The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-03
The GERMAN PRESS
RUSSIA HAS CONSIDERABLE INFLU-
ENCE IN THAT QUARTER.
TARIFF MUCH DISCUSSED.
GERMANS CHINESE POLICY sE-
VERELY CRITICISED.

AErarian Demands More Modest
Since Russia Has Threatened Re
prisRls--Member of Reichstag De-
cInres That New Treaties Are Alb
sOIutely Necessary 10 Germany's
WcIfarc-otherwise an Emigration
of Millions VIII Ensue, He De-
clRres-GcrmRny's Decline Would
Then begin.
Berlin, March 2,--The latest phase of the
China agitation, the projected CONNER
cial treaties including the extraordinar-
fly hostile tone of the Russian-inspired
press on the subject of the Russo-Ameri-
can tariff dispute and the Anglo German
relations, held public attention this week.
A considerable portion OF the German
press strongly disspproves of Germany's
protesting against the Russian annexation
of Manchuria, claiming that Germany has
no interests there and that she is pledged
to Russia not TO interfere with anything
Russia chooses 90 do there The lingo
and American papers are particularly
outspoken on this subjecI.
The National zeitung believes this new
est phase of the Chinese situation the most
dangerous for the peace of the world
since the beginning of the Chinese trou-
bles.
The Vorwaerts to-day reviews Ger
many's Chinese policy since the Chino
Japanese war, and declares Il to be one
unbrolSen chain of blunders.
Agitation over the new tariff and the
new commercial treaties is as lively as
ever, the Agrarian demands seems now to
have become more modest since the Rus
Sian papers at the instigaition of the min
lister of finance came out with the series
of articles against Germany's proposed
large increase of agricultural duties, and
threatening severe reprisals against the
importation of German Industrial prod
ucts.
Russia Would RetaIiate.
An inspired Russian article plainly sets
forth that If Germany persists in shutting
out Russian produce, Russia will retaliate,
not only economically, but also politically.
Mr., Won Siemens, a member of the
Reichstag, in an address this week said
that IL the new treaties are not consti-
tuted, Germany will enter upon a period
of unparalleled distress; that emigration
| of from 100000 to 100000 must be ex-
| pected and that Germany would sink back
| into the shadows Of provincial existence.
number of the more serious news
papers confess the folly of repelllng Great
Britain's advances. The authenticated
news that the alleged disfguring of the
Emperors picture by his British regiment
in January, 1896, is a myth, has helped to
allay German rancor against tho Britons.
The largest portion OF this weeks
Reichstag was taken up by a debate on
duelling. The Centrist orators did not
hesitate to attack the Emperor for en-
couraging duelling by regularly pardon
ing the duellists after a brief confinement.
The Emperor will reach Wilhelmshaven
Monday to administer the oath to the
marine recruits.
Prof Won Bergman has been SUM
moned to st. Petersburg to perform
difficult operation upon the Russian min
lister of public instruction, NJ. Bogoliepof,
who was recently shot by an assassin.
Unauthentic news published here that
the United States ambassador, Mr. White,
will retire, brought forth strong disap-
proval from the American residents in
Germany.