The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-01

change OF cordial kilograms apropos of
the result Of the recent elections is a
proof Of this. There was q time when
the aged Grand Duke of Baden was the
Kaiser's most trusted confldant but for
four years past there has been an es-
arrangement.
Another reason for choosing The King
OF SaNony for this confidential mission
is the fact that he is Catholic SOW
ereign: the only one OF any importance
in Germany Saxony is an ultra Protest
ant country which possesses Catholic
reigning house. Its isolation in the king
dom seems 10 have made II ali the more
hiSoted. AS a Catholic, his Majesty will
be more welcome 10 Don Carlos and Don
Alfonso than almost any sovereign who
might have been selected for the mission.
The only drawback is, perhaps a want Of
diplomatic talent on the part Of the emis
sary of the Kaiser But, In all probable
ity, nobody ever heard of King Friedrich
August shining by his tact or adroiuess.
lie has the reputation OF being one of tho
most enthusiastic nimrods in his domin
ions and spares nothing with fur or
feathers,
Granary Of the East.
DR.. Sauchau one of the best authorities
on Asiatic Turkey, writes that as soon as
an adequate system of irrigation has
been laid down in Mesapotamla ii will
become the granary of the East, and the
railway which will intersect II Will be-
come one OF the greatest arteries OF Ori-
entail trade and traffic. In combination
settlement of large districts of fertile
country with colonists from congested
districts of Germany. A committee has
been got together for the purpose OF map
ping out districts In northern Mesopo-
tamia. in which the climatic conditions
are favorable for Europeans. and where
wheat and maize, cotton and tobacco
and sub-tropical fruits will flourish. The
experiences of German colonists in Pales-
tine show that with ordinary care and
foresight the German farmer is likely
TO Il, Ia lie llr,I nf iJ.. lNn
Roumanian Government has even assisted
the Kaiser's Government In laying ca
BILE from the port OF Nustcndji, on the
Black sea, to Constantinople. \ rapid
line OF steamers runs from Kusteudji to
the Turkish capital. with connections to
Egypt and the Syrian coast. German en-
gineers are drawing plans for u great
bridge which will spar, the Bosphorus al
its nArrowest part at the spot where
Darius 300 years before the Christian
era, began his famous bridge OF boats
across the straits.
Great Bank Note Forgery.
In March, 1898. It was accidentally dis
covered that an official in the German
State Printing works had taken advan-
tage Of his position OF trust TO carry out
an extensive forgery of bank notes. The
estimated at Sl25, 600 a number OF notes
were found at the residence OF the mis-
tress OF the forger, Contlscatton OF his
property afforded some compensation for
Gruenthal. committed suicide while the
proceedings against him were In progress.
The matter was then thought 10 be done
with but the annual report OF the I'm
perial bank shows that previous TO the
discovery of the forgery spurious notes
TO the extent Of more than Sl00. 600 must
have been already presented, paid and
destroyed 1t has only been possible TO
ascertain this fact by the return to the
bank OF notes for Il mucc larger denom-
lnatiop than were known TO have been
i,, l.~l l1.sy r,v1Ns. to
Apparently IL Is 10 be war TO the knife
between Prince Buelow and the Center.
At the outset of the session II was re-
ported that the Catholics had omitted
10 comply with the customary formality
of leaving cards on the Chancellor and
had decided 10 keep aloof from his Par
liamentary entertainments The chance
OF reconciliation during the opening de-
bate was always calculated with, and
the speech by Herr Fehrenbach was re-
garded by many as an overture by the
offended party Germania, however, In
long article on the issue of the debate.
shows that there is little ground for such
an Interpretation, The chief organ of the
Clericals says,
Adverse Criticism.
''Of course the attitude OF the Chan
cellor means not only an interruption OF
the previous political relations but
complete breach with the Center, a hia~
tus. Although the Center has no idea
OF pursuing policy OF Irritation and OBJ,
or occasion for consideration for the per-
son OF the present Chancellor and for
his personal policy"
Karl Sauter an electrician, and Peter
Schauf. shoemaker, have been SEN
fenced here TO one year and three
months Imprisonment. respectively for
the dissemination OF seditious books, One
OF the works in question. Soldier 8
Breyiary" was bound I'm the German ma
tional colors. the back being decorated
with the imperial arms. and purpccted
] Y,1hiishGA Inv the Py1lSEIl0
war Ministry. The other, called THE
International Rebels Song Book. was
said 10 have been issued by a communis-
tic group IN London, which consisted