The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08
GERMANY HAVING 4 BOOM
SMALL Representatives Of This
CssstPy IN the GesgPsDhiesl Con-
gYess-syaDathy for TrsssvaaL

Copyrighted. 1853. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct T-Econonsic conditions In
Germany arouse attention. The Industrial
boom continues. values especially tn In
dussriaI enterprises. being IL many cases
greatly inflated
The official Duetschs hank the Dresdener
bank. the Disconto Gessichast and other
leading institutions DO not believe there
II any immediate cause 10 fear panic or
. serious and extensive collapse, although
there appear to b indications tending tnat
way. Some Of the leading papers more or
less agrarfan. however. during the last
few days have published alarmist articles.
The boom is most noticeable In iron and
Steel ~ the demand IL much greater than
the supply. The industrial press now advo-
Gates e temporary suspension % the duty
On iron and Neel In order TO obtain raw
material In England and the United states
as cheaply rs porsibIe- This course 10 vfo-
ientiy opposed by the agrartan press. but
the industrial press insists that unless II
In followed thousands Of workmen viii
have 10 remain idle for months. This Ii
particularly true, the Industrial organs
contend, regarding the coal mines In West
rhaIta-
Geographical Congress EsAs.
Public opinion has been much more deep-
ly engrossed this week In following the
proceedings Of the International Geograpn-
Ica! coGsGreas, and the sensational devsl-
opmenss Of the TRIAL OF the persons ac-
cused Of gambling At the Club Der Ham
losen. than with the TrsnsysaI situation.
although South African affairs are being
followed with keen solicitude by the gov
eminent and political men.
Few Americans Present.
There was considerable comment among
Al
on the part Of the public during the sit
insy, regarding tho relatively unimportant
share taken by the United States. While
the whole body Of delegates numbered
some l.30. those from the United States
were fewer than . dozen, OF whom Ger.
Greedy. though representing the United
States government. did not present . pa
per. and took only an Insignificant part Ia
the transactions Mai Alien. military At
was - ofnciai delegate. Was too busy IN
making his preparations 70 return home
20 dsv6ae himself - the business OF the
congress-.
Mr. Arthur G. jackson. ire explorer, ara
Prof Boas. Of New York. did not put In
N appearance while Mr.. Marcus Baker
only appeared At the last moment. Prof.
70 leave IN the very MIDST Of the proceed
inn. with the exception Of the paper Of
Mrs leila NuttajI. which was presented In
the choicest German. and that Of Mr..
PDuisney BiGsiow on 'Coaonii Admtnistra~
ton" which contained some startling az
sertionA there was no striking American
feature throughout the sitting.
n ~ largely due TO this tsat the next
congress will not meet IN Washington, az
Prof. Bryant. Of Philadelphia, proposed-
His suggestion waS Tot backed up with
any vigor nor By the requisite number OF
delegates. Among It's supporters the Amer
icsns, half OF whom were women. were
quito lost. Several members criticised the
fact that the United States did not pre-
sent . report Of the doing Of the hydro
graphic Office. especially regarding its I'M
FfvaIed polar charts. which are the best
OF their kind In IN. world and about which
the congress had been anxious 20 hear. The
expectation was that q detailed report on
this subject would b@ feature Of Tho
American share IN the proceedings. The
Americana. however. participated fully In
the social attentions shown the congress.
Sympathy with the Beers.
Sympathy with the Beers 10 almost ev-
anywhere expressed.
The Kreuz Zsifunx which represents the
opinions OF the court che army and the
The sympathies Of the German public
are altogether on the side OF the Bo~rx.
Nobody here doubts that they. after yield
ING mbGh 20 Ire fCr1fJ C~uANyr Oi treas
Britain. will have nothing left them but
20 draw the sword. As II the opinion IN
Germany. 80 10 the opinion Of the word.
AZ least 10 - far 40 the word = sfiiI anti
British. The victory Of Great Britain Will
induce Russia md France 20 make head
ssy in Asia sgsfns; her. This IL a neces-
sary outcome OF the situation. The Beers
have only Themselves 20 rely Upon IN a
hard 1ghf Time has irreirieya5ly gone BY
when other countries would have intersered
out of sympathy.
Morality In politics. az nov understood.
means that TO country should risk 80 re-
sources or tho lives o. lts people except
for ifs own vital interests and fhaf all
save UNDER such conditions should leave
20 God nc adjustment Of the affairs 81
Affairs IN South Africa ar. sisl rom
rn-ufed upen in the press ard elsewhere
here IN re same anti British spirit
Even the Liberal Press Hostile
Even the liberal press 10 now hostile
~ T. rsgrsttable fart thss even IN =
constitutional country Ike England The
csbsn., 10 enabled 20 pa, parliament IN
the pressnc> % accomplished fact. IN a
way that makes u almost Impossible for
parliament 20 do anything but consent %
wzFlfss measures"
The Cologne Gazette call tns coming
struggle 81 the Peers heroic w1;h the
same heroic thought a. inspired their
ArggsIs in Isl a"
THY 90 into ihe rsh; raarlsssly." says
tfe Rasn.sh organ. "ans 'hs World rnsy
bsar - fh.se losing a baf'i~ ~, never ~
TIER losing courage cs hope"
Tire influential Hanover Courier cons3f-
- trait f,ermsrys ekanrss sill ~ very
poor = EIrlsrt vsodBisn~s the Hoers -
thsr The German Southwest Africa wili
10 .c~,
TIE PAGERS are also corzfcsylng me MT
ttafy proiss p tt'ss ne general opinion 30
irr thst Errfarf will n1t - ready q take
th- offensive gncI %ov~mh~r In 80
rresatsrre = 70 relieved 70 Beers ~iu 30
EnglAnd rsa. 5~rnax@ The military sr-
pert az rh~ Cologne Sszsffes staff Hys.
German snf F~srch Ar-iis~ry ana TO
Nsue~- VII - sppases - Enz;fsa
v-arons Bofh sftes az go rhofr. ant
Es.'tr@Fy exgerfs @ii SaiI1F TIE dc. wh.e =
~ - MARTY fscid~i ~ fae rife. wf,h
ke~G ufsress
SoTus = tts papers e,srrssz - rcsrsrsl-
csuseg1rrre q VAR. Tns gcvsruaeu.
FrFFz remains mute
TRIAL os T1ubmrn.
Ih@ - "a ora tai % ~ CUB Ts@,
ftsu .~a Eas stirred fss1frushle srI
ssoru1g -tr~i@s Or ~ v~rY sep.hs
. 'l}tsr feafg-e q she -aa~ Is Eat son7~
q ere NffG~ss~E nsl1nze4 q fne ertret~ax-