The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
HIT HARD
By DIuCLEY
TARIFFS
Germany Has Prepared
Plans for Vigorous
Retaliation.
NEW EMBASSADOR IS
ON THE WAY.
Brings Protests Against the
Increased Duty on
Sugar.
NO ANSWER YET AS TO
RECIPR OCITY.
Il Exclusion of American Live Cattle
and Fresh Beef, Followed by a
Big Tax on Bicycles.
Brings Protests Against the
Increased Duty on
Sugar.
NO ANSWER YET AS TO
RECIPR OCITY.
1 Exclusion of American Live Cattle
and Fresh Beef, Followed by
Big Tax on Bicycles.
special Dispatch to The CALL

special Dispatch TO The CALL
ambassador to the United States, DR.. Won
Helleben, recently Prussian Minister to
Wurtem burg, and formerly (l892- 93) Ger
man Minister 10 the United States, lett
Berlin on Wednesday last to spend fort
night on his family's estate previous to
his departure for America OF Novem Der g.
He has received several very unusual
marks of distinction and confidence from
the Emperor during the week, and the
King of Wurtemb burg has conferred his
highest decoration upon him-the Grand
Cross of the Order OF the Crown. Before
DR.. Won HelIeben left the city he was in
terviewed, as his mission is of special i'm
portanCe, in view of several questions in
which the two countries are involved,
notably the tariff and the Samoan ques-
tion. In the course of this conversation
the newly appointed En- bassador said:
Il wonder that have not diabetes. l
have been dosed with sugar in Berlin.
mean, of course, the remonstrance of our
sugar men against the unfavorable sugar
imports provision of the Dingley tariff
and explanations and technical discus
sIons on that topic that have hai to lis
ten to at the various Ministries. The
sugar question: That is what in
terests US most vitality and 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 it is too early
to tell exactly in which branches of in
dustry the DiDgley tariff most affects
German exports. Another three months
must elapse before that can be deter
mined, but am quite certain that many
Of it's provi- ions hit Us hard These Ques-
tlOns / consider, and so does my Govern
ment, as being of the first i'm portauce
The Samoan and other questions are CON-
paratlvelv secondary. 1t Is fortunate that
the United States is representedby SO abb {
and we'll meaning man as Mr.. White.
In going TO America go TO neId l know,
by previous experience, with the best OF in
tentions, and by that l mean the inten-
tions of my Government as we'll"
As to what his instructions were re-
garding the conclusion of reciprocity
treaties with the United States DR.. Won
Helleben would not give direct answer,
but he intimated that in a general wav he
was instructed to open negotiations. He
said ne was personally acquainted with
both John A. Kasson. the new special
com missioner on reciprocity treaties ap-
pointed by President Mckinley, and Mr..
Kasson's secretary, Chapman Coleman,
for many years secretary of the United
States legation in Berlin. The new En-
bassador Is iii vigorous health and is pre-
pared to enter upon hard siege for his
countIy's sake.
In the meanwhile the German Govern
ment has continued to ignore the an
nouncement made by the United States
embassy that the latter is ready to open
negotiations on the subject of reciprocity
and neither has the Government replied
to the protest OF the United States en-
bassy against the exclusion from Ger
many OF American live cattle and fresh
beef. The en- bassy, in fact, expected no
direct answer to either of these represen.
tations, but it believes Dr. Won He;Ieben
Will carry with him the answers At the
request Of the Foreign Office ConsuI-Gen-
eraI Goloschmldt has furnished com plete
figures regarding the exports to the
United States during the past two tri-
mestres.
In regard to the demand of the German
bicycle manufacturers for an increase IN
the duty on American wheels. the CORE
spondent understands that a movement is
on foot to comply with it. Hitherto
American wheels have been admitted into
Germany under the tariff schedules
covering imports OF iron and steel, while
in the near future they will be under 70.
classification, graded as vehicles. on which
duty may be put as high as $50 marks
In connection with the Bavarian DIETS
motion to eliminate the most favored
nation clause Of the treaty with the United
States, il is pointed out that the Rundes-
Iath alone has the power to settle TIE
question, and report also credits the Bun.
desrath with favoring the abrogation mn
thus far Prussia opposes it. in spite of
strong Agrarian pressure, while Saxonv
and Bavaria and some of the smaIIer
States favor the abrogation. The l. berai
and commercial newspapers declare sucb
q st,p would be deplorable, and refer to
the renewed demands OF the United States
for the withdrawal of the prohibition
against i'm portation of American beef as
being piece of impudence.
The court of last resort has declared the
Prussian Governments recent action in
dissolving meetings at which the Polish
language was used to be uncons titutIonaI
and illegal.
The National Congress OF German
Journalists and Writers at Leipsic has De-
titioned the Reichs;ag TO change the ex.
istirg laws so al to prohibit the present
mode of Furnishing press offenders by
treating editors as common malefactors on
a par with thieves and murderers, keeping
thefn in chains and dungeons and giving
them the same fare as common criminals.
Winter army maneuvers on large
scale have been planned by the Emperor.
Emperor William for some time past
has been greatly lncensed by the unfavor-
a bic comments made IL the Am erican and
British newspapers upon his personal
charac eris les, and he now has instructed
the 'thief of his literary bureau not to SUBJ
NIT to hlm any newspaper of this char
acter.