The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-02
BERLIN CABLE LETTER
Review Of Happenings at the German
Capital.
THE ANNUAL CATHOLIC DIET
The Tariff Again Under Discussion.
Quarrel Between Agrarians and
Manufacturers-Ha
of Prince Chun.

1 diet at OSnabrueck last week attracted
an unusual amount Of public attention
and newspaper discussion. The at
tendance was very large. and the en-
thusiasm was great. for all the speech
es were of a controversial character. A
remark of President Trimbonn, who is
prominent member of the reichstag,
that new kulturkampf was about be-
ginning, was much applauded and
widely discussed in the newspapers pro
and con. The Cologne Volks Zeit,ng, a
leading Centrist organ, sees in this ex-
| diet and says the announcement thus
| made is sure to awaken an echo. Tho
newspapers contne themselves chiefly
to the political aspects of the question
in expectation of period Of greater
activity on the part Of the Centrists,
with sharper controversies over all
matters discussed.
The past week was marked by an
active discussion of the tariff. The
most significant thing is the growing
lVuu DtlNNCil lut SClltIui aA~
the Husbandists, or Agrarian league,
who now begin to hurl epithets at each
other The Husbapdists' correspondent
describes the Central Verbunds recent
declaration against a minimal tariff
on grain as a disgraceful betrayal Of
agriculture, adding. "The Central Yer.
bund's action is long premeditatcd
treason toward agriculture
The Berlin Neueste Nachrichten
CONSERVATIVE. which is friendly to the
Central verbund says. This silly ef1u-
sion does not deserve Il reply"
The Tageblatt halls the quarrel MS
meaning dissolution of the alliance
between the Agrarians and manufac-
turers.
Dissolution of an Alliance.
One of the leading features of the
meeting of the Catholic diet was Il
speech by Herr Herold, member of
the reichStag, in favor of fixing mini
NAL grain duties. and a resolution to
that effect was accordingly passed. The
Post (Conservative) concludes that this
assures the adoption of the minimal
system by the relchstag.
The chambers of commerce and SINH
lar bodies continue to pass resolutions
against the tariff bill. The Bremen
chamber has issued long argument
against it, particularly condemning the
minimal duties on grain. The manu-
facturers Of the vicinity of Bayrcutll
have resolved to make Il united demon
stration against the tariff bill The
Luedenscheid chamber has appealed to
Herr Moeller, the minister Of com
merce. against the tariff bill MS being u
desertion Of the commercial treaty pol.
Icy.
The Krcuz Zeitung Conservative
continues arguing for Il reciprocal ar
rangement with the United States. 1t
says:
Germany would place herself in an
impossible position by making CONNER
cial treaties with other countries and
giving them reductions from the gen.
eral tariff while refusing the same re-
ductions to the United States, because
the United States would undoubtedly
answer sany ditfercntial treatment of
her products with the sharpest retalia.
tory measures. Germany should avoid
treating American goods dif1erentinlly
and more unfavorably than other coun-
tries and avoid Il tariff war"
The Kre,Z Xeitung concludes: "Ef-
fectivc measures against the American
danger are only possible when several
of the great European states become
conscious OF the common danger. Till
then Germany's interests lie in peace
full commercial treaties with the United
States"
Humiliation of Prince Chun.
The papers take an amused view of
Prince Chun waiting AT the frontier for
the settlement of the question AS to the
number of bows he must make before
the emperor. 1t is generally expected
now that Prince Chun will stay Il long
while at Basel The Lokal Anzcigcr's
Bcscl correspondent describes how
Prince Chun's immense trunks We're
removed only Saturday from the bag.
gage car to the hotel. Four enormous
trunks covered with yellow silk at.
tracted special attcnt'',n. The special
car placed at Prince Chun's disposal is
the car used by Count Won Buluw ami
the crown prince,
The long hcraldcd experiments wit Il
new electric motor on the standard
gauge railroad begin this week between
Berlin and Iossen. Only twrnty-threp
klometcrS of the road are ready now.
The remainder will be completed in
October
paderewSki is TO make a tour of the
German cities from Oct, "A TO Dec 10.
but leaving out Berlin. He is now visit |
ing Budapest. Warsaw. London. Berlin
and other places. The performances of
Padercwskfs new opera "Mnnru" have |
been delayed on account Of the condl. !
tion of his health.
Syndicate BuyInE TrolIcys.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 1.-The News
says that the Everett Moore syndicat.
Of Cleveland is negotiating for the
purchase Of the Sandwich. Windsor
and Amherstburg Electric railway |
which runs along the Canadian side