The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
GERMANY'S NEW
INSPECTION BILL
Provides For an Expert Examination OIL
Meats.
RECAROEn Ar0MPROMlS
REGARDED ASACOMPROMISE
Excludes Meats Of an insufficient Nutrl-
tire Value.
DETAILS OF HOME INSPECTION.
Question of Adding Other Features to
the Imperial Measure is Left to the
Separate States-Relations
With America.

Berlin, February 1S.-The most inspec-
tion bill passed by the bundesrath provides
for an expert inspection inland before and
after slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep,
goats and horses, except what are killed
for domestic consumption.
This is regarded as only an Agrarian
compromise. The bill contains many de-
tails of home inspection. 1t not only ex-
cludes diseased meats, but meats of insult
ficient nutritive value. Foreign meats are
subject to a single inspection, but this does
not forbid an additional inspection by the
separate states, for especial reasons, such
as suspicion that the meat has deteriorated
since the date of its first inspection. In
any case, however, foreign meats must be
treated the same as domestic meats. The
importation of foreign meats is restricted
to certain ports and frontier stations, in
order to facilitate inspection, the result of
which must be made known in each case
in uniform manner.
The bill is considered to provide the min
imum meat inspection required throughout
the empire, leaving to the separate states
the question of adding other features be-
sides what are contained in the imperial
bill.
Debate Will be Stormy
The measure has now gone to the reich
stag, where it is certain to lead to stormy
debates. The Centre, being the dominant
factor, will propose an amendment to the
effect that Germany appoint corps of Its
own meat inspectors to go to Chicago,
Kansas City and other great meat ex-
porting centres, and inspectors to examine
all meats destined for Germany and issue
certificates which will be accepted as con-
elusive by the home government.
The statements of Baron Won Buelow,
the minister of foreign affairs, and Count
observation-disclosures the minister of the
interior, regarding the commercial and the
political relations between the United States
and Germany and the debate in the reich
Stag on the subject have occasioned the at
tention of the press throughout the week
and gave rise to many notable utterances.
The Cologne Gazette resignedly says:
I'm spite of the clear and unequivocal
declarations of the German government,
we suppose that the German batting of the
American and English press will not cease
at once. We believe, however, that the
frank and honest remarks of the govern
ment will prevent this poisonous food from
continuing to affect the views of thinking
and influential classes in the United
States"
Relations are Different
The Deutsch Zeitung publishes a long
editorial article in the course of which it
says:
"German-American relations are diff
ferent. German industry must export and
American industry and German agricul-
ture need protection. Those arise most i'm
portant economic difficulties. The-,desire
for expansion and the German need of ex-
pansion create friction, but neither polit-
ipai n industrial rnptltra hafu no
tries would be of benefit to either"
Much surprise is expressed in the press
that the minister of foreign affairs, during
the debate, did not mention Samoa A
high official said to the Associated Press
correspondent:
at was solely due to the fact that an
agreement had been reached between the
three interested governments to refrain
from important public utterances on the
subject until full detailed reports have been
received. In the meantime it may be
said that we have given you what news
we have received. This is rather contrary
to the custom of the German foreign office
and was done to avoid MISUNDERSTANDING
here and In America. We, on this side
indeed, have been much more communion
tive on the subject of tn Samoan middle
than Washington, rather to our astonish-
ment."
Cabinet DIscord Has Grown
Tie uiScOrd Wltnln the German and PruS-
sian cabinets has grown more acute There
Is no longer any doubt that the three out
spoken Agrarian members of the Prussian
cabinet, Baron Won Hammerstein- Lexten
the minister of agriculture; Baron Won
der Reckde Won der Horst the Prussian
minister of the interior, and Count Won
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the secretary of state
for the interior, are openly al war with the
rest of their colleagues. During the mast
fortnight they have given ample evidences
thereof in public speeches, In some cases
fatty contradicting previous statements of
Baron Won Buelow. Baron Won Theirmann,
secretary of the imperial treasury and Dr.
Bose. minister of instruction. and other
ministers. 1t Is not yet plain how IL Will
all end with the retirement of one faction
or with fresh compromise. Some of the
newspapers predict the retirement of the
three Agrarians.
Baron Won Bueow, 1t is understood. CON-
tinues to enjoy the full confidence of the
emperor, who holds that foreign office in
terests must be allowd to predominant. at
any rate for the time being, in view of the
important and delicate negotiations which
are proceedings with several of the powers,
especially with the United States
American Petroleum Interests
The officials of the American embassy
here have made representations to the
German govrnment in behalf of American
German government announced that there
was grave danger of an American monopo-
ly on Germany and that the government
therefore would facilitate the import of
Russian petroleum Since then the Prus-
sian railroads have begun to use exclusive
ly Russian petroleum. Moreover by a re-
cent administrative measure. the flash test
has been raised In Prussia and other Ger
man states which amounts to a virtual dis
elimination against American oil.