The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
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EnNANY f.M0TEsTx AGAIxST THE
SAMOAN CHIEF JUSTICE
- Meat gnsse~ston Bfis IN Ger
many VIII 0~ More NJ Z Dea<0s
Than IN Intary 60 American Ex-
psrt~r.--D~bss~s In R~tehssa&.

pErI.IN. Feb. The United States
1s.lzs esaaor. Mr. Andrea b. White. has bad
~vvevaI prssraetesf conferences this we.k
$50 Baran gags RientsfeE. fsfs5eg seere-
s,frs - TIC f0rptgB Office on the ssb5ecf
u tse ress@mt troubles Ia Samoa. and B&z
ve~@Egea a s.Ernsfer ~ documents sD sup
s.exs syf tstsrFsassuv's slrw Of TIE situation,
~ Interviews xsre ef the fneSs friendly
Character.
A. oyseAaT in behalf al Baron wan Bue-
trx TIE German msrsi@sex 81 foreign az
fnsss tells tfse correspondent IF tiae Ass5-
rss~d Frsss that the German arnbsssasfer
~ Washington. uT- sau Hoilsoe-l. has
vsUre@eDred 90 the United States snfar-
mesIy and la q friendly nannar- tfa ad-
vtnasflsty sf recalling William Chambers.
lie chief Justice az samoa. The German
~nvers,menf II of the opsnion that sfr.
fnxmlers. stree the publication OF the let
Isl 10 nis brother. wlsics appeared .n shr
u<xsssspssrx If the United Searez. II an
4zmprolser pssssu 10 r%pr.1ssaF me tars.
governments az samoa il Was further
saad that he ua$ pis there ia order 10
yepseaefat the protecting powers, and for
rim to eritiease aae of these powers makes
hsr, naan!festiy unit To serse any longer
IA his present 90 oae5ty- II ~ Qnty Hst~S-
XII, Il il pointed osst. To resers. the case
II order 10 show this sfrikiagly 60 Amer
ieAns.
lester had been written by Herr Rose. the
derman consul at Apla. woEId not the
ersirs American press point out that IL
was a Migrant prsc. al Herr Rose UNI
asneas ~ any longer hold his place.
Mr. Chambers letter has greatly stirred
~ public fesiing ia Germany, and nearly
TIE entire press asserts that by the letter
Nf Chambers has +giarrngis manifested
hfx uratIssss for hts position"
Ennle 81 the ai5ers declare that a. In
asruch as Germany. the United States
aaa,f,reaf Britain have declared their ifs-
seatsun 20 preserve Samoa intact, while
Nr Chambers by his acts and words has
pus himself outside the act, hs can no
longer be considered proper mandatory
OF fAs signatory powers.
TIE same foreign official. speaking Of
the Philippine islands, said:
"GefmaHs only wishes the re-essabiisfs-
menl Of orderly conditions, and tfiis
sssly on account OF our commercial in-
ftressz In the islands.
Meat Iaspectioa Hin
The meat inspection bll, Is accompanied
BIZ a long memorial explaining ia. rea-
ans guiding the government IN the mat
fsr II gives details ~to~ing that the
fears expressed fhaf a German Inspection
Haaid make meat more expensive Is uf1-
founded the cost OF such Inspection being
only oTse-s.ghth or one-stxsh Of one cent
pei kile IL la aiso set forth that the
Importation OF meat will not De rendered
ussfe dffcuJ. sH the importers viii easily
accommodate thenaesyes 20 the new proys-
sioBs
The agrarianS do not like the bill. They
assert that the paragraph providing for
retHsparsing ny the government for the
ieeses producers through having their
cattle or meat condemned unit for
foad cannot be thought OF. and they add
that cattle Insurance. H the only remedy
for the producers.
The 'Tage Ze.tung attacks the bin. de-
clAfsag that !, Is wholly unacceptable. and
thar Il contains unjuatifiable benefits to
forelxn importers. The paper says In
aFnr us the bin Viii only he acceptable
all the provisions resatin9 10 foreign
meats are replaced by one paragraph say
Ing mat all tho prosisions OF fhi@ law
apply with equal force to all imported
-taeats, II this ~ nos inserted We hope
the bill viii be rejected"
Will Not InJur~ American Exporters.
A careful review OF the wtoi. bal de-
nionsfFates that tn. fears entertained that
II vii render th. importation 81 Anaert~
can meats more difficult are in no way
barrie oui by the facts. An American ex-
psfi now Ia Berlin sald:
There r. every reason 10 hope mat the
bin IT, II becomes law. Will materially
AID our meat exports 10 Germany. II ~
more favorable ca American meat inter-
ests than W. have the right 10 expect
. single inspection en- a Uniform plan. IN
conceded outright. The other features
ar Of stili greater advantage ~ as. eSpe-
eaiIy tire cne empowering the bundesFafa
10 grant easements. efisichfetangsn. in the
importation of meats. which experience
has saDwH. ~ virtue of their methods Of
Production and preparation, arc aot dam
rsrou~ 10 life or health. ana TO omit a
previous inspection altogether Under
this provisions the United States can
siam unrestricted admission of ali Ansrl-
can sausage and picked cured or salt
meats Of every description far IL can he
shown taat there t. not =. single ease Of
usehinsSsss OF other disease aac tn Amor
man meats 'Ihis wiii put thiS class cf
a. IA y4f fft,,s-
ius than e has held httstsrto. l regard
this provision as being one Of the mtnast
sAsanslga.
prof silI.s hna sent a detailed state.
mrnt regarding THE bill, To Washington
and IL rs Understood that bis conclusions
tally With the above views
Hatcher. Oppose the mn.
The butchers Federation iaius With the
aEraFssns In opposing the siii and has r.
sued circular asking FOR an agitation
Esni Ia aid the ssrarsAaS T3se federation
fasisss hSt the aiiE should contain a pre-
sissrn for IN" double Inspection 81 all
fureisn meats.
The v9sslscha gsssung says ,hs FEEDER.
ation tstls plaer@ Itself ia Opposition to
she interests az German meat consumers
~ fsnt.rtmg Imports more difficult sud
RAISING prizes
aiaaGser ef saxon manufacturers hass,
p~ffssuues. ths saxon and sfursrEat gov
ernrsents complaining that many Aneri-
cans visit the German textile and either
fNs"ftns, spying upon their methods and
6sfssAkzflN employees TN nstTny tae srasts
.rets and emtsssts to the United States.
They ask she utaoritseS ta interfere
Spirited Dehates
ih-fH were spirited debates In fhts
fetsSAhs{sx and pF9sssan .s4sf f}AsN week
IN tbs former the Socialists sFitiefwtnx
tae sstrFe sentences tnasswssd en- ssss.sml.
tHf FisteE~ ~ a Dresden eQurt caused sts..
isnt seaNN~- Herr tifadnastsy n Sacfafsat
sssssnset 5he sentences efutally svsssnical
Herr Reuger tAe representative az sax
cay 'sAs exception 10 this railing n an
saaSr ar free speech and anfs..isrzc "a
-, ,1F president for protection. al which
,af Asttist~ hDet~si
artf ~'fassEhaS%s another Socialist
vs. hsss 5}fsf g.s8 rstessest tsgsa4 prison
80 a. haa aTtH cns7anei on ths charge
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