The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13
PROTECTING HER PRODUCTS.
GERMANY IS STILL LEGIsLATTNG ON
IAIPORTATIONs.

american Intervention in the south
African War Is Expected-our At
titude Towards Turkey Is Unfa-
vorabIy CritIcised-Declared That
Germany Has No Designs on Brazil
or on the Danish West Indies.
Comments ON Lodges Speech.
copyright, 1900. by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 12.-This weeks proceed
,ngs in the Reichstag were rather tame,
but the passage of the African steamer
bill Is of interest to Americans, inasmuch
as the government declared it's willing
ness TO insert into the contracts with
this subvention line the same paragraph
that is already in the North German
Iloyds contract, forbidding their steam
ers landing agricultural products Compel
ing with German products at German
ports.
The fact that a proviso exists in the
LLOYD contracts for German mails was
brought out clearly because the Agrarian
leader, Oertel, without contradiction,
thanked the Imperial Chancellor, Count
Won Hohenlohe, for the provision. How
ever. practically the effect of the pro-
viso is likely to be nil, because American
agricultural products cannot bear the
high freight charges of fast steamers.
The Centrist party of the Reichstag
will make another effort to pass the so
called lex heinze, which places number
of onerous restraints upon literature and
art. Despite the known disapproval of
the bill by the Emperor. The Centrists,
with the Conservatives, intend that the
bill shall be put on its final passage be-
fore the summer adjournment. The OPP
pos ton will again use obstruction, how
ever and If the bill is passed the Bundles
lath will reject it.
Looks for Intervention.
The Kreuze Zeitung, in an inspired ar
ticle, discussed the Boer mission to Amer
lea, saying 1t considers American inter
ventcn probable, and advises England to
ACCEPT it. and finish the war If England
wishes to retain American friendship.
The Turkish-American imbroglio is I'M
favora bly, criticised here, the German
press holding that the object is too insig
nificant and also that the United States
is ungrateful because it was due to the
Sultan's counsel that the Moros of the
sulu archipelago did not join the insurgent
Fiipinos.
The Emperor has forbidden all German
officers to participate in the Auteuil and
other French races.
The health of the insane Bavarian King
Otto is slightly improved. The latest bull
letin issued states that the King passes
his days seated in the garden around
Fuerstenried. silently brooding
No Designs on Brazil.
A high parsonage in the foreign office,
speaking with the correspondent of the
Associated Press regarding the speech of
Mr. Lodge in the United States yesterday
said that kilograms exchanged between the
Emperor and President Campos\ Sales
show that the relations between Brazil
and Germany are of the most cordial char
acter. Brazil, this official added, appre-
bends no danger.
IF Brazil is not threatened with great
er danger than those that menace her
from Germany" the official continued,
"Brazilians may be quite Unconcerned for
the future"
The Vossische Zeitung is the only even
ing paper which comments on Senator
Lodges speech, This journal says:
Senator Lodges words leave no doubt
that they were aimed at Germany. One
must doubt the good will and political in
telligence Of American statesmen when
one Of the most respected of them still
believes the fairy tale of the exchange of
North Schleswig for the perfectly worth
less Danish Antilles and the feeling babble
about founding independent German col
onies in Southern Brazil"
The article concludes al follows:
DO not let Americans believe they can
gain the sympathies of the world through
such rhodomontades. With such thought
less speeches they can only still further
dscredit their political life and the forms
in which this is embodied"