The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
DEPRESSION IN
WEST PRUSSIA
Sugar Crisis Hurts the
Rhine Provinces.
CUBA is NOW A COMPETITOR
UNITED STATES TARIFF SEIZED
ULES CAUSE PROTESTS.
Press of Berlin Dissatisfied and De-
clare New Regulations Are
Framed at the Expense of
European Imports.
CUBA IS NOW A COMPETITOR
UNITED STATES TARIFF SEIZED
ULES CAUSE PROTESTS.
Copyrighted, 1899, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1892 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 4.-The debates in the
Prussian Diet this week were of special
terest as they brought out the full eX-
tent of the Agrarian demands and
showed that the Prussian Cabinet is
unanimous on the Agrarian question.
The Agrarian party in the Diet is
much stronger than in the Reichstag,
and the speeches showed that even the
National Liberals support the Agrari-
ans on many questions.
Herr Walbreckt, National Liberal as
sured the Government that there was
deep feeling of dissatisfaction caused
by the agricultural depression in West
Prussia as we'll as in the East and
that the sugar crisis had severely hurt
the Rhine provinces. He also expressed
the belief that Cuba, under the Ameri-
cans, will quickly become a dangerous
competitor with the German sugar in
dustry and recommended the Germans
to form a sugar trust and raise home
prices.
The Agrarian leaders, Inconsistencies
and Won Wagenheim, were more vio-
lent calling on the Government to abol-
ish the commercial treaties and exclude
American, Russian and Austrian agri-
cultural products.
There was an interesting debate in
the Reichstag on the bill introduced by
Herr Rickert for the protection Of the
secrecy of the ballot. The two Con-
sentative factions for the first time
openly avowed their desire to abolish
the secrecy of the ballot and Emperor
William friend, Baron Won Stumm,
plainly declared that sooner or later
secrecy must be abolished, at which the
whole Right loudly applauded. The
bill, however, was adopted by a large
majority, composed of the Center and
the whole of the Left.
The official ReichsanZeiger has de-
nounced most of the Cuban tariff regu-
latiOns, and the German press is great
~ dissatisfied with them, claiming the
regulations are so framed as to favor
American imports at the expense of
German and other European imports.
The Boerson Courier, the leading
commercial organ, dwells particularly
on the fact that German staple exports,
SUCH as textiles and wines, are most I'M
favOrably treated and concludes an ar
ticle on the subject with saying: THE
tariff regulations made by the United
States for Cuba know nothing of the
open door Surely something will have
~ NC So4u dDOuI lueLl IN the future
Inc establishment of a company to
lay a direct cable between Germany
and the United States seems now
definitely assured. The capital, 90 00O,-
900 marks, has been furnished by a
number Of banks and private capital
lists, including the Duke of Ratibor. The
German Government is understood to
be favoring this and other cable enter
prises and the Reichstag will be asked
TO make various appropriations in re-
turn for presumption privileges.
The Deutsche Zeitung concludes an
article on subject as follows: Thus
the first step is taken to free Germany
from the British cable monopoly which.
in the event of war, might become fatal
to u.s.
With reference to the gambling de-
bate in the Reichstag, a story Is told
showing the Emperor's intense hatred
OF gambling: When he was in
command Of the Garde du Corps
he strictly prohibited it and old
Emperor William asked him TO with
draw his orders. But the grandson re-
piled: AS long as you entrust me with
the command of the regiment 1 will not
90 so. L would rather ask you to re-
lieve me Of my post"
The debates showed that in spite Of
the Emperor's efforts gambling is still
much in vogue among the officers Of
the German army.
The Leipzig Nachrichten says a lot
Of private letters from the late Prince
Bismarck to General Won Manteuffel
then Governor Of the Reichland, con-
tanning spicy items Of court and poIit-
zeal gossip, were sold on Won Manteuf-
TeIs death to Berlin banker having
profitable business relations with the
Emperor and court. The banker, it is
added, paid 10000 marks for the letters
The Leipzig writer recently wanted to
hicfn tool IL
and the banker at first promised to
lend them. Later, however, he refused
on the plea that 1t would cost him his
valuable clientele, having received an
lntlmation from the court chamberlain
TO that effect.
The Bismarck press chronicles this
regretfully and adds that a third vol
ume Of Bismarck memoirs really ex-
lists, giving sensational information re-
gafding the present reign. The manu-
script, 1t appears, was sent to England
before Bismarck died.
Emperor William this week ordered
that the park and gardens surrounding
Mon Bijou Chateau, in the center of
Berlin, be closed to the public. This
is due to q startling incident which has
only just become known. Last Sunday
the Emperor and Empress left the
church opposite the palace and walked
toward the carriage which was wait
ing Tor them just inside Mon Riiou
Park. An immense crowd had assem-
bled and was so dense that their Males
ties had great difficulty in reaching the
vehicle. When they succeeded in doing
so the coachman was unable to drive
off, being hemmed in on all sides Tins
the Emperor and Empress were Obliged
10 listen to the personal comments of
the populace, and it is claimed that in
sulting epithets We're flung at the i'm
perial couple. Finally e-enforcements
Of police made a line through the
crowd and their Majesties drove off
amid hooting and catcals.
The Emperor is engaged in prepara-
tons for public performances of a do
rama showing the places he visited
during his Eastern trip, the pictures
being drawn from the photographs
taken by his orders during the tour
The performances win be given at the
Schauspielhaus and the receipts will
be devoted tC charity
The colonel commanding the Ninety
seventh Regiment ma FRIED an English
woman and was induced by the latter
to introduce the British fashion of Off
GERS wearing civilian clothing when off
duty He lately invited the officers of