The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
BISMARCK ON QUEEN
Germans Recall Chancellor 5
Opinion Of Victoria.
GRAIN TARIFF WINS
Won BUELoW CONES OUT FOR
ALMOST PRoHEBITLVE DUTIES.

Berlin, Jan. 26--The death OF Queen
Victoria has made a profound impress
sion upon the German public mind.
+ oVershadow.ng for time every other
topic The newspapers and other pc
riodieals without exception have de-
voted an enormous amount of space
! thereto, and also to her successor and
/ Angio-German relations. Numerous
/ "reminiscences of the queen have an
3 peared- The kreUz Zeitung revfves the
/ passage in Prince Bismarck's memoirs
Where the princes first meeting az Yer
sallles. IN 1888. with the prince Cunsort
/ ana queen Victoria is entertain;ngIy
I described, Prince Bismarck saying the
/ prince cOnsort treated him haughtily
/ as political opponent. while the
I queen. though evidently regarding linn
/ IN q similar light, spoke pleasantly
{ throughout
/ The opinion that the death Of the
| queen was precipitated by Field Mar
shall Earl Roberts frank avOwals re-
Sardlng the South African war Is here
/ generally held. but small hope is in
| dulged IN that King EDWARDS infiu-
ence viii be eXerted to bring about
+ peace on terms leaving the Beers their
| Independence. The general oDinion Of
{ King Edward is divided. Though a
Few regard him as a friend Of the Ser
mans. others ere OUtspokenly anti
I English.
The press Just now is bushed and no
PAPER blames Emperor William sol his
! evident desire to render all homage to
ms SrandfnOther's memory. The usual
! dinners in honor OF the birthday Of
Emperor William tan. 20 have Been
postponed to Feb. 3 by his mafaStv's
special orders. This applies 20 the
( German diplomats and consuis ab~Cad
me Afecklenburg court has ordered
three weeks mourning.
Dispute Over Pensions.
The reichstag Whose attendance vas
( again minimal throughout the weel1)
/ found fault with Count Posadowsky-
Wehner'S regime as secretary of the
interior. This was especially the case
with the socialists and members of the
freissinnige party, so that the secre-
tary's salary has not yet been apprO-
prlated- The only thing beside this ac-
complished was the debate on the pen
sion bill for the China forces, which
the government estimates at 3.741 $40
marks, the widow of a general 10 re-
ceiVe 5000 marks. against a privaJe's
$50 marks. The rest of the pensions
are prOpOriOnate, for an estimated
One-tenth of the whole expeditionary
force. While initalIy there was great
opposition to the bill. even upon the
part or cOnserVa tiVes. owing 10 the
1866 and 1901 are legally still I'M
provided for. this was before Won Bue-
lows declarations that this would be
mended- The pension bin viii now
surely pass.
Grain Duties to Be Raised.
More interesting We're the Prussian
diet proceedings this week. All the
aSrarlanS. conservatives. mart of the
national liberals and ceutrists have al
mo al a.
treat the canal bin dHatorily until az
ter the imperial government las intro
duced the new tariff bill in the ~esch-
stag, showing plainly the proposed iE-
crease IN the cereal duties. Baron Won
Zedlitz, the agraTian and conservative
leader, plainly set forth this CONDITION
IN a signed article IN Tar Tag. y he
VOssische ZeitUng today remarks.
Two can play at that game. IF the
diet does so, the reiChstag VIII also
treat the tariff bill dilatoriiy'
The situation today, however, i'm
proved upon Count Won Buelow's
statements in the diet. virtually assur-
ing the agrarians Of increased duties.
Count Won Buelow said;
Fully recognizing the present diff
cult conditions Of agriculture, and ami
mated by a desire 90 effectuaIly i'm
prove it, the Prussian government has
resolved to endeaVCr to secure ade-
quate protective duties for agricultural
products, and, therefore, an increase of
the present rates, sufficient TO attain
that end. The government is also anX-
iOus to expedite in every way the in
PRODUCTION of q, new tariff bill"
The announcement was greeted with
loud cheers.
A motion of Count Won Linburg-
StiTum, demanding increased protee-
ton for agriculture. was adopted by
go to 43 votes
Preceding the vote DR.. Barth, the
freissinige leader. said that whoever
agreed with the motion favored an in
crease Of the customs duties at the risk
of no new commercial treaties being
secured with other nations, IN which
the vital interests of millions of work
ing people We're involved.
Count Won Zedlitz denied that it
would prevent new treaties being negO-
tiated, especially with Russia.
Herr Richter said the radicals would
place themselves in line with the social
democrats in order to combat social
democracy, increased duties being fec-
tile soil in which socialistic ideas
thrive