The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-30
VAR Is DECLARED
German Tariff Means Troub e
With Three 6rea, Countries
Won BUEtOW is MANIAC R
He Must Be Guided by Sup
pOrterS of Government

New orll. July "a dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin. says: The tariff
project which was published il all the
papers Saturday is an open declaration
of commercial war at Russia, Austria and
the United States, but Count Won BueIow
knows that the bundesrath VIII not con
firm it.
It is therefore a cIeverly conceived sop
TO the agrarians. however, intended to
show his sympathies fer them
Commerce means everything in Ger
many's future relations with Russia.
Count Won Bueicw as is well known,
is keenly anxious TO resume the old time
good relations with Russia. That can only
be accomplished by the maintenance CT
good trade relations
Count Won Buelow has now to face the
biggest difficulty he has ever encountered
1t is 70 reconcile the demands Of Russia
for favorable treatment in the forth
coming treaty of commerce and at the
same time 70 meet the urgent demands
Tor protection made by the agrarians.
a most powerful party. which is composed
Of these most solid supporters OF ire
crown.
For months past the German chancellor
has been struggling against the well or
gained efforts of the agrarians
Do what he would. there is always the
same cry: Protect US or we will bring
all the power of our opposition against
YOU"
Count Won Buelow is resourcefu and
knows most Of the political moves upon
the board likely to bring to the opinion
Of parties round TO his side, but with
these hardheaded agrarians his attempts
to coerce or cajole have been fruitess.
The result IS the publication Of the
new tariff which is TO so into force
when the present treaties Ct commerce
with Russia and other countries expire.
Hitherto Russian wheat has paid . duty
OF - marks. In future it win pay five
to six and half marks. Cattle and hor-
ses viii also be subjected to much heavier
taxation. but this vii laffect Austria and
the United States much more than Rus
STA. 1t is the wheat tax which will hit
Russia SO hard, and which win undoubt-
eddy call fortht from NJ. Whites and
very stiff counter duty upon a multitude
Germany floats Russia, just as she does
other countries.
NJ. Wits viii probably hit back very
hard, all the more so as Russia has done
so much to build up an important grain
trade with Germany. The dimunition Of
such trade viii infict q very heavy blow
upon the carrying trade, which is neces-
sary for thep iosperity of the daily in
creasing railroad system of the empire.
Thus Germany will find counteTvaiiing
duties imposed upon her manufacturers
particularly upon the curious small
things which reach large financial totals.
such as purses. celluliod collars, shirt
fronts. and a thousand other things sold
chcaply in second rate shops all over
Russia.
The new tariff does not, it is said. so
into operation until the month Of Deem
Der. 1893. so that there IS plenty of tine
for the two countries TO try to arrange
some modus vivendi.
In the meantime, the outlook is as bad
as possible, and this not only applies TO
Russia, but to Germany's allies. Austria
and Italy. and in very marked degree
to the United States.
Jas. c. Amhertof, Della, o., writes: ct