The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
MORE AGRhR|AN CLAMORS.
DEMANDING EXCLUSION OF ALL
AMERICAN FOOD PRODUCTS.
They VIII Present . United Front In
the German Rrichstag. Regardless
of All Former Party Affiliations,


tie annual meeting OF the Federation OF
HuEbaadry in this city. The Conservatives.
the week before. attempted 70 make an
amlcabls bargain with the federation
whereby they would wage a Joint cam
paign IA the retchssag ard Diet elections
Bsf. az the convention the leaders OF the
federation frankly declared they would rot
support any candidates who were not
pledged 20 support the federation Herr
Dietrich ard sanen, prominent members
Of The relchstag and intimate friends u
Prince Bismarck who are known TO be In
spired from Friedrichsruhe boldly declared
that the federation must antag0nize the
government ~ the coming election unless
pree,Se promises are given 10 satisfy the
asIarian demands. especially in the dlrcc-
ton Of paFalyzfng CT excluding the con-
stantly Increasing American competition in
all products Of the state" which. IL u re-
nlaiFss unchecked. viii utterly ruin German
serbs uitnre. which II equivalent 10 running
the ..k0ie country.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted TO the effect
that the aEFarians. no matter OF what
party afiillasien. would stand On the feder-
a;laii's platform.
Within the ranks OF the National Liberals
similar breaking up OF party lines IA oc-
curing. number Of the leaders declaring
they viii only vote for candidates OF agra.
rian tendencies. Thus the pivot OF the
campaign is the question Of supporting or
antsgonixng agFArianism.
There 81 a visible Increase in the agra
rian strength among ;he ceusrsats al
Though the leaders and the Gentf1st press
ara doing their best TO discourage IL.
Shortly the agrarlan problem VIII DO
paramount in all legislatures in the coun-
try. There is no doubt the agrarians ara
an enormously Increasing factor In poli-
ties. and they are doing their best TO hurry
the government into A taFiff war with the
ted al lon hfa
marks OF the Deutsrhe Tagss Zeltung, tho
leadinE agrarian organ. apropos of the
new that the house at Washington had
called Tor me correspondence relating 10
Ansc~iean fruits BEST. horses and aduiter-
strtt wins, are significant The PAPER
AIDA. .a
1--WE sincerely hope the Americans will
look thoroughly into these German meas
urss. For one thing. they Will arrive at
tfa1 ,c1Tlclnktoa that Germany has dealt
al lsi,iently IS possible Nth them. Then
we harbor the hope that the insolence
Of these Yankees will be 50 increased oy
tins dtst.uss4on Of there matters In con-
Efess tfiaE Germany Will not ne able 70 10
other wise than follow up the paper meaa-
ursas by more paliaDe ones. For this
reason We Do nope The Americans will so
II 5s great style
TTih .vGsslsehe zeltung replies 10 this eff
fusion. saying.
1T would sys hard 10 unvell In a more
fr.yolou.i manner the designs OF the fed
ersE.9a % hilsst'andry TO drive tls into a
tsgiW war. the enormous damage of which
cannot ta foreseen.
Following the example OF the previous
week. numerous members of the rechstag.
during the course of the debates. have
fercey abused TIE United States and It's
competition.
A Meeting Of the Society OF Husbandry,
specially called has passed a resolution
calling upon the government TO subject
ali American horses 10 six weeks quaran-
tho and 10 indelibiy brand them. The
society has decided 10 prepare statistics
: regarding hofss-faislng IN America.
The government during the past week
Sent experts 10 all the ports Of entry and
revenue stations TO assist IN determining
whether American fruit IS infected. The
officials OF the United States embassy
here have not yet been informed whether
the cost or the examinations viii fail upon
the OK porters
The press IL very indignant at the fact
that German nur1erymen have been order
81 by cable 10 discontinue sending thei-
products.
Diplomatic notes are passing between
Berlin and 81 Petersburg. the latter COM
planning og the new ana most severe Iegu-
lations Of the miaisteF ar agriculture
flaTga Won HammerStein-f .uxten. IN re-
safd 10 the Importation OF Russia hogs.
agd a rrprisai Is threatened.
The opera subscription bali or weanex-
asy was the most brilliant Of Berllu's 40
elsty. II was attended ~ tho whole court
sud diplomatic corps, aud there vas an
easaaiy large American contingent pres
eat One Of the richest costumes was
that 81 Mrs. White the wife II the United
States Ambassador. II was - straw yell
low broeade w31h diamonds and pearls.
The other Americans present IN TIA com
pany Included Nssda mes Allen. Mybery
snd Dickson. - Cincinnati; and Mr. Gold
schmidt ana wife.
Mrs SaAsua party OF eight exceptional.
Is pretty American girls attracted the at
tenfion ~ The emperor. Mo sent an officer
70 ascertain their names Among the
Americans married - Germans who Were
at the bali were princess l-ymAr and
sarYntrsses Naldersct and oriola- They
RECEIVED particular Attention from the era
pslor. who spent an hour in the aplo-
anatist's box vaaversnE especially with
Nv white and tan British ambassador,
Sfy Frank CaFend'sA iescellea
4 conference = the chiefs of palice -
tan large prnsa.sa teWns has been called
for the coming V EEK in Berlin Wien ths
view af q rserwauiEttian % the police
f'0rtce outfaees have been - frequent og
late that the emperor desired the meet
tpk to re rsAed SD order 30 consiter the
tsztfef ara Is fepott 20 Esron Won Wind
holm who. ~ bis raateetSa re@aesf,
made aa exhaustive investigation az the
Yelsce organization - tie European cAgl-
ts.s hsI summer.
Eslacs HenFv NXVu. e Preuss whose
cFazS ara3es sd h.m &c be cenansa IN
a. assiu'n. has ne,n released.
The laetes II gre r,slag ~ sehlexxlx.
IN3s5eia saslast T. mark VII % eeas-
aFa cA rg Mafsa $3.50