The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
PROJECTIONS OTHER SIDE.
EFFECT OF THE NEW AMERICAN
TARIFF IN GERMANY.

Yarns, Prints, Cheap Linen and
Leather Cannot He Sold in the
United States, While Lace, Trim
mings, Neckties and the Like Are
UntroubIed by the TarifT-Agrnri-
ans Urge RetnIiatiOn-The Price of
POrL-Other Matters of Interest on
the Continent.
Copyright, 1897 by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Sept. 1S.-The first batch of re-
plies to a circular of inquiry as to the
effects of the new United States tariff
law. circulated by the Frankfurter Zei-
tung, has been printed.
The general tenor to the answers sent
it shows that the manufacturers gener-
ally expect to be able to stand the new
tariff without such alleged aid as the ag-
rarians propose, in the shape of tariff
war with the United States and higher
prices for cereals The replies, however,
show that some branches of German in
dustry have been hit more or less hard.
For instance. the iron and steel industry
of Solingen and Remscheid, with the sole
exception of scissors, have been seriously
injured, and the same is true in the case
of yarns and the cheaper silk stuffs OF
Crefeld, the cloth factories of Lennep and
Hueckenwagen, the prints of Gladbach
and the leather and gloves and cheaper
linen industries of Silesea.
On the other hand, the Chemnitz knit
goods and hosiery. the Saxon cotton in
dustry the Gera woolens, the Berlin and
Barmen trimmings, the Crefeld neckties,
and The Vogtland laces, curtains and knit
ting machines are barely touched. Besides,
number of manufacturers, notably the
Chemnitz hosiers ore contemplating start
ing factories in the United States, in the
conviction that the new tariff win last
for a number of years.
In the meantime the agitation of the en-
tire agrarian and conservative press is in
favor of a regular tariff war with the
United States is more vigorous than ever.
The Dutsche Zeitung, the leading organ
of the agrarians, In an article inspired by
high government officials says; I'm spite
of the desire TO retaliate against the Uni
ted States, the hands of the government
are unfortunately tied to a large extent.
as experience has clearly demonstrated.
Germany cannot do without the main
American staples, such as cotton and pes
| troleum, and, to a smaller degree, cereals
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has secured full corroboration OF
| the above views. In official circles 1t Is
not concealed that the aim is to frame
| laws to absolutely exclude in future all
| American meats and preserves on the plea
| that the sanitary inspection in America Is
| not reliable and not stringent enough.
| AS striking commentary upon the
plans to exclude American meat, the fact
may be noted that pork in Germany dur
H., IoaA 4r,Krr haa rn aah or
| unequaled in many years, that of "a to 40
| cents per pound at retail and IS cents per
| pound at wholesale. This is due to the
exclusion of Russian pork in the Sllesian
| frontier districts.
At the launching of the new German
| ironclad, Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite, at
| Wlhelmshaven on Tuesday last, Prince
| Henry of Prussia emphasized In his con,
! versation with the naval officers present
that az Misunderstanding between En-,
peror William and himself have been ar
ranged.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite Is the
| first really large German ironclad. She is
wholly equipped with quick-fring guns.
| The warship will be completed in 1889 al
cost Of 20,000,0O0 marks.
The Freissinige convention at Nurem-
| burg this week passed a resolution In
favor of submitting all international dis
| putes to arbitration.
| AT Cassel a laborer named Johannes
| Muster has been convicted of uttering five
| different so-called reasonable remarks.
| Although they were all uttered years ago
| Muster was sentenced to six years i'm
| prisonment.
AT the viticultural congress at FreiburR
| the Baden delegates secured the adoption
of resolution asking the government OF
| the various wine-growing German states
to experiment on large scale and in all
| sorts of soil with American vines
Particulars regarding the incarcerat tion
of Prince Henry XVI of Reuss, In an asy-
lum for the insane in this city, show the
prince was secluded under the name OF
| Count Won Plaur. His affairs have been
placed under the control Of a court, owing
to alleged scandalous financial transac-
ltions connected with a Hungarian esta te
bought by the prince at Petris, and upon
which he gave as commission checks for
1885, 000 forms, which the banks refused tc
cash as the prince is not good for that
amount In order to avoid a scandal, a
banking company offered to pay the
amounts due, speculatlng that Emperor
William would recoup the company.
One Of the princes agents, a man nam
| ed Mack, obtained letters from the prince
which are said to compromise high per-
sonages of Emperor Williams court Thesc
letters 1t appears, have been sent abroad
and will probably form the basis of a court
scandal in the near future.