The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
PEACE SUITS THEM
THE GERMAN EXPORTERS AND I'M
PORTERS OPPOSED TO ANY
TARIFF WAR,
BUT MAY EXCLUDE MEATS.
AGRARIANS BITTER IN THEIR DE-
MAND FOR RETALIATION
AGAINST DINGLEYISM.
GOVERNMENTS HANDS ARE TIED.
TUT MAY EXCLUDE MEATS.
GOVERNMENTS HANDS ARE TIED.
Some Staples Which Must Be OBJ
tanned From the United States
Essential to Germany.

BERLIN, Sept. 1S-The first batch
of replies to circular of inquiry as
to the effects Of the new United States
tariff law, circulated by the Frankfurt
ter Zeitung, has been printed. The
general tenor of the answers shows
that manufacturers generally expect to
be able to stand the new tariff without
such alleged aid as the Agrarians pro-
pose in the shape of a tariff war with
the United States and higher prices
for cereals. The replies, however, show
that some branches of German indus
try have been hit more or less hard.
For instance, the iron and steel indus
try of Solingen and Remscheid, with
the sole exception of scissors, has been
seriously injured, and the same is true
Of yarns and the cheaper silk stuffs at
Crefeldt, the cloth factories Of Lennep
and HueckenWagen, the prints Of Glad
bach and the leather and glove and
cheaper linen industries of Silesia On
the other hand the Chemnitz knitting
of hosiery and the Saxon cotton indus
try, the Gera Woolens, the Berlin and
Barmen trimmings, the Crefeldt neck
ties and the Voigtland laces, curtains
and knitting machines are barely
touched. Besides a number Of manu-
facturers, notably the Chemnitz ho-
siers, are contemplating starting fac
tories in the United States, in the con-
viction that the new tariff will last for
a number of years.
In the meantime the agitation Of the
entire Agrarian and Conservative
press in favor of a regular tariff war
with the United States is more vigor-
Gus than ever. The Dutsche Zeitung,
the leading organ Of the Agrarians,
in an article inspired by high govern
ment officials, says: I'm spite of the
desire to retaliate against the United
States, the hands of the government
are unfortunately tied to a large ex-
tent, as experience has clearly demon
strated that Germany cannot do with
out the main American staples, such
as cotton and petroleum, and to a
smaller degree, cereals. But, in an
sWer to the chicanery with which Ger
man sugar is being treated by the
United States, the government will
henceforth treat all American meats
and other preserves, with similar
stringency. Laws will be passed MAX
ing meat inspection much more rigid.
and these laws will be extended to
every kind Of food preserves"
MAY EXCLUDE MEATS.
The correspondent here of the AS
ISOLATED Press has secured full cor
federation Of the above views. In Of
fetal circles it is not concealed that the
aim is to frame laws to exclude in
future all American meats and pre-
serves, on the plea that the sanitary
inspection in America is not reliable
and stringent enough. Even this,
however, fails to satisfy the Agra
rians, who have renewed their demand
that American cereals be excluded from
Germany.
AS a striking commentary on the
plan to exclude American meat, the
fact may be noted that pork in Ger
many during the last fortnight has
reached a price unequaled in many
years-from 25 to 40 cents per pound
at retail and IS cents per pound at
wholesale. This is due to the eXclu
sion Of Russian pork in the Silesian
frontier districts.
This review of the situation may be
concluded with saying that, as a re-
suit of the canvass made by the Co