The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05
THIS is GERMANYS VIEW
SPOKEN BY THE MINISTER OF
THE INTERIOR.
WHY GERMANY WANTS A GEATER NAVY
A Strong Desire to Interfere With the United
States Last Year and With England Now,
A Weak Navy Keeps Her
Silent.

Copyright 1899 10y the Associated Press.
Berlin. Nov. 4,-Opinion here inolines
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
lions to make calculations regarding
trade between the two countries for
number of years ahead. The growing
Importance of the United States as
market for German goods is generally
recognized 10y everybody except the
AgrariaIlS.
The kind reception of the German
delegates to the Philadelphia CONNER
ciaf Congress is greatly appreciated by
the press here.
The additional reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and France
has startled German merchants The
National Zeitung devoted a 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
unless Germany gets the same tariff re-
auctions as France
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns from an official source
that confidential advices have been re
ceived from Washington TO the effect
that negotiations between the En-
hassy and the State Department
win not be seriously resumed until the
measures touching American interests
pending in the Reichstag, especially the
meat inspection bin, are disposed of.
Count Won PoSadowsky- Wehner, re-
Gently conversing on the subject, said:
ITO pass an inspection bill in any
shape, the Government must hunlor the
Agrarians to a certain extent. We will
have to prohibit American sausages and
canned meats, and in compensation will
encourage the importation of American
fresh meats. and will not hinder the
importation of hams, ETC. The Ameri-
cans will have to be satisfied with this. .
In the same conversation. the Minister
of the Interior said:
If this unterbilanz (meaning balance
of trade continues) against Germany
we shall have to drop the gold stand
ard
That the Agrarians oppose the pro-
posed commercial treaty goes without
saying. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung
argues that Germany's commercial
treaty policy is a gigantic mistake. II
claims the balance of trade has gone
more and more against Germany under
the treaties. until it now amounts to
1.347, 100000 marks. while during the
free trade period of 1S72-1S80, it was
1.072, 100000 marks.
However, official statistics for the last
nine months, just published, show that
German exports have increased 202,.
100000 marks over the same period o!
1898, of which 9S.000,000 marks were
exports to the United States.
The Emperor's naval projects have
formed the main subject of press dis
cussion this week. The Goverlsment
now admits that the Flotten plan really
means doubling the navy as compared
with what it would be under the plaI
of 1897, and that 25.G00 additional lner
will be needed for the new fleet.
The Government through Herr
Krupps organ, the semi-official Politi
schen Nachrichten. gives among the rea
sons for the contemplated increase tn,
recent misuse of power by two grea
nations toward a weaker, the suddeT
growth of some navies the prevention
OF intervention OF European powers ii
favor of a weaker by the aid of enorm
GUS sea power of one nation, and tht
impossibility of European interference,
when AmeTica took not only the Yves
Indian, but also the far Asiatic posses
sion of Spain
The article is of special interest be
cause it was inspired and seems to b,
an admission Of what official Germany
has all along denied. viz The existenc,
Of a strong desire to interfere with th'
United States last year and with Grea
Britain this year, which was only curb
ed by the potent consideration that Ger
many did not have navy large enough
to carry out her desire.