Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-12-12
AMERICAN CATTLE.
A STATEN CIEVE
LAND DENIED BY THE
REICHSTAG,

REICHSTAG,
HOW WE TREAT GERMAN SUGAR.
The German Minister for Foreign Affairs
Says Germany Has Always Legally
Fulfilled Her Treaty Ob1iga-
tions With the United
States.
BERLIN. Dec. g.
There was a large attendance
IN the Reichstag to-day in view
OF this being the date for the
presentation Of the financial
statement Of Count O Posa-
Wehner, Secretary of the
Imperial Treasury. The Chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe; the
Minister for War, General Bron-
sart Schellendorf. and the Min
lister of Finance, DR.. Miguel, and
other ministers were present.
At the opening of the proceedings
the House adopted a proposal to
stop the prosecutions of Herren
Llebnecht. Stadthagen, Bueb,
Herschel, Fischer and Heinrich
Moeller. The conservatives op-
yosed the motion.
The Secretary of the Treasury
stated that the Federal States
for the current year might
reckon upon 80, 900, 900 marks
over the estimate in direct reve-
nue.. He added that he also x
pected to show an increase of
$1,000, 900 marks. compared with
last year.
MIR. CLEVELANDS'S MESSAGE.
The Minister for Foreign Af>
fairs, Freiherr Marschall Won
Bleberstein, made a statement on
President Cleveland's recent
message to Congress. He denied
that there was any d~ifferential
treatment in Germany OF Ameri>
can cattle and insurance compan-
les, and urged the House not to
be inundated by threats of re
prisals. Herr Fritzen, a mem
Der of the Centre party asked tor
a declaration upon the part of
5he government regarding the
alleged threatened reprisals
against Cermany's trade cons
tanned in President Cleyeland's
recent message to Congress.
In reply the Minister tor For
eign Affairs, Freiherr Marschall
Won Bieberstein. said: THE
United Ctates will treat German
sugar the. same as in 1894, in
spite Of the fact that we have the
most favored treatment. It is,
therefore, surprising that Presi-
dent Cleveland should reproach
Germany with trdating Ame1i>
can products dlfferentially and
American insurance companies
vexatiously. This is quite un-
founded. The importation of
American cattle and beef was
prohibited because Texas fever
broke out in a consignment re
ceived here. l. is our duty to
show solicitude for the mainten-
ance of the condition Of German
cattle, and this duty can in no
way be subornated to the politi-
CO commercial interests of other
countries.
WILL NOT BE INUNDATED.
similarly. there is no ques-
ton of the differential treatment
of American insurance com
panies. The regulations are
published by the Prussian Minis
lister for the Interior, and are
applied equally to the home and
foreign companies. Whether
these regulations met the object
IN view or not is a matter solely
for the Prussian Government to
determine and foreign States
have not the right of criticism.
We have always truly and low
ally fulfilled our treaty obllga-
tions to the United States and
will continue to do so; but do not
let US be inundated by threats
OF reprisals or induced to revoke
our measures. The German
Government is always willing to
discuss politico- commercial cues
tons with the United States on a
treaty basis, in order to deal with
them in a manner BETTING our
multifarious trade relations with
a great and friendly power, But
We expect reciprocal treatment
to- the fullest extent.
1.-The Foreign Office, in nv fu~
ture handling of the question.
will combine calmness and mod
GRAFTON with the frmness which
corresponds with our rights and
duty, and to which our interests
and well-founded rights entitle
u.s."
CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOCIALISM.
Count Won Kdrdof, the Ger
man silver champion, expressed
satisfaction at the statement of
the Minister for Foreign Affairs
and urged the government to
enter upon a strenuous cam
paign against socialism, declaring
that the Ministry must, before
all. show socialism a united and
decided front. The House then
adjourned.
Nmperor William this morning