New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
HOSTILITY TO TARIFF BILL.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MORE DISTURBED
THAN AMERICA OVER NEW GER
MAN MEASURE

Berlin. July 2s-The comments of the foreign
press the tariff bin extensively repro
duced here. especially the Russian and Austrian.
American comments are fewer and more temperate
than those OF ST. Petersburg and Vienna. There
a widespread impression in Berlin that the
criticism appearing In the Atbtran semi-offlcial
press Is due effort the part OF the Vienna
government TO impress Germany with the great po-
litical dangers to which the German element In
Austria would be exposed through the resuscitaton
Of race anmosty in Austria II the bin should be-
come law. The "Berlner Neueste Nachrichten" is
deeply incensed because the "Fremdenhlatt" the
organ OF the Austro- Hungarian Foreign Office. ap-
peals 10 the Reichstag TO reject the bill: and II
CARDS the indignation OF the American press iii
placed. in view Of the fact that the German in
creases do not reach by any means the height Of
the American tariff wall"
Commercial treaty sympathizers have begun 10
raise fund called "Gegen den brotwucher." TO
promote agitation against the bill The ''Rhein-
Westphaeiische Zeitung' reports that the great
manufacturers Of West Germany generally approve
the bill
with number OF merchants interested in American
goods. The director OF large electrical company
importing much electrical machinery from the
United States said:
While some OF the increases In our line are very
heavy sul the duty is small "A part OF the value
OF the goods that we continue Importing. The
BIN will undoubtedly reduce imports OF electrical
Eooust out me Americans produce such eNtraor-
Glnarily i GOOD ana cheap machines that the latter
makers. shippers and sellers.
prominent importer OF American machine tools
said
American macnila tocl makers so far ahead
or the Germans anu their system OF production is
so specialized that their cheap machines will con-
tnue 10 lind a market here. OF course the market
Will not retain the dimensions of the two years
which was due 20 the great German boom. but
steady imports Will be kept up for years yet
Two dealers in first class American bicycles point
ed out that while the increase on bicycles is enor
mous-namely from 90 to 100 marks per hundred
wetght-still the wealthy classes In Germany are so
thoroughly convinced OF the superiority of Ameri-
can machines over German that they will insist
upon having them without regard 70 the price
The correspondent here OF The Associated Press
heard report in manufacturing circles to-day that
the publication of n sharp attack upon the bill in
Russian papers by telegraph agency here having
the most intimate relations with the Foreign Of
flee indicated that the Chancellor Count Won
Bulow. caused the publication OF the Tariff biu i'm
order 10 arouse anti -ASraran agitation against the
measure and thereby secure lower agricultural du-
ties. The correspondent called the attention OF a
hgh government official to the violent tone OF the
Russian press. He answered.: - "
Yes; have read the published extracts and we
doing nothing TO suppress them - "
The official referred to implied that the extracts
were published with the governments expressed
sanction, and he further emphasized the fact thai
foreign newspapers should not get excited since
nothing had vet heen decided the hilI being onlv
the basis for discussion ''