The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
DISLIKED.
Germany Denounces
the Dingley Bill.
TARIFF DISCUSSED.
Threats Of Retaliation in
the Reichstag.

leader at the instance of the German
government interpellated the govern
ment on the question of the commercial
relations between the United States and
Germany.
Introducing the Interpolation Count
Won Kanitz referred to the prohibitive
effects of the Dingley bill, and contrast
ed the decrease of German exports with
the increase in American exports. He
said that to denounce the treaties con-
tanning the favored nation clause was
now scarcely necessary as the Amer
cans no longer fully observed their
treaty, they must be made to under
stand that the Germans had no need
whatever to obtain their whose list of
necessaries from them alone.
Ii one country closed its markets to
another good commercial relations
could not permanently continue. In
this connection it was in the interest Of
German agriculture to uphold the pur-
chasing power of the country against
American measures. A tariff war was
certainly undesirable. but in the event
Of such a struggle, America, owing TO
her greater volume of her imports had
more to loose than Germany
Baron Won Buelow reported that it
was impossible, in view of the pending
negotiations, to make an. exhaustive
declaration of the position taken up by
the German negotiations.
Baron Buelow continued: AS regards
| the differential treatment of German
sugar apart from the Dingley tariff,
! the German government objected that
! this treatment was opposed TO the
most favored nation treatment, and it
was a customs tax indirectly calculated.
| We had secured the removal of the diff
| ferent charges arising from unfair
reckoning of the sprtfsE, but Germany
| has a further demand respecting the
| deduction of additional excise from the
so-called over contingent, which has
been persistently rejected. On the other
hand, the American government has
| promised to consider Germany's pro-
posal for the deduction Of the general
| industrial tax to which German sugar
is subject.
Again, our interpretation of the most
favored nation treatment does not adj
init that the United States should not
| grant us the same tariff reduction as
France obtained for various goods UNI
| der the reciprocity convention OF 1898
and which was recently extended to the
| same products from Switzerland.
| Regarding the complaints of our ex-
porters at the high rates of the Ding
ley tariff and the manner in which the
American tariff regulations were en-
forced and the unsuitableness of inter-
changeable duties and the burdensome
regulations of the American customs
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of repeated and urgent representations
to the American government for
Cancellation of the conflicting views of
our rights, and satisfactory under
standing is pending.
| Prince Herbert Bismarck arose and
said he thought nothing good was done
in hurry, and the reichstag ought to
be content with the well weighed state
ment read by the foreign minister. Ger
tainly the governments representatives
who were present deserved the conf
| lence of the whole House. Continuing,
Prince Bismarck expressed the opin-
! ion that the American treatment was
unfair, and he desired that it should
be repaid in kind. He also expressed.
the hope that the reichstag would
show unanimous confidence in the gov
eminent. During the course of Prince
| Bismarck's speech, references to Fred
erick the Greats recognition of Amer
lean Independence and American pro-
lection Of Germans during the siege. of
Paris, were vociferously cheered
| Baron Won Buelow again rose and
! said: I'm the dispatch by Germany of
a squadron to East Asia during the
! Hispano-American war. we were guild
ed solely by the legitimate obligation
! imposed upon us of protecting German
| subjects and German trade at Manila
| We were never for a single moment,
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| (Cheers) i emphatically declare that
| the statements which have appeared in
portion of the foreign press regard
| ing alleged German designs in the
Philippines or German support of the
| Filipinos against the Americans are
the most barefaced falsehoods (cheers).
The assertion that the German consul
! general at Hong Kong sold arms to
the Filipinos is one of the worst ca
nards that ever flutterad from a muddy
pool.
1.-The intercourse between the Ger
mans and American naval officers at
| Manila was characterized by spirit
| of mutual courtesy Cur naval officers
| conducted themselves throughout In
manner to which no blame can be at
tached or exception taken; and the
i conduct Of the Americans toward them
was just as chivalrous (cheers).
I'm protecting German lives and
| property from injury within the limits
| of strict neutrality we exercised what
was our right and fulfilled a national
duty. and we shall never allow anything
to deter us from exercising that right
and fulfilling that duty with calm de-
| liberation, but also to their full extent.
After the conclusion of the war our
ships withdrew from the Philippines
with the exception OF a single cruiser.
II believe that between two strong
nations frankness and straightforward
ness is the best policy and the best
remedy for political i'll humor, more
imaginary than real. The mutual re-
lations between the two great govern
ments have never ceased to be good
and friendly, and the distinguished
representative OF the United States at
| Berlin (Mr. Andrew ID. White) rec
/ ognized that in his speech here on in
dependence day in a manner which
must have redounded to our satsfac-
ton He declared that the attitude Of
all the representatives of Germany
during the war was such as the
| Americans could only have expected II
to be. for for my part declare that
the political attitude OF the American
government offered US no occasion for