The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-16
THE KAISER TR0UBLES
Rising Opposition to His For
eign and Domestic POLICY.
GERMAN GOODS ARE BoYOoTTBD.
Merchants said TO Re Losing Trade
In All observation-disclosures Re
suits Of the Emperof'- south Amer
lean Expcriments-ue want. TO ID.
known a. Europc's Leading Cap
tain of Industry"

lean Expcriments-ue Want. to he
known Europe's Leading "Cap-
tain of Industry"
\ 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
spondcnt of the New York Post. The
division between the Won Bulow min
iStry. as the mouthpiecc OF Kaiser vii
helm. and the leading Conservative
party men grows from day To day. The
RUSSIAN sQuircarchy is taking Wig
orous and outSpokcn attitude against
the foreign policy of the kaiser.
The fact is growing daily more APP
parent that this policy is bringing Ger
many into SORE straits both CONNER
clally and politically. From day 10
day the voices of those who champion
return 10 Rismarck's home Conccn-
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
I reburs on all sides OF late When
/ Chancellor Won Bulow arose in the
reichStag 10 sweep away the miscon-
ceptious OF Gcrmany's foreign policy"
his Address was mainly instructive be
cause Of what IL left unsaid. for Won
Bulow has not carncdithe title OF hap
ny phraScmaker" in vain. He has a
valuable knack Of passing over a knot
~ problem with Jest
But the conservative political and
business world OF Germany Is not on
the side OF the throne IN its foreign pol
icy. Kaiser Wilhelm wants to be
known in history not only rs 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 II
is plain that Germany failed miserably
in getting a 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 wildly reflected in the latest
trade reports with Brazil. Venezuela.
Colombia. Peru and other republics.
| The Hamburg South American Steam
| slip company at Its last annual meet
Ing was unable To declare dividend.
and other steamship lines trading with
South America presented more or less
pessimistic reports.
Although Kaiser Wilhelm tried TO
| rectify the mistakes of the German Off
cial policy toward the Beers. his an
/ tagouism 10 England has resulted in
| the systematic boycotting or German
merchants and goods in South Africa.
German iron and steel and mechanical
products were highly favored I'm the
/ Transvaal states during kruger's re-
CINE. With the British lion on guard,
the Prussian eagle IS kept at a 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
| 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 and Austria. although be-
longing TO antagonistic political alli-
ances, are making common cause
against Germany to compel the latter
10 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
flee holds an entirely different attitude
I'VE don't want statues of Frederick
the Great" said prominent American
business man here the other day. 1--WE
want Germany to admit our hogs and
our California fruits"
| The Up to Date Indian.
| According to the Bliss a. tt Rreeze