The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-21

Effects of Our New Tariff Law on German
Industries-Answers to Newspaper In
Cuiries on the Subject-dan ufactures Not
Damaged to the Extent Supposed


Damaged to the Extent Supposed
Copyright by Associated Press)
Berlin, September 1S.-The first batch
Of replies to a circular of inquiry as to
the effects of the new United States
tariff law, circulated by The Frankfur-
ter Zeitung, has been printed. The gen.
eral tenor to the answers sent it shows
that the manufacturers generally ex-
pect to be able to stand the new tariff
without such alleged aid as the agra
rians propose, in the shape of a tariff
war with the United States and higher
prices for cereals. The replies, howev-
er, show that some branches of Ger
man industry have been hit more or
less -rd. For instance, the iron and
steel industry of Solingen and Rems-
cheid, 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 Glad
bach, and the leather and glove and
cheaper linen industries of Silesia. On
the other hand, the ChemnitZ knit
goods and hosiery, the Saxon cotton
industry, the Gera woolens, the Ber-
lin and Barmen trimmings, the Gre
feldt neckties, and the Voigtland laces,
curtains and knitting machines are
barely touched Besides a number of
manufacturers, notably the ChemnitZ
hosiers, 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 vigorous
than ever. The Deutsche Zeitung, the
leading organ Of the agrarians, in an
article inspired by high government Of
ficials, says: In respite of the de-
sire to retalate against the United
States the hands Of the government
are unfortunately tied to a large ex-
tent. AS experience has clearly de-
mOnstrated, Germany cannot do with
out the main American staples, such
as cotton and petroleum and, to
| smaller degree, cereals"
The correspondent here Of the Asso-
ciated Press has secured full corrob-
Grafton of the above views. In official
circles it is not concealed that the aim
| is to frame laws to absolutely exclude
in future all American meats and pre-
serves on the plea that the sanitary
| inspection in America is not reliable
| and not stringent enough.
| AS striking commentary upon the
plans 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-25 to 40 cents per pound at re-
| tail and IL cents per pound at whole
sale. This is due to the exclusion of
| Russian pork in the Silesian frontier
| districts.
| At the launching Of the new German
! irOnclad, Kaiser Wilhelm der Zweite,
at Wilhelmshaven on Tuesday last,
Prince H,nry, of Prussia, emphasized
| in his conversation with the naval off,
GERS present that all misunderstanding
between Emperor William and himself
| have been arranged. The Kaiser Will
helm der Zweite is the first really
large German ironclad. She is wholly
equipped with quick firing guns. The
| warship will be completed in 1899, at a
cost of 10000, 900 marks.
| At CaSSel, a labOrer named Johannes
Muster has been convicted of utterine
five different so-called reasonable re-
marks. Although they were all utter
ed years ago, Muster was sentenced to
| six years imprisonment.
Particulars regarding the incarcera-
ton 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 Plaur. His affairs
have been placed under the control OF
a court, owing to alleged scandalous
/ financial transactions connected with
a Hungarian estate bought by the
prince at Petris, and upon which he
gave as commissions checks for 1856 OO(
fiorins, which the banks refused to
cash, as the prince is not good for that
| amount. In order to avoid scandal, q
banking company offered to pay the
amounts due, speculating tha1 EN-
peror William would recoup the com.
pany. One Of the princes agents, q
man named Mack, obtained letters
from the prince which are said to com
promise high personages Of Emperor
Williams court. These letters, it ap.
pears, have been sent abroad and will
probably form the basis of a cOur
scandal in the near future.