The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-04
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Is Gloomy in Germany;New
Treaties Must Be
Made
sarInrs-McIiae preaa Aasn.

phase of che Chinese situation. the pro- 4
iected commercial treaties inciudins .
the extraordinary hostile tone OF che I
Russian inspired press on the subject /
the Russo American tari9 dispute anu {
the Anglo German relations. held pub
lie attention this week a considerable /
portion OF The German press strongly |
disapproves of Gcrmgu's protesting .
against RuBsias annexation OF the /
Aiarchnfia ciaiming taat Germany has
no interests there and that she is
pledged 90 Russia not % interfere {
with anything Russia chooses T. DO I
The jingo and Agrtrian papers r;e pi-f- J
tculariy outspolfen Ia this respect
The Deutsche Tages today says that
Count Won Buelows proceeding on the
subject is illogical and stupid ard
amounts to hauling chcstnuts out Of
tho Gre ~ Gfeat Britain. The more
sober portion Of the press depiores this
new trouble which creates diplomatic
antagonism ukely 20 split the who'll
entente OF che powers.
The National Ieltung believes this
newest phase 90 the China situation 90
be the most dangerous Tor the peace
OF the world nat has come about since
the beginning Of the Chinese troubles.
The Noerwartz today reviews Ger
manys Chinese policy since the Chino
Japanese war and declares it to be one
uBbroken chain of b'undera. 1Ne paper
adns
IF the tgiumverate OF Great Britain,
Germany and Japan had stood the
ground from the FIRST Il would have
been able Go check Russias land grab
bing insoiracc. but now II is too late
Russia has what she wanted and Is
sure OF chins's ratification. Protests Of
the other powers are now useless
Agitation over the new tarin and the
commercial treaties is as lively as ever.
The Agrprian demands. after growing
with the apparent indifference Cf
Coant Won Brclow and the Bundles
rath. seem now 20 hgve become more
siodest since the Russian papers. at
tho instigation Of NJ BeWitte minister
OF finance, came out with series of
articles agninst Germany's proposld
large increase o. agricultural duties
and threatening severe reprisals
against the importation OF Germany
Industrial products Some OF the most
important German papers have this
week printed ST. Petersburg CORE
apondencc epxiaining that Russia in
dustrss ia spite Of lt8 elaborate pamp-
cring by Minister he Witte. is now
plainly shown 60 be- total failure
Russia Is al the more constrained 60
realn these countrics to which she can
export her agricultural Droaucts, hence
AZ DE wite's fierce attack on Count
Won Buclow
An inspired Russian article printed
This week. wherein Il is plainly set
forth that II Germany peralsts in shut
ting cut nusslap products, Russia will
retui.ale not only economically but also
politically. has been generally COM
menfed t,pon here a public address
this week 10y Dr Won Siemens. mem.
Der Of the Relchstag ana director OF
the Deutsche bank. has also created a
sensation. Dr Won Siemeus said that
~ the new treaties are not constituted
Germany win enter upon pertoi ct
unparalleled distress; that emigration
of from seven to ten millions must be
expected and that Germany would
sink back into the shadows o. provin
cal existencc
Anglo-Gcrman relations are slowly
improving number Of tho more SER
sous newspapers confess the folly OF
rcpeling Grett nritain's advances The
authorized news that the alleged dis
figuring Of the cmpcrors picture by hfg
British regiment (The First Royal
nraBoonsl IN January. 1896, is a myth,
has done as shnrc to aliay German
ransoh against the Britons. Sensible
articlea by the influential Grenzobten
ca weekly ncwspaperl the Cologne
Nolks Zeitupg. the Kreuz Zeitung and
TIE Berlin Tagerblatt have also done
their share.
Tho largest portion OF this weeks
Reiohstag was taken up by n ae-
bate on duciing, in which the centrist
orators were especially forcible in thcir
arguments They did not even hesitate
% attack the emperor Tor encouraging
duellng By regularly pardoning duelists
after short and mild connnement
The Vofwaerts today publishes another
list of such recent pardons. General
Won Gossier. the war minister, weakly
andNunsliifully defended dueling as %
eustom but was unable TO disprove the
powerful nrr0ignment OF facts and
reason By the centrlats
a circular OF inquiry issued by n
newspaper called the Arbeitsmarkt
shows that there are over $4,000 metal
workers who are without employment
nr who are wording ON half time.
The ReichstaE has received statistics
ahowins that since the establishment
in 1895 OF the conditional pardon Of
sentences. 23.i7i OF such pardons were
granted. Of which over seventy per
cent were without relapse
The emperor wall reach WilAelms-
haven Monday 70 administer the oath
10 the marine recruits.
Prof Won Bergman has been sum
naoned 70 ST. Petersburg TO perform a
dlfflcult operation upOn the Russian
minister Of public Instruction. NJ Bog-
ollcpon. who was recently shot by an
aasasein.
The unaathentic news published ln
the Ce1nan papers 90 the effect thar
the United states emhaasador White
win retire f.as brought forth strong
disapprovas form the American resi-