The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
SEEKING A TARIFF WAR
GERMANS ANXIOUS FOR RETALIA-
TION AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
steps May BE Taken to Exclude All
American Meats-VieNs of
Manufacturers.
lsnecial cable Letter. cepyrighted.l

circulated by the Frankfurter Zeitung, has
been printed. The general tenor of the an
swers shows that the manufacturers gen
orally expect TO be able to stand the new
tariff without such aid the Agrarians
propose, in the shape of a tariff war with
the United States and higher prices for
cereals. The reply however, shows that
some branches of German industry have
been hit more or less hard. For instance,
the iron and steel industry of Solngen and
Remsheid, with the sole exception of scis-
sors, have been seriously injured. and the
same is true in the case of yarns and the
cheaper silk stuffs of Crefeld the cloth
factories of Lennep and Hueckenwagen, the
prints of Gladbach and the leather and
glove and cheaper linen industries of Sile
STA. On the other hand, the Chemnitz knit
goods and hosiery, the Saxon cotton indus
try the Gera woolens, the Berlin and Bar
men trimmings, the Crefeld neckties and
the Voigtland laces, curtains and knitting
machines are barely touched. Besides, a
number of manufacturers, notably the
ChemnitZ hoSierS, are contemplating start
ing factories in the United States, in the
conviction that the new tarin will last Tor
a number of years.
In the meantime the agitation of the en-
tire Agrarian and Conservative press in IA
VOr of a regular tariff war with the United
States is more vigorous than ever The
AgrarianS, in an article inspired by nigh
government officials, says: In spite of the
desire to retaliate against the United
States, the hands of the government are
unfortunately tied to a large extent, as en-
perience has clearly demonstrated Germany
cannot do without the main American sup
plies, such as cotton and petroleum, and, TO
q smaller degree, cereals. But in answer to
the chicanery with which German sugar is
| being treated by the United States, the
German government will henceforth treat
| all American meats and other preserves
with similar stringency. Laws will be
| passed making meat inspection much more
rigid and these laws Will be extended to
every kind of food preserves.
The correspondent here of the Associated
| Press has secured full corroboration of the
above views. In official circles 1t Is not
concealed that the aim is to frame laws to
absolutely exclude in future all American
meats and preserves on the plea that the
sanitary inspection in America is not reli-
able and not stringent enough. Even this.
however fails to satisfy the AgrarianS, who
have renewed their demand that American
cereals be excluded from Germany. AS
striking commentary on the plans to eX-
clude American meat the fact may be noted
that pork in Germany during the last fort
night has reached a price unequaled in
many years, that of 20 cents to 40 cents per
pound at retail, and Is cents per pound at
wholesale. This is due to the exclusion of
Russian pork in the Silesian frontier dis
tricts. This review of the situation may be
concluded with saying that as result of
the canvass made by the Cologne Gazette
among the importing and exporting firms
IN the Cologne QISITlcL, a memorial mas Deen
sent to the imperial chancellor, Prince Ho-
henlohe, setting forth that most of the eX-
porters and all of the importers of that
district are opposed to a tariff war with the
The struggle between the Slavs and Ger
mans in Austria over the new language or
dinances has aroused intense feeling in
Germany. Many of the newspapers of this
country are vigorously condemning the Bal
deni Cabinet, but the official and semi
official newspapers of Germany are dis
credting such utterances which are very
lnopportune at the moment when Emperor
William is guest of Emperor Francis Jo-
Seph. All movements organizing in aid of
the associations and other similar measures
TO encourage the Germans in Austria in
their fight also severely snubbed by the
Prussian and other German governments,
and the projected visit to Bohemia of the
Leipsic University students en- masse has
been forbidden by the Saxon government
Nevertheless, there is a strong feeling in
Germany on the subject.
At the launching of the new German
ironclad Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite at
Wilhemshaven, on Tuesday last Prince
Henry of Prussia emphasized in his con-
versation with the naval officers present
that all misunderstanding between En-
peror William and himself have been ar
ranged. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite is
the first really large German ironclad. She
is wholly equipped with quick-firing guns,
her main armament consisting of eighteen
fifteen-centmeter guns with a score of
guns of a smaller caliber and a number of
machine guns. The fifteen-centimeter guns
are described as having marvellous pene-
trating power. The war ship will be COM
pleted in 1899 at a cost of 10000 600 marks
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg is the
only German state without a constitution.
It's governors are still wholly autocratic or
feudal Duke Johann Albrecht, however is
ton. and in order to strengthen his hands
against the obstreperouS and reactionary
mobiles, the Reichstag. during the coming
session. will again take up the subject and
urge parliamentary form OF government
The Freisinnige convention at Nurem-
berg this week passed resolution in favor
of submitting all international disputes to
arbitration.
The weather in Germany has suddenly
become very cool. There has been an album
dance of rain and there is snow on the
mountains. On the Schneekoppe, in Siiesia,
there are six inches Of snow
At Sassel, a laborer named Johannes
Muster has been convicted of uttering five
different so-caled reasonable remarks
Although they were all uttered years ago.
Muster was sentenced to six years impris-
onment.
At the Viticultural Congress, at Freiberg,
the Baden delegates secured the adoption
of a resolution asking the governments of
the various wine-growing German states to
experiment on q large scale and in all sorts
of soil with American vines.
Particulars regarding the incarceration Of
Prince Henry XVI of Reuss in an asylum
for the insane in this city, show the prince
was secluded under the name of Count Won
PIaur. His affairs have been placed under
the control of q. court, owing to alleged
scandalous financial transactions connected
with a Hungarian estate bought by the
prince at Petris, and on which he gave as
commission checks for 10000 tiorins which
the banks refused to cash, and the prince
is not good for that amount. In order to
avoid scandal, a banking company offered
to pay the amounts due, specializing that
Emperor William would recOup the COM
pany One of the princes agents. a man
named Mack, obtained letters from the
prince which are said to compromise high
personages of Emperor Williams court.
These letters it appears, have been sent
abroad and will probably form the basis
of a court scandal in the near future
Lieutenant Count Won Goetzen, the Ger
man military attache at Washington, has
been given years extension of his post.
The United States ambassador. Andrew
d. White, and Mrs. White have been visit
ing friends at Dresden during the past
week Mrs. White, while riding bicycle in
the park. was run over and injured by a
man, who, besides, grossly insuited her and
then escaped.
Mr.. and Mrs William Dean Howells and
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams. of Boston, are
passing a few days in Berlin.