The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
Germany's Meat Inspection Bill
Will Be Fair.
AGRARlANS ARE JUBlLANT
They Want a Commercial War With the
United States-InsultinG Articles
Published-Germany Will
BE the Loser.

future relations between Germany and
the United states. particularly the COM
mercial side OF the question. The cor
respondent OF the associated press las
had interviews with a high German off,
cial. who has exceptional sources of
information. He said:
THE reports current in the press of
both countries on this subject are la
mentally inexact In Washington they
claimed to have jumped at the conclus-
ion that Germany is on the point of leg
islating specifically against American
agricultural products and they are TAX
ing the bull by the horns in order to
forestall Us. The fact is there is no
such Intention here. at least not in Off
cial circles. The meat inspection bill
is only on the point of reaching the
bundesrath, which is the first legislat-
i've stage. Then IL goes to the reich
stag. So IL probably will not pass, II at
all, until the end of the session next
spring. Even then, the bill may moi be
framed to hit the Americans particu-
larly. on the contrary, MIR. White, the
United States ambassador at Berlin,
has received assurances hat the integ-
raj feature of the bill will be the aDo-
lition OF the repeated local inspections
of American meats, of which the Amer
leans ave complained. The bill pro-
vides for a strict inspection, but II VIII
be perfectly fair and will be applied as
equally to the domestic trade as to in.-'
ported meats"
The officials of the United States en-
bassy generally express the opinion that
the German government sincerely de-
sires to improve its relations with the
United States n sees Indications
pointing to a successful issue of these
efforts. though the bills simultaneously
introduced in the house of representa-
tives and in the senate at Washington
foreshadowing retaliation. have been
received with a great show of ~indignl-
ton by the government government
press. while the liberal and especially
the commercial papers, have unani-
mously expressed fears that the legfs-
lative action on both sides will culmi-
nate in a regular tariff war.
The Vorwaerts says: THE greed or
the agrarians has disturbed our rela-
ions with America for years past. Un-
der the pretext of protecting the health
of the German people the importation
of American products has been prevent
ed in spite of the treaties"
Continuing, the Vorwaerts demon
strates that German exports of sugar.
textiles and wines to the United states
are worth s 1000. 900 marks, N says:
las the financially weaker of the two,
Germany will undoubtedly be the loser.
But the agrarians ignore this. PROVIDED
TIM enhanced food prices flow into their
pockets they snap their fingers at the
hungry masses"
The Beers Encounter. a leading COM
mercial organ, says: 1T Is evident that
the United States is preparing for a
commercial wal with Germany, which
a.. 40 80 20 EaOanH
as a trifiing matter. We hope the Ber-
lin n Washington governments are
more conscious of their responsibility.
We fear the German export trade VIII
have to pay the score the Federation
of Husbandy has run up"
The agrarians are jubilant at the pros
pect of a tariff war. which has been
their dearest aim for years. A number
of insulting articles have been publish
ed i'm their newspapers, deriding the
United States in every possible way.
Che Kreuz Zeitung even throws mud
at the American people on account or
the recent war and its results. calling
the American troops utterly inefficient
and saying the government Is corrupt
to the core. These utterances, however,
are exceptional. The majority of the
press is discussing the question calmly
n fairly. The emigration bill intro
duced in the ~reichstag by Professor
Hause and Count Won Arnheim affects
the interests of the United States. 1t
advances the policy OF ''once German.
always German" and refuses to n
German the right to become a natural
lied citizen of any other country. The
United States embassy officials, how
ever, say hat II the bill is adopted IL
cannot override the German-American
treaty of 1868, exempting German-Amer-
leans from such legislation.
Tho Chairman ohinat at recent meet
ings has discussed the questions of the
facilities of imports of Russian petrol
cum. and IL is said from a reliable
source that Il has been decided To In
crease the test points and thus exclude
inferior grades of American petroleum
provided the Russian government
grants an equivalent.
The result OF the trial OF Frank
Knaak OF New York. who was acquitted
of the charge OF referring to Emperor
william as a 'blockhead." on the
ground that he was i'm no position to
realize his offense, came as a great sur
prise even to counse for the defense. as
the testimony was precisely similar TO
that of the majority OF such cases,
which nave ended in convictions. The
presiding judge, Herr Dense, convicted
II. :. Kneebs. the American horseman
charged with ringing" the mare Bethel
on the German turf. and sentenced him
to nine months Imprisonment and TO
pay a fine OF 1000 marks. Judge Dense
is considered to be very severe and
learned and there is the best authority
for saying that the acduittal n IN
usual leniency shown Mr.. Knaak were
due TO a hint from Emperor William
that his acquittal. is legally possible.
would be appreciated by both his ma
jesty and the German government, In
view of the present delicate relations
between the United States and GER
many.
The emperor and his family will
spend the holidays at the Stadtschloss
at Potsdam. The elder princes have ar
rived there from the military academy
at Ploen. His majesty. in order to cele-
brate his formal occupation OF the
estate at Codinen recently bequeathed
to him. has ordered a liberal spread to
be given to the poor and to the chill
dren on the estate on Christmas.
The minister of education. DR.. Bosse,