The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
In THE REICHSTAG.
Clevelaud's Message in Certain Places
Is Vigorously Attacked.
THEY WANT RECIPROCITY
IL Is Denied That There Is Differ
entail Treatment In Germany
Of American Cattle and
Insurance Companies. r. 2

Berlin, Dec. s.-There was a large at
tendance In the redchstag to-day, this
being the date for the presentation of
the financial statement of Count Won
Posadowskywehner, secretary of the
imperial treasury. Chancellor Prince
Ho'henlohe, Minister for War Gen..
Bronsart Won Schellendorf and Minds
ter of Finance DR.. MIGUEL and other
ministers. were present. At the open
ing of the proceedings the house adopt
ed a proposal to stop prosecutions OF
Herren. Lieblxnecht, Staadthen, Bueb,
Perchel, Fischer and Heinech Moellers
The conservatives opposed the motion.
The minister for foreign affairs,
Marschal Won Bieberstein, made a
statement of President Cleveland's re-
cent message to congress. He denied
that there was any differential treat
ment I'm Germany of American cattle
and insurance companies. and urged
the house not to be tntimidated by rep
risals. The secretary of the treasury
stated the federal states for the cur
rent year might reckon upon 30 900 900
marks over the estimates in direct rev..
enue. He added also that he expected
to show an increase of 31.ooo.ooo marks
compared with last year. t
Herr Fritzen asked for a declaration
on the part of the government regard
ing the alleged threatening reprisals
against Germany's trade contained in
President Cleveland's recent message
to congress. In reply the minister for
foreign affairs said the United States
still treats German sugar the same as
in 1894 In spite of the fact we have the
most favored treatment. 1t is therefore
surprising that President Cleveland
Should reproach Germany with treating
American products differentially- and
American companies vexatiously This
is quite unfounded. The import Of
American cattle and beef was prohibit
ed because Texas fever broke out in a.
consignment received here. 1t is our
duty to show solicitude for the main
tenance of the condition of German
cattle, and this can in no way be sub
ordinated to the politico-commercial In
terests of other countries. Similarly
there Is no question of the differentiai
treatment of American insurance COM
panies. The regulations are published
by the Prussian minister for the inter-
Tor and are applied equally to the home
and foreign companies. Whether these
regulations met the objections in view
Is a matter solely for the Prussian gov.
eminent to determine and foreign
states have not the right of criticism
We have always truly and loyalty full
filled our treaty obligations to the Uni
ted States and will continue to do so.
threats of peprisals or induced to re-
woke our measures. The German gov
eminent Is always whining to discuss
politico-commercial questions with the
United States on a treaty basis in or
der to deal with them in a manner be-
fitting our multifarious trade relations
with great and friendly power. But
we expect reciprocal treatment to the
fullest extent. The foreign office in any
future handling of the question Will
combine calmness and moderation with
the firmness which corresponds with
our rights and duty and which our in
terests and we'll founded rights en-
title us. ~ ~
Count Won Kardoff, the German sia--
yer champion, expressed satisfaction at
the treatment of the minister for for
eign affairs and urged the government
to enter upon a strong campaign
against socialism, declaring that the
ministry must. before all, show social
ism united and decided front.