Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
CONCESSIONS IN NEW BILL
AMERICAN MEATS TREATED STRICT.
LY ON THEIR MERITS.
Lertsiation Compelled by South Ger
man Inhuence-American Im-
ports Will BE Doubled
Other News of II
German Capital.


WdS UndllN UdSStu ny tiS L oio N"oAAANN
| and has gone to the bundesrath, which, II
is understood. will make short work of il.
as each of the federal governments has al
| ready considered it and the present shape
| of the bill is virtually the result Of mutual
| concessions made by the several govern
ments.
From an authoritative source it is learned
| that the task of agreeing TO its maj form
proved very difficult to the South German
governments. especially Wurtemburg n
Bavaria. which originally opposed any such
| legislation since they, thus far, had not
been saddled with trichinosis Inspection
and saw no reason why the whole EN-
pire should be saddled with an expensive
meat inspection merely because Prussia
wished it.. 1t was in Difference 10 these
South German votes that the Prussian cap-
met gradually cut down the demands ana
a number of the agrarian features OF the
original draft of the bill were eliminated.
Two important notifications are the drop
ping of the clause providing Tor state re-
Enumeration for all cattle and meat de-
clared unfit for sale and the insertion OF a
clause enforcing the inspection of all cattle
| and Swine slaughtered for private con-
sumption.
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has interviewed u high Prussian otfi-
| cial concerning the measure, who said:
For America, the most vital and inter-
esting features are that it simplities and
unifies the method of inspection and that
there will be no prohibition against any
class of American meat though very strong
pressure was brought to bear on the gov
eminent to exclude certain kinds, espe-
cially sausage, canned meats and lard. The
bundesrath, however, is given full powers.
under the bill to make. in case of neces>
sity, a decree declaring against any and all
kinds Of foreign meat. But such action will
not be taken unless there is the strongest
reason for it.
"A difficult problem is the treatment Of
American sausage, which is left to the
bundesrath. and reichstaS. Nothing in. the
whole bill is devised with the view of i'm
pedins or preventing American imports.
The whole bill is fair and its methods can
not be impugned even in America"
The foregoing statements We're substan-
TALLY corroborated by an American export
er in Berlin, to- whom they were
The tenor of the bill shows that the i'm
partial governments mean TO treat Amer
lean meats fairly and on their merits. The
option was given TO the bundesrath to treat
American meats with greater severity and
corresponds with similar power resting in
the secretary of agriculture on our side re-
garding certain German imports. But the
enforcement of the option will require spe-
Gus and that is out of the question. The
bill will not be an unmitigated evil for
American. interests. Hitherto. in Germany.
there has been no confidence in our meat in
spection: but there is almost sacred con-
ndence in German imperial inspection:
for sale will be known to have been Official
ly approved and the result will be a cor
responding increase in business. probably
the bill which is capable of mischief, If I'M
fairly applied. is the one which sets forth
that all imported meats VS. must nls come In Ger Ger
ferently from the so mischief may
Turk in that paragraph. However. feel
not apply the bill unfairly. as it fully real
ICES that there would be no wisdom in such
a course, seeing that we hold trump cards
An interesting fact is that the Prussian
veterinary experts to whom all sample of
a a. bsiGa af meats wifh trisbi e5e;j so os efber
disease, have been sent, have thus far been
unable in any case to confirm the sus-
Several loads of American fruits Inspected
for the San Jose scale were recently seized
at Hamburg and at stettin. In each case,
however. the scales were dead.
The German of and
Industrial associations in their annual re-
ports this week have referred more or less
freely TO Germany's trade with the United
States. A majority of them express the
hope that commercial relations will become
closer and more friendly. The Lipsic
m of commerce, one of the most i'm
portant in deplores the present
uncertainty of the commercial relations
| WITH DOtn the tinted states ana Great
Britain and says 1t trusts the government
will strive to the utmost to re-establish per.
manently the best relations with both
countries. The Bund der Industriellen, the
Rhenish manufacturers association, how
ever, urges the government to adopt
prompt and energetic, retaliatory meas
ures against the United States in view OF
the palpable violations of the treaty."
The bundesrath is now discussing a gov.
eminent bill. the so-called relx Heinze,
fra med to suDDraSS certain features pf pub.
lie and private immortality. 1t also affects
literature and art. This bill is a weakened
in the reichstag by Centrists and defeated
The Center. which is the dominant fac.
tor of the reichstag. publishes: through Its
main organ, the Cologne Volkes Zeitung
its intention of fighting the two leading
government measures. the anti-strike and
military bills. AT the same time it con.
dennis the constant increase in lese majeste
trials and impugns the motives underlying
most of these cases. saying 1t deplores the
growing espionage which Is bred thereby.
wig are unabated and an overwhelming
majority of the papers continue 10 COM
plain of the policy and deny its political
wisdom. The Cologne Gazette is an ex-
ception to the rule. 1t urges all Germans
to approve the measure which. it asserts,
is necessary for patriotic reasons.
The central committee. representing al
the commercial clubs and associations of
Berlin. met this week and formally con.
demned the explosions. which. the commit
tee collected statistics to show. have al.
ready done a vast amount of damage to
Germany's commerce.
Influenza. which seized the emperor last
Sunday. kept him indoors until Friday
1t was of a rather serious type and Il high
fever weakened the patient considerably
The disease complicated his majesty's old
ear trouble. which caused him severe pain
The emperor was able to walk out of doors
on Friday. with the empress and his ply
stefan. Professor Leuthold.
A case in which the ministers of war OF
Prussia. Bavaria and SaXony figured as
prosecutors. has just been concluded in thu
imperial court at Leipsig. The defendant
was IL physicion. DIR. Bittinghoff, who was
charged with eliminating officers of tn.
German army. The offense was committed
In June last. on the eve of the genera
elections. in Il beer saloon. Wes'phalia
where DIR. Bittinghoff noisily held forth OF
the subject of the war, declaring the pop
ulace did not want war and that II thu
soldiers We're allowed TO tuke their choice
they would all elect TO return home in
: diers who took part in the Frdnco-Germa
!. war We're inspired merely by Dutch cour
age and that ii was the universal prac
: tice of their officers to creep under TIT
r shelter of hedges.
I These foolish remarks were repeated t
l the military authorities. who interprete
them as being an accusation of cowardic
ministers OF war. in their capacity as off
L cial chiefs. prosecuted Dr.. BittinShof
) who was fined 800 marks. The doctor ap
= pealed to the SUP rene court. which has iro'
= confirmed the decision of the lower cour'
A waiter of ChemnitZ. named Barthe
, has been granted permission. at his own re
: anest. 10 come to Berlin on Emperor Wi
t liams' birthday. which occurs January :
to construct. on the dinner table OF tn