The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
HOSTILE 70 The BR|TON
TONE OF THE GERMAN PRESS
ASIDE FROM sEMI-OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT ORGANS
TIRED OF THE CHINESE
Expenses Passed by the Reichstag
but Grudgingly, While Socialist
Criticism Passed Practical
ly UnchalIenged.

BERLIN, Feb. 16-Emperor William 8
friendly conduct toward Great Britain
recently and the motives which induce it
still form the faVorite basis for CONVEX
50 ton here. 1t was because of this that
unusual interest was taken in Germany
at the opening of the British parliament
The speech from the throne and the de-
bate on the address in reply to it. were
thoroughly disappointing because of any
reference to closer Anglo-Serman reIa-
tons. Thomas Gibson BoWles' interpeI-
latfon anent the alleged German seizure
of portion Of Belgian Congo was seized
on by the press today as proof that the
British peoples hostile and meddlesome
feelings towards Germany remained I'M
changed
The Tageblatt ironically says: ''The
harmony between England and Germany
is evidently largely overestimated be,
cause Mr.. Bowles' queries were dictated
by nothing but i'll will and spite'
The Lokal AnZeiger says: Hardly has
parliament opened when the accustomed
spiteful anti-German hatred begins
The emperor's pro-British sentiments
and actions are still increasingly con-
demned.
The Dresdener Nachrichten (Conserva-
tive says: Since Prince Bismarck'e
fall the relations between the nation and
the emperor were never worse"
LII 4lNG III BOLSIER BILL.
The semi-official press since his NAL
esty's return has been doing everything
to counteract this prevailing anti-British
sentiment, but rather unskillfully and I'M
successfully. It is noteworthy that the
strongest opposition to Emperor William
in this connection comes from the CoE>
servatives, which party usually claims to
regard the monarchy as a monopoly
The Allgemeine Zeitung (National
LiDeraD inspired announces that Count
Won Buelow, imperial chancellor assumes
responsibility for Emperor Williams pro-
British acts and that he will seize on an
early opportunity to show that his
majesty has good and sufficient reasons
for his conduct. The Vorwaerts (the
leading Socialist organ) sarcastically
points out that the bunker party ex-
presses disapproval of Emperor Williams
doing even more freely than the Social
lists when his majesty happens to differ
from Them
The winter trip which Cen Werden Is
to undertake to Russia has been misin-
terpreted Gen. Werden is not under
taking any diplomatic mission as in
terpreted here and as understood He
simply goes to Russia as the guest OF
several Russian friends at ST. Peters
burg. However, it is not officially denied
that Russia. including the car, is sus-
picious Of Emperor Williams Great Brit
ain doings. The Russian ambassador
here during several conferences with the
foreign Office officials was assured that
his majesty's doings were simply due to
erspect and strongly family feelings.
TIRED OF CHINA WAR.
There is no doubt that the German ma
ton is heartily tired of the China war
This is shown not only by the attitude
OF the press, but by the utterances in the
ieichstag and Prussian diet. It is true
the China expenses for 1900, amounting
to 159, 100000 marks were finally voted,
but the opposing Socialist and Freisin-
nige criticisms were heard by the Con-
servatives and Centrists almost without
reply except by the ministers.
Baron Won Richthofen, minister of for
eign affairs incidentally remarked on
this subject that the necessity of furnish
ing higher and more effective protection
to the Chinese missionaries had been i'm
pressed upon DR.. Mumm Won Schwarzen-
stein, the German minister.
The array of facts presented by Herr
Bebel, the Socialist leader proving that
Bishop Amer has been frequently inter
meddling in Chinese internal affairs not
only in Shan Tung, but outside that prov
ince, has been left undisproved in the
reichstag.
AGAINST HIGH TARIFF.
Mass meetings called by the Socialists
throughout Germany this week passed
| strongly worded resolutions against the
proposed prohibitive agricultural duties,
branding them as most unjust and most
enormous burden for the working part
of the nation, and dictated solely by the
| brutal class of the empire and the low
est agrarian SelfiShneSS.
| They not only protest against increas-
| ed duties but demand their entire aboli-
| ton.
| The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
| Conservative has printed an article
making strong argument that Germany
! has no need to fear a tariff war with
the United States, even if large agri-
| cultural duties are imposed, because
American imports here are two and one
| half times those of Germany to the Unit
| ed States 1t cites a dispatch saying
| the treasury department at Washington
is overwhelmed with kilograms on the
subject of additional sugar duty, adding:
This shows that American business in
terest is opposed to a possible tariff war
with Russia. How much more will 1t
oppose a tariff war with Germany whose
business is worth ten times to the Unit
ed States that Of Russian
A painting, supposed to be genuine
Raphael of 1910, will be sold at auction
here, Feb %. 1t is claimed that the
late Prof Nicole discovered the paint
ing at Lausanne and that William x.
Vanderbilt offered $500, 0o0 for it.
Washington's birthday will be celebrat-
ed next Friday In the usual way at the
Hotel Savoy A musicale will be followed
nv a sumner and dance Mr. White. the