The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
but the Diplomatic Chancellor Keeps
His own Counsel and No New
Facts Are Elected.
FEAR OF A COMMERCIAL WAR
AGRARIAN DEMANDS ANTAGONIZE
RUSSIA AND THE STATES.
Senate's Action on Nicaragunn Treaty
observation-disclosures Canal Bill
Meets n Threat of Defeat.

| BERLIN, Dec. 29-The recent speeches.
J of Count Won Klinckowstroem, the Agrarl-
| an leader, and the attitude of the Imperial
! chancellor. Count Won Buelow, towards the
| Agrarians have furnished the press. this
week. with the main subject for discussion
| without evolving any new facts. Count Won
Buelow has not uttered word publicly to
indicate his position, and his silence wins
him the designation of the sphynx of Ger
man politics. The Vossische Zeitung as
| sumes that the chancellor, from his politi-
| cal associations, is an Agrarian. but that
| his diplomatic education and experience In
foreign politics render him unwilling TO
| concede the Agrarian demands whoily'
| since he must see that grain duty OF sixty
| marks would render a commercial treaty
! inipcssible. The Vossische Zeitung assumes
! that such a duty would cause tariff war
| with the United States and Russia, the
| former answering with measures directed
| against German sugar and the latter reply
ing by increasing the duty on German iron.
| The Liberal newspapers understand that
| Count Won Klinckowstroem' utterances
| are intended to prepare for compromise
| below the extreme Agrarian demands,
| pointing out that it was Count Won
| Klinckowstroem who checked the extreme
| Agrarian demands in connection with the
| meat bill.
| The press, this week, has much COM
| mented on semi-official article In the
| Muenchener Angemeine Zeitung. National
| liberal, quoting Count Won Buelow as
! saying: above all things, no internal cri-
| sis" Many of the papers fear the chancel-
| lor's concilatory spirit will prevent any
! vigorous policies, and others interpret his
| utterance as meaning that he is ready TO
| sacrifice Count Won PowSadowSky-W en-
| ner. secretary of state for the interior. in
| the interests of harmonious CABINET. Inc
counts trip to south Germany, concluding
| with the highest decoration being bestowed
| on him by the Emperor, gives occasion LOT
1 the frequent remark that the chancellor Is
| on very good terms with his Majesty New
| ertheless the Cologne Volks Zeitung, the
| leading Centrist organ, sarcastically asks
| what there would be left to confer on
| Won Buelow when ne actually does some
| thing"
The, trip undoubtedly had an excellent
| political effect. The Stuttgart SchWelDlsche
| Mercur the semi-official paper of Wur-
| temburg, remarks .nat the relations with
| the imperial government have later grown
| somewhat strained, and adds that Count
| Won BueIow's object was to restore the for
! mer cordiality, which he has fully sue
| ceeded in doing. Hereafter, continues the
| paper mentioned. 1.-The south German gov
| ernments will have "A proper participation
| in imperial affairs
| XXX
| Nevertheless. the Pan German press con-
| tinues to attack Count Won Buelow. The
1 Rheinische- Westphaeiissche Zeitung, Ma
| tional-liberal accuses the chancellor of
| hanging on to Great Britain's skirts and
expresses fear that this ma; involve Ger,
| many in complications with Russia and
| France The LuStige Blaetter prints
| striking cartoon of Count Won Buelow
peering into a 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, instanc-
ing the dissemination of the improbable
| story that the Cologne and Berlin news
| papers were bribed by the De Beers Com
| pany to oppose the Boer cause.
| The mortgage bondholders of the
Deutsche Grundschuld Bank, representing
1866, 900 out of 94,S65. 800 marks, to-day de-
cided to allow the payment of interest to be
suspended until further notice, provided
the company shall liquidate. The share
holders later met and decided to liquidate.
The chairman of the meeting at which this
decision was reached depressed the share
holders by announcing that Edward
Schmidt, president of the supervisory coun-
Gil of the Prussian Hypotheken Aktien
Bank. had been arrested The committee of
debenture holders of the latter bank re-
ports that PAL 100000 out of 26S, 100000 marks
OF mortgages are good, while the rest, if
quietly developed, would be payable The
capital is seriously endangered. Half of it
is unproductive.
An imperial order dated Dec. Is, COM
mands Prince Henry of Prussia, brother Of
Emperor William, to repair to Berlin by
Jan 1, and remain at the capital for some
| time, with the view of attaining a more
| intimate knowledge OF state affairs. His
| Majesty desires that, while at the capital,
Prince Henry shall remain in close touch
| with the Foreign Office. The Nord
| Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung explains that
| Berlin is due TO the wish Of the Emperor
| to have him learn the affairs of govern
| ment.
| Xxx
Negotiations for the settlement OF Ger
man claims for damages in Cuba during
the war have been going on with the
| United States for some time the National
| Zeitung learns, but have not reached a
/ definitive conclusion
The United States Senate's action the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty is much discussed.
| The National ZeitunS, Nallonal-HDeral, ana
generally friendly to the United States, de-
| votes a long leader to this subject this
| morning The general tone of the press Is
| strongly condemnatory of the Senate. with
out sympathizing with Great Britain.
Xxx
IT is announced that enlarged canal
bill will be presented to the Prussian Diet
Jan. s. The Post, Conservative, has al
ready opened war against the measure,
warning the government that it will meet
with as severe defeat as it did in 1899 The
Diet also will deal with the question of re-
form of the secret police.
The heavy movement Of population to-
wards Berlin causes chronic scarcity Of
houses and a general rise in rents. A
conference of over seventy Social Demo-
cratic aldermen of the Brandenburg cities
met in Berlin this week TO discuss the mat
ter and passed resolutions advocating va
rious measures of relief by the municipality
The Berliner Politische Nachrichten. the
mouthpiece of DIR. MIGUEL. the minister of
finance, discusses the subject, opposing re-
strictions being placed on the free move
ment OF population, and says the Prussian
government is celebrating on the question.