Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
ARRANGE TARIFF WAR
German Rsiohstag Orders Retaliation
+ Against Disseminating Nations.
MOVE AIMED DIRECTLY At UNITED STATES
Assert New York Authorities Alter Duties
to Please Trusts
AMERICA WILL RESPECT SHOW OF FIGHT
Pleasant Words All Very Well, but Not
Profitable.
RADICAL MEMBERS PLEAD FOR PEACE
Say Measure Proposed Would Re
Breach of Existing Treaties and
Far from Patriotic. but
House Does Not Agree.
MOVE AIMED DIRECTLY At UNITED STATES
Assert New York Authorities Alter Duties
to Please Trusts.
AMERICA WILL RESPECT SHOW OF FIGHT
Pleasant Words All Very Well, but Not
Profitable.
RADICAL MEMBERS PLEAD FOR PEACE

BERLIN. Nov. 1S.-The Relchstag adopted
today, by 1872 to II votes the paragraph Of
the new tariff authorizing the government
TO retaliate on any country discriminating
against German goods. The agrarians
openly affirmed that It was necessary to
arm the government with weapons for re-
prisal, especially against the United States
customs practices.
DR.. Brumer, national liberal. cited an in
stance in which he said $1,000 worth of
enameled goods we're ordered in Germany
for New York. but the speaker asserted
the customs officials changed the classiflca-
tion at the instance OF the American trusts.
whereupon the New York importer can
celled the order" 'It was proved to the
customs officials" said DR.. Brumer. that
the invoice was In exact accord with the
German sellers books and that instead OF
the goods being undervslued the books
showed that shipments had been made to
India at still lower prices.
Dictated by Trusts.
DR.. Brumer further asserted that the
customs oficials treatment was dictated by
the interests Of the home manufacturers,
and he continued:
United States, but they will respect us more
and we shall gain more by showing our
teeth than by always giving pleasant words,
Herr Gothein, radical liberal. replied that
such words were no fitting epilogue to the
expressed by Count Posadowskl,
the homo secretary. in the presence of the
foreign secretary, Baron Won Richthoffen.
nj Ambassador Whites farewell dinner
They will make discord.' he continued,
he vgaka
friendly relations with the United States.
why empower this government to do some
thing it does not want to do? Although the
present government would not apply the
paragraph and some succeeding government
might commit such a folly. Retaliatory
duties are the weapon of Chauvinism and
not of patriotism
Opposes Tariff War.
Herr Fischback, radical, said all the
Chambers OF Commerce were opposed to a
faEiff war. with the United States. .r-...4.
Herr Broemei. radical. remarked that II
ACermany adopted retaliatory measures
against the United States because of regu-
Iations which applied not to the goods OF
all countries It. would be a serious breach
OF the existing treaties.
The Associated Press is authorized to an
nounce that the ministry has not decided to
drop the tariff bill. as published in london
but is determined to persist until the dis
solution OF the Reichstag in June. The
tarif debate will probably be abruptly sus-
pended by the presentation Of the budget
in few days instead Of waiting for the hrst
week in December, as previously intended
Chancellor Won Buelow fnds that the
Reichstags time is being wasted and wishes
TO employ the house on the finance bill. As
soon as the latter is read the government
will take up the tariff bill. when a lapse Of
time will have reduced the majority in the
house to more yielding disposition.
The ministry has also decided not Il
agree with Russia or any other country fol
n fve-years' extension of existing com
mercial treaties.
Richter Changes Party.
The incident Of the day was Herr Rich
ter's declaration that obstruction in a par
liamentary body was contrary to the dig
nifty OF the house and that, besides. /
was futile and childish. This old radica
leaders withdrawal from the minority ant
his action in supporting the conservative
and center party majority, which he ha'
been fighting for thirty years. caused Her
Bebel, socialist, 10 point a finger at hin
and exelaim passlonately: Go over L
the right. Your place is among the anti
semites"
Herr Richter made an angry answer
which was lost in the uproar which fol
lowed Herr Bebefs remarks.
Herr Rlehters entire party followed hin
and acted with the majority against tn
socialists and moderate radicals.
The step taken by Herr Richter wa
a. "a fr Iokh oN h.
as being due 10 reiterated attacks of tn
socialists upon Berlin's liberal municipu
government. which is controlled by Her
Richter's friends, the socialist positio
being that the Berlin eouneilmep lacke
the courage to resist Emperor William
Interference In city affairs.
Herr Heine, socialist. today delayed th
vote by speaking three and half hour
HS walked 20 the tribune With an armfI
,of documents and newspapers, causin
groans OF dismay. Herr Heine began hi
speech In a low voice and the eonservs
tives shouted Louder. louder" to whic
he replied II will not wear out my vote
l in the frst hour"
The rest OF his speech was audible onl
20 those Immediately surrounding him. II
was quite Indifferent TO occasional intel
ruptions and jeers
Afraid of Gas Bill.
The session lasted until s:45 p. m. n
dilatory tactics of the socialists and mod
crate radical members occupying the tim
The majority was determined TO reach
vote on the main question and many e,
citing passages characterized the nigI
session. Herr SPAIN, centrist, fnAll
moved to lay the twenty-one sociaIli
amendments TO the bill on the table. an
this motion was adopted by ls7 votes to 9
At this stage Count Ballestres. presiden
announced that the illumination OF the ha
was not provided for later than 10 o'eloc
The Reichstag then adjourned TO meet
noon tomorrow, when the debate on q
amendment OF the rules will be resumed
Today's session lasted nine hours Al
iforty-ive minutes