New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
TOPICS IN BERLIN.
Berlin August 2.

Berlin, August 2
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS.-The Reichstag
tariff experts find inexhaustfble mine to support
any proposition, whether protective or of a free
trade character in the American tariff and the
enormous literature that has grown up around IT,
Steel rails were considered by Tariff Committee
yesterday, and among piles of debating baterial
before the members were reports of the American
Senate and House on the tariff. Count Posa-
dowsky-Wehner, the Imperial Secretary of State
for the Interior, had volume the United States
census before him. and Herr Bernstein. the Social
ist leader, was armed with the testimony taken by
a committee of Congress from which he quoted
Henry O. Havemeyer president Of the American
Sugar Refining Company. to the effect that the
tariff was the mother of all trusts Every speaker
favoring the 10 marks ton rails, as provided by
the bill alluded to the United States Steel Corpora
ton. averring that the domestic German market
would be taken by that trust whenever sales in the
United States languished. Herr Bernstein, who Is
the most careful reasoner among the Socialists,
predicted the breakdown of the Steel Trust from
overcapitalization and overconhdence OF its man
ayers. He had before him copy Of President
Charles NJ Schwab's recent declaration to the
New-Jersey coasts on the companys financial posi-
was boldly operating on the great principle under.
lying future production. namely the correlation OF
agement Whether the Steel Trust was permanent
or not the principle on which 1t was founded would
endure as guide to the production of the future;
If the trust came to a point where IL mao 10 sen
tionai markets that 10 marks ton would not pro
tect German Makers nothing short OF prohoition
remarked that there was much truth In that state
The committee, partly on account OF It's
and each of nine parties has fixed NUMBER OF rep
resentatives on the committee and can sehd any
member the party pleases to committee meetings.
The of 1000 marks is allowed to eaeh meH1per, per
Hence in order TO give as many mempers OF Ile
Reichstag possible slice OF the funos the rep
resentatiou is constantly changing. Only one or
representatives of each party are IN contnuous
attendance. and every newcomer. makes a ioIe ~
finish the first reading of the bill by the 15tn, ana
adjourn in a month. Everything indicates that the
metricaI bill and therefore would rather let the
measure fail and negotiate commercial treaties
with the United States, Austria. Russia, etc. on
the basis OF the present tariff.
TO PROPOSE DISARMANENT.-The object of
the King of Italy's visit to the German Emperor
at the end of this month is propose reduction
in Continental armaments This was the purpose
of his visit to the Gar, from whom he received
every encouragement. He will 10 the En-
peror with Russia's full support Frank A Van
derip. formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Of the United States and now vice-president
of the National City Bank OF New-York. who ar
rived here yesterday from Italy and who gave The
Associated Press this intelligence says that lne
great Italian bankers believe somethns VIII come
of Victor Ernmanuels project he young thlIg
has taken the step his own initiative, and 1t Is
not the italian Governments, put me monarch
personal act. He realizes that keeping up a huse
army is for Italy more crushing burden than
tenn, and he is inspired by desire to serve his
own country well as all Europe in ndertaking
th smission In limited circles IN Italy, PRIV: 10
the Kings design, nothing but hope for its sue
expressed
RATE WAR SETTLED-The rate between
the neutrality-suspicious. Line and the North Ger
man LLOYD Line on their Mexican and Cuban lines
has been settled by the Harburg-Amer:can getting
a monopoly of the Mexican business and the North
German IloyG of that OF Cuba