The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-13

(Copyright 1900, by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, May 12.-This weeks pro-
ceedings in the reichstag were rather
tame, but the passage of. the African
steamer bill is of interest to Americans
inasmuch as the government declared
its willingness to insert into the con-
tracts with this subventiOned line, the
same paragraph that is already IN the
North German Lloyds contract. Tor
bidding their steamers landing agrl-
cultural products competing with Ger
man 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 con
tradiction, thanked the imperial
chancellor. Count Won Hohenlohe, for
the provisO, However, practically, the
effect of the prOvisO is likely to be nil
because American agricultural pro-
ducts 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 a
number of OnerOus restraints upon
literature and art despite the known
disapproval of the bill by the emperor.
The centrists with the conservatives in
tend that the bill shall be put on its
final passage before the summer adj
iournment. The opposition will again
use obstruction, however, and II the
bill is passed the bundesrath will re-
ject It.
The German liberal press is greatly
wrought up because the Bavarian gov
eminent extradited the Austrian
editor KordOn, under an obsolete reso-
luton of the former German fedora
ton of 1854.
Criticised Catholic Church.
Kordon belongs in the Tyrol. where
a court sentenced him to six weeks in
jail for criticising the Catholic church.
The VosSische Zeitung recommends
that such conditions be Obliterated by
bundesrath and reichstag legislation.
The curious idea has fastened on a
large part OF the liberal press that if
certain liberals show an ELUSIVE will
fngness to pass any bills for military or
naval purposes, the emperor VIII
abandon his prejudice against the
liberals ana summon their leaders to
cabinet positions and the like. The
Tageblatt leads in exploiting this no
ton while the whole conservative and
centrist press representing the gov
eminent majority ridicule the move
ment. However. it is quite certain the
by the naval enthusiasm on the part of
the liberals, including financial circles.
The Kre1Ze Zeitung in an inspired
article discussed the BOer mission 10
America, saying it considers American
intervention probable and advises
England to accept il and finish the war
if England wishes to retain American
friendship.
Beers VIII Infiict Damage.
Lieutenant General Breher, in the
LOkal AnZeiger, reviews recent move
ments in South Africa and concludes
that the Beers viii continue TO avoid
decisive battles but inhict great dam
age upon moving British columns
The TurkO-American imbrOgliO is IN
fayorably criticised here, the German
press holding that the object is too in
significant and also that the United
States is ungrateful. because it was
due to the sultan's counsel that the
MOrros of the Sulu archipelago did not
join the insurgent Filipinos.
The torpedo fiotilla has reached
Bingen where the officers were feted
today. The Grand Duke of Hesse has
notified Commander FUnke that on
Monday he will proceed on board the
fiagbOat TO Mayence, where there viii
he a series Of fetes. The press recog-
nizes that this .fOtilla is immensely
populariZing the navy.
The emperor has forbidden all Ger
man officers to participate in the
AuteuiI and all other French races.
Lieutenant SuermOndt has been order
ed to withdraw his steeplechaseT
DiamaDt and a like order has been
given to Captain Won Eynard. The
German sporting press approves this
action because French Cheuvinists
would have made unpleasant demon
STATIONS possibly leading 10 interna-
fionaI complications.