New-York tribune., 1903-07-13

certain that the feeling toward America and
americans has veered around good deal since
AoSo ana that the Kaiser had much to do with
that. The dominant part Of the nation has now
come to accept the United States on its face
value, so 10 speak. The Germans like the
KAISER by this time recognize the fact that in
virtue of the victorious outcome of the war with
spain and In virtue of that strong sentiment
in favor of territorial and political expansion
which appears to be the most important and
permanent resultant of that war. as. further
more. in virtue Of the undeniabIe latent strength
IN the military and naval sense of the United
states. and of its patent predominance as a
financial and industrial power the estimate of
the United States has been radically revised
within the last five years. and that the German.
like the rest of the world wilynilly, must ac-
cept 1t at its own valuation. This is now done
honestly and unreservedly. and the time when
this recognition was grudgngly accorded, in
1898 lies happily in the past. and is done with
for good and all. Nobody who has watched
public life here since 1898 can doubt this The
whole tone Of the press has changed regarding
things American. 1t is now decidedly apprecia-
tive, often openly adniring. and, wi1hal, sin
cerely striving to render the amazing dentzens
of Transatlantica justice This is. perhaps a
little tardy. but better late than never.
Why, the Germans have even got over their
strong distaste for the Dingley law. for it be-
comes Increasingly plain that it does not stop
exports. The last fiscal year, broke the record
in commercial relations between Germany and
the United States And the one now drawing
to a close bids fair to outdo it by a large margin
Hence too the bitter hostility shown 70 the
present commercial relations by manufacturers
and exporters has turned into something akin TO
good will. Nevertheless. there is a strong and
widespread desire in Germany for q new com
n1ercial treaty with the United States, one more
adequately meeting trade relations Of the pres
ent than does the old treaty Of lS-S' about
which there has been good deal Of complaint
here for years, and whose provisions-esPe-
cially the main one. the most favored nation
clause-have been violated on both sides on
number Of conspicuous occasions. It is here
strongly hoped that the new ambassador IN
Washington, Baron Speck Won Sternburg, Will
coatrive to conclude such new treaty, treaty
satisfactory on both sides OF the water. One OF
the main reasons for which he still a young
men for a diplomat in high a position, was
chosen was mis- thorough familiarity with Ger
man-Anerican tariff matters.
Among the institutions for which the en-
lightened self-interest Of the various municipal
governments Is doing great things of late years
are voIksbader large bathing establishments,
erected by and maintained at public expense
for the benefit Of the working classes. Such in
stiturions were q remarkable feature of German
cities and towns in the Middle Ages, but with
the loss Of national prosperity during and after
the atrocious Thirty Years War they fell into
gradual disuse It is praiseworthy that with
greater wealth the Germany of to-day has
everywhere taken to reviving this admirable
custom Model institutions of the kind have
spru- y up in nearly all larger towns, and Ber-
lin especially is doing this thing on scale OF
hath house in the thiCkly settled quarter called
NOabtt, stands probably unique of its kind to-
day. For prices varying from two to five cents
every kind of bath IS there purchasaple Tor
both sexes and at conveniently fixed hours.
There is a mammoth marble swimming tank in
the centre Of the pretty structure, where the
ten1perature of the water is uniformly kept,
winter and summer at % degrees centigTade,
and whose dimensions are 3Ox15 feet. There are
yapor and warm baths, electric and mediCated
baths, and everything that decency, comfort
and discipline require is amply provided Tor.
three million single baths and II has proved
boon within the short time Of its existence to the
labor worn population Of that part of the city.
But though the largest and finest, It Is only
Of a dozen similar establishments in Berlin
and the suburbs. In the Berlin municipal council
there sit a number of Socialist members among
cellence Of these bathing institutions for the
toiler may perhaps be partly attributable to
that fact. But nearly all German cities Of any
considerable size have taken pattern by Berlin,
and Munich recently dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies two similar establishments, in every
particular as good as the Berlin ones. OF
course the fact that the German tenement
house knows even to-day nothing of a bath
room has much to do with the need for and the
existence of such institutions.
BY the death Of Major Justus Scheibert an
other one OF the few remaining Germans who
achieved distinction as officers on the Confeder-
ate side IN the American Civil War is gone. He
was a close friend OF Eeros Won Borcke, an
other German who fought under Robert z. Lee
and who likewise died recently, leaving inter
fighting he did with "StoneWall' Jackson and
Stuart. SCheibert, too, had written couple of
books about the War Of the Secession, and was
for many years after his return to Germany
nized a leading writer military topics
SCheibert possessed a number Of interesting
relics Of the Civil War, and remained until his
death in correspondence with many of the
Southern leaders in the lost cause both civil and
military His widow is a lady whom he met
in Virginia during the war and whose fathers
life he saved at Chickamauga.
An American artist, Mrs. Cadwauader Guild
is achieving enviabe fame here. She has been
established in Berlin as sculptress for a num-
ber Of years, and the Kaiser paid her studio
repeated visits and interested himself in her be-
half Despite the disadvantages which in
artistic and official circles, her sex entails She
has received and executed a number of more
or less important orders. One Of her busts rem
and Public Worship, Dr. Studt, has Just been
purchased by the University Of Munich for it's
aula. At this moment she IS the invited guest
of Prince Henry, following invitation to
model a portrait bust OF his wife. the Princess
Irene.
TROUBLE OVER BRIDGE CCETRACT.