The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-01

ing dissolution Of the alliance between
the agrarians and the manufacturers. One
Of the leading features Of the meeting Of
the Catholic Diet was q speech by Herr
Herold. a member Of the Reichstag. in IA
vor Of fixing minimal grain duties. and a
resolution to that effect was accordingly
passed. The Post. Conservative, concludes
that this assures the adoption of the min
imal system by the Reichstag.
Want Bill Repealed.
The Chamber Of Commerce and similar
bodies continue to pass resolutions against
the tariff bill. The Bremen chamber has
issued long argument against 1t, par
ticularIy condemning the duties on grain
The manufacturers OF the vicinity of Bay
reuth have resolved to make united
demonstration against the tariff bill The
Luedenscheid chamber has appealed to
Herr Moeller, the Minister Of Commerce,
against the tariff bill as being a desertion
Of the commercial treaty policy.
Reciprocity With United States. g.
The Kreuz ZeitunS. Conservative. con-
tinues arguing for a reciprocity arrange
ment with the United States. It says:
Germany would place herself in an i'm
possible position by making commercial
treaties with other countries and giving
them reductions from the general tarify,
while refusing the same reductions to the
United States. because the United States
would undoubtedly answer any d!fferentiaI
treatment of her products with the sharpest
retaliatory measures. Germany should
avoid treating American goods dIfferentiaIiy
and more unfavorably than other countries,
and avoid a tariff war.
The Kreuz Zeitrng concludes: Effective
measures against the American danger are
only possible when several OF the great Eu-
ropean states become conscious OF the COM
mon danger. Till then Germany's interests
lie in peaceful commercial trades with the
United States"
south American SituatiOn.
The South American trouble Is not much
discussed, but when 1t Is commented on IL
is IN a sense unravOrabie to the United
States, which is represented as playing the
role OF a general potter in South America.
The Coiogne Vo,ks Zeitung charges the
Washington Government with dup.lc1ty In
pretending not to have clear view OF the
situation, and assumes the administration
Is intriguing everywhere.
The kreuz Zeitung regards It as but
natural that the better classes in the South
American states should long for the United
States to take hold. introduce order and
suppress anarchy. 1t admits that this
would be a great advantage to those coun.
tries: but 1t would make tine United States
/, economic position impregnable and Europe
would be practically ruined.
POking Fan at Chun.
The papers take an amusing view oi
Prince Chun waiting at the frontier for the
settlement as to the number Of bows NJ
must make before the Emperor. It Is gen
orally expected row that Prince Chun will
stay q long while at Basel. The Loka
i>Anzeiger's Basel correspondent discover,
| how Prince Chun's immense trunks were re.
moved only yesterday. from the baggag,
car to the hotel. Four enormous trunks
covered with yellow silk, attracted atten
ton. The special car placed at Primo,
| Chun's disposal is the car used by coun
| Won Buelow and the Crown Prince.
The long-heralded experiments Of q new
electric motor on standard-gauge railroad
| begin next week between Berlin and Eos
I sen. Only twenty-three kilometerS of tn
(! road are ready now. The remainder vii
| be completed in October.
Paderewski Is to make tour Of the Ger
!, man cities from October "a to December Il
| but leaving out Berlin. He il now ytsiti,,,
Budapest, Warsaw. London. Berlin an,
| other places. The performances OF Padef
I. ewskrs new oprea, "Nanru," has beel
delayed on account ef :t1e condition ef n
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