The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
Germany Is In Favor of a New COM
mercial Treaty.
PROTEST AGAINST TARIFF
WANT A FAIR SHOW FOR THEIR
GOODS.
Many Mutual Errors That Should Be
Removed-Would Admit Fresh
Meat and Hams From United
States-Emperor's Naval Plans
Meeting With Favor.

Copyright, 1899 by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Nov. 4.-Opinion here inclines
more and more strongly in favor of a
commercial treaty with the United
States which will be fair for both sides
and enable the merchants of both ma
tions TO make calculations regarding
trade between the two countries for a
number of years ahead. The growing
Importance of the United States as a
market for German goods is naturally
recognized by everybody except the
agrarians, and leads to the hope that
the long pending negotiations win be
brought to a successful issue. The kind
reception OF the German delegates TO
the Philadelphia commercial congress is
fully appreciated by the press here.
The newspapers express the hope that
the gathering viii remove many mutual
errors. A number of publications have
appeared lately explaining the advan-
tageS of better commercial relations.
Deutchland und die Nereinigten-
Staten, by Dr. Walter Borgius of the
central bureau for the preparation of
commercial treaties, eXcites much in
fiuence. 1t shows the Importance of
both countries to each other and points
out the alleged tariff mistakes and an
noyances of both.
Desire to Be Friendly.
Andrew d. White, United States am
bassador and Consul General Mason,
assures the correspondent of the As
sociated Press that they constantly, in
their reports, point out the necessity of
coming to better terms commercially
with Germany. Inquiring at the foreign
office the correspondent was answered
in the same spirit as at the United
States embassy.
DR.. Won Holleben, German ambassa-
dor to the United States, who recently
dined several times with the emperor.
Prince Hohenlohe, imperial chancellor;
Count Won Buelow, minister of foreign
affairs; Nj. White, Baron Won Thiel- |
mann, the secretary of the imperial |
treasury, and Count Won Posadowski- !
Wehner, minister of the interior. on /
these occasions insisted on the urgency |
OF improved relations with the United |
states. Dr. Won Holleben will soon re- |
turn to the United States to resume
his duties at Washington.
The additional reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and France /
has startled German merchants The
National Zeitung devotes long edi-
tOrial TO the subject which concludes:
The quarrel between Germany and
the United States about the correct in
depreciation of the favored nation
clause must thereby become more acute
until Germany gets the same tariff
reductions as France"
Affects Many Articles.
A number of other papers and pam
phiets point out that the treaty affects
many articles of German export to the
United States and that therefore it is
a matter of great Importance. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press
learns from an official source that con-
hdential adviceS have been received
from Washington to the effect that ne
sotiations between the embassy and
the state department would not be Sc
rlousiy resumed until the measures
touching American interests pending in
the reichstag, especially the meat in
spection bill, are disposed of. The corr
respondent learns on the highest au-
-norlty that Count Won Posadowski- ;
Nehner recently conversing on the sub
Jest. said:
To pass an inspection bill in any :
'nape the government must help the {
igrarians To a certain extent-else the I
Illl will be defeated and the CONNER I
-ial war will continue We will have N :
prohibit American sausages and cannCn !
meats. and in compensation will en- $
outrage the importation of American 2
resh meats, and viii not hinder the /
of hams, etc. The Ameri- G
ans Will have to be satisfied with this" G
In the same conversation the minis
or CT the interior said: If this under n
'alance (meaning balance of tradel a
gainst Germany continues. We shall \
ave TO drop the gold standard" s
Oppose the Treaty.
That the agrarians oppose the pro- r
osed commercial treaty goes without g
aging. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung .
hot
realty policy is a gigantic mistake IT n
laims the balance of trade has gone /,
lore and more against Germany under n
le treaties until ii now amounts TO II
81 900 marks, while during the free c
'aoe period of 1S72-S0 it was 1.O72,OOO
larks M
However. official statistics for the ir
Isl nlne months. just published. show in
lat German exports have increased m
!, 10000 marks over the same period d,
1888. of which 9S000,000 marks are b,
he exports to the United States Re- HI
,rring to the Philadelphia commercial OF
'ngress, the Kreuz Zeitung says: n,
An International congress of COM ie
cree IN country which seeks to repel Ell
reign imports not only by exorbitant
lty, but also by all sorts OF tariff nui- be
noes and other treaty contraventions nl
TO express it in American, hum or
Ig.' m
Emperor's Naval Plans. al
- lei
The emperor's naval projects have tn
rmed the main subject of press dis de
ssion this week. The government he
Nv admits that the Flotten plan really on
cans doubling the navy, as compared ar
It'll what II would be under the plan
1897, and that $4,000 additional men tn
II be needed for the new FEET. Nearly tn
e whole press express establishment fei
the fact that his majesty personally ca
nceived and pushed the plan. while Of
fnce Hohenlohe's consent was only
tanned later, and that the bundles
tn and Prussian cabinet have not vet
en- consulted.
However. the chances of a bill en- D1
dying the plan which the correspond
[ learns will reach the reichstae he
e the end of the year. are increas-
:. Even part of the Fressinniges seem cal
ling TO vote for the increase if strong ad
lsons for it are shown. The agra IN,
n press preserves the policy indicat- ,-a,
last week. -.
III sorts of popular manifestations 70,
favor of the bill are being arranged OH
order to influence opinion nrr, NJ.
OF clubs and societies. including the ]
lonial- are preparing a Mi
npaign of agitation for the proposed an,
val increase. tbe
low deeply the ernperor's idea seems rar
have sunk into the public mind is boz
'wn BY the declaration in its favor mai