The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
WARNED BY THE VORWAERTS
WHICH SAYS GERMANY WILL UN-
DOUBTEDLY BE THE LOSER,
Being Financially Weaker, She Cam
with the New Weird Power.
ocopyright 1gss. BY the Associated Press,


side Of the question. The correspondent here
of the Associated Press has interviewed a
high German official who has exceptional
sources of information. He said: THE re-
ports current in the press of both countries
on this subject are lamentably inexact. In
Washington they seemed to have jumped at
the conclusion that Germany is on the point
of legislating specifically against American
agricultural products, and they are taking
the bull by the horns in order to forestall
us. The fact is that there is no such inten-
ton here, at least not in government circles.
The meat inspection bill is only on the point
of reaching the Bundezrath, which is the
first legislative stage Then it goes to the
Reichstag. So it probably will not pass, If
at all, until the end of the session next
spring. Even then the bill may not be
framed to hit the Americans particularly.
On the contrary, Mr.. White, the United
States ambassador at Berlin, has received
conditional assurances that the integral fea-
ture of the bill will be the abolition of the
repeated local inspections OF American
meats, of which the Americans have COM
planned. The bill provides for a strict in
spection. But it will be perfectly fair, and
will be applied equally to the domestic
trade as to imported meats"
The officials of the United States embassy
generally express the opinion that the Ger
man government sincerely desires to improve
its relations with the United States and sees
indications pointing to a successful issue of
these efforts, though the bills simultaneously
introduced in the House Of Representatives
and in the Senate at Washington. fore
shadowing retaliation, have been received
with great show OF indignation by the
government and government press, while the
Liberal, and especially the commercial pa
pers. have unanimously expressed fears that
the legislative action on both sides will Gull
inmate in a regular tariff war
The Vorwaerts says 1.-The greed of the
Agrarians has disturbed our relations with
America for years past. Under the pretext
OF protecting the health of the German peo-
pie the importation of American products
mas been prevented in spite or the treaties
continuing, the VorwaePts demonstrates
that German exports of sugar, textiles and
wines to the United States are worth Il, 900 900
MARKS ana says: AS the financially weak
be the loser. But the Agrarians ignore this
Provided the enhanced food prices flow into
their pockets, they snap their fingers at the
hungry Masses
The Boersen Courier, leading CONNER
cial organ, says: 1T is evident that the
United States is preparing for a commercial
war with Germany, which the German
Agrarlans seem to regard as a trifing mat
ter We hope the Berlin and Washington
governments are more conscious of their re-
sponsibility. We fear the German export
trade will have to pay the score the feder-
alton of husbandry has run up"
The Agrarians are jubilant at the pros
pect of tariff war, which has been their
dearest aim for years. A number of in
sulting articles have been published in their
newspapers deriding the United States in
every possible way The KruZ Zeitung even
throws mud at the American people on ac-
count of the recent war and it's results. call
ri Yof
ana saying the government is corrupt to the
core. These venomous utterances, however,
are exceptions. The majority of the press
is discussing the question calmly and fairly.
The emigration bill introduced in the
Reichstag by Prof. Haase and Count Won
Arnim affects the interests Of the United
States. 1t advances the principle of ''once
German, always German" and refuses to
any German the right to become a natural
lied citizen of any other country The
United States embassy officials, however,
say that even if the bill is adopted it can
not override the German-American treaty Of
1868, exempting German Americans from
sGch legislation. The German Cabinet at
recent meetings has discussed the question
of facilitating imports of Russian pc
that it has been decided to increase the test
points and thus exclude inferior grades of
American petroleum provided the Russian
government grants an equivalent
The result of the trial of Frank Knaak of
New York, who was acquitted of the charge
OF referring to Emperor William as a
'blockhead" on the ground that he was in
no position to realize his offense, came as a
great surprise, even to counsel for the de-
Tense, as the testimony was precisely SINH
lar to that of the majority of such CAGES
which have ended in convictions. The pre-
siding judge, Herr Dense, convicted r. F.
Kneebs. the American horseman, charged
with ringing" the mare Bethel on the Ger
man turf, and sentenced him to nine months
imprisonment and to pay fine of 1000
marks. Judge Dense is considered to be
very severe and learned, and there is the
best authority for saying that the acquittal
and unusual leniency shown Mr.. Knaak
were due to a hint from Emperor William
that his acquittal. if legally possible, would
be appreciated both by his Majesty and by
the German government in view of the
present delicate relations between the
United States and Germany.
The Emperor and family will spend the
holidays at the Stadtschloss at Potsdam.
The elder princes have arrived there from
the Military Academy at Ploen. Both the
Emperor and Empress look remarkably
well. in spite of the trying and variable
weather, which has been so mild this week
that the rose bushes under the Empress's
window are blooming in the open air. Such
thing has not happened for several genera
His Majesty in order to celebrate his
formal occupation oS the estate at Codineen,
recently heoueathed to him. has ordered a
liberal Christmas spread TO be given to the
poor and to the children on the estate
The crown prince and Prince Eitel are
very fond of the theaters. and their father,
the Emperor. encourages their taste for the
drama and gave the crown prince permission
to select a play for performance at the
Theater Royal during the holidays. He
chose Goethe's "Iphigenie." morning pa
per, commenting on the selection. says: 1T
is very interesting to obtain glance at the
crown princes mental development and
know something of his taste in literature.
The mind of young man who can become
enthusiastic over "Iphigenie' must be i'm
pregnated with all that's beautiful. The
episode shows that the seed sown by his
parents and instructors is developing in good
SOIL"
The minister of education, DR.. Bosse. has
evoked a chorus of condemnation from all
sides by ordering disciplinary proceedings
to be taken at the Berlin University against
the well-known Dr. Delbruck for the latter's
scathing criticism of the explosions of
Danes from Nokth Schleswig, in public
writings Dr. Delbruek has since received
uproarious ovations from the students in the