Celebration in Berlin in Honour] of 80-Year Old Leader Berlin, Oct. 2.
The city is packed with visitors who have come to participate in the Jeelebrations in honour of the Pre-[sident, Marshal von Hindenburg, who is 80 to-day.
The streets are gaily decorated, but, while Government buildings} display the black, red and gold frag fof the Republic," numerous private houses have hoisted the old Monartchist colours of black, white and red, The interior. of the Presidential Palace has been converted into a "Paradise of flowers" as a birthday present from German horticulturists: other gifts range from a magnificent porcelain service by the Chancellor, Dr. Marx, on behalf of the Gove ment, to an enormous marzipan cal bearing eighty candles, from the Senate, while the leading industrial ists of Luebeck have presented a deed of assignment by.which the President's family estate becomes his" personal property.
The aged President, exercising his option of disposing of the money subscribed by the public for the "Hindenburg Foundation," will devote it chiefly to sufferers from the War: he has already given 1,500 of them Mks, 200 each, He hgs further signalized the occasion by granting an amnesty to seventy-five convicted political offenders. The State Governments have granted similar amnesties or reduced sentences. The Bavarian Government has pardoned Count Area, who as sassinated the "Bavarian Premier Kurteisner -in 1922, Congratulatory visits were paid this _morning to the President. by the lending German statesmen and dignitaries and representatives of the Services, including Field-Marshal von Mackensen. The Pap Nuncio Presented Marshal von with m parchment. address fall the Ambassadors and Ministers in Bonin, Dr. Marx, delivering an address on behalf of the Reich Ministers, eulogized the President as a symbol fof devotion to duty. The President, replying, seid his' thoughts were particularly with his countrymen in the occupied hin Marshal von Hindenburg, as he drove accompanied by Dr. Marx {from the Presidential Palace to the Stadium, was enthusiastically cheered along the route by half a million people, including many uniformed) and bemedatied ex-affeers, "steel helmets," war veterans, students, Tyrolete and. Bavarian delegations in picturesque national costumes and women's patriotic organizations.
Fifty thousand school-children assembled at the Stadium gave the President an uproarious welcome. He delivered a speech urging loyalty to the Fatherland, after which Deutschland neber Alles was sung by the multitude—Reuter, Wasittxorox, Oct. 1—Prosident Coolidge has led birthday grectings to Marshal von Hindenbura, the German President—Reuter. most favoured nation treatment France had put herself in an attitude of discriminating in favour of Germany, her former enemy, and against her former ally, the United States—Reuter.
Washington, Oct. 5.
The Treasury has unexpectedly' entered the arena of the tariff dispute between France and the United States, Customs collectors have been directed to impose on the list of French imports increases in duty equal to the increases fixed by France on September 6 on similar] United States products, The Treasury stated that the action was a routine matter and did not involve that section of the Tariff Act providing for retaliatory duties in case of tariff discrimination against the United States.
Inquiry at the State Department revealed that the Diplomatic branch of the Government was not aware of the Treasury's action until after it had-been publicly announced.
Meanwhile officials are unwilling to express any opinion of what effect the action of the Treasury is likely to have on the diplomatic negotiations at present proceeding between Paris and Washington-—Reuter.
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