New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
FIERCE AGAINST AMERICA.
GROWING STRENGTH OF AGRARIANIsM IN
GERMANY.


GERMANY.
Berlin Feb is-By far the most important Incl
dent Of the week politically was the annual
meeting OF the Federation OF Husbandry IN THIS
city The Conservatives the week before at
tempted TO make an amcable bargain with the
Federation, whereby they would wage JOINT cam
pagn in the Re.chstag and Diet elections pu. d.
the convention the leaders or the feuelaio"
frankly declared they would not support any cum
didates who not pledged to support 'he aims
OF the Federation Herren Diedtrich ana ham,
prominent members of the Reichstag and intimate
friends of Prince Bismarck, who arc known 10 DC
Inspired from Friedrichsruh. boldly declared '""'
the Federation must antagonize the "o'erhiHeN'
~ the coming elections unless precise promises are
given TO satisfy the Agrarian demands espec'a'i' "
the direction of paralyz!ns o. excluding tine con-
stantly increasing American compeVuon ii "
products Of the soil, which. II IL rehiai'S u
checked will utterly ruin German agriculture,
which Is equivalent 10 running the whole country
Resolutions supported by Herren Ham. froe.A'
Kapper Kanitz and others were aaop'so ~
effect tina. the Agrarang. no matter OF "ha' pa,',
afiliation would only support Candidates s''.I ,
upon the Federation's platform WITHIN INC an
- ,ha Nattoral Liberals a similar break up OF
,,o-,,, limos is occurring a number OF tho ieaueis
declaring they vii! only vote Tor cai'uu"''' "
Agrarian tendencies. Thus the pivot oi INC I .
naign is the question OF supporting OF ah'asoii~o
he whole
ors on,,-Agc.rian but they are almost assured oi
the whole Of the Right and much OF 'he Ne'..e
,,ro,, There is a visible increase In the As'"
49,. s.rorg,h in the Centre although the Ieaue'S
opd the Centre press are doing their pest ~
courage IT, Shortly the Agrariah PIoD'e'" Vs.
naramoun, in all the Legislatures OF 'ne Uou"'- ;.
There Is no doubt the Agrarians are an enoi
Increasing factor In politics, ana the! arc 80
their best TO hurry the Government NV
war with the United States ,.u
Tho remarks of the "Deutsche RACES hei'une,
the leading Agrarian organ, aproPoS y, ',.
that the House of Representatives az "as'e
had called for the correspondence reia''e " 80
lean beef. fruit. horses ana a,oo, sovs.
NJ Sincerely hope the Americans VIII io1h 'u o
ourhy into these German ineasI,sion that Ger
anS has dealt as lenently as possible VIII Of
Then we harbor the n so increased by the discus
sion Of these matters IN tonsIco' 80 ,olIow nm
will not be able to 90 ,aro napable ones For
his reason we do hope the Americans VIII 50 - "
sIs graz sVoessche Ze,tung replies to this efruson'
saying: . ,,.,,o,, IN a more frivolous
mo ,hn dcsiens Of the Federation OF Htsband-
ry TO drive into a tarin war: NO e''o' ''''
Following The example OF the previous y Wfes the
Tnited States and its competition Hetr se1 h
declared the German Government mao ,nderiv
og,c,e.infected' American produces more tehue'S
than America itself adding: . 49,. oorr,rv
Tho spectre OF tariff war with tnat coIn apa
has no terror for the Germans. VINO rear "od anu
nothing else In the world. .,,.,x,, ar.c,,llv
4 meeting OF the Society Of Husoandty' spe, hs
caiisd has passed a resolution calling upon tne
r;,nSn, 70 subject all American horses 10 SIX
weeks quarantine. and to brand them indeiD ny
Tha society also decided to pr pare S'a'S''Us i'
parding horse raising in America -
The Government. during the last weeS, sem ~
morris 10 ali ports Of entry and revenue stations, 70
80, a. deterninfng whether American frult is
Injected The officials OF the United states I'm
hay
,Se costs of the examinations VIII ran upon the
exporters. . 49, ,ao. ,bs. Cerrsn
n,Irserymen have been ordered. by cable 10 uscoi-
tlnue sending their products. - r,., ga
81 Petersburg the latter complaining on me new
and most severe regulations OF the Minister OF
Agriculfure BARON Won Hammerstein- LuXten, IN
rHgard TO the importation OF Russian hogs and
reDrisal is threatened