The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
KAISER AND POPE
SAID TO BE AT OUTS OVER sELEC-
TION OF BISHOPS.
PAPAL SEE CLAIMS THE RIGHT
WHILE LIBERAL ORGANS WANT IT
FOR EMPEROR.

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unsatisfactory i'm the Reichslande.
Letter of Cardinal RampoIIa In
terprcted as Reflection ON the
Emperor-Actiye Discussion of the
Proposed Tarin-Trade Bodies OPP
nose It-ReciprOcity Treaties With
United States Are Urged-Kreuz
Zeitung Says America Won't stand
Discrimination.
Berlin, Aug. 31.-The annual Catholic
Diet at Osnabrueck this week attract
ed an unusual amount of public atten-
ton and newspaper discussion. The
attendance was very large and the en-
thusiasm was great. for all thu
speeches were of the controversial
character.
A remark of President Trimbon, who
is a prominent member of the Reich
stag, that a new Kulturkampf was
about beginning, was much applauded
and widely discussed in the newspa-
pers, pro and con. The Cologne Voiks
Zeitung, a leading Centrist organ, finds
in this expression the chief merit of
the annual diet and says the announce
ment thus made is sure to awaken an
echo The newspapers conf1ne them
selves chiefly to the political aspects
of the question, in expectation of
period of great activity on the part Of
the Centrists, with sharper controver-
sizes over all matters discussed.
Don't Like the Bishops
Another Catholic question occupying
attention is the final settlement of the
bishoprics in the Reichslande by the
appointment of the Abbot of Maria
Laach, DR.. Bender, as bishop of Metz,
and DR.. Zoorn Won Bulach as conse-
cratory bishop of Strasburg. The Co
lcgne Volks Zeitung admits that the
appointments give much dissatisfaction
in the Reichlande.
II. connection with the appointments
a letter of Cardinal Rampolla, the pa
pal secretary of state, has been pub
lished and widely commented on. The
letter is addressed to the Prussian ca
thedral chapters, defining the rights
of the papal see, and the German gov
eminent in the selection of bishops,
the latter being merely the right 70
veto, and not to make positive propos-
ais. The letter is generally interpret
ed as reflection upon the Emperor
who took active interest in the selec-
tons mentioned.
The Germania, a Catholic organ Of
Berlin, halls the letter as confirming
its own criticisms of the Prussian gov
eminent in the selection of bishops, and
the Tageblatt, Independent Liberal,
comments on the letter aggressively,
asking whether the letter shall usher
in new Kulturkampf. The National
Zeltung, National Liberal, contests the
view that the government has only the
veto right in the selection of bishops,
especially in the Reichslande, and
claims that the appointments at Metz
and Strasburg were made by the Pope,
upon the Emperor's wish, showing that
the Pontiff recognizes His Majesty's
rights in the matter.
The week was marked by an active
discussion of the tariff. The most sig
nificant thing is the growing feud be-
tween the Central Verbund and the
Husbandists, who now begin to hurl
epithets at each other. The Husband
lists correspondent describes the Cen
trail Verbund's recent declaration
against a minimal tariff on grain as a
disgraceful betrayal of agriculture.
One of the leading features of the
meeting of the Catholic Diet was a
speech by Herr Herold, a 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 Reichstag.
Trade Bodies Oppose 1T.
The Chambers of Commerce and SIM
liar 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 Bayreuth
nave resolved to make a united demon
stration against the tariff bill. The
Leudenscheid chamber has appealed to
Herr Moeller, the Minister of Com
merce, against the tariff bill, as being
a desertion of the commercial treaty
policy.
The Kreuz Zeitung, Conservative,
continues arguing for a reciprocity ar
rangement with the United States. 1t
says:
Germany would place herself in an
impossible position by making COM
mercial treaties with other countries,
general tariff while refusing the same
reductions to the United States, be-
cause the United States would un-
doubtedly answer any differential
treatment of her products with the
sharpest retaliatory measures. Ger
many should avoid treating American
goods differentially, and more unfav-
orably than other countries, and avoid
tariff war;"