The age-herald., 1899-04-23
GER MANY'S MEAT
 INSPECTION BILL Measure Cannot Pass in Its Present
 Form. THE AGRARIAN LEADERS Make Bitter Attacks on the American
 Packing Houses.
AGRARIAN LEADERS
SAMOAN EXCITEMENT DIED OUT
General Expectation is That All Ques- tions at Variance Will Be Settled by Commission Press Com
 ment on Philippines.

Berlin, April 22.-The meat inspection bill in the reichstag and the Midland canal bill in the diet have engrossed attention this week throughout Germany. The agrarians and reactionaries oppose both measures, and the ultimate fate of the bills will be interpreted as evidence of the fighting strength of the parties.
 The canal bill occupied more time in the diet than did the meat inspection bill in the reichstag, the first reading of the lat ter requiring two days, while the former took five days. Both bills have gone to special committees, where they will proba- ply be much altered, possibly more than acceptable to the government, in which case they may be withdrawn.
 The ranks of the opponents of the canal bill were strengthened this week by the accession of Baron Von Stun, also called the coal king" and former bosom friend of Emperor William, a fact which is much commented on in view of his majesty's pre- affection for the project The government thus far does not fear the entire failure of either measure.
 Meat Inspection Bill
 Regarding the meat inspection bill, which more directly touches American interests, there were many interesting features Tn the reichstag debate. The leading agrari- ans made a point of aiming their remarks and gestures at Professor Stiles, the scien- tific attache of the United States embassy, who was present during the whole debate, but who has now started for home on &C., count of family matters. Trinchinous was hardly discussed by any of the two score of spectators, and the charge that Ameri- can pork is frequently trinchinous, which, until year ago, was constantly reiterated in the press. It was notable that the de- bate was practically repetition of state- ments made to the United States army beef investigation commission, with the worst evidence and the btterest construc- tion of all sorts of American press com ment The reputation of leading American packing houses was torn to shreds by quotations from American publica tions, which were read in extenso or summarized by Herren, Klinkowistrom, Wangenhe m, Vielhaben, Sieg or other agrarians.
 It may be assumed that this will be the line of argument followed by the oppo- nents of the bill while the comments of the press this week, while in sympathy with the agrarians. almost entirely consist of reiteration of the charge which one paper put tersely, that 'this American meat, which Germans are expected to eat. has been found by the highest American Investigating committee unhealthy. and even deadly to America's own army of strong, lusty men,"
 Excitement Died Out
 The excitement over the Samoan situa- tion has almost died out and the general expectation is that all the points at variance will now be amicably settled and fairly adjusted by the special commission. Some of the leading papers in their desire for fairness even print communications from members of the British mission at Samoa controvertng some of the statements of Dr. Raffel, the German president of the Ger man municipal council al Apia regarding the relations of Tanu and Chambers with the missionaries.
 The press generally Is friendly and calm in it's comments events in the Philippine Islands, several of the leading papers ex- pressing confidence that American energy and pluck will soon restore complete order in the new colonies