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The Daily record and the Dresden daily : 26.11.1909
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Office: StnveStr.5.l. DresdenA. Telephone 1755. mt miv Btthtb and THE DRESDEN DAILY. Office: DresdenA. Telephone 1755. The First Daily Paper in English published in Germany. 10 PFENNIGS. RESDEN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909 >6 1,156. The Daily Recant is delivered by hand in Dresden, and may be ordered at any Post Office throughout the German F.mpire. It is published daily, excepting Mondays and days following legal holidays in Dresden. Monthly Subscription Rates: For Dresden, mark I.—: for the rest of Germany and Austria, mark 1.20. For other countries, marks 2.50. POLITICAL PIFFLE. The enormous increase of newspapers and the keen competition for sensation in our day has resulted in the creation of a new and entirely curious type of individual, known as the arm-chair politician. It is from the arm-chair that all the great political plots of modern times originate. That useful piece of furni ture has entirely usurped the traditions and privileges of the secret cabinet. There have, it is true, always been arm-chair politicians, but never previously have they existed in such legions. Friedrich Wilhelm’s “Tabaks-Kollegium” held its sessions in arm-chairs and mellowed its decisions with clouds of fragrant smoke. But these “Tobacco-Parliamentarians” had the merit of being men of action, thus differing from the mod ern arm-chair statesmen. Every cult or crank nowa days has its own special newspaper, and in this respect arm-chair politics are most generously catered for. It is the custom to laugh at the vapourings of ignoram uses who presume to hold forth on matters of which their knowledge is nil. But the absurdities oc casionally perpetrated by the breed of which we speak are beginning to exert a distinctly pernicious influence on public thought. The average busy man whose time is chiefly taken up by scraping together a live lihood has no time to sift the pros and cons of complicated affairs and arrive at a bed-rock con clusion for himself; he is compelled to rely on the newspapers for his information, and it is just for this reason that the newspapers are acquiring a weight in life to which they have no earthly title. Let us turn to the classic example of press polemicsthe relations between Engla n cF ami Germ any. Whatever friction still prevails in these relations has b:en wholly and solely brought into being by n ewspapers. Quit, recently we were able to congratulate ourselves on a decided improvement, thanks to the public-spini...1 efforts of a few really responsible journals both in this country and Great Britain. The matter has ar rived at a stage where delicate treatment is essential. There is no task that demands skilful, patient, sym pathetic treatment more than that of conciliating two nations whose susceptibilities have been roughly dealt with. We all know how often the work of great men has been annulled by the malign endeavours of little men. History affords us far too many instances, and these will continue because it is always easier to de stroy than to create. We propose to briefly deal with a typical pseudo-political article which appeared in last Tuesday’s number of our contemporary, the Dresdner Nachrichten. Under the sensational heading of “Anti-German symptoms in all the world” (“Deutschfeindliche Symp- tome in aller Welt”), this journal had two columns of tendencious, vicious comment on the European situa tion. It would be of no interest to our readers or our selves to analyse the whole of this nonsense, but there are certain passages which vividly exhibit the morbid ignorance of some people who take upon themselves the privilege of misinforming the public. This is one specimen: (The Budget debate in the French Chamber) cer tainly shows that the baiting of Germany (Deut- schenhetze) is extremely popular among nearly every class of the French people, and therefore the lust for revenge can be revived at any moment... the diseased imagination (of the French), exactly as in England, imagines threats from the Teuton dragon on water and land, and even in the air. It is hardly conceivable that serious men can really believe such nonsense ; far more probable is the suspicion that such insane imaginations are arti ficially nourished so as to give Germany every where the name of the “peace-destroyer” of the world and to steadily improve the foundation for a coalition of all our rivals and enemies against us. Nobody who knows the facts can seriously believe that the English policy of hemming-in Ger many, which is solely to blame for the critical situ ation, has been finally abandoned by King Edward. That policy has been only temporarily suspended; but it is certain that it will be continued in the future if perhaps in another, disguised form. The above passage, literally translated, is a brilliant specimen of silliness pure and undefiled. “Diseased imagination” is excellent, and aptly sums up the con dition of whoever wrote that article. Here is an other example: (Referring to the disappointing result of attempts to draw France and Germany closer together) Has Mi ve^ri Drink* ■ Port ~ Sherr y Cobler- I HA. CU LSI 11/no . CocktaiL etc Whisky & Soda, (imtinetitol. MOjXfa (wipiwg Cognac, as welt as Port, Sherry etc. in glasses! Champagne! Cor.-house: Waisenhaus Str. 14. Entrance on Prager Strasse. High Class , B<S Prices 5s F U = Reduced Retail and Wholesale. Wc cater to the wants of intelligent fur buyers; our enormous facilities give the best the market affords. H.G. B. Peters, furrier, 52 Prager Str. near the main R.R. Station. consigned enormous sums of money sent from coun tries where such security was not available. But these millions had already disappeared. By mutilating or rejecting the Budget, the peers would be doing pre cisely what their enemies hoped for. In his (Lord Rosebery’s) opinion the correct policy would be to accept the Bill and give the people of the country an opportunity of witnessing and passing judgment on its effects. The result Qf such a judgment would be a victory for the Opposition. In conclusion, Lord Rosebery expressed his extreme sorrow at his in ability to vote against the Budget. He would not hazard the hopes he entertained of a future reform of the House of Lords, and in view of the uncertainty which always characterised General Elections he would be taking that hazard if he ventured to support the Lansdowne amendment. $ Trade