The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-21
GERMAN SUSPICION,
Do Not Fear a Tariff War With the
United States.
EMPEROR'S CONDUCT AND MOTIVES
The Emperor aud His Advisors Said
to be Heartily Tired of the War
With China

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Berlin, BY Cable.-Emperor Viii
dams friendly conduct towards Great
Britain recently and the motives
which induced it. still form favorite
subject for discussion here. 1t was
because of this that unusual interest
was taken in Germany at the opening
D. the British Parliament. The speech
from the throne and the debate on the
address in reply to it were thoroughly
disappointing. because OF the absence
Of any reference to closer Anglo-Ger-
man relations. Thomas Gibson Bowles'
Interpolation anent the alleged Ger"
man seizure of a portion Of the Bel
gian Congo was seized on by the press
today, as proof that the British peo-
pies hostile and meddlesome feelings
towards Germany remained unchang-
ed.
The Emperor's pro-British senti-
ments and actions are still unceasing-
" condemned. The Dresdner Mas
chrichten CONSERVATIVE says: Since
Prince Bisnarck's fall, the relations
between the nation and the En-
peror were never worse
The semi-official press, since His
Majesty's return, has been doing ev-
cry thing to counteract this all per-
yading anti-Emperor sentiment, but
ra&her unskilfully and unsuccessiully:
It is noteworthy that the strongest op-
position to Emperor William in this
connection comes from the Conserva-
tives which party usually claims loyal
ty to the monarchy as a monopoly.
The Munich Allegemeine Zeitung (Na-
ticnal LiberaD inspired, announces
that Count Won Bulow, Imperial Chan
cellor, assumes full responsibility for
Emperor Williams pro-Bri.ish acts
and that he will seize on an early op-
portunity to show the nation that His
Majesty had good and sufficient rea-
sons for his conduct.
There is no doubt that the German
nation is heartily tired of the China
var. This is shown not only by the
at.ituL1 of the press, but by the ut
terances in Che Leichstag and Prussian
Diet. It is true the China expenses
for 1900 amounting to i53,O0O.OOO
marks, were finally voted, but the op-
posing Socialists and Freisilnige criti-
cism were heard by the Conservatives
and Centrists almost without reply,
except in connection with the mission.
Mass meetings called by the Social
lists throughout Germany this week
passed strongly worded resolutions
against the proposed prohibftive agrl-
cultural duties. branding them as a
most unjust and most onerous burden
for the working part OF the nation, and
dictated solely by the brutal class OF
the empire and the lowest agrarian
selfshness." They not only protest
against increased duties but demand
their entire abolition.
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
(Conservative), has printed an article
making a strong argument that Ger
many has no need to fear q tariff war
with the United States, even If large
agricultural duties are imposed, be-
cause American imports here are two
and one-half times those of Germany
to the United States. 1t cites a dis
patch saying that the Treasury De-
partment at Washington is over
whelmed with kilograms or the sub
iect of additional sugar duty, adding:
This shows that American business
interests are opposed to a possible
tariff war with Russia. How much
more will it oppose tariff war with
Germany, whose business is worth ten
times to the United States that OF Rus
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