The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30
THE GERMAN SPHINX
,oN BUELow PUZZLES THE POLL
TICIANs.
THEY CAN'T SIZE HIM UP.
,rCMs no ma ~ FAVOR WITH THE
EMPEROR, HOWEVER.

IIi. "trip seems 90 Have HAD the VI
feet OF AppeasinE the South
German Governments German
PRESS CritIrises the United states
senate-German ship Yards Make
"a coed showing for 1900.
reran. Dec. 29-Thc recent speeches Of
count Won Kunckkowstrocm. the Agra
-sg leader and the attitude OF the inn
rnal chancellor. Count Won Ruelow. to-
cards the Agrarians have furnished the
press This week with the main subject Tor
discus sion without evolving any new facts
C7un, Won Buelow has not uttered a word
b.lcly 90 Indicate his position ana his
eIence wins him the designation OF the
snrIrx OF German politics The Nossischc
= .ung assumes that the chancellor
from his political associations. is an AGRA
ran. but that his diplomatic education
and experience IN foreign politics render
him unwilling 90 concode tho Agraflln de
r.8uds wholly. since he mus, see that a
grain duty OF sixty marks would render
O. commercial treaty policy impossible
The Nossiache Zeitung assumes that such
dItv would cause a tariff var with the
tinted states and Russia, the former an
eVerlng with measures directed against
German sugar and the latter replying By
Increasing the duty on German iron.
The press this week has much comment
OIL on a semi-ofiiciai article IN the Muen-
srauer Allgemeine Zeitung. National Lib
crab quoting Count Won Buelow as say
irg
Above all things, no internal crisis"
Many Of the papers fear tho Chancel-
io-.s conciliatory spirit will prevent any
,.eorouR policies and others interpret hts
uttcraucc as meaning that he is ready 20
sacrifice Count Won Posadowsky- Wchrner.
s.,retary OF state Tor the Interior, IN the
fateresis Of a harmonious cabinet Inc
counts trio To South Germany. coucind-
ing with the highest decoration being be
slowed upon him by the Emperor gives
occasion for the frequent remark that the
chancellor o. on very good terms with
1gis Majesty. Nevertheless. the Cologne
vo,ks ZeitunE. the leading Centrist or
san. sarcasucally asks what there WIN
~ cleft to confer on Count Won BueloW
yren he actually does something
T-b- rio has undoubtedly had an excel
,..t poiltIoal effect. The stuttsert
s-bwaebi.che Mercer, The seni-oihelai
r,ner on Wurtembcrg. remarks mat 'he
relations MIN the ttkfttNA $3.50 49,
nave grown some what strained ana a"0s
,bsr count ION Buelows object was TO
restore thc former cordially, Which ne
ia- fully succeeded IN doing.
.tlareafter" continues the paper men
,ored .the South German governments
VIII have o proper participation ia lmpe-
Ial affairs.
Tho newspapers this week refer IN an AK
rrieyed tone 20 tie continued aUachs oi
,n. Ru-sinu press upon Germany, instane-
sr- the dissemination OF the impf"oabie
,tor, that the Cologne and Berlin newspa-
rer. were bribed by tho DcBeers Company
~ auroec the Bocr cause.
r.a United States Seuate's action on
-.. Hay-Pauucefote treaty b. much dis
ea..eI. The National Ieitung and M
.oml Liberal. generally friendly 90 the
Tinted states. devote lengthy leaders TO
This subject this morning. The general
tone OF the press S. strongly condemnatory
az the Senate without symPathizng with
Crrat Britain.
THE German private ship yards In 1870
completed 21NeD tons OF vessels which
Z. three times above the tonnage turned
QUE loo 1895. and NTH per cent. above the
tonnage OF 1sgS British yards built In
1a0H 10000 tons for German account and
German yards built ia 1900. 1900 tons
Cor foreign account. Seven hundred ships
g. on. over 10000 tons. are building for
German account ln German private AMI
foreign yards Forty-eight ships are be-
ius built in German private yards.