Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-03-11
THEY WANT TO KNOW
GERMANS ASK ABOUT EN-
.PERoR's TRIP TO ENGLAND.
Won BUELoW MAKES REPLY
Declares Visit of William Had No Po-
Itical Characterization With
England, the Chancellor Declares,
Will Be Maintained Only On Basis
of Mutual Advantage.

Berlin, March 6.-Replying to
question of Herr Schaedler. centrist,
in the Reichstag yesterday. on the
subject of Emperor Williams recent
visit to England, the imperial chancel-
lor, Count Won Buelow, declared the
visit was neither of political or
courtly but purely of humane char
acter.
The statement of the chancellor was
| made during the debate on the foreign
office estimates. Herr Schaedler. IN
putting the question asserted that dis
satisfaction was rife in Germany and
| that the country desired information
regarding the political significance OF
the emperor's visit to England and the
! effect of the accession of the new SOY
ereign, King Edward. The decoration
OF Lord Roberts with the order of the
Black Eagle, he further asserted,
caused wide discomfort. The Germans
were afraid the hyper-friendly policy
| towards Great Britain would create
! enemies for Germany on the contin-
ent. The speaker wanted to know,
therefore, how Germany stood in re
| gard to the other powers and espec-
tally the powers of the dreibund. The
| tie with Russia must not be touched.
ssAs I observed two months ago.,
said the chancellor, Il repeat today
that nothing is changed in our rela-
/ lions with Great Britain since I de.
clared in the reichstag that we were
ready and willing to live in peace,
friendship and unity with Great Brit
ain on the basis of a mutual consider
alton of absolute equality. Therefore,
the emperor by his presence and de-
meanor in England opened the way
/ for a continuance of such normal
good relations as is advantageous to
both countries. No doubt there may
| be many sore points between the two
countries, but at the same time there
are numerous and necessary points Of
contact between them. Good, neigh
borly relations are required in both
countries and there is no political rea-
son why we should not cultivate rela-
tions with Great Britain in as careful
way as any of the other powers"
Regarding the decoration of Roberts
with the order of the Black Eagle,
that was solely a matter for the king
of Prussia to decide. 1t is a constitu-
tional and personal .prerogative of the
crown Lord Roberts is not political
parsonage.
The chancellor proceeded to
remark that if he directed his course
in accordance with foreign criticism it
would not imply friendship but vassal-
age. He continued: @Our foreign
/ policy now as formerly is determined
neither by love nor hate, neither by
| dynastic considerations nor ties of re-
lationship, but the interests Of the
state. He knows little of the emperor
who thinks other motives sway him
than those prompted by conscientious
solicitude for the welfare of the en-
pire.o
The chancellor insisted that the
government must endeavor, with the
| cooperation of the reichstag. to recon
| Gle the existing sharp conflict of in
terests in regard to commercial treat
les upon which depended the whole
economic future. In view of the agri-
cultural distress, the increase of du-
ties upon wheat and rye is indispen-
! sable. The chancellor concluded with
saying that the bundesrath has not yet
decided the extent of the proposed
increases, but the government wished
to regain more acceptable basis of
tariff agreements with other states.
Loses Legs and Life.
Milwaukee,. March 6.-Edward
Smith, St. Paul road brakeman, fell
from the top of a freight train at Mer-
rlll Park and both legs were cut off
beneath the wheels. He was taken to-
the Milwaukee hospital and died.
Smith was 43 years old and his home
was at Random.
Inaugural Fireworks Set Off.