The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-01
GERMANY TO aErA1IATE


in-The DlnElsy Bill HisS that Country
Hard.
BERLIN, Oct, S1.-The new German
ambassador to the United States, DR.,
Won Holleben, recently Prusslan min
lister to Wurtemburg, and formerly
1S92-s3) German minister TO the Uni
ted States, left Berlin Wednesday last,
to spend a fortnight on his familv's es-
tate previous to his departure for
America on board the North German
Lloyd steamer. Wilhelm der Crosse, No
vember 0. He has received several unu-
sual marks OF distinction during the
week, and the King Of Wurtemburg
has conferred his highest decoration
| upon him, the Grand Cross of the Order
Of the Crown.
Before DR.. Won Holleben left this city
he was interviewed, as MS mission Is Of
special Importance, in view of several
questions in which the two countries
are involved, notably the tarlf and the
Samoan question. In the course OF this
conversation, the newly appointed am
bassndoF said:
II have been dosed with sugar In Ber-
lin, / mean, OF course, the remon-
strances of our sugar men against the
u~nfaVorablO sugar import provisions Of
the Dlngley tariff, and explanations
and technical discussions on that topic
that ] have had I listen to at the var
lous ministries. The sugar question, I
am sure, is what interests us most, and
vitality strikes us the hardest in the
new tariff, and against that breach OF
our existing treaty with the United
States vigorous protests Will, OF course,
be renewed.
"As yet 1t Is too early to tell exactly
in which branches of industry the
Dingley tariff most Affects German ex-
port. Another three months must elapse
before that can be determined, but / am
quite certain that many Of Its provis-
ions hit us hard. These questions l con-
slider, and so does my government, as
being Of the first Importance. The Sa-
moan and other questions are compare
lively secondary. 1t is fortunate that the
United States is represented here by 80
able and well-meaning a man as Mr..
White. In going to America / so to a
field / know by previous experience
with the best OF Intentions, and by that
mean the intentions OF my govern
ment as we'll"
As to what his instructions were re-
garding the conclusion of reciprocity
treaties with the United States DIR. Won
Holleben would not give n direct an
| swer, but he intimated that in a general
way he was instructed to open negotla-
lions. He said he was personally ac-
auainted with both John A. Kasson, the
new special commissioner On reciproc-
lty treaties, appointed by President
Mckinley, and with Mr.. Kasson's sec
rotary. Chapman Coleman. for many
years secretary of the United States
legation In Berlin.
In the meanwhile the German gov
| ernment has continued to ignore the
announcement made by the United
states embassy that the latter Is ready
to open negotiations on the subject Of
| reciprocity, and neither has the gov
eminent replied 10 the protests OF the
United States embassy against the eN-
ciusion from Germany OF American
tive cattle ana fresh beef. The embas-
sy, In fact, expected no direct nswer
10 either OF these representations, but
II believes DR.. o Holleben Will carry
with him the answers,
AT the request Of the foreign office
Consul General Goldschmidt has fur
nlshcd complete figures regarding the
exports to the United States during the
past two trimcstrcs, In regard to the
demand Of the German bicycle manu-
facturers for an increase in the duty on
American wheels the correspondent I'm
derstands that q movement Is on foot to
comply with II. Hitherto American
wheels have been admitted into Ger
nan under the tariff schedule govern
lnuD Imports Of Iron and steel, whereas
In the near future they will be. under
a Reconsideration, graded ns vehicles, on
which duty may be put ms high ns 100
marks.
In connection with the Bavnrlan
diets motion to terminate Tho most
favored nation clause of the treaty
with tho United states, II Is pointed
out that the b%undcBrath nlonc has the
powor to settle the question, and Ia
added that reports credit the bundles
rah with favorlDg the a%brogatlon; but
| thus fnr Prussia opposes Il In eplte Of
strong agrarlan pressure, while Shxony
and Bavaria and some OF tho smaller
states favor the nbrogatlon Tho Llbcr-
nj and commercial newspapers declare
such u step would be d%eplorable, nnd
refer to the renewed detnnndH OF the
| United States for the withdrawal OF the
prohibition against importation of
| American beef and cattle as being 20