The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17

- ~ German government that tie f-Et.
go sxatzs Was wiling &c begfn ne~ostz-
$50 s,r reciprocity treaty under esaaze.
s.u3 4 Nc answer q any kzs8 has faas
a. Deer made. buE preparations are arsa-
.Isv rsaksng % op@n Negotiations. although
sre PACE % very slow. The question i be-
- saorsaxniy considered e the imperial
xsrsrnerfs q ire interior ard nnanes
s.xsn ~ ln tee German saresgn orlea. tie
~~s~ass q tnzr Department of ire govern
~ene berg engaged II collecting ard eoxn-
rsssnr statistics for aE1erTainfng. rot nu1y
- srsrss - fne rew tariff % the Esssssz
s.xsss rpon ths 1iTer~nt branches OF Ger
- sa1Ezfry sE. With a xsew e the pos
ss.sgfy % tneIudlrR new branches q goods
= th4 German exports
fsne o. she principals 70 conducting this
~s~k i Herr wsFmuth. TIRE former Ger
80 commissioner az the Words fair a.
rrtrzxo. wb4ls tns statistical branch Is
vsc1sy n charge % Baron TnaeIrnanr. for
rss-ty German ambassador at Washington.
ana nss secretary cf the imperial treas
sy.
,-es crisis : sfga 90 and - coaekstsred 70
gxIy end with tire departure af F'rsacs Ho-
ssnioae. necessarily rstrads the whole
vsrx o. tas reciprocity treaty Drellznlna-
r<z
BtseDUEtFd tH@
Erroaeogs ard misleading reports as 70
L. effect u ths rev United States tariff
sn German Industry continue 70 aepsas
= tAs press Consul General Cold
scaas4at has iuss complied an oeaclaI lat
Il German exports. from which Il appears
tat there has been a great decrease In
sxparsz fsr the quarter ending September
y largely due 20 the very great haste II
esgMdlng exports 30 America prior 10 the
Dzxiey biz becoming a law. but the de-
crease Ia the whole q Germany IL Only
Il per cent. ard not IS per cent. as re-
psrtsa ~ the Krsuz Zeitang.
wr Goldschraidt points cut thar the de-
crease Is mostly fn sugar. evidenced by
ia fact that during tae thlrd quarter
u x* the sugar exports from Germany
10 TIE United States we're valued AZ So
EsES while in th~ second quarter OF
i9- Anticipating the passage OF the Ding
ley efA. the exports 81 German sugar were
nsariy double that amount namely kIs-
sSa5 bat for the third quarter Of Esaz
sks sugar exports 70 the United States
ssre under $50 90 Ia value. The sugar
sxporied during the fiscal year Of isss-s7.
ending on August I. amounted 20 Sc
- - showing an enormous excess as
compared with normal years
Hos terrific was the crowding OF Ger
fsy hili becoming a lAw is shown BY the
lses that. while during the second quar-
ter q LII fhe figures were only SIS 81 lss
saf he BaEiia district, during the second
garter q Isl. thu amount reached ga
81 iG f0r the Berlin district alone, con-
pTsslng only the northern half Of Ger
many, while fer the whole Of Germany
ne figures were about 81 600 90 against
sSsa.ea for the same quarter In lss-i. IN
ssasr words the German exporters dis
counted their trade IN anticipation % the
paasage of the Dingiey bill Ter whole
sRartsr IN advances.
They Ignore the Facts.
The German press here. with = few AZ
esptsons has not looked tn4 above facts
k.zaEsly In the face Even the Cologne
GAZETTE. Which has influence IN Western
sxsnany. publishes this week statistics
sAiniag % show the disastrous effects %
ne bsHgsy tariff law. The National Zelt-
aag sayx:
kysryhosiy has known thar the pinxlsv
aF5 Dill w0ad iufure German industry
Ana re question Is. what can BE done on
y German side % neutralixe the injury
ls1 var such as he AgraFianS want
Seaa only render the situation acute"
he Deatsche Zettang. a leading Agra
Faa organ. after speaking ~ re continual
5eN q money from Europe 10 America.
agzs
- i shoaia prove that the commercial
l5eIsoufse between Eszrooe ard the Tnf~
- states eon,inue as az present. % RE-
sesstiaie an outflow % gold 10 AnserfcA
~ chronie stffrenlne ~ the Eurouean
Ery market the European countries
Nalsh thN year vii have 10 raw about
49, marks far American cereals
8 s1eeEs - their eNpurfe wtll - eurs-
stssasse