The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-17
OUR GERMAN COUSINS.
EXTRACTION TREATY IS NOW
TALKED OF.
SheIved-InternatiOn Monetary
Conference.-The Deadly Influenza.

Berlin, March 16-rCopyrighted, 1895.
by the Associated Press. 1.-The revision
of the Gernlan-American extraditdon
treaty is now under way. The terms
of the existing treaty in some respects
are not satisfactory to either govern
ment. 1t is the question of the costs
involved in eXtradition proceedings
which is the main objection on the
American side, since the great ma
jority of eXtradition proceedings occur
in America, in the proportion of 100 to
10, SO that the American government,
each side defraying the expenses of the
proceedings within It's respective
sphere, bears more than its proper
share. Consequently, in 1891, the
American government made advances
to Germany with the view of modify
ing the treaty provisions in this and
in other respects, including the right of
each government to try eXtradited per-
sons solely on the specific charges
under which their extradition was de-
nlanded. Germany, however, was not
satisfied with the proposed changes
and the negotiations after a time were
dropped. A recent extradition case at
Hamburg, the person Involved being
a clever adventures who passed her
self off in Berlin and elsewhere as the
archduchess Theresa d'Este and
victimized several persons to the
cause of re-opening the negotiations
for a revision of the treaty. This time
Germany came forward with certain
proposals and these were sent a few
days ago, through the American am
bassador here, to Washington.
Emperor as Chairman.
Emperor William presides daily at
the session of the state council, which
lasts from 10 in the morning until 1
o'clock in the afternoon and from o.
m. until Z in the evening His majesty
has proved himself an excellent chair
man, ruling debate with a firm hand
and at the same time allowing full dis
cussion.
The grain monopoly proposals Of
KanitZ have been virtually shelved by
the state council and the agrarians in
bill, signed by 103 members, into the
reichstag. This number, 1t should be
added, about represents the total
strength of the members of the reich
stag who are in favor of the bill so
there is no possible chance of it's adon-
ton. Consequently American grain
will not be excluded from Germany
for the present.
The prohibition Of the importation of
American cattle was also DESTROYED on
Wednesday by the state council and it
was decided not to recommend any
new measures in this respect.
Not in Illusions
The state council yesterday dis
cussed the currency question and adop-
ted a resolution noting with satisfac-
ton Won Hohenlohe's statement in the
reichstag on Feb. Is in regard to the
proposed international monetary con-
ference and expressing the opinion that
in view of this statement no further
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but the result of steps already con-
templated should be awaited The
statement of Hohenlohe in the reich
stag on Feb. Is regarding the proposal
of an international monetary confer
ence was as follows:
without prejudicing Our imperial
currency one must confess the differ
ences in the values Of gold and silver.
continue to react upon our commercial
life Following, therefore. the tenden-
cies which led to the appointment of a
silver commission, I am ready to con-
slider, in conjunction with the federal
governments, whether we cannot enter
upon a friendly interchange of opinion
as to common remedial measures with
the other states which are chiefly inter
ested in maintaining the value Of sill
YER"
Apropos of the state council. DR..
Stoecker's organ published the follow
ing anecdotes: When Prince Bismarck
was appointed a member Of the state
council in 1854 he wrote to Won Ger
ZACH as follows:
s'My wife asked me what the state
council was, and I answered, The
uuintessence of all stupidity and
wickedness as comprised in the words
privy councillor You see do not in
dulge in illusions respecting the value
of that body"
The appointment of Count William
Bismarck, second son of the eX-
chancellor as civil governor of East
Prussia, in succession to Van Stol-
berg-Wernigorde came as a surprise
to the political world. Count William