The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-28
HOWL OF PROTEST At DUTIES IN
PROPOSED NEW GERMAN
TARIFF
CATERS TO THE JUNKERs
While the Commercial and Manufac-
turing Interests Are Accorded
Privilege of Paying
the Freight
CONSERVATIVES WANT MORE


pers devote much space TO the tarln bn
The majority OF the Conservative papers
give the provisions of the bill but little
discussion, the tone OF which, however.
Is that the duties have been only mod
erately increased and not so much so
as the agriculturlsts need. but that
Count Won Buelow, tne imperial chancel-
lor, did his best.
The Deutsche Tageszeftung opens the
war on the tariff bill. ana declares: The
grain duties are insufficient. The duty
on tobacco must be increased and pota-
toes must be protected. Every exert ON
must be made to transform this wholly
inadequate tariff into an effective pro-
lection for domestic interests. and the
government must yield to the full agri-
cultural demands"
The Post praises the wise modera-
ton of the bill, which II says renders 4
acceptable abroad and at nome. The
Post interprets the eighth paragraph as
directed against the United States ana
says:
1T gives us means TO protect our
selves against the hlgh-handed manner
IA which the United States lnterprets re-
clproclty. We are decidedly discrimiuat-
ed against under present conditions We
are WeaponlesS against such lcoufus
treatment In tariff matters. because Cap
rivi (the late former German inoperiaI
T.
favored nation treatment. This new tar
III shows a determination 10 insure our
selves to place in the sun In tarin mat
ters, and we expect German manufacttlr
erS 10 agree thereto, since many have
suffered from the supercilious morality
Of Americans in tariff treatment"
LIBERALS PROTEST.
with regard to paragraph OF the bin
being the best means for convincing
foreign countries of the value OF com
mercial treaties with Germany. tho Lib
eral papers emphasize the fact that this
tariff bill comes at a time wnen German
Industries are already in the throes OF
the severest crisis, and that II can only
cause new commissions in the Industrial
life. These papers express the fear that
the United States Will adopt repr sails up
on German shipping and they also point
out that Germany 8 allies Austria ard
Italy, must lose a large part of their
German trade.
Even moderate papers like the National
Zeitung confess that their worst fears
about concessions TO the Agrarians are
not only confirmed, but exceeded. The
National Zeitung points out that the
Agrarlans gam great advantages De-
sides those resulting from high duties.
through the abOiit on OF the present bOrd-
ed warehouse privileges on grain and the
abolition Of the bill requiring cash pay
ment Of duties, or 4 per cent interest
thereon.
Some of the German papers interpret
the North German Gazette's Inspired
statement to the effect that the bill is
only tentative, and that the g. chstag
and the bundesrath may change it, as
meaning that the government wishes
moderation In agricultural duties But
Information obtained by the corresponu-
ent Of the Associated Press from relchs-
tag circles Is that the reichstag IS more
than Tx ~ 10 make sui grea er increas 9
In the bill.
EFFECT ON STOCKS.
The Boerse today took a pess'mistio
view Of the tariff bill and a 81 neral fan
in the prices OF iron and coal shares re-
suited. The Boerson Zetung, in It's re-
port. says
THE view has prevailed on all sides
that the new bill would be fun OF dan
ger for Germany's Industry and trade"
The Lokal Anzeiger says:
The Boerse no longer expects CONNER
cial treaties Will be concluded and anti
clpates that the export trade will be con-
siderably hlndered This caused the pea-
simistic tone on today's bOerse, tOge thcr
with the fact that the duties on the
necessarles Of life must cause high prices
precisely at the time when wage redIc-
tons are the order Of the day"
the members Of the Bundesrath regard il
certain tnat the bill will not pass that
body In It's present form, and they ex-
pect considerable changes Will be made
therein, especially as Emperor William is
desirous OF new commercial treaties
All signs Indicate that a heated agita-
tion against the Dill Will break out
throughout the country The Liberal
papers say the bill can only make Soc al
H..N
pers point out the most recent evidence
Of the growth Of Socialism In the results
Of the two bye-elections held I'm tho
Memel district, IN which the conserya-
tiyes lost about 1000 votes. as against
their majority OF 1S98 while the Socias-
lists gained about the same number. In
the Duisburg- Ruhrot district, IN the elec-
tions held July Is. the Socialists poued
1900 votes, this being a gain Of 100 per
cent in the last years.
KQCHs THEORY DISPUTED
The German newspapers have prln
lengthy reports OF the address OF Rob
ert Koch before the British congress on
tuberculosis held I'm London this week.
but few opinions on Dr. KOch's address
have been expressed. Prof VlrchoW. the
well known scientist, after having dis
sented at a meeting Of the Medical so
ciety on DR.. KOch's txpre IS ons IN Lon
don, has expressed still stronger dissent
from these views in an interview IN
which he has said:
'T am emphatically against DR. Roch's
deductions. He ignores everything Ws
owe to the Investigations and expert
ments Of the Copenhagen school. Tho
commission OF the Danish government
conducted the most thorough expert
ments, the result Of which are most fat
~ contradicted by Or. Koch. You cam
not say Rome has spoken because DR..
Koch is not Rome and the matter IS
far from being settled"
The celebration at Baireuth OF the
quarter centennial anniversary OF the
erection Of the Wagnerian theater awak-
ems much interest. The production last
evening Of die Walltuere" aroused phe-
nomenal enthusiasm. especially FOR Herr
Krauss In his Interpretation OF the part
Of sigmond. Such applause has never
before been heard in Baireuth Herr
Niemann rushed on the stage and kissed
Krauss. The orchestra was conducted
by Herr Richter, and Nine. Patti was
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