The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06

Copyrighted. 1895. By the Associated Press
BERLIN. Feb. 5.-The freedom which
the reichstag and the Prussian diet con-
eeded this week to the agrarians, who
formulated numerous wishes and COM
plants. is Insignificant. The minister OF
agriculture. Baron Won Hammerstein Lox-
ten. promised the government that he
would grant as many of their demands
as possible. At the moment he was max
Ing this declaration measures were pre-
pairing to stop the importation OF Amer
ican fruit, and the decree in that dlrec-
tien had already been issued. The entire
Liberal press openly disapproves of the
policy. and asserts ii was a government
trick to obtain the vote OF the agrarians
for Emperor Williams naval bill.
The leading commercial journals point
TO the ill-wiI and Indignation such meas
ures are bound to produce In America
and 10 the futility OF prohibiting the i'm
portation Of an article Germany does not
produce with suftieiency. The newspa-
pers claim the only result will be that the
fruit will be imported from the south OF
al a n}gneT Cost IMAM Is now being
paid for American fruits.
The Reischsanger this evening published
the text of an imperial ordinance dated to-
day and worded as follows:
"In order te prevent the Introduction OF
the San Jose shield louise. the importa ton
OF living plants and fresh plant refuse from
America. also barrels and boxes and other
oh TN kn -irfr
thereof is prohibited until further notice.
''The same prohibition applies to the dis
patch Of fresh fruit and fresh fruit refuse
whenever the examination made at a place
or entry may establish the presence OF the
San Jose loase.
This prohibition does not apply in any
way TO goods which enter by ships and re-
main on ships. The imperial chancellor is
empowered 10 grant exceptions. and 10
take the necessary precautionary meas
ures."
Or. Friedrich Won Kueger OF the Agricul-
tural High School, upon whose report the
authorities here are understood to have
acted. has been making an extensive series
OF experiments and examinations OF the
American plants and fruits supposed to he
many failures he finally discovered the
bug in three specimens OF peaches and
pears.
Or. Heinrich Dorhru. president OF the
chronological Society OF Stettin. writes
that the San Jose bug has long been
known in Germany as the blut-laus. and
has devastated orchards in various parts
Of the country. especially In the neIshbor-
hood OF Frankfort and S;ct,in lie adds
The present scare is as unjusiified as the
Late Colorado bug scare
The United States embassy is continuing
It's remors:rarces. as protest against the
unfounded rumor alleging that it was
weakening
Several Of the newspapers express the
opinion that the decree viii not be perma-
nent, and thar it was only intended as
temporary act of retaliation for American
treat tueHt q German sugar
Inquiry made at the forelsn Office and al:
the Prgsslan agricultural department.
however. shows the steps ;aken TO be on'y
forcrunncrs OF others u more importance.
the government having concluded ;Aat
something must be done TO crafty The
agraviaa demand FOR retaliation or the
United ta:es. There was an exempliaca-
tion in the re!ehstag ~ Tuesday. when ~.
Hahn. a friend os Prince Bismarck. de-
rnanaed tire prohibition of American
horses claiming the imports had Increased
in ISs7 % are org marks and that some