The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-20
The Federation of Husbandry Is
Breaking Up Party Lines.
HOSTILITY FOR AMERICA
The Exclusion of the Competition OF the
United States Is Demanded-The
Agrarian Problem Is Paramount.
Its Importance Increasing.
Copyright 1sas by Associated Press.

tion of Husbandry in TINS city. Inc
conservatives the week before attempt
ed to make an amicable bargain with
the federation whereby they would
wage joint campaign in the reichstag
but at the convention the leaders of the
federation frankly declared they would
not support any candidates who were
not pleuged 10 support the federation.
Herren Dietrich and Sam, prominent
members of the reichstag and intimate
friends of Prince Bismarck, VINO are
known to be inspired from Frledrichs-
ruke, boldly declared that the fedora
tion must antagonize the government
at the coming election unless precise
promises are given to satisfy the agra
rian demands, especially in the dlfec-
ton of paralyzing or excluding the
constantly increasing American conn.,
petition in ali products OF the state,
which, il ii remains unchecked, VIII
utterly ruin German agriculture, winch
is equivalent To running the wAole coun-
try. Resolutions were adopted 10 the
effect that the agrarians, no mater OF
what party atiiiiauon, would stand on
the federatlon's platform.
Within the ranks of the national lib
erals a similar breaking up of party
lines is occurring, number or the
leaders declaring they Will only vote
for candidates of agrarian tendencies
thus, the pivot of the campaign is the
agrarianism. There is a visible increase
in the agrarian strength among the
Centrists, although the leaders and the
Centrists press are doing their best to
discourage IT,
shortly, the agrarian problem will be
paramount in all legislatures of the
country. There is no doubt the agra
rians are an enormously increasing
factor in politics, and they are doing
their best to hurry the government into
tariff war with the United States. In
this connection the remarks of the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung, the leading
agrarian organ, apropos OF the news
/ that the house of representatives at
| Washington had called for the corre-
spondence relating TO American fruits,
beef, horses and adulterated vine, are
significant. The paper adds:
I'VE sincerely hope the Americans
will look thoroughly into these German
measures For one thing, they Will ar
| rive at the conclusion that Germany
/ has dealt as leniently as possible with
/ them. Then we harbor the hope that
| the insoience of these Yankees will be
| so increased by the discussion of these
/ matters in congress that Germany
would not be able to do otherwise than
/ follow up the paper measures by more
palpable ones. For this reason we do
hope the Americans will go 1T in great
style"
The Nossche Zeitung replies to this
| effusion. saying. *It would be hard to
unveil in a more frivolous manner the
designs of the Federation of Husban-
dry to drive us into a tariff war. the
| enormous damage OF Whleh cannot De
| foreseen."
Following the example of the previ-
| Gus week, numerous members OF the
| rechstag during the course of the de-
bates have fiercely abused the United
States and its competition.
a r1anefinr pf the Society of HuSDan-
dry, specially called. has passed res
olntion calling upon the government To
| subject all American horses to SIX
| weeks quarantine and 10 indenbly
brand them. The society also decided
to prepare statistics regarding horse
raising in America.
The government, during the past
week, sent experts to all the ports OF en-
try and revenues to assist in determln-
ing whether American fruit Is infected
The officials of the United States en-
bassy here have not yet been Informed
whether the cost of the examinations
will fall upon the exporters.
The press is very Indignant at tbs
fact that German nurserymen have
been ordered by cable to discontinue
sending their products.
Diplomatic notes are passing between
Berlin and St. Petersburg, the latter
complaining of the new and most Sc
we're regulations of the minister OF as
riculture Baron Won Hammerstein
Iuxten, in regard to the importation o.
Russian hogs and rfprisal IS threat
ened.
The opera subscription ball OF
Wednesday was the most brilliant o
Berlins society functions.
1t was attended by the whole cour
and diplomatic corps and there was al
unusually large American eontingen
present. One of the richest costumes
was that of Mrs. White, the wife of tn
United States ambassador. 1t was 0
straw yellow hrocade, with diamond
and pearls The other Americans pres
ent in the company included Mesdame
Allen. Wiherg and Dickson eff Gincin
natl and MIR. G0ldschm DIT and Wife.
Il Mrs. Sabins party OF eight exception
allS pretty American girls attracted tn
attention of the emperor. who sent ~
officer te ascertain their names. Anon'
the Americans married to Germans wh'
were at the ball were Princess Iyma
and countesses Waldersee and orcla
They received particular attention fron
the emperor who cnnversed with thcr
and especially with Mrs. White and tn
British ambassador. Sir Frank Caven
dish Lescelles.
A conference of the chiefs or police 0
the large Prussian towns has been calle
for the coming week In Berlin, with th
view of reorganization of tho Who'll
police. Police outrages have been so fre
quent of late that the emperor desire
the meeting 10 be called iii order 10 con
slider the matter and To report TO Raro
von Windhetm. who al his majesty
! request made an exhaustive investigate
l eff the police organizations Of the Eure
I pean capitals last summer.
Prince Henry OF pusz whose crazy es
capades led him to be confined in an ass
Inm, has been released.
The jubilee of tho rising Of Schleswie
Holstein against Denmark will be eel,
: hrated on March s3~s5.
: The main festivities viii he At Sehles
9 Nie-Relstein and st kelI. All the school
i viii be closed.
! A VENDETTA.
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