New-York tribune., 1902-01-09
HIGHER BRITISH TARIFF.
posSrBLE ATTEMPT TO SHUT OUT GER
MAN TRADE.
MARKET ovERsTOCKED-APPEA FOR UNI
vERsITY ENDOwMENT-HOPEs
NEW PLAY

vERsITY ENDowMENT-HoPE's
NEW PLAY
,r-oDv-seht. 1902: BY The Tribune Association)
IBr CABLE TO THE TRIBUSEl
Yondon. Jan Q. l a. m.-Baron Won Thiel-
-,.nn.s reference to the financial depression Of
Germany in the Reichstag was less favorable
han had been expected The treasury receipts
,.,.e fallen Off and the necessity for a readjust-
-,sn, Of the burdens of imperial taxation was
indicated.
Anglo-German harmony has not been pro-
,noted by Count Won BuIow's rebuke to Mr..
chamberlain. This mornings newspapers con-
s,ser that the Chancellor's illusions to the Colo
,isI SecTetary's speech were framed 10 please
,bose Of his countrymen who have been busy of
ate in promoting the spread Of hostile senti-
,,ents toward England 1t is stated that the
,ssrrances which Count Won Bulow said were
made to him from this side would not have been
ztyen unless they had been asked for and such
a r4ouest IS considered by The Mali a certain
Indication Of the existence of strained relations
The British Government is urged to see that
the army and navy are ready to meet any
emergency.
What is expected in England as the result of
q prolongatiOn Of a period Of economic dis
turbance in Germany is the conversion Of the
market here into a dumping ground for sur
plus Of manufactures with which the Father
land is now heavily Overstocked. and also a
large increase in the area Of indirect taxation.
The Agrarian agitation is also believed TO be
700 strong 70 be resisted. although the tine is
inopportune for increasing the cost of imported
food when the working classes in German towns
are suffering from lack of employment. The
- menace 10 German inportations Of cheap textile
and iron and steel manufactures is regarded
ss more formidable for the moment than the
expansion Of American energy and enterprise.
There is a growing feeling among the Raercan-
file classes here IL favor Of moderate revenue
tariff. which viii be high enough 10 shut out a
surplus Of manufactures of competing countries
where The home market is systematically pro-
tected
As Sir Michael Hicks-Beach sJards in whole
some dread Of Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
this solution Of the financial question here can
not be expected while he remains n the treas
ury. The secrets Of the governments finance
are well kept. and there are no indications in the
speculative movement Of the general market
that the new projects OF the Chancellor Of the
Exchequer for raising revenue are whispered
about in any quarter. An Increase in sugar
duties is generally expected. as this burden has
not been felt 10 any appreciable extent EX-
port duties on coal are not likely 10 be raised.
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owing 10 various causes Of depression, chiefly
lower prices from New-York and the Continent,
but trade returns for the year are more salts
factory than had been expected, and when COM
pared with those Of 1899 when coal was at
normal level. offer evidence that the business
interests Of the country are in sound condition
From Vienna comes the news that Herr Bar
teluus an Austrian electrician, has invented
system for preventing railway accidents. The
invention il is said makes il possible 10 prevent
accidents arising from trains meeting
other. or from one train running into the rear
Of ap5Ihsr
The members Of the tribunal arbitration COM
nirtee appointed in 1895 70 deal with questions
relating n the disputed boundary between
Argentina and Chill have informed Lord Lans-
CCwne that their decision would be accelerated~ '
if'a commission OF inquiry were TO visit the 10
calities for the purpose OF examining the geo
graphical conditions Of the area in dispute The
British Government has accordingly appointed
Sir Thomas Hodich. one Of the members Of
the tribunal, 10 proceed at once to South
America.
English universities are urgently in need Of
liberal donations, and Mr.. Chamberlain. as
Chancellor Of Birmingham University, yesterday
deplored the non-ex!stence Of a British Carnegie.
Edwin A Abbey's recommendation that stu
dents Of art should give preference 10 London
over Paris is commented upon by many Eng
Ash journals with evident signs Of satisfaction.
is reported from Berlin that the German
Emperor is about TO send Freiherr Won Loen, a
ssaIeman farmer 10 the United States to study
here the conditions OF agriculture
Guy Chetwynd's American bride was Miss
secor
The report that Anthony Hope Hawkins's
new play, which Bourchier viii produce al the
Sarrick Theatre, has political motive is un-
lounded- He is a sturdy, consistent Liberal, but
ooes not mix up politics with literature for the
stage. There Will be satire Of a delicate nature
On manners and morals OF the day, but no poll
tics INT
DUTY On WHEAT ASKED.
stockton-on-Tees. England, Jan. S-AIfred E
Fease, N P, addressing the Chamber Of Agrf-
culture here this evening. said that. although he
Nss an ardent free trader he thought il per-
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