have ap-
peared In many Of the papers II is believed thar
they were we're inspired by the Government for pur-
pose. The most plainspoken article published
IN the Cologne Volks zeitung" which said that
nsd thaf s ,bS were Treaty missken they mas
treaty would be done by Germany
SWV9b5,abb,ns' Wbnibnrs r6or rnf paper per remarked
while continuing the negotiations which We have
ly that the negotiations will finally be crowred
hIs Wh t;, success seems to be question which at
MISSION OF CECIL RHODES-The result Of
Cecil Rhodes's mission to this country Is generalIv
spoken Of by the press equivalent 10 a failure
The financial papers laugh at the idea that the
Government will furnish guarantees of the financial
success Of that part of projected Cape 10 Cairo
Railroad which IS TO pass through German East
Africa.
The Berlin correspondent Of the "Magdeburger-
Zelung." writing in this connection. says:
Mr. Rhodes may be shrewd enough In asking
Germany TO take the financial responsibility of this
part of the road. but We think he Is welcome n
build the road with means of his own raising Ger
interest - e"'' "'''e the
OPPOSITION TO DISSOLUTION -Respectiny
the reasons which prevented the Emperor from dis
solving the Reichstag. it now appears that the
whole Bundesrath Prussia alone excepted was
against him Not only the King OF Saxony but a
number Of other soyeregns personally advised His
had insisted in the Bundesrath in putting the mo-
ton for a DISSOLUTION 1T would have been over
cepted the Reichstag form OF the Military bill
OBJECT TO FOREIGN BORN PRINCES
There is strongly growing sentiment in favor
OF excluding foregn-born princes from sue
cession TO German thrones The death Of
the hereditary Prince OF Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha and the question Of the succession TO
the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha have started
some OF the papers The Munich Neueste- Nach-
richen' takes vigorous exception to ne fact that
Englsh-speakng princes, presided over by Queen
lit is intoerable that such decision should be
made by Englishmen. We do not blame the Eng
lish branch of the Coburgs for having turned en-
tirely English. nor do We blame young Connaught.
lie may be the incest fellow in the world but II
remains that an Englshman is out Of place .
"A German throne.
The paper mentioned then advocates passing a
law regulating the ssion 10 German thrones In
a way to forever exclude all family rights OF sue
cessOn held by forelgn-born persons.
This Is by no means the most violent expression
OF opinion Even some OF the newspapers close 10
the Government spoke in a similar sense but with
caution.
A member OF the Bundesrath informs the CORE
Of he tod Pres fhaf fba Run
rath has often discussed the matter In the las,
month. and that. while nobody thinks of excluding
the present heir TO the throne OF cOhurg some new
legislation the subject Will shortly be proposed
In the Bundesrath. jointly by the German govern
ments. and that later II will be the Reichs-
tag.
FIGHTING Under "YANKEE EIAG Thu