Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-18
The KAISER'S TROUBLES
Rising Opposition to His For
eign and Domestic Policy.
GERMAN GOODS ARE BoYcoTTED.

Merchants Said to Be Losing Trade
In All observation-disclosures Re-
suits of the EmperOr's south Amer
lean Experiments-He Wants to BE
known EurOpe's Leading "Cap-
tain OF Industry"
A new reactionary party is steadily
asserting itself in German domestic
and foreign politics whose cardinal
principles are those of the great Chan
cellor Bismarck, says the Berlin CORE
spondent of the New York Post. The
division between the Won Bulow min
fstry, as the mouthpiece of Kaiser Will
helm, and the leading Conservative
party men grows from day to day. The
Prussian squirearchy is taking Wig
orous and outspoken attitude against
the foreign policy of the kaiser.
| The fact is growing daily more ap-
parent that this policy is bringing Ger
many into sore straits both CONNER
cially and politically. From day to
day the voices of those who champion
a return to Bismarcks "home concen-
tration" policy become louder. In the
reichstag and in the columns of repre-
sentative party papers fears are openly
expressed that Germany may run into
disastrous war and is sacrificing trade
prestige, for Germany has encountered
rebuffs on all sides of late. When
| Chancellor Won Bulow arose in the
reichstag to ''sweep away the miscOn-
ceptiOns of Germany's foreign policy"
his address was mainly instructive be-
/ cause of what it left unsaid. for Won
Bulow has not earned the title of chap
by phrasemaker" in vain. He has a
valuable knack of passing over a knot
| ty problem with jest.
| But the conservative political and
business world of Germany is not on
= e side of the throne in it's foreign pol
| icy. Kaiser Wilhelm wants to be
known in history not only as Europes
greatest war lord, but as its leading
captain of industry" But after the
recent Venezuela campaign the trade
balances between Germany and South
America make melancholy reading. 1t
is plain that Germany failed miserably
in getting q more secure footing in
South America or in creating respect
for its commercial interests there. 1t
aroused a prejudice against the Ger
man trader all over South America
which is vividly reflected in the latest
trade reports with Brazil. Venezuela.
Colombia. Peru and other republics.
The Hamburg South American Steam
ship company at its last annual meet
ing was unable TO declare Il dividend,
and other steamship lines trading with
South America presented more or less
pessimistic reports.
ok trio IN
rectify the mistakes of the German Off
cial policy toward the Beers, his an
tagonism to England has resulted in
the systematic boycotting of German
merchants and goods in South Africa.
German iron and steel and mechanical
products were highly favored in the
Transvaal states during Kruger's re-
gime. With the British lion on guard,
the Prussian eagle is kept at dis
lance. The same is true of German
trade in China and especially at Hong
kong, where German merchants and
shippers complain of the combination
of English tradesmen. who have houses
of long standing, against German
goods. In the Balkan states there is
growing prejudice against German cap
ital and goods owing to the obvious
friendship between the German mon
arch and the sultan of Turkey. But
Germany is making good use of that
friendship to tighten its grip on the
Bagdad railway and other valuable
concessions.
On all sides there are evidences that
Germany's forward foreign policy is
interfering with trade. In South Amer
lea the tide has turned against Ger
man and in favor of American trade,
according to the consular reports re-
ceived in Berlin from the special agents
sent by Germany to the various lead
ing ports of South America. In Eng
land the label "Made In Germany" acts
as a boycott. The government tariff
policy is destroying the trade with
Russia, Austria Hungary and Italy,
for Russia ard Austria, although be
longing to antagonistic political alli-
ances. are making common cause
against Germany to compel the latter
to modify her duties on their imports.
Nor is it difficult to perceive that |
France is gradually but surely making |
herself popular once again in Italy.
Another profound source of irritation |
is the so called slavish and humiliating |
policy of the kaiser toward the United |
States While he is offering a statue |
of Frederick the Great, granting audi |
ences to American citizens, promising |
handsome contributions to the st. Louis |
fair or inviting the American naval |
squadron to visit Kiel, the foreign Of |
fee holds an entirely different attitude. |
eve don't want statues of Frederick |
the Great" said prominent American |
business man here the other day. "We |
want Germany to admit our hogs and |
our California. fruits
Jade Found In Oregon.
"Jade, the sacred and rare stone used |
by the Chinese in making bracelets, |
rings vases etc has haen found re- |