The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
all EYEg IRE ON CHINA
INTEREST In BERLIN Is Conferred
ON THE ORIENTAL SIT
UATI0N
NEW COMMERCIAL TREATIES
Kaiser as Dramatic Censor-Gos-
sip by Cable of the Doings
In the German Father
Iand.


BERLIN, Sept 2s.-The Chinese situa
ton particularly Germany's proposal and
the United States answer, monopolized
public attention this week. The press
both semi official and independent con-
tinues to severely blame President Nc
Kinley for his refusal to agree with the
Proposition. Of Germany. The Cologne
Gazette. which since the outbreak of the
China troubles has been the faVorite
meuthpiece daily OF the foreign office this
week combatted the view that Germany
had been trying to embark the other
powers on dangerous seas or attempting
to obtain the lead in the Chinese nego-
.tiations The Lolal Anzeiger today
argues that the United States knows
through Minister Conger, that the Chi
! zIese@ government has been the real cul
prit Hence it adds, it is ridiculous to
expect this same government to punish
'StsS4f-sas the United States pretends to
peIleYe in Its reply to GERMANY,
s'zf4le report that Prince Tlan has beer,
appointed to a post where his influence
for evil is even greater than it formerly
was, is-here regarded by government and
press as unmistakable evidence that the
Chinese government does not want peace.
The argument beside is that Germany's
demand that China should give UP the
rinSleaders before peace negotiations are
begun must be compiled with by China in
sor6ep to show that she is really acting
in good faith. The papers express the
hope that Field Marshal Count Won Wal
dersee Will issue decree Offering a large
reward for Prince Tuan, dead or alive,
as the only means of impressing upon
the Chinese mind the fact that the DOW
ers are in earnest.
Tile strong evidence that Russia has
seized the opportunity to formally annex
part of Manchuria and the statement of
a correspondent OF the Berlin Tageblatt
in urga, Mongo Ola, that Russia already
treats Mongolia as her own are here
treated with marked indifference. This is
only in line with the formal declaration
which a foreign official made to a repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press almost
a month ago that Germany in no way OBJ
jected to Russia gaining control of
Northern China as German interests
would not be affected thereby.
AGRARIANS WANT HIGHER DUTIES
The German press this week discussed
at length the preparations for renewal
of the commercial treaties. a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press has
gathered the following facts in official
, quarters: Tho economic committee
which is composed of high functionaries
- from the different departments, convenes
r Oct. l6. Whether the minimum or max
imun tariff will be adopted in place Of
3, the. present single tariff is a nooted ques-
ton on which the committee splits. 1t is
g certain, however, that the duty on wheat
and rice will be considerably raised,
probably at the minimum to five or six
marks per 220 pounds. The agrarians
would not support the government
throughout the coming important ses-
sion of the reichstag unless such con-
-cession were made to them.
1t is asserted here that the American
gcEerhnznt is not taking interest in the
German tariff on ground
that therUnted States will not have any
reason for complaint if no discriInina-
tion is made against the United States.
1t is certain the reichstag Will not have
The treaty bifis before April next:
Contrary TO the current reports, a rep
resentatiye of the Associated Press learns
lat, The United States embassy that there
+ is ro prospect of an early discussion re-
cardng the manner of carrying out in
spectis,l under the new meat law con-
siderable difficulty having been encoun-
tered
NEW PLAYS CENSORED.
Owing to Emperor Williams special
wishes the theater censorship throughout
Prussia is now muca more stringent than
forsrierIy. All the new plays submitted
for censorship in Berlin. for the coming
season, have been either forbidden out
risht or greatly modified. The objections
were largely Of a political or social
> nature
Emperor William during his visit to
2iberfeld, for which big preparations ara
being made, viii make a trial trip on
the hew suspensOry railroad.
There is a typhoid epidemic In the
Sixty eighth regiment. due TO the bad
water the troops had to drink during the
maneuvers.
Imperial statistics show that 5SS, 1884
children below fourteen years of age are
engaged in industrial Dl1rSuifS
Acting United States Consul General
Eiane1T OF Frankfort, has collected over
5000 marks for the Texas sufferers
1t was reported mere that the British
embassy had received Lord Salisbury s
answer to the German note and handed
1t to the foreign Office yesterday, but a
representative of Associated Press learns
from the foreign office and the British
embassy that this is incorrect