The record-union., 1899-06-11
Is the Subject Which is Attracting
Attention in Germany.
The Terms on a Whole Are Considered
Most Exorhitant.
Spain Retains ALI the Advantages
of Ownership, While the Kali
ser's Government Will Have to
Pay the Cost Of Governing in
Peace and in War.

Copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press
BERLIN, June 1O.-The cession Of
the South Sea Islands to Germany 70.
cussed attention during the week. A
curious feature was that while on re.
ceipt of the news the press as well as
everybody else at first expressed salts
faction, this changed radically as the
week advanced, and the terms of The
bargain became known. Not only die
the Radical and Socialist press severely
criticise the terms as exorbitant, an6
far beyond the value of the islands
but a large portion of the press reflect
ing the views of other parties did the
same. Prince Bismarck's saying il
1855, characterizing the Carolines a:
lumperei, is quoted. According to the
latest official statistics, German trade
in the islands for several years has no1
exceeded 200 marks yearly, and M
= German exports have been sold there
for some time.
After listening to the statements Of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baror
Won Buelow, in the Reichstag, the criti-
cism became severe
The frankfort Zeitung' says: 1.-THE
text of the agreement shows that Spain
retains full liberty for the clerical or
ders, has a coaling station in each
group of the islands and is put, COM
mercially, on the same footing as Ger
many, while she merely cedes to Ger
many the onus of the cost of the adj
ministration and receives an exorbitant
price, which probably no other Power
would have paid"
Drip
ion, the paper adds: Now this lum-
perez is all at once believed to be worth
$17000,000."
The National Liberal Correspondez, -
usually an enthusiastic supporter of
matters calculated to increase Ger
many's colonial possessions, dispara ges
the new acquisitions. pointing out that
the only advantage is a new tariff I'M
derstanding with Spain.
A Foreign Office Official who was en-
powered to speak for the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Baron Won Buelow,
said to the correspondent here of the
Associated Press that he fully expects
to see the Reichstag pass the appro-
priaItion for the purchase money by a
large majority, adding that the Fret
sinniges and Socialists will be the only
Center might make its approval condi-
tionaI
The bill for the appropriation will
provide for the administration of the
new possessions, and it is said the
tariff understanding with Spain Is only
of general nature. Germany and
Spain admitting each other among the
favored nation clauses.
The Foreign Office officials confirm
the correspondence to the Associated
Press relative to the release of Herr
Marquardt and Herr Hofnagel, the
Germans at Apia, Samoa, who We're ar
rested in connection with the dis
turbance there
All of the official reports from Apia
lately are to the effect that things are
assuming a promising aspect there, and
it is confidently expected here that the
Commissioners will arrive at a salts
factory settlement
The anti-strike bill continues to ex-
cite the laboring classes to an unusual
degree. There were nineteen protest
meetings in Berlin and it's vicinity
during the week, at which the Social
list Reichstag delegations received ova-'
tons. Similar crowded meetings have
taken place in other cities. From the
tone of the press it does not seem
likely that the Reichstag will pass the
measure. and certainly not in it's pres
ent shape. Recent events in France
have been keenly watched here. The
Auteuil riot is pointed out as striking
proof of the internal decomposition of
the republic, as we'll as of gross lack
of loyalty and discipline on the part
of the police.
Fresh reports say the Chamber Of
Commerce of Gladback has unanimous
~ rejected the invitation of the Phila-
delphia Museum of Commerce to CO.
operate with it The influential
"Rhenish and Westphalian Zeitung'
calls the invitation native attempt
to induce the German Michael to come
and be skinned" and a number of
other papers indorse this statement,
claiming the Americans are already
doing enough espionage upon German
industry.
The Agrarian newspapers continue to
cite the alleged discovery and seizure
of trichinous American meats.
Since his return from hunting at
Prokelneitz the Emperor has employed
most of his time in reviewing the reg
iments comprising the garrisons of
Potsdam and Berlin, lunching on
Wednesday with the officers of two
cavalry regiments of the guards At
ter the review he sat for awhile with
young Prince Lynar, whose mother is
an American, and inquired pleasantly
after his American relatives. The
Princes mother was Miss Parsons
of Columbus, o.
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
II conflict arises between Great
Britain and the Transvaal, Germany
Will remain neutral. Japan is the only
power that has objected to the acqui-
sutton OF the Caroline Islands by Ger
many.
As result of the tuberculosis Con-
gress number OF cities have begun to
provide sanitaria for the poor. One
intended to accommodate 100 inmates
is being established at Koenagsburg.
A number of prominent physicians
and wealthy young men who have sue
ceeded in being exempted from mill
taryi service unlawfully are involved in
deep criminal case at Cologne which
is assuming gigantic proportions. There
are now seventy-two defendants The
trick in most instances was to render
the men called for public examination
temporarily unfit by administering
strong poison doses sufficient to produce