The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-06
THE GERMAN PRESS
BUsILY ADVOCATING TIE RETURN
OF STOLEN CHINESE ASTRO-
NOMICAI4 INSTRUMENTS
WEEKS GOSSIP OF BERLIN
Project to Cross Unter den Linden
With an Electric Road Stirs
Discussion Pro and
Con.

Discussion Pro and
Con.
BERLIN, Oct 5.-The most lively topics
Of the week here have been the question of
49, turn of the Chinese astronomical in
s,r,,r,,..,,,4S~ taken from PelIin, the pro-
posed opening Onler oeh linden lIti ps
ap electric railroad, c,,~ lJa
Of the Hungarian pTemit-;---l,O VIZ iil''lt ~ ~
Sell. against the proposed GerlIic>>- "a Al
and the cruiser Gazelle incident.
The whole press practically agrees that
the astronomical instruments were lille
ealiy carried of Even the Kreuz-Iei-
tuue criticizeS the action of The Ger
mans, as. follows:
The instruments were manifestly TAX
Ell uulawfully. The perpetrators undou.'t-
edly acted in good faith. but that does
not settle the affair. The least that can
be done is to deduct the value Of the n
suuments from the Chinese indemnity.
The statement made some three weeks
ago that the instruments were purchased
ana not looted has not been officially re-
futeG. The Neueste Nachrichten says It
is not sufficient to place the instruments
at the disposal of the Chinese, and pro-
posed to offer to transport them back
To China and replace them at Germany
expense on the spots from which they
were taken, if China is unwilling to do
So. and deduct the amount from the in
demnity.
The Vorwaerts triumphantly eXclaims
that China intends to leave the Illegally
acquired goods in Germany as continual
remembrance of how Germany respects
international law and says that the honor
u Germany demands that the instrI-
-. hts be taken back to China.
~. Berliner Z6tung refers to the I'M
flnA 1sf11 ITl1fAI
p-019I 3" = the historic windmill, which
reminds peoP>
trassjan justice AT any rate. the un-
one paper says ~ served Germany
baseIy.'
UNWISE REFOf~
General satisfaction is eXpTo>. ltvan
tie report sthat Prince Ching has y I'D
assurances that the dowager empress d.
the emperor agree as to the necessity Ter
u change in the Chinese system of gov
errors and that reform edicts will be
enforced upon the return of the count.
Prince Chun, the Chinese special en-
voy, and his retinue lived three weeks
1era at the expense of Emperor William
and the empire. Even the excursions
were paid for.
Regarding the proposal TO run an elec-
I IT, railroad line across Inter den Lin
Gou the Neueste Nachrichten says: the
waves viii -recede and no victim is re-
Oured. The Democrats vainly hope to
make capital out of the conflict. In view
Of the fact that legal right is with the
Crown. as chief burgonaster KirSchncr
said. only those who stlive to displace the
center OF gravity, the crown, speak Of
the power and right OF Self-2oVern-
flent' and urge an enlargement Of the
5iowers of the Berlin government. Calmly
rejecting on the reasons why 50 much
dust was unnecessarily stirred up, We
recau the preverb, 'Parturiunt Monies,
Nascetur Ridiculus Mus (the mountains
are in labor, there will be born ridicu-
1ous mousse. Should the efforts made to
change q sentiments of the crown fail
q base win have been created for action
5lpon the part of the council in recOgniz-
aug the crowns rights, upon which an
Understanding win be more easily. ar
1Hves, at than through an improper con-
test"
THE TARIFF.
Regarding the alleged objection of Aus
to to the German tariff, the Munich ALL
szeIneine Zeituug says it can announce
pom reliable authority that neither con-
Hdanual nor official representations have
E,een made on the subject to Berlin.
The Ravarian diet this week continued
The tariff debate The premier, Baron
[Ou Crailsheim, steered carefully between
abe demands of agriculture and industry
granting that the former needed increas-
cd protection ard pointing cut the neces-
sit for long-term commercial treaties
az favor Of the latter, while not forget
ting the masses OF. consumers. But he
refused to commit the government to any
lion.
Cases of INSTRUMENTATION which have
occurred on beard the German cruiser
GrgZrtln rnppnfl1- l.
Eated in the press
The secretVeGess of the officials on
thl subject is condemned, and the natu-
TAI result is that there has been consid-
le.able eXaggeration. The HaIlesches
Nolksblatt Social DemocraD claims there
was ii mutiny on board the vessel, which
) commanded by Capt. NeitZke, a severe
oiscIphnarlan. The sailors, who had
served in China, We're called upon to per-
form The severest service, and they COM
Tiained that their food was not satisfac-
Try The captain one day found a let
Ter in his cabin, requesting that change
h made, and notifying him that other
wise he would be thrown overheard. An
Inscription on the door read:
'NeitZke. take care. r m mber the
I.os.sk case
rThe krosigk case referred to IS that
ci Capt. Won Krosgk, Of the German cav
airy. who was mysteriously shot and
f''-i'" III d IiuIsS SchOoI IN January last,
a. a result of which two non-commisSion-
cd officers were tried on the charge of
murder. They were acquitted, but were
subsequently, tried again, and one of
them, Marten. was sentenced to death.)
The North German Gazette this evening
s1ys officially that the Gazelle affair has
been investigated; that parts of one of
The guns are missing; that a threatening
letter was posted and that these acts
Were probably committed by somebody
familiar with guic&-firing guns. One
sailor is under examiu alton
The moderate newspapers ask for the
publication of all the details connected
With the alleged mutiny.
The Kleine Journal, commenting on the
defeat of Shamrock H., says:
THE YACHT RACE
"A great race has been won in America.