The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16

ed States ambassador, Mr.. White, who
considers his speech to have been mod
crate and pacific, and he SO cabled
Washington.
MIGHT FRUSTRATE THE WORK.
The correspondent here of the Asso-
ciated Press learns that both Great
Britain and the United States express
ed the hope that the unanimity princi-
pie would not be carried to an unreas-
enable extent, which might easily frus-
trate the whole purpose of the commits
sion and result in a deadlock, if one
power stood out against the other on
every question.
The government has appointed Coun-
sellor Won Knebel de BERTH of the min
istry of the interior, and Baron Marshal
Won Bieberstein, commissioners to pro-
coed to America and investigate the
methods CT the New York Life Insur-
anee company and the Mutual Life In
surance company. Both the commits
sioners are on the point of starting.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has had an interview with a high
official, who bitterly complained of the
many erroneous statements floated by
the London press regarding the Samoan
muddle." He claimed that in every in
stance the statements were evidently
made for the purpose of creating I'm
friendlinesS against Germany in the
American press, or with the intention
of causing an anti-American feeling
here He mentioned the reported en-
counter between an American sentinel
and German officer, saying there was
not word of truth in the story, al
though much has been made of it, both
in the English and American press"
The appointment of the Samoan COM
mission and the final acceptance by
Great Britain of the German proposal
as to its scope and methods. is hailed
with joy by the entire press, and the
belief is expressed that something like
order and harmony will now be re-
established in the islands, and thus re-
lieve one of the main disturbing factors
standing in the way of an understand
ing between the three countries.
RIDICULE THE CHANCELLOR.
With the reassembling of the reich
stag, the imperial chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe. has returned to BadenBa-
den, where he spent a fortnight for
his health. His return is ironically
greeted by the argrrian press, as show
ing that he is a mere fgurehead and
that Baron Won Bulow continues, to be
the real head of the government.
The most important matter aside
from the Samoan Interpolation, was
the introduction in the diet of the mid
land canal bill. The agrarian opposi-
tion to this most important Russian
measure of the session has increased,
in spite of the fact that the emperor
has strongly identified himself with it.
The support it is receiving from in
dustrial circles, and the strong pressure
eXerted in other quarters in behalf of
the measure, makes it probable that
the bill will become law.
In the negotiations for a reciprocity
treaty between Germany and the
United States, the former claims that
under the most favored nation clause
the United States must in any case
grant the same concessions as recently
granted to Switzerland and France.
The United States disputes this, con-
tending that the most favored nation
clause does not apply to special con-
cessions actually made, as in the case
of the French treaty.
Regarding the Swiss treaty, it is con-
tended in behalf of the United States
that it was concluded under misap-
prehension upon the part of the Ameri-
can government, and that it is prob
able the whole treaty will be denounced
by the United States as inconsistent
with all Americas previous commercial
treaties.
There can be no question of America
yielding in this respect. 1t is probable,
however, that a reciprocity treaty will
be negotiated with Germany, granting
equivalent concessions.
At the Kiel navy yard the govern
ment has been experimenting with a
vessel fitted with a. motor which is the