Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-30
(By Telegraph to virginian-pi!ot3

(By Telegraph to Virginian Pilot)
Berlin. Dec. 29.-The recent speeches
of Count Won Klinckowstrocm. the
agrarian leader. and the attitude of
the Imperial Chancellor Count Won
Buelow, toward the agrarians have
furnished the press this week with The
main subject for discussion without
any new facts. Count Won Buelow has
not uttered n word publicly to indi-
cate his position and his silence wins
MIN the deSiSna ton Of the spec SphynX
OF German politics.
THE CHANCELLOR'S POSITION.
The Nossische Zcitung assumes that
the chancellor. from his political assoc
cations, is an agraran, but that his
diplomatic education and experience in
foreign policies render him unwilling to
concede the aSrarian demand wholly
since he must see that grain duty of
sixty marks would render CONNER
cial treaty polity impossible. The Vos-
Sische ZcttunS assumes that such
duty would cause a tariff war with the
United States and Russia. the former
answering with measures directed
against German sugar and the latter
replying by increasing the duty on
German iron.
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
iHS PteSS lHlS week mas lnNCn COM
mented on semi-oilicial article in the
Muenchener zeitung. National Liberal
quoting Count Won Buelow as saying:
crisis"
Many of the papers fear the chancel-
lors conciliatory spirit will prevent
any vigorous policies and others inter-
pref his utterance rs meaning that he
is ready to sacrifice Count Won
Sl.osadowsky- Wehner, Secretary OF
state Tor the Interior. in the interests
OF an harmonious cabinet.
TRIP TO SOUTH GERMANY.
The Counts trip to South Germany.
concluding with the highest decoration
being bestowed upon him by the En-
peror, gives occasion for the frequent
remark that the chancellor is on very
good terms with his Majesty Never
theless. the Cologne Volks Xeitung. the
leading Centrist organ. sarcastically
asks what there will be left to confer
on Won Buelow when he actually does
something" The trip has undoubtedly
mad an excellent political effect
STRAINED RELATIONS.
The Stuttgart Schwaebische Mercur
the semi official paper of Wumtem-
berg, remarks that the relations with
the imperial government have later
grown somewhat strained and adds
that Count Won Buelow's object was
10 restore the former cordiality, which
he has fully succeeded in doing. Here
after" continues the paper mentioned.
the South German governments will
have proper participation in mpc-
rial affairs
RUSSIA ATTACKS.
The newspapers this week refer in
an agglieved tone to the continued at
tacks of the Russian press on Ger
N ~ NJ ,i,,, . L., Of
the improbable story that the Cologne
anu Bci'TTn TTsPsTTvrs yyv-T-J,- JT-ttbcrii
by the De Beers Company TO oppose
the Boer cause.
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
The United States Senate's action on
the Hay Pauncefote treaty is much
discussed. The National Zeitung Ma
tional Liberal and generally friendly
to the United States, devotes lengthy
leader to this subject this morning.
The general OF the press is strongly
condemnatory of the Senate. without
sympathizing with Great Britain.
GERMAN SHIPYARDS.
The German private shipyards in 1900
completed 30. GOO tons OF vessels, which
is three times above the tonnage turn
ed out in 1896, and n nth per cent.
above the tonnage of 1898. British
yards built in 1900 100000 tons for Ger
man account and the German yards
built in 1900 100, 900 tons for German ac-
count, and German yards built 49,
600 tons for foreign account. Seven
hundred ships, In all over 100000 tons,
are building for German account in
German private and foreign yards.
Forty-eight warships are being built in
German private yards.
PRINCE HENRY SUMMONED.
Berlin. Dec. 2G--An imperial order.
dated December is. commands Prince
Henry. of Prussia (brother of EN-
peror Willam), 10 repair to Berlin by
January 1 and remain at the capital
for some time with the view of attain
ing more intimate knowledge of
state affairs. His majesty desires that.
while at the capital, Prince Henry shall
maintain close touch with the foreign
office.