New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
TOPICS IN BERLIN.
Berlin, November o.

TO the Germany AfHly III HIS SpCeSii at ANAAi"
Meetings being held every day, and there Is no
sign of abatement of the agitation The following
towns held meetings of protest this week: Gotha'
Heidelberg, Sweibruecken, Augsburg, Nuremberg
Worms StendaI. Thorn. Osnobrueck and Gladbach
The Pastors Society Of Gladbach is circulating
protest which has already received the signatures
of $50 pastors The Wurtemoers Veterans Soci-
ETY. has issued a warning against attaching TOO
great Importance to mans utterances Inc
press discussions of Anelo-German relations have
been multiplied through the publication OF letter
from Mr.. Chamberlan's secretary, The North
German Gazette's'' declaration regarding TINS IN
cident and the English press expressions on the
subject. The letter is pronounced here to be quite
unsatisfactory. The papers note that Mr. Cham-
berain takes nothing back. The Cologne Volks
Zeitung says the letter is another insult and the
papers generally reject the assumption that the
anti-Brtish movement is artificial. The Cologne
Volks Zeitung" points out that the movement is as
spontaneous as it is possible to imagine. adding tnat
the government has tried by every me- means 10 sup up
serbs ii the V as Being m the most
of its kind ever witnessed The Liberal organs. hke
prove that the movement is directed exclusively
against Mr.. Chamberlain; and not against Great Great
that German patriotic feeling has been inhamed
The paper asserts that it was hnstatesmanlike on
the part of Mr. Chamberlain to give fresh neur-
was not wise in reasserting his error Nevertheless
the zetung admits m ha that pa part of the
soil 1t says the movement here expresses the gen
many's foreign policy, which is looked upon
lacking in steadiness and power and ,ia as act act
lon regards itself as the correetor of the govern
rsh gaussd the at the start it could
have forestalled it by timely utseranSe M Never,
matter has made too much noise in Germany
GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS.-secretary
Hays speech at the banquet of the New-York
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday last has caused
lively discussion Of GerInan-Amercan relations.
The "Kreuz Zeitung' sees therein proof that Wash
ngton does not intend to be liberal in drawing up
commercial treaties with the European States, and
that it is not willing to concede the same duties
as other contracting States. The "Kreuz Zeitung
adds that radical revision OF the Dingey tariff
is presuppostion Of liberal treaties with European
countries. adding that since Secretary Hay holds
fast to the Dingey tariff other countries can only
answer with similar duties.
The assurance given by DR.. Won Holleben. the
German Ambassador at Washington. to President
Roosevelt regarding the attitude of Emperor Will
lam and the German people toward the United
States have been warmly received here. All the
papers express the hope that there will be i'm
provement in the relations between Germany and
the United States through this clearing OF the
atmosphere. The "Berliner zeitung calls DR..
Won Holeben's assurances disavowal of the Pan
Germans. The paper admits that the Pan-Ger-
advocated foreign conquests in a manner
which necessarily caused vexation abroad 1t
shows from the Pa--German Associations printed
matter that the Pan-Germans wanted to annex
Chilli Argentina. South Brazil the West Indian
Islands, the Netherlands. Turkey. etc, and goes on
to show that the German Fleet Society. which
joys high government protection. follows similar
1t quotes the following from recent arti-
Gle published in the societys organ:
Whether succeed in winning back TO
at least rs psst S OF oh ere and
possibly in and SCUM ArGa depeReS ewS
during the coming century
The "Berliner Zeitung" asks:
What does this mean but that when our navy is
strong enough We shall begin wars or conquest IN
Continuing the "Berliner Zetung" says it can
readily be understood that such expressions from
Government protected society awaken distrust
abroad and this distrust Is all the more Justified
since foreign countries. under the eyes or Ger
man ministers and consuls, an agitation has been
begun aiming TO represent the Germans there as
being oppressed and needing help from home
The "Berliner Zeitung'' further says:
This is especially the case In South America;
where German clubs have been organlzed az an
the large seaports in order 10 seho cries Vi uses
to the Fatherand.
The paper says that the result of this agitation
has been to arouse the suspicious of the natives
a against the German settlers. whom they had hith-
erto regarded as bearers of civilization Hence.
cool headed Germans In Rio Janeiro. Bahia. Per-
nambuco and Santos have adopted measures
against the Pan-Germans. who are now rooted
out of those cities.
THE REICHsTAG-The reassembling Of the
Reichstag on Tuesday attracts little attention.
The tariff debate Is not expected to begin immedi-
ately, the budget having precedence But gen
eraf tariff discussion during the budget debate is
regarded certain to occur
HILDEBRAND'S PUNISHMENT.-The sentence
of two years Imprisonment imposed by a court
martial on Lieutenant Hildebrand. who killed
Lieutenant Blaskowitz in a duel at Insterburg,
East Prussia meets with sharp criticsnFs and is
regarded as Inadequate Fault IS also found with
the fact that the trial was held behind closed
ent were forbidden to report anything about the
meeting. which brought about the duel. It is not
disputed, however. that an insult was given wnie
Blaskowitz was greatly intoxicated
STUDYING AMERICAN MACHINERY-The
German Society of Naval Architects. which met
establishments. selecting those which were fitted
with American machinery.
THE TARIFF PREAMBLE.-The governments
preamble to the new tariff bill, issued the
bers of the Rechstag to-day, sets forth the neces-
sity of replacing the existing tariff by entirely
new one that shall not be inferior TO that OF any
other country in delicacy of arrangement. Pro-
tective tariffs. it is added have contributed ma
terially the prosperity of German industry and
commerce. In connection with this prosperity a
dIsocation in the distribution of the wage earning
class has taken place. to the detriment OF agrf-
culture The increase in the wages OF agrieul-
tura laborers caused by the increase of the wages
of the industrial classes. has resulted in almost
increase in the working expenses of the
agricuturists. On the other hand. there has re-
Gently been setback in the upward movement of
German industry Whether this setback has
reached lowest ebb how long 1t will last
avert the disastrous consequences which that dis
location mentioned will eventually have, not on
agricuturists alone, but on the whole community.
effective