The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
MEAT INSPECTION BILL.
Measure Which Passed the Bundesrath an
Aerarian Compromise.
no PARTIALLY SHOWN DOMESTIC MEATS
Inspection includes All kind---Com-
mcrciai Relations Between Ger
many and America.

tion bill passed by the bundesrath on Feb
ruary the 10th provides for an ex-
port inspection inland before and after
Strengthening cattle, hogs, sheep, goats aud
horses, except what are killed for domcs-
tic consumption.
This is regarded as only an asrarian
compromise. The bill contains many de-
tails of home inspection. 1t not only ex-
cludes diseased meat, but meat OF Insult
fcient nutritive value. Foreign meats are
subject to q single inspection but this does
MOI forbid an additional inspection by the
separate States. fer special reasons, such
as suspicion that the meat has deteriorated
since the date OF It's first inspection. In
any case, however, foreign meats must be
treated the same as domestic meats ihc
importation OF foreign meats Is restricted
to certain ports and frontiers, In order 10
facilitate inspection. the result of which
must be made known in each case IN q
Uniform manner. Tho bill Is considered to
provide the minimum meat inspection re-
CURED throughout the empire leaving TO
the separate States the question of adding
ether features besides what are contained
In the Imperial bill
The measure has now gone TO the reich
stag, where IL Is certain to lead to stormy
factor. will propose an amendment to the
effect that Germany appoint n corps OF
It's own meat inspectors to go to Chicago,
Kansas City and other great meat ex-
porting centers, and inspectors to examine
all meats destined for Germany and issue
certificates, which be accepted as con-
elusive by the home government.
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The statements of Baron Won Buelow,
the minister of foreign affairs, and Count
posadowsky- Wehner, the minister of the
Interior, regarding the commercial and
political relations between the United
States and Germany and the debate in
the reichstag on the subject have occupied
the attention of the press throughout the
week and gave rise TO many notable ut
terances. The Cologne Gazette says.
In spite of the clear and unequivocal
declarations of the German government
we suppose that the German batting of
the American and English press will now
cease at once. We believe, however. that
the frank and honest remarks of the Of
hcials of the government will prevent this
poisonous feeling from continuing to at
feet the views of thinking classes in the
United States
The Deutsche Zeitung publishes a long
editorial. in the course of which II says:
10 handle American agriculture and
German industry must export, and Ameri-
can industry and German agriculture need
tariff protection. Thus arise most i'm
portant economic differences. The Amer
lean desire for expansion and the German
need of expansion produce new frictions,
yet neither an economic Sor a political
rupture Will be to the interest OF either
nation" 9f
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Much surprise is expressed In the press
at the fact that the minister of foreign
affairs during the debates did not men
ticn Samoa high foreign officer, how
ever, said to the correspondent of the
Associated Press This was solely duo
to the fact that an agreement had been
reached between the three Interested gov
ernments to refrain from important pub
lie uttcranceS on the subject until null
detailed reports have been received. In
the meanwhile it may be said that we
have given you what news We have re-
ceived. This is rather contrary to the
custom of the German foreign affairs
and was done to avoid MISUNDERSTANDING
here and in America. We on this SIDE
indeed have been much more communal
catiye on the subject of tho Samoan mud
die than Washington rather TO our aston
ishment."
The discord within the German and Prus-
sian cabinets has grown more acute. There
is no longer any doubt that the three out
spokenly agrarian members of the Prusslan
cabinet-Baron Won Hammerstein- LeXton,
the minister of agriculture; Baron Won Der
Recke Won Der Horst, the Prussian min
lister OF the interior, and Count Won Posa-
dowgky Wehner, the secretary OF state Tor
the interior--are OF emily at war with the
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fortnight they have given ample evidence
thereof in public speeches, In some cases
1atly contradicting previous statements OF
Baron Won Buelow, Baron Won Thielmann,
the secretary Of the imperiae treasury, ana
Or. Bosse, minister of instruction, and
other ministers. 1t is not clear how It
will all end with the retirement OF one fac
ton or with fresh compromise. Some Of
the newspapers predict the retirement of
the three agrarians.
Baron Won Buelow, 1t is understood, COLI
iinues to enjoy the full confidence OF the |
emperor who holda that foreign office in |
terests must be allowed TO predominatc. |
az any rate for the time being in View of |
the important ana delicate negotiate lions
with several OF the powers, !
especially with the United States.
The officials of tho American embassy I
German government in behalf OF Ameri-
can petroleum interests. About year
ago the German government announced
that there was grave danger of an Amer
lean monopoly IN Germany and that the
government therefore would facilitate The
import OF Russian petroleum. Since then
the Frussian State railroads have begun
10 use exclusively Russian petroleum
Moreover, by u recent administrative
the cash test has been raised in
Prussia and other German states. which
amounts To q virtual discrimination
against American oil, The American
took exception to these measures.
but II was fruitless. The German news
pagers now assert that the Standard oil
and the Russian companies have
como TO an arrangement and that the gov
eminent will shortly be interpellatcd re-
sardng the steps TO be taken to counter
act The threatened revival OF the monopoly.
Mallory finer Overdue.