Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-19
ENTIRE:
Germany is Tired of
China.
''LET US Get OUT"
Is the Feeling Throughout the
Country.
EXPENSES OF THE COLONIES
In Many Gases Exceed the Trade With
Such Colonies.
EXPENSES OF THE COLONIES
In Many Gases Exceed The Trade With
Such Colonies.
BY Associated Press.


Berlin, March 1S.-The most strik
ing feature of the debates of the
week in the Reichstag was the
unanmity manifested in the feeling of
weariness over the China adventure. 1t
was a regular chorus of Let us get out
from China"
The Socialist speakers said: Get out
at any price" Even the Conservatives
said as much, though all parties recog-
nize the fact that 125,OOO.00O marks,
demanded as the third installment of
expenses, must be voted Indeed. the
entire nation is thoroughly tired of
China; even the government and
reigning Princes are tired.
Newspapers today are full of COM
ment upon Won Buelow's latest utter
ances on the subject of China and for
eign politics. Nearly all papers touch
upon the Chancellor's positive state
ment regarding Dreybungs stability
and his reference to the Anglo-German
China agreement. 1t is intimated,
however, that papers regret Won Bue-
lows inability to tell when peace will
be declared.
Many papers express lively salts
faction at the fact of Won Buelows dec
laration to give light on the subject of
the actual relations between Russia
and Germany, or at least regarding po-
litical relations which do not happen to
be as critical as has been generally
feared. The National Zeitung points
out that the Chancellor's utterance
seems to show that the financial dam
ages to be paid by China will be so.
berly and wisely arranged by Pekin
diplomats.
Regarding Russia's reported protest
against further punishments of Chi
nese provincial officials outside of Pc
Chi Ii, official circles here say that
Russia's protests are directed against
Great Britain and the United States,
and particularly the latter, many OF
whose citizens were murdered by citi-
zens of Pc Chi Ii. This weeks Reich
stag doings are interesting.
The coloniol budget discussion show
ed again that German colonies hitherto
have been unenviable property, several
of them exhibiting steadily decreasing
trade with Germany, especially Ger
man East Africa. which is twice the
size of Germany, but it's trade to Ger
many was only 100000 marks in
1899, although the empire pays 15,000,-
900 marks for it's administration. part
ly for quelling a constant uprising
There is a movement on foot among
the German women to issue gigantic
protest against the threatened increase
in agricultural duties, as rendering
necessities of life much lighter, espec-
tally for poorer classes which compose
S5 per cent of the whole nation. The
call was issued at Dresden by the most
noted women leaders and has already
received a million signatures. Emper-
or William is slowly. but steadily re-
covering, and probably ten more days
will elapse before he will be able to ap-
pear in public.
Andrew j. White. the United States
Ambassador, is on his way to Rivera.
His Memoirs are almost completed,
but they will not be published until af-
ter his death.
The dance at Hotel Savoy has been
arranged for the younger people of the
American colony of Berlin to take
place next Tuesday.
Prof. w. B. Atwood, special agent OF
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, who has been studying cider
making in France and wine making on
the Rhine, arrived here. He will soon
return to Washington.