The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-19
German Agrarians Are Strong
for Retaliation.
ARE COMING TO AMERICA


berlin. Sept. ls.-rhe first batch of re-
pl.es IL the Inquiry as to the effects of
the new United States tariff law. circu-
lated by the Frankfurt.r Zeitung. has
been printed. The general tenor of the
answers shows that the manufacturers
generally expect to be able Ia stand the
agrarians propose In the share of
tariff war with the United States and
higher prices for cereal. The replies,
however. show that some branches OF
German Industry have been hit more or
less hard. For instance. the ircn and
steel industry of Solingen and Rem
shield. with the sole exception of scis-
sors, have been seriously injured. and
the same In true I'm the case Of yarns
and The cheaper silk stuffs. the cloth
factories of Lennep and Huckenwagen.
the prints of Gladbach and the leather
and glove and cheaper linen ~ sillcla.
ON the other hand. the Chemnitz knit
ting and hosiery. the Saxon cotton in
dustry. the Gera woolens. the Berlin
and Barmen trimmings. the Crefeit
neckties and the Noightland laces. cur
tains and knitting machines are barely
touched. BESIDES a number Of manu-
facturers. notably the Chemnitz hosi-
rics In the United States i'm the convic-
tion that the new tariff WIN hast for
number OF years.
In the meantime the agitation NJ the
aerarian and conservative press In ia
,or of a tariff war with the United
States IL more vigorous than ever. The
Deutsche Zeitung. the leading organ of
the agrarizns. in an article inspired by
high government officials. says: In
spite Of the desire 10 rctaliatr against
the United States the hands of the
government are unfortunately tied to a
large extent. az experience has clearly
demonstrated that Germany cannot do
without the main American suppl, X.
such as cotton and petroleum. and Ia a
smaller degree. cereals. hut Ina answer
10 the chicanery with which German
sugar IL being treated by the Tinted
States. the German government will
henccforth treat all American meats
and other preserves with similar strin-
gency. Laws will be passed making
meat inspection much more rigid. aud
these laws will be extended To every
kind Of food preserves. aa'
The correspondent her. Of the associ-
ated press has secured fun corrobora- :
tion Of the above news. In official cir
cier II is not concealed that the aim is
Ia frame laws to exclude In the future
all American meats and preserves an
the plea that the sanitary inspection in
America is not reliable and not sirin-
gent enough. Events. however fail
To satisfy the agrarlans. who have re-
newed their demand that American cc-
reals b. excluded from Germany.
As a striking commentary on thu
plans Ia exclude American meals. the
fact may he noted that pork In Ger
many during the last fortnight has
reached as price unequalled IN many
years. that of 20 To 40 cents per pound
at retail. and IN cents per pound at
wholesale. This " due To the pxclu-
sion Of Russian pork In the Silesian
frontier districts.
This review OF the situation may bc
concluded by saying thar as "A result
of the canvass made by the Cologne
Gazr,te among the importing and .x-
porting firms I'm Cologne. a memorial
has been sent to the imperial chancel-
lor. Prince Hohenlohs. setting forth
that most OF the exporters and all ot
the importers Of that district are on.
posed Ia IA iariff war with the United
States.
The struggle between the Slavs and
Germans In Austria over the new lam
guage ordinances has aroused intense
feeling In Germany. Many of the news
papers of this country are vigorously
coDdemnlng the Badeni cabinet, hut IA.
official and scmi-ofiicial newspapers oi
Germany are discrcditing such utter
ances. which are very inopportun. AZ
the moment when Emperor William Is
guest Of Emperor Francis Joseph. Al
attempts organized in aid of lhp associ.
ations aud other similar measures L.
encourage the Germans in Austria In
their fight are also severely snubbed by
! the Prussian and other German goN.
| ernments. and the projected VISIT 10 30.
hemia of the Leipsic university slu.
dents en- massc has been forbidden d,
the Saxon government Nevertheless
there is a strong feeling In Germany or
! the subject.
The North German Gazette warns IL.
readers against 'all dreams of aidlnl
Germans In Austria Ia find new hom'
I In Germany.
| AT the launching of the German
ironclad, Kaiser william der SWEET. M
wiibelmshaven. on Tuesday last
Prince Henry ~ Prussia emphasized M
his conversation with the naval oiii.
GERS present that all misunderstand'
ings between Emperor William and
I himself have beer arranged. tn,
Kaiser William Der SWEET Is the nrsi
/ really large German ironclad. She IL
wholly equipped with quick nring guns
/ her armament consisting Of II ii-cenii'
meter guns with n scure OF guns of q
smaller caliber and "A number or ma
I chine guns The iJ-c,ntlmct.r gum
are described as having marveioui
penetrating power, The warshlp Vii
be completed In 1893 AT a cost of 10000
I 00o marks.