The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-08
GERMANY AND ENGLAND
Their Relations Outlined In n Speech
In Reichstag

Berlin. March Sin the re!shstag 20
day the imperial chancellor. Count ven
Buelow. declared the visit OF emperor
William to England was neither OF q
political or Of n courtly character. but
was purely OF humane character. q
Is easy TO understand that shs act
aroused In Great Britain a desire fer
peaceful and friendly relations. q wish
shared by Germany. a full equality Of
= condition sine aua non- Nothing is
changed" he said. in eur relations
with GreatBritain since I declared IN the
reichstag that We were ready and WILL
Ing 10 live in peace. friendship and
unity with Great Britain On the basis
OF mutual consideration and absolute
equality. \ continuance OF such nor
mai good relations Is advantageous 10
the two countries No doubt there are
many sore points between the i've
countries. but there are numerous and
them. The accession OF the new SOW
ereign will not change the relations OF
Germany and Great Britain.
Herr Schneider said .ae empsror's
visit Siolated our neutrality towards
II South African war. "A / nave also
seen parallels drawn OF Tie smperor's
visit 10 England. the non-FecepI.on Of
President Kruger in Berlin The psI-
ai!e!s are not correct The avoxs
OBJECT OF President krugers projected
journey 10 Berlin was to compel AS, In
an unusual manner. To interfere in the
SUull African combinations UharAa<
his ma1ssciy's WISH TO Engiand has
nothing 10 do with the South African
war.
Regarding the decorating of Lord
Roberts with the order Of the back
eagle. that is solely a question OF the
constitutional. personal prerogatfve OF
the crown. Lord Roberts is not a DO
litical parsonage"
Regarding Russia. l am fully con-
WINGED that one of the foremost en-
beavers of our policy is ~ cultivate
the most friendly and most n~eIghboriy
relations. / am firmly convinced that
German and Russian interests go side
by side In most matters, and there il
no point where. with mutual good will
prevailing our interests need cross.
There is no a~ntagonism separating the
two empires which cannot be bridged.
Germany is no more dependent on for
rlgn countries than they are dependent
on US.
Our foreign policy now. as formerly.
Is determined neither to love or hate.
neither by dynastic considerations nor
ties of relationship. but solely by calm,
sober deliberate consideration OF the
interests of state"
The chancellor insisted that the gov-
must endeavor with the CO.
operation Of the reichstag TO reconcile
the existing sharp conflict OF interests
in regard to the commercial duties
upon which depended the whole econo-
mic future. In view OF the agricultural
distress. an increase OF the duties upon
wheat and rye was Indispensable
These increases. however. were limited
by the capacity Of the country's indus
try for production and port as well
as a regard for the more favorable con-
ditions Of life for German * The
government wished to regain a more
acceptable basis OF tariff agreements
with other states. Any increased rev.
enues derived from tariff reform, es-
D~ecially from duties upon ood products.
will be applied TO the establishment OF
benevolent Institutions and the amel-
ioration of conditions OF the poor.
The speech was in reply to an Inquiry
Of Herr Schneider.