The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10
DENIED BY GERMANS
THEY SAY THERE Is NO DISCRINI-
NATION AGAINST AMERICANS.
Minister Won Bieberstein Urges the
Reichstag Not to BE Intimidated by
clevelands Threat of ReprisaIs.

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-There was a large at,
tendance In the Reichstag to-day in view
of this being the date for the presentation
or the financial statement of Posadowsky.
Wehner. Secretary of the Imperial Treas
ury. The Chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe the
Minister for War, Gen. Bronsart Won
Schellendorf and the Minister of Finance.
DIR. MIGUEL. and other ministers were pres,
ent at the opening of the proceedings The
House adopted a proposal TO stop the pros
ecutions Of Herren Liebknecht Stadthagen,
Bueb. Herschel, Fischer and Heinrich Noel
Ter. The Conservatives opposed the motion.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Freiherr
Marschal Won Bieberstein, made state
ment of President Cleveland's recent mes.
sage to Congress. He denied that there was
any differential treatment in Germany of
American cattle and insurance companies.
and urged the House not to be intimidated
by threats of reprisals.
The Secretary for the Treasury stated that
the federal states for the current year
might reckon on 100000 marks over the
estim ates In direct revenue. He added that
he also expected to show an increase of
100000 marks. compared with last year.
Herr Fritzen, a member of the Center
party. asked for declaration on the part
OF the government regarding the alleged
threatened reprisals against Germany's
trade contained in President Cleveland's re-
cent message to Congress.
In reply, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Freiherr Aiarschal Won Bieberstein, said:
''The United States still treats German
sugar the same I'm 1884, i'm spite of the fact
that we have the most favored treatment.
1t Is. therefore, surprising that President
Cleveland wit,
treating American products differentialiy
and American insurance companies vexa-
tiously. This Is quite unfounded. The i'm
portation of American cattle and beef was
prohibited because Texas fever broke out
I'm consignment received here. 1t is our
duty 10 show soiicitude for the maintenance
of the condition OF German cattle. and this
duty can In no way be subordinated to the
politico-commercial interests of other coun-
tries Similarly, there is no question OF the
differeDtial treatment of American insur-
ance companies. The regulations are pub
lished by the Prussian Minister for the In>
terror, and are applied equally to the home
ulations meet the object in view or not IL
a matter so.ely for the Prussian governs
not the right OF criticism. We have always
truly and Loyalty fulfilled our treaty obliga>
tions to the United States, and will con-
tinue to do SO; but do not let US be intimi-
dated by threats OF reprisals or induced TO
revoke our measures. The German govern.
ment Is always willing to discuss po.itico-
States on a treaty basis in order to deal
with them In a manner befitting our mui-
tifarious trade relations with a great and
friendly power. But We expect reciprocal
treatment TO the fullest extent. The For
eign Office, in any future handling of the
question, will combine calmness and mod
Grafton with the firmness which corresponds
with our rights and duty, and TO which our
interests and well-founded rights entitle
u.s."
Count Won Kardon, the German silver
champion. expressed satisfaction at the
statement of the Minister of Foreign Az
fairs. and urged the government to enter
on a strenuous campaign against Socialism,
declaring that the Ministry must. before all.
show Socialism a united and decided front.
The House then adjourned.
Emperor William this evening re- tved
the presidents of the Reichstae. and ex-
pressed the hope that their tasks during the
present session would make satisfactory
progress. His Majesty then announced that
on Jan. is. the anniversary OF the founda>
ton OF the empire. he proposed 10 give n
great fete at the imperial pa-ace, at which
he hoped 10 see both the present members
of the Reichstag and those who belong TO
that great epoch and who are still alive.