The age-herald., 1901-11-17
All Signs Indicate That There Will be Much Suffering
 Among Them
35OOO PERSONS UNEMPLOYED
The Anti-Chamberlain Demonstrations Have Been Overdone-Veteran Send Out Circular Letters
 Deprecatlng Them.

Berlin, November 16-All signs indi- cate that there will be much suffering among the working class in Germany this winter. The authorities of the city estimate that there are 35,0OO unemployed persons in Berlin and from all sections of the country come reports of people seeking work. Statistics show that an average of two persons inquired for every vacant job in October and the number of unemployed has increased since then, several iron furnaces and other estab lishments having recently discharged men. The various German states have begun Investigating the number of people unemployed preparatory to establishing relief works. Committees are collecting funds in Berlin for opening soup houses.
 Views differ regarding the effect of the Bundesrath action on the tariff bill Friends of the measure assert that the prospects of its adoption, substantially in its present form by the Reichstag have greatly improved. The Centrist Press demands its speedy passage and admits that the longer the debates last the more difficult will be the adoption of the measure. Nevertheless long and heated diseussion is certain. The agra rian lea&pe pronounces the bill to be ab- solutely Unacceptable and says that the agrarians are profoundly disappointed a, the Bunderrath's action.
 Antl-ChamberIain Meetings.
 Numerous Chamberlain meeting. were held throughout Germany this weeE and there are no signs of abatement oi | the movement A number of the meet ings adopted resolutions which were for | warded to the imperial chancellor Count | Von Buelow. direct semi official utter | ance on the subject is still lacking but a number of the country weeklies, which generally reflect the views of the local officials print simultaneously an article | supposed to have been inspired from Ber- i lin in which the people are warned | against carrying too far the feeling of | indignation against Mir. Chamberlain and | allowing 1t to assume the form of gen | eral political hostility to Great Britain. 1 The writer of the article rejects the de- mand that the German government enter | a protest in London against the utter | ances of the colonial secretary and ask 1 for satisfaction as this would overshoot | the mark.
 More significant is the circular which | Veterans Union and the Prussian Ma tional Veterans Union have issued, dep recating the anti Chamberlain demonstra- tions and requesting the veterans tt avoid taking part in the movement.
 Approaching Divorce.
 In regard to the approaching action fol | divorce between the Grand Duchess oi Hesse and the grand duke. grandchildren of Queen Victoria, the Cologne Gazette says it learns authoritatively that nc | third party is involved, explaining tha the disagreement is owing to the incom patibility of their temperaments and tastes, and ntimates that the lack of ( l male heir also has bearing on the case
 The latest experiments with electric locomotives between Berlin and Zosser show that the engines have reached speed of a hundred miles an hour. Tn, experiments have been suspended unti a heavier track is built.