The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
Won BUELOw's HARD JOB
To Satisfy Russia and the Agrarians
at the Same Time.

New York, July ga dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin says:
The tariff project which was publish
ed in all the papers Saturday is an open
declaration of commercial war with
Russia. Austria and the United States,
but Count Won Buelow knows that the
bundesrath will not confirm it.
1t is therefore a cleverly conceived
sop to the Agrarians. however. intended
to show his sympathy for them.
Commerce means everything in Ger
many's future relations with Russia
Count Won BuelOW. as is we'll known,
is keenly anxious to resume the old
time good relations with Russia That
can only be accomplished by the main
tenance of good trade relations.
Count Won BuelCw is now to face the
biggest difficulty he has ever encOun-
tered It is to reconcile the demands
of Russia for favorable treatment IN
the forthcoming treaty of commerce
and at the same time to meet the
urgent demands for protection made by
the Agrarians, most powerful party,
which is composed Of the most solid sup
pOrters of the crown.
For months past the German chan
cellor has been struggling against the
we'll organized efforts of the Agrarians-
Do what he would it was always the
same cry: Protect US or we will bring
all the power Of our opposition against
you"
knows most of the political moves upon
the board likely to bring the opinion OF
parties round to his side, but with these
hard headed Agrarians his attempts to
coerce or cajole have been fruitless.
The result is the publication of the
new tariff which is to go into force
when the present treaties of commerce
with Russia and other countries ex-
pire.
Hitherto Russia. wheat has paid
duty of 31s marks. In future it will
pay from to 61k marks Cattle and
horses viii also be subjected to much
heavier taxation, but this will affect
Austria and the United States much
more than Russia.
tt is the wheat tax which will hit
Russia so hard, and which will IN
doubtedly call forth from NJ. DeWftte
very stiff counter duty upon multi
tude of cheap manufactured goods with
which Germany floods Russia Just as
she does other countries.
NJ De Witte will probably hit back
very hard, all the more so as Russia.
has done SO much to build up an i'm
portant grain trade with Germany
The diminution of such trade will in
fiiet very heavy blow upon the carry
ing trade, which is necessary for the
prosperity of the daily increasing rail-
road system of the empire.
Thus Germany will find countervail-
ing duties imposed upon her manufac-
lures, particularly upon the curious
small things which reach large fnan-
cial totals, such, as purses. ceIluloid
collars, shirt fronts, and a thousand
other things sold cheaply in second
rate shops all over Russia.
The new tariff does not. IL is said
go into operation until the month of
Decem Der, 1903, SO that there is plenty
OF time for the two countries to try to
arrange some mOdus vivendi.
In the meantime the outlook is as
bad as possible. and this not only ap-
plies to Russia, but to Germans allies.
Austria and Italy, and in a veKSr
marked degree to the United States.
What some men live on is Of less in
terest to the world than why they live on.