Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-13
In THE FATHERLAND.
The Treaties of Commerce
Practically Passed.
Caprivi Pushing the Measure
With a Vim.
The BOurse Not Yet Visibly Affected
by the New Tariffs.
Bismarck Regretsthe Emperor's Tenden-
ctes Toward gita-
tiOn Against American
Pork Kept Up.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, Dec. 12.-[Copyrighted b.
the New York Associated Press. Th
treaties of commerce are practically
passed in principle and detail by tn
almost unanimous voice of the reichs
tag. The minority was drawn from tn
ltra-conservatives, and the memb bers O
the Reichspartei who opposed the pro
posed measures found themselves too
feeble either to divide on the first read
ing or to try to cause delay by referring
the treaties to committee. Chancellor
Won Caprivi caused it to become known
that he would brook no dallying il
committee, and that the details of the
treaties would in no way be modified
Herr Singer (Socialist), Prince Won
Hatzfeldt and Baron Teuffel (Conserva
tive), Herr Gechethauser National
Liberal>, Herr Rickert (Freisinnige)
Herr Oerterer (Centerist) and Herr
Decken (Guelph) supported the treat.
les.
The chancellor dwelt upon the neces-
sity of passing the treaties before
Christmas. The results of the opera
tions, he declared, would soon show
that no preference had been given to
other industries over that of agriculture.
He had with great difficulty kept the
corn duties as high as 315 marks.
Chancellor Won Caprivi concluded his
address by announcing that the govern
ment's view of meeting the dearth of
labor in the rural districts, was prepar-
ing amendments to the laws relating to
the maintenance and housing of rural
laborers.
Upon the conclusion of the chan
cellor's speech, the reichstag decided to
take up the second reading OF the treat
les in the full sitting of the house.
On the bourse the opinion is general
that the conventions will have little
effect upon the general aspect of bust
ness for long time to come. The term
zollverein as applied TO the treaties is
considered missioner. Each of the
five states contracting, while making
some concessions, retains string OF
heavy duties against the Others The
value of the measures can only be shown
by time. The new tariffs when an
nounced hardly caused momentry
throb ON the bourse. Iu Vienna, how
ever, the prospect of an increase in the
various lines of traffic under the new
tariffs, led to large buying of railroad
securities and gave general impetus to
business.
In the course of a recent interview
with the editor of the Lubbock Eisenbahn
Zeitung, Prince Bismarck accused the
government of hurrying the treaties.
The prince would not take part in the
debates because the members of the
reichstag had not been given sufficient
time to study the proposals.
Referring to the inscription, "Supreme
Lex Regis Voluntas," placed in the
golden book of Munich by Emperor
William, and to other recent autocratic
utterances of his majesty, Bismarck said
he had never been supporter of abso-
lutism, and regretted that the emperor
made such expressions.
The agrarian papers continue their
endeavors to keep up the fiction that
American pork is diseased DR.. Braek-
busch, a noted scientist, has made pub
lie the results OF the examinations of
$500 specimens of American pork. He
found traces of trichin9 in about %
per cent. of the specimens which passed
through his hands. He experimental
with cats and dogs, trying to infect
them by feeding them diseased meats,
but failed entirely. This, the doctor
considers positive proof that trichine
survive but short time after the death
of the infected animal. He holds that
American pork, even of poor quality. is
perfectly harmless when it has reached
Germany.
The German textile exhibits for the
worlds fair promise to be extensive.
Iron and steel manufacturers, and jew
elry and toy and china firms are making
great preparations. The Deutsche bank
and the International Bank fur Deutsch-
land will support the project for the
erection between Jackson and Washing
ton parks, of medieval German viii
lage.
The noted aristocrat, Prince Ysenburg,
has gone to the bad. He dissipated
large fortune, contracted heavy debts
and then fed the country.
Mrs. Melville w. Fuller, wife of Chief
Justice Fuller of the United States su-
preme court, is in the city nursing her
daughter Mary, who is recovering from
q severe illness.