The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17
Refuses to Accede to the De-
mands of the Agrarians.
THE GRAIN MoNoPolYREJecTEo
Chancellor Hohenlehe's Declaration
for Bi-Netallism lndorsed.
William bismarck Appointed Governor
or East Prussia, as a Compliment to
His Father Obstacles In the Way
OF the Extraditien Treaty With
America.
Copyrighted. 1895. by the Associated Pres.


Berlin March ls.--Empcror William pre-
sides daily at the sessions OF the state
council. which last from 10 In the morn
Ing untii i o'clock In the afternoon. and
from p. n. until In ,ha evening. His
majesty has proved himself an excellent
chairman. ruling the debate with firm
hand and at the same time allowing fall
discussion The grain monopoly proposals
OF kanisx have been virtually shelved by
the state council. and the agrarians In
reply have introduced kanstz.s bill. sign
ed by luS members. into the reichstag.
This number. II should be added. about
represents the total strength of the uem-
bers OF the reichstax who are In favor OF
the bill There Is no possible chance of
ITS adoption. Consequently American
grain will not be excluded from Germany
for the present The prohibition OF the
importation of American cattle was also
discussed on Wednesday by ths state
council. and IL was decided not 10 recon-
mend any Daw measures In this respect.
The state council yesterday discussed
the currency question and adopted a reso-
luton noting with satisfaction Hohen-
iohe's statement In the reichstag Febru-
airy Is In regard 10 the proposed interna-
uonai monetary congress. and expressing
the opinion that In view OF thig statement
no further measures should be taken at
present. but that the result of the steps
already contemplated should he awaited.
The statement OF Hohenlohe In the reich
stag on February Is regarding the pro-
posal OF an international monetary con-
ference was as follows:
Without prejudieing our imperial cur.
rency. one must confess that the differ
ences In the value of gold and silver con-
tinne to react upon our commercial pfe.
Following. therefore. the tendencies which
led TO the appointment of q silver COM
mission. am ready to consider, In con.
Junction with the federal governments,
whether We cannot en:Ar upon friendly
interchange OF opinion as 20 common re
which are chiefly interested In maintain
ing the value of silver
The state council today considered the
proposed measures for reducing the cost
of farming and for reducing the duties
on agricultural products. According to
general report. Emperor William has re-
peatedly shown displeasure at the ex-
treine demands OF Kanitz. In this con-
nection the Hamburger Correspondence
says that his majesty at Wednesdays
meeting OF the council. replying to a re-
mark of kanitz, said that IL the members
OF the council continued to drag his per-
sonality into their debates. Ii would be
impossible for him to continue presiding
al their meetings. The Hamburger Mach
richten also declares that upon one occa-
sion. when kanitx was addressing his re-
marks to the emperor. the latter inter-
yened and requested the count to address
the ministers. not himself.
Apropos of the state council. DIR. Stoeck-
ers organ published the following anec-
dote: When Prince Bismarck was ap-
pointed a member of the state council
In fsSA he wrote TO Won Gerlach as fol-
lows: My wife asked me what the state
vS.<sf .l~.k
essence of all stupidity and wickedness az
comprised In the words privy COUNCILLOR
You see do not indulge in illusions re-
specting the value of that body"
The appointment of Count William Bis
marck, second son OF the Nx-chanceiior,
az civil governor of East Prussia. In sue
cession to Won Stollberg- Wernigerode,
came as surprise to the political world.
Count William is well acquainted with
Koenigsburg. the seat OF the government
OF East Prussia, as ne was prepared there
for the service OF the state by the colon
ial department. AS student. Count
William had much the same merry time
a. his father. and was nearly killed In
duel at Bonn. When the great chancellor
fell into disgrace. Count William had the
tact to keep In the background, with the
result that he continued In the service OF
the state. while his brother. Count Her
bert, was obliged TO leave Office. Count
Williams appointment fs regarded as the
FIRST OF a series of honors TO his father.
There Is no decrease In the spread of
epidemic of influenza. There have been
75o deaths In Berlin alone.
In the reichstag today the minister OF
foreign affairs. Won Bieherstein. replying
10 a question OF Herr Hesse. centrist. said
that the German charge d'affaires at Ca
racas. Venezuela. was In no way molesied,
and ,Ia. there was no ground for anxiety
regarding the German interests In yene-
zueia.
The revision OF the German American
extradstion treaty is now under way. The
terms Of the existing treaty IN some re-
spects are not satisfactory 10 either gov
ernmeut. Ii Is the question OF the costs
involved In extradition proceedings which
Is the main objection on the American
side, since the gfeat ma iority Of extradf-
tion proceedings occur in America. Each
side defrayiag the expenses of the pro-
ceedings within It's respective sphere.
America bears more than les proportion.
Consequently. in 1921. the American gov
ernuaent made advances 20 Germany with
the view OF modifying the treaty provts-
ions I'm this and other respects including
the right of each government TO try ex-
tradited persons solely on the specific
charges under which their extrAdition was
demanded. Germany. however. was not
satisfied Win tne pfoFose{i chaakss ofa
the negotiations after n short time were
dropped A recent extradstion case AZ
hamburg, the person involved being =
clever adventures who passed herself OF
In Berlin and elsewhere al the Arch
duchess Theresa d'Este. and who VIC
sisnizea several persons 70 the amount OF
go 90 marks. ss the direct cause of re-
opening the negotiations for n revision os
the treaty. This time Germany came Tor
ward with certain proposals. ard these
wa-. sent a few days ago through the
American Ambassador here 20 Washing
ton City.