The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

/ best thing for Turkey. Tripoli is of
no real value to Turkcy; 1t is only Il
I question of honor, but Il government
! gives UP a province only when COM
PEELED TO do -, by force. Thus the
situation Is most difficult II we could
! lind some way of Inducing Turkey to
I yield Trpoll. an embarra ssing problem
would be solved
Hcpuhiic VIII Not Inst.
! OF China, Professor Delbruck said:
| Il cannot believe that the republic
of China will last very long. The
| mass Of the people there IS too cnorm-
Gus and tho national feeling is too
| weak. The masses as yet are not ripe
in = political sense. Tho leaders can
hardly be relied upon. They do not
agree among themselves, and we may
soon hear OF great reaction which
| Will lead to the assassination of the
present leaders. II China succeeds in
becoming "A well organized govern.
ment. she will he great power y
/ strong China would he desirable for
! us. for II would check the Russian
ambition in the Far East. while we
are not seeking anything there: nat
urally, il Chiua becomes a strong pow
or the yellow peril will be intensified.
| hut it is most likely that China will
fall apart into anarchy
On TIE Russian situation. the pro-
| fessor said:
! There is no doubt hut that there
! will bc another revolution In Russia.
! but Just how soon it Is difficult TO say.
| The reaction there now Is stronger
| than ever before"
| You say that Germany Is Interested
/ In maintaining the present form OF
+ government in Russia:
| NO; 1t is hardly desirable for GER
many that Russia should remain SO
/ consolidated, for Russia has popuia-
ton of l6o."oo.poo against our 65,00O.-
GOO. AS the Russian population Is COM
posed Of more than one-third OF for
cign clements. Russia will most prob
ably fan apart the liberal wave
sweeps over it."
Talking Of President Taft and Col
onel Roosevelt Professor Delbruck
said:
The oppression made upon us
Germans by tho rapid change of views
of Taft and Roosevelt. is that neither
has any fixed principles. They are
simply moved 10y the desire for Of
hce. 1T would not make the slight
est difference to us who is elected
for We Sc" quite clearly that neither
Taft nor Roosevelt has any firm prin-
ciples.'
FRINGE Trust Collnpscs.
Another prince trust. or financial
that the King of Wurtcmburg. the
Grand Duk" Of Saxc-Weinar. the Duk 8
OF SaNe-toburG and Gotha, the Prince
of Russ and The Duke Cumberland
are leading spirits. is reported to have
collapsed. II is said to have organ
ICED an Egyptian fruit and farming
company with capital of si.75o.0O0
under the management of Anton Wor-
\ ner' with headquarters at Cairo. The
company expected to get greater re-
/ turns than on Investments in Cierma ny
and engaged in farming in Egypt on
/ q large scale The enterprise was n
4 failure and the company decided to
linudate 1t is said that only n
a quarter Of q million dollars Is left.
/ The Prnsaidn Minister of Finance.
\ has decided that the tips of street car
\ conductors are not taxable. It is
4 customary In Germany to give con-
! ductors i've pfcnnigs, that is l cent.
If they make change The income
: taN office has for several years
arhitrarHy estimated the amount of
these tips ana compelled the con-
4 dnctors TO pay an income .aX The
\ street Railway Mems Union protested
against this. declaring that many OF
the men have been compelled to pay
a on an amount they have not received.
| The Royal Operst School Of the Ducny
of CoburS VIII open a three months
1 summer course in Turinger Forest. on
June ?. The entire course of various
branches Of vocal and instrumental
! music will cost n fee OF $40. The en-
terprise Is largely supported by Duke
\ harl' VINO has great interest in opera
tic performances. The purpose is to
! afford free distinctions to talented per-
sons who have no opportunity and no
means of helping themselves. Those
VINO show exceptional ability will be
70 I'D inIi
mat Inc school Will have tho largest
number Of pupils ever known. a staff
or me best instructors has been pro-
vided' 1t includes tho American Louis
fersinger. who has been very promi-
nent In American successes In Germany
and London this season.
me Car Ferdinand, OF Bulgaria. rs
nc is now called. the Queen and the
crown Prince Of that country. Will
pay an official visit to tho Kaiser on
'uhe Z. There are rumors az TO ma
trlhohlal all0aca between the Grown