The record-union., 1899-01-15
Such is the Authoritative Statement Given
by ambassador White.
The German Government Perfectly
Satisfied With American Con-
troll in the Philippines-The
Proposed Meat Inspection Bill
q Step Calculated to Help
Rather Than Injure Us.

Especial cable copyright, 1899, by the
Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Jan. 14-The United States
Embassador, Andrew D. White, said
to the correspondent Of the Associated
Press to-day for publications:
"Our relations with Germany are
thoroughly good and are steadily i'm
proving I look to the proposed meat
inspection as a step calculated to help
rather than hurt US What thinking
men on each side wish to secure is
single inspection which will be valid
throughout the empire and supersede
the various local inspections which are
often prompted by a panic arising from
isolated trichinae cases. justly or un-
justly attributed to foreign meats.
Regarding the question of acquisi-
tions in the Pacific and elsewhere, the
cellent The German Foreign Office
shows every desire that this state of
things should continue, and the Ger
man officials in every way work in
harmony with US. In the Pacific, as
elsewhere, there is not the slightest
cause at present for the slightest i'll
feeling arising out of the ambitions of
either power and all questions are be-
ing steadily placed on a better footing"
The Bundesrath considered the meat
inspection bill this week, and the favor
able view taken of the measure by the
American ambassador is contrasted
by the fact that the Agrarian press
this week very severely criticised the
bill.
Official statistics of German exports
to the United States show that they
amounted during the last quarter in
the northern half of Germany, exclud-
ing the Zittlau consulate, to $12, ,503,-
161, compared with $9,024,947 in 1897.
In the southern half the German ex
ports to the United States amounted
to $S,S15,1S9, being an increase of
1926, $50 The total increase for the
past quarter amounted to about S5,-
100000, mainly due to sugar exports,
which came to a standstill during the
last quarter of $685. The total ex-
ports for 1898, however, show a de-
crease when compared with those of
1891 This also is mainly traceable to
sugar, for which from the Brunswick
consulate alone the exports diminished
over $2,500,OOO
A strong movement in favor of pro-
tective tariff has been set on foot by
the horticulturists of Germany A
meeting of over 1000 of them has ad-
dressed a strongly worded petition to
the imperial Government. reciting their
reasons for demanding protection. The
Minister of the Interior has summoned
the President of the organization to
furnish him with additional informa-
son to believe the Government intends
to frame a tariff measure which will
meet the horticulturists' views.
A sensational high treason trial has
been fixed for next month before the
Supreme Court of Leipsic. The pris-
oner, a Pole named Goldhumer, claim
ing to be a dealer in precious stones,
was arrested at Metz on his arrival
here from Paris. 1t is said the evi-
dence collected directly duplicates a
number of higher Government and
military officers in France.
There is some anxiety in official cir
cles at the exceeding stringency of the
German money market, which, it is
feared, may endanger the success of
the coming German and Prussian loans.
These loans, it is now semi officially
set forth, amount to far less than 300
coo marks, which it was originally ex-
pected would be the amount
Considerable Indignation is evinced
at the unfavorable reports enmanating
from London concerning the econ
omical and financial conditions of Ger
many, especially the statement that the
leading English banks declined to ac-
cept Prussian bills for a large amount.
This statement is stated to be utterly
untrue and calculated to unfavorably
impress the German borrowers with
respect to impending loans.
The National Zeitung," in an in
spired article, points out that the pres
ent financial tightness is solely due to
the extraordinary expansion of German
industry, which has absorbed immense
quantities of capital.
Facts have come to the knowledge of
the Government showing that the Aus
trian Premier, Count Thun Hohenstein,
for a number of months preceding his
attack on the German Government in
the Reichsrath Systematically accumu-
lated every shred of evidence tending
to demonstrate that Germany had ex-
ceeded treaty powers in expelling Aus
trian subjects.