The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-30
Gan I PLEASE THEM ALL
COUNT Won BUELOW is PLACED
BETWEEN SCYLLA AND
CHARYRDIS
AGRkRIANs WANT THE EARTH
While German Industrial Interests
Demand That They BE Not Sac
rificed to the Junkers'
Growing AVarice.

BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The recent speeches
of Count Won Klinckowstroem, the Agra
rian leader. and the attitude of the
Imperial Chancellor Count Won BueloW
towards Agrarians, have furnished the
press this week with the main subject
for discussion without evolving any new
facts. Count Won Buelow has not utter
ed word publicly to indicate his posi-
ton, and his silence wins him the desig-
nation of the sphynX of German politics.
The Vossische Zeitung assumes that the
chancellor, from his political associa-
lions, is an Agrarian, but that his diplo-
matte education and experience in for
eign politics render him unwilling to
concede the Agrarian demands wholly
since he must see that a grain duty of
sixty marks would render commercial
treaty policy impossible. The Vossische
Aeltung assumes that such a duty would
cause a tariff war with the United States
and Russia, the former answering with
measures directed against German sugars
and the latter replying by increasing the
duty on German iron. The Liberal news
papers understood that Count Won Kiln
ckoWStroemS utteranceS are intended
TO prepare for a compromise below the
extreme Agrarian demands pointing that
1t was Count Won KlinckoWstroem who
checked the extreme Agrarian demands
In connection with the meat bill
Inc press this week has much COM
mented on a semi-official article in the
Munchener Allgemeine Zeitung. Nation
al-Liberal, quoting Count Won Buelow as
saying above all things, mo information
al crisis" Many Of the papers fear the
chancellor's conciliatory spirit will pre-
vent any vigorous policies, and others in
terpret this utterance, as meaning that
he is ready to sacrifice Count Won Posa-
dowsky-Wehner. secretary of state for
the interior, in the interests of a har-
monious cabinet
BUELOW'S JUNKET.
The counts trip to South Germany,
concluding with the highest decora ton
being bestowed upon him by the en-
peror, gives occasion for frequent re-
mark that the chancellor is on very good
terms with his majesty. Nevertheless
the Cologne Volkszeitung, the leading
Centrist organ, scarcastically asks what
there will be left to confer on Won Bue-
low when he actually does something. )"
The trip has undoubtedly had an ex-
celIent political effect The STUTTGART
Schwaebische Mercur, the semt-offlciaI
paper Of Wurtemberg, remarks that the
relations with the imperial government
nave later grown somewhat strained. and
adds that Count Won Buelow's object was
"
he has fully succeeded in doing. Here
after, continues the paper mentioned
the south German governments will
nave proper participation in imperial
affairs
Nevertheless the Pan-German press
continues to attack Count Won, Buelow
The Rheinische-We tphaelische Zeitung.
Nauonal-Iiberal, accuses the chancellor
OF hanging onto Great Britain's skirts
and expresses fear that this NAV in
volve Germany in complications with
Russia and France. The Lustige BIat-
| ter prints a striking cartoon of Count
| Won Buelow peering into looking glass
and asking the question; 'Who is the
chancellor in the land?' The looking
glass reflects Emperor Williams face.
| The newspapers this week refer in an
| aggrieved tone to the continued attacks of
the Russian press upon Germany. in.
| Stancng the dissemination of the i'm
probable story that the Cologne and Ber-
| IN newspapers were bribed by the De
Eeers company 10 oppose the Beer cause.
THE. CANAL TREATY.
The United States senate's action on
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is much dis
! cussed The National Zeitung, National
| Liberal, and generally friendly to the
| United States, devotes lengthy leader
| to the subject this morning. The gen
| eral tone of the press is strongly con-
demnatory of the senate without sym
! pathizing with Great Britain.
1t is announced that an enlarged canal
! bill will be presented to the Prussian
diet Jan. 8. The Post, Conservative. has
already opened a war against the meas
| IRE, warning the government that it will
meet with severe defeat as it did in
! 1899. The diet will also. deal with the
question of reform of the secret police.