The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-07
a cioYERNMENr TRIcK
The Resul, OF Barring American Fruit
~ From Germany.

l . J.
BERLIN; Feb. 1.-THE freedom which
the Relchs.ag and the prussian Diet ci'n-
coded this week 10 the AErarlans, who
formulated numerous Wishes aad COM
plants. Is significant. The minister Of
agriculture, Baron won Hammers.ctn-
Loxtcn, promises ;he government would
grant az many OF their demands as pes.
e!ble. AZ the moment the was making
this declaration, measures were prSpat-
Ing to stop the imports Of American
fruit, and the decree IN tina: connection
had already been Issued.
The entire liberal pres opcnly dlslp-
proves Of the policy, and asserts K was a
government trick TO obtain the vote OF
the Agrarians for Emperor williams
naval bill. The leading commercial Jour-
nails point "a the ill-wIli and Indignation
such measures are bound TO produce In
America, and to the tutil!ty OF prohibits
Ing the importation OF an article Germany
docs not produce with sulllcleney. The
newspapers claim the only result will be
that fruit viii be imported from the
south OF EurNpe At q higher COT than Is
new being paid for American fruit
DR., Friedrich von kuegcr. OK the aCrl-
cultural high school. upon whose report
the authorities here are understood TO
have acted, has been making III extern
sire series OF experiments and examira-
tlons OF American plants ana fruits sip-
posed ~ be infected by the San Jose bug.
After many failures, he finally discover
ed the bug In three specimens OF
peaches and pears. ..a
DR.. Heinrich Dorhue, president OF the
chronological Society, OF Sertin. writes
that the San Jose bug has long been
known in Germany rs the Blut-Lous,
and has devastated orchards in various
parts OF The country, especially In the
nelghborhood OF Frankfort and stcttln.
He adds: "The present scare IL az un-
Justified as the late Colorado bug scare"
The United States embassy Is consln-
uing Its circumstances as protest
against the unfounded rumors alleging
that II was weakening. Several OF the
newspapers express the opinion that the
decree will not he permanent and thar Il
was only intended as II temporary aet OF
retaliation for American treatment ns
German sugar. Inquiry made at the for
elgn ofilcs and at the Prussan agricul-
tural department. however. shows the
steps taken to be only forerunners OF
others OF more importance: the govern
ment having concluded that some hing
must be done IL crafty the Agrarian de-
mand for retaliation on the United
States.
There was an exemrllfcation In the
Reichstag Tuesday when DR.. Hahn. q
friend OF Prince Bismarck, demanded
the prohibition OF American horses.
claiming the imports had Increased In
1907 TO 4.279.0o0 marks. and that some
thing must be done ito show those over
bearing Americans that an energetic
German government exists"
The views Of the Pruss!an cabinet are
gauseable by declaration made yes
terday by the minister o. agriculture.
Baron Won ammersteln-Loxten, In the
Diet, who declared that American horses
developed Influenza after importation,
adding:
"If the importations Increase we shall
certainly be forced to adopt suitable
quarantine In order to protect our
selves"
The total conclusion Of ell living cattle
and hogs Is also under consideration.
The syrup producers have petitioned the
imperial chancellor, demanding that no
tariff agreement shall be accepted unless
the United States tariff on German
sugar Is reduced 20 per cent from the
present scale and an assurance given
that no other country will be more
favorably created.