The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08
Germany Will he Sorry for Tn
just Trade Restrictions.
RADICALS TAKE UP THE ISSUE.
Emperor William. However. Declares
sympathy With Farmers.
Further Concessions To Agrariaus
Would Make the United states srnl
More Angry Continuance OF thu
Prosecution of the Socialists.
copyr3shsea hy the Associated Press.

&DpNEsAf4fd hAN the Associated ETSS<.
Berlin. Dee. President Cieveland'1
structures on Germany's treatment os
American food exports and Insurance COM
Han.eS IA his message - congress havo
created a sensation here. The government
thus far through It's organs has not replied
20 Mr., Cleveland's vclled threats. and th0
only semi-official statement has been thaa
Of The Cologne Gazette on Wednesday last.
IN which the reference was made 20 the Cfsss
advantages under which German sugar I'm.
ports 10 America suffered. ana cnntepdlnE
that the inspection OF American pork was
merely OF a local nature. and did not war
rant the differental treatment OF German
imports 20 America. IL was added tisaS
American insurance companies were SUR
iected 20 only the same regulations as all
such institutions tn Prussia. and the ar
ticie concluded with the remark that sucfs
questions should not he decided In q mo-
ment of anger. but settled in a manner
agreeable TO both countries. after careful
consideration of all that may be said for
and against them. Ii was also stated thaa
there was no doubt that this is all Mira
Cleveland desired
The BeTiiner TaEeblatt reminds the gov
ernment that II has been warned not to
take too severe measure against Americans
imports and insurance companies.
The radical Freissinige Zeitung saySa
"our industrial interests are threatened
all the more because the agrarian parity
VIII not fail to drive Germany into ~
tariff war with America for the purpose %
excluding entirely American cereals
The action OF several states. such as
Missouri. regarding German insuranco
companies. ls keeny watched. and tho
whole matter will be thoroughly ventilated
in the reichstag. the intention of the Freis-
singe party and the National Labor party
being 60 precipitate discussion of the sub
iect during the coming week, at the firs1
reading of the budget.
Percy Bartholomew. the United States
consul at Mayence has written a letter to
the press IN reply To the public statements
of the president OF the Butchers Guild
there that American lard is made from
diseased hogs. The consul says. IF all
the presidents statements were true. no.
body In the United States would be alive
now"
The fail Of Baron koelor. The PrussIan
minister Of INTERIOR Is sim the sensation
Of local politics, bat has not led 10 a cessaS
ton OF the police campaign against the
socialists. The courts VIII be kept busy
for months 10 come with cases created
through the orders of koelIer. indct-
ments have been found in the Berlin
courts against Herr Liebknecht and Herr
Bcbcl and slSty-seven other socialist
leaders In addition three editors of the
Norwserts. the socialist organ, are now in
jail. and the rest OF the editorial stan or
that paper are under indictment. Beside
these cases. six socialist members OF tho
Tefchstag have been Indicted. and Editor
Ewald. OF Brandenberg. has been SEN
fenced 10 Imprisonment for lese majestic.
Editor D.ehl, OF Cheunitz. was sentenced
to a years Imprisonment for the same
uffense.
Emperor William is reported as saying
10 Prince Hoheniohe, at dinner given by
Baron Iammerstein- Loxton, the Prussian
minister of agriculture: something VIII
have 10 be done for our suffering agric,dt-
urists before il ia too late. and | hope
the reichstag VIII take this time to see tha
necessity for some action The Agrarians
mean 20 profit % the utmost by this favor
able wind. and the federation of farmers
meeting at Gocrlitz adopted resolutions
demanding 4 revision Of the commercial
treaties. and that notice be given OF the
intention Of the Germans TO terminate all
favored nation treaties.
The emperor has directed that all his
children be taught shorthand. and he has
been pr4cticinE shorthand writing during
the past three months. The crown prince.
Prince Frederick William, who is about i3
years OF age. can take down his fathers
words at the rate OF ninety minute.