Mark. Establ.1843. DRESDEN CHINA :: Own workmanship :: Lowest prices :. Retail Export Wholesale A. E. STEPHAN, 4, Reichs Strasse 3ucc. to Helena Wolfsohn Nachf. Leopold Elb. DRESDEN CHINA. Own workmanship! Clearance sale of entire stock at extraordinary reductions! Inspection invited by: Heufel & Co., Btirgerwiese 12. Pfund iniskimm<‘<l milk. Isl qualit> only; Pasicuriscd and purified, lhcrcforc free from bacilli of any kind. Dciiucred free. Uepois in all paris of the city. Pfund’s Dairy, Dresden, ■ -T cicphcnc: 3 8 3 1 & 3 8 3 2. secret influence from the English side entered into the game in an attempt to revive the old French suspicions of Germany? Ah! those perfidious Englander! It is difficult to re main patient when faced with pernicious ignorance of this sort. An amusing feature of the writer’s style is the appeal he makes to “sensible men.” “No seri ous person, etc.” “No sane observer can doubt, etc.” His appeal is justified only if we accept the ancient hypothesis that all the sane men are in lunatic asy lums, and all the lunatics outside. It is in a spirit of sincere charity that we proffer the following piece of advice to the writer of that and all articles: Either abandon politics as a subject of public discourse, or study your subject until you have at least an element ary knowledge of it, just sufficient to prevent the wholly uninformed reader from finding you out. Re main-calm, refrain from excitement ■;, and plentifully exercise to cure your diseased imagination. If no relief is obtained, consult a mental specialist. Or— and this advice is really sound—limit your comments to the‘humorous section of-your respective papers, a sphere in which you are eminently calculated to shine. < NEWS OF THE WORLD. LONDON, Thursday.—The Finance Bill debate was continued in the House of Lords yesterday after noon before an immense concourse of peers and spec tators. It was obvious that public interest remained undiminished. As a large number of peers have an nounced their intention of participating in the debate, it is impossible for a decision to be reached during the present week. The division will probably take place on the 30th inst. In the further course of yesterday’s sitting, the Archbishop of Canterbury de clared that he and his spiritual colleagues would maintain a neutral attitude. Lord Rosebery strongly criticised the Finance Bill, but nevertheless said that he was unable to support Lord Lansdowne’s amend ment. The supremest and most urgent duty of the peers, he continued, was to exert their high prero gatives only under extraordinary conditions and with the unanimous sanction of the nation. Accepting this principle, he was unable to endorse Lord Lansdowne’s amendment. Not very long ago England occupied the position of Europe’s safety vault, to which were LONDON, Thursday.—The London Chamber of Commerce gave its annual banquet yesterday evening in honour of several distinguished Germans, includ ing the Ambassador, Count Wolff-Metternich; Herr Kampf, vice-president of the Reichstag; Dr. Johannes, Consul-General in London; and others. After the loyal toasts had been proposed and honoured, the proceedings, in conformity with a prearranged plan, resolved themselves into an informal discussion of Anglo-German relations. The chairman explained that the debate w r as held for the purpose of harmonising as far as might be the common commercial interests of Great Britain and the German Empire. It was to be hoped the international trade congress, to be held next year, would lead to better feeling among all civilised peoples and a better understanding in commercial matters. The Vice-President of the Reichs tag, Herr Kampf, made a speech on the following lines: “The London Chamber of Commerce has ren dered excellent service to commercial and general political int.-resis by inviting to its annual banquet not only its own members and compatriots, but also many foreign friends ; and the banquet thus assumes an international character in its bearing on the de velopment of modern civilisation. As a matter of fact, commerce and industry develop from year to year more along international lines. But while in the interest of international traffic all obstacles should be set aside, while we find the merchants of all nations ready and eager to co-operate in this work, we also see, on the other hand, various nations assum ing an economic policy of building tariff walls and barriers of ever-increasing height, walls and barriers which bid fair to become nearly insurmountable. If I cast an eye over the economic policy of Europe and America during the last 30 years, I find as a result that the increase of tariffs in many countries has become a lopg and practically uninterrupted custom. In this manner the last 30 years have led to a high tariff system which, if prosecuted, will in evitably lead further to the application of a perpetual thumbscrew whose result would prove insupportable. Whatever the future development of .economic policy in Europe and America may be, I am personally con vinced that on the Continent the era of high pro tective tariffs must draw to an end in consequence of the unbearable and exaggerated results which are making themselves more and more felt. We are all concerned to guard against any injury to the de velopment of international commerce, and to see that no improper obstacles are laid in its path. It is an old axiom that commerce is the pioneer of civili sation, and never has the truth of that axiom been more thoroughly proved than today. The prosperity of international commerce depends upon friendly re lationship between individuals and nations. My Ger man friends and I accordingly recognise with grati tude the efforts made more than once by the London. Chamber of Commerce to establish good personal relations between the commercial representatives of all countries. We accepted your invitation to this banquet with enhanced pleasure and satisfaction as it gave us an opportunity to once again express our determination of doing all that lies in our power to maintain not only good and friendly relations, but hearty relations with the British nation.” According to the New York newspapers,' Mr. J. Ridgely Carter, who was recently appointed Minister at Bucharest after filling for some time the' post of Secretary of the United States Embassy in LondOn, receives a bequest of ten thousand dollars under the will of the Marquise de Merenville, who, before ’her marriage, was Miss Mary Caldwell.
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