The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-19
NERVE THAT Is NERVE
German Proposal to Send
Germans to America
AS INSPECTORS OF MEATS
intended for Germany--The
Meat Inspection Bill.

Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Feb. 1S.-The meat inspection bill
passed by the bunderath on February IS
provides for an expert inspection inland
before and after slaughtering cattle, hogs,
sheep, goats and horses, excepting what
are killed for domestic consumption. This
IS regarded as only an agrarian compro-
mise. The bill contains many details Of
home inspection. 1t not only excludes dis
eased meat but meat of insufficient nutri-
tive value Foreign meats are subject TO a
single inspection but this does not forbid
an additional inspection by the separate
states, for special reasons. such IS sus-
picion 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 y restricted
to certain ports and frontier stations. in
order to facilitate inspection. the result OF
which must be made known in each case
in a uniform manner.
The bill is considered to provide the
minimum meat inspection required
throughout the empire, leaving to the
separate states the question OF adding
other features besides what are contained
in the imperial bill. The measure has now
gone to the reichstag, where it is certain
to lead to stormy debates. The Center
being the dominant factor, will propose
an amendment to the effect that Germany
appoint a corps of its own meat inspect
ors, to go to Chicago, Kansas City and
other great meat exporting centers, these
inspectors 10 examine all meats destined
for Germany and issue certificates which
will be acceptable as conclusive by the
home government. Regarding this propo-
sition- the Centrist organ, The Cologne
Volks Zeitung, says: 1.-THE American pack
ers cannot object to such an arrangement
for such hygienic legaliza ton will only be
a copy of their present legalization Of Ger
man exports to the United States by the
American consuls here
The statements of Baron Won Buelow,
the minister of foreign affairs, and Count
Observation-Disclosures, the minister OF the
interior, regardin 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 and given rise to
many notable utterances. The Cologne
Gazette resignedly says: I'm spite OF the
clear and uneQuivocal Representations 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 hon.
est remarks of the officials of the govern
ment will prevent this poisonous seed from
continuing to affect the views of thinking
and influential classes in the United
States"
The Deutsche Zeitung publishes long
editorial article in the course Of which Il
says: 'German-American relations are
difficult to hal.de American agriculture
and German industry must export, and
American industry and German agriculture
need tariff protection. Thus arise most
important economic differences. Ths
American desire for expansion and the
German need of expansion produce no new
friction. yet neither an economic nor a
political rupture will be in the interest OF
either nation" rts
The Frankfort Zeitung, reviewing the
proceedings in the reichstag. says: at
must be admitted that opinion in the
United States has unfortunately many
reasons to doubt Germany's neutrality.
We pointed out on a former occasion the
needlessness of sending four German men,
of-war to Manila to protect German inter-
ests Other interested powers deemed one
vessel enough. And then the larger part
of the press, the senni-official newspapers
included, gave expression to their sympa-
thy for the brave and severely tried Span
ish people which was necessarily offensive
to the Americans"
Much surprise is expressed in the press
at the fact that the minister OF foreign
affairs during the debates, did not mention
Samoa. A high official, however, said 10
the correspondent here Of the Associated
Press. ssThfa WAS snlelv due 70 the fact