The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-01
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED BY GER
MAN PRESS.
COUNTS OCCUPY STAGE
Principal Interest Attaches II
Agrarian Leader and Chan
cellor Of Empire.

SOuuG VOu hl1lChOW StIOcuAs deA'
leader, and the attitude Of Imperial
Chancellor Count Won Buelow towards
the agrarians, have furnished the
press this week with the main subject
for discussion without evolving any
new facts.
Count Won Buelow has not uttered a
word publicly to indicate his position
and his silence wins him the designa-
ton of the ''sphyny of German poll
tics" The Voasisohe Zeitung as
sumes that the chancellor from his
political associations is an agraIlan,
but that his diplomatic education II
experience in foreign politics render
him unwilling to concede the agrarlan
demands wholly, since he must see
that a grain duty IF 60 marks would
render a commercial treaty policy, i'm
possible. The Vossisch Zeitung as
sumes thst such duty would cause a
tariff war with the United States and
Russia. the former answering with
measures directed against German
sugars and the latter replying by
increasing the duty on German iron.
The liberal newspapers understand
that Count Won Klinckowstroem's ut
terances are intended to prepare for
a compromise below the extreme
agrarian demands, pointing out that
it was Count Won Klinckowstroem
who checked the extreme agra1ian
demands in connection with the meat
bill.
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mented ON a semi-oficial return in
the Munchener Allgemeine Zeitung,
national-llberal, quoting Count Q
Buelow as saying "above all things
no internal crisis Many Of the pap
ers fear the chancellor's conciliatory
spirit will prevent any vigorous poll
| cies and others interpret this utter
ance as meaning that he is ready to
sacrifice Count Won Posadowsky-
Wehner, secretary Of state for the in
terror, in the interests of a harmonious
cabinet.
The counts trip to south Germany,
concluding with the highest decora-
tion being bestowed. upon him by the
emperor, gives occasion for the fire.
quent remark that the chancellor is
on very good terms with his majesty.
Nevertheless the Cologne Volks lei
tung, the leading centrist organ, sar-
c%astically asks what there will be
cleft to confer on Won Buelow when
he actually does something
The trip has undoubtedly had an
excellent political effect. The SUIT
CART Schwedische Mercur, a semi off
cial paper Of Nuremberg, remarks that
relations with the imperial govern
ment have lately grown somewhat
strained, and adds that Count Won
Buelow's object was to restore the
former cordiallty, which he has fully
succeeded in doing.
Hereafter" continues the paper
mentioned, "South German govern
ments will have proper participation
in imperial affairs"
Nevertheless the Pan-G German Eress
continues to attack Count Won Buelow.
The Rhenische- Westphalische Zeitung,
national-liberal, accuse the .chancel-
lor Of hanging on to Great Britain's
skirts and expresses the fear that this
may involve Germany in complications
with Russia and France. Lustlge
Blatter prints a strong cartoon of
Count Won Buelow peering into a look
ingglass and asking the question
"Who is the chancellor in the land?''
The l~ookingglass reflects Emperor
Williams face.