New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
TOPICS IN BERLIN.

Berlin, June %.
THE BISMARCK CELEBRATION.-This has
been a week of speeches and regattas. favored
during the hast half by fine sunny weather IT
began with the unveing of the Bismarck me-
mortal In front of the Reichstag Building sun
day, which drew to Berlin of thousands or
people from every part of Germany and several
thousands Of foreigners. including many Amert-
can tourists. Count Bulow's Grafton on that
occasion greatly surprised the Emperor, because
ception of Bismarcks achievements. in which the
ter direciiog sees % b arn emphasIzed
at the time by the Inscription on the wreath de
read:
ITO the Great Emperor's Great Servant"
THE KAISER'S SPEECHES. Whereas at the
unveilng of the Bismarck statue the Emperor did
not open his lips his majesty made two note
worthy addresses at Cuxhaven and at kiel. the
former being the important. The Emperor
used Count Bulow's happy metaphor. saying
Germany had won for herself place in the sun
shine" and dwet so emphatically on the need or
Germany's commercial and naval expansion that
the Liberal press has concluded therefrom that IL
IS impossible to grant the Agrarian demands,
which means that the renewal of the commercial
treaties will be rendered most difficult The
Agraran press has denied this, cautiously. and
the Conservative press has kept silence The whole
press agreeahly affected by the Emperor's
statement that peace is now secured for NUMBER
of years to come. The Cologne ''Volks Zeitung
to-day critically reviews his ma1esty's Cuxhaven
speech. and says
The Emperor has thereby corroborated what is
oI Py B the D total nam gr 9or o # fPf the ne
war Is really ended. what has Germany acnleved
outlay. and certainly rot the enlargement Of her her
harmony among the powers in China. 1t is notori-
Gus there have been almost constant wrangling and
If Germany had, alone, punished China for @ Baron
iACt cd nlniShmanr would
adequate TO the enormity of the crime
KEEL wEEK.-The so-calIed Kiel week. which
began on Thursday. has thus far been interesting
but the wind has been unsatisfactory. Yesterday
at the great yacht race all of the seventy-four
yachts contesting becalmed when but few
hundred yards from the goal after three hours
splendid sailing. The Emperor. who had person.
ally steered the Empress's yacht. the Iduna. came
in fourth losing a prize. His majesty entered a
protest against tire winner the Comet. but the
that the best coats have been unable to show
their good points because OF the unIyGraIIe th
Freya has entered for the races Among the for
the occasion is the Russian armored cruiser Sviet-
lana c9mrp2ndeG ~ the Grand P9ke Alexis TO
GERMANY's ATTITUDE EXPLAINED-The
German press has not commented on the Washing
ton Red Books statements regarding the Spanish
American War and Germanys non-declaration OF
neutrality But the correspondent of The Associ-
ated Press has been informed in official circles that
Germany's action n not issuing a declaration OF
neutrality simply in accordance with German
policy. established since BismarCk'S time. and did
not have any unfriendly meaning. either toward
the United States Spain. as the subsequent atti-
tude OF Germany clearly demonstrated
TWENTY TWO TROOPSHGPS.-Ciermany has
now secured twenty-five steamers for the trans
port home of her troops in China. winding up. Aug
ust g. from Shanghai. with the Princess Irene
LIBERALS IN THE CABINET.-It is significant
that the entire German press is discussing the
chances of Dr. Won Siemens director of the
Deutsche Bank and Herr Ballin, director of the
Hamburg-American Line both Of them OutspOken
Liberals entering the Cabinet the Emperor's
wish. The ''Vosssche Zeitung'' Independent Lib
crab says neither of them afford IT, as il would
mean DEGRADATION from their exalted position of
canoe The paper cites Herr Moller. the Minister
OF Commerce. who. though Liberal, has not the
courage o displaCe his Conservative assistants,
who Will paralyze their chiefs intentions
PRO -BOER SYNPATHY.-After yesterdays large
pro-Bismarck demonstration at Friedrichsruh.
those who took part in 1t teegraphed 10 Henry
Labouchere
God bless all honest Englishmen who champion
the Justice and truth of the Boer cause
THE NEW TARIFF BILIA-An official draft OF
the new Customs Tariff bill. with the schedule of
appended. has been submitted to the Bundles
rath
LAUNCH OF THE PRINZ ADALBERT.