The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
MEAT INSPECTION BILL
1t Will Probably Be Changed by
the Committee.
A BITTER FIGHT WAGED
Double Inspection Will Lead to a Tariff
War With the United States-Ex-
element Over the Samoan
Mess Has Died Out,
pyright 1899 by Associated Press,

Dill and the Midland canal bill in the
diet have engrossed attention this week
throughout Germany Agrarians and
the reactlonists oppose both measures
and the ultimate fate of the bills will
be interpreted as evidence of the fight
ing strength of the parties.
The canal bill occupied more time in
the diet than did the meat inspection
bill in the reichstag, the first reading
of the latter requiring two days while
the former took five days. Both hills
nave gone to special commissioners.
wnere they will probably be much al
tered, perhaps more than acceptable to
the government, in which case thew
may be withdrawn.
The ranks of the opponents Of the
canal bill were strengthened this week
by Baron Sunni also called the coal
King and former bosom friend of EN-
peror William, fact which is much
commented upon in view of his mai
esty prediction for the project
regarding the meat inspection bill,
winch more directly touches American
interests, there were many interesting
features in the reichstag The agrarians
made point of aiming their remarks
and gestures at Professor Stiles, the
scientific attachee of the embassy, who
was present at the debate, but who has
not started for home on account Of
family matters Trichinosis was hardly
discussed by any of the two and the
charge that American pork is frequent
ly trichinosis which, until year ago,
was constantly reiterated in the reich
stag, was not once made on the floor of
the house. This shows that the irrefut-
able scientific proof to the contrary ad-
vanced by Professor Stiles has been ac-
cepted as conclusive by even the widest
agrarians.
It was also noticeable that the de-
bate was practically a repetition of the
statements made to the army beef in
Vestigation commission, with the worst
evidence and bitterest construction of
all sorts of American press comments.
The reputation of the leading Ameri-
can packing houses was torn to shreds
by quotations from American articles
which were read in eXtenso or summar-
lied by Herren Wangenheim, Vielha-
ben, Sieg or other agrarians. 1t may be
assumed that this will be the line of
argument followed by the opponents of
the bill The comment of the press this
week, when in sympathy with the
agrarians, almost entirely consists Of
reiteration of the charge, which one
meat which Germans are expected to
eat has been found by the highest
American investigating commission I'M
healthful and even deadly to Americas
own army of strong, lusty men," 1t is
out of the question that the bill can pass
in its present shape and it is merely a
question as to how much of it can be
altered without becoming unacceptable
to the government
Its opponents believe in the follow
ing changes: Abolition of the provision
making double inspection compulsory,
even on cattle slaughtered for domestic
use; to put foreign meat on the same
footing as domestic meat in the matter
of inspection; to take the execution of
the PROVISIONS out of the hands of the
bundesrath. and to remove it from
the diplomatic dickering field of foreign
countries"
If it's opponents accomplish this. as
seems to be likely, the bill will be un-
acceptable to the government and will
undoubtedly lead to a tariff war with
the United States. The above state
ments are the result of inquiries made
on the subject by the correspondent Of
the associa ted press.
An American exporter, who is in tho
confidence of the Washington admins
tration and who is now here, said
bluntly:
in addition to the American official GER
tificates of the healthy condition of the
meat exports which are as reliable as
the German certificates, double IN
spection after the arrival of the meat
here, that will be tantamount to a pro-
hibition against American meat and
such action will doubtless be answered
by retaliation on German exports to the
United States. Every bottle of German
wine will be opened and it's hygenic
qualities tested
A strong point made by the minister
of the interior, Count Podowski-Weh
ner, was that the bill was intended
by the government as a "transitory
measure until Germany produces
enough meat for her own people, which,
it is believed, will not take long"
The correspondent here of the asso-
cialted press learns from the best
sources that while the state department
at Washington has, from time to time.
instructed the United States embassy
to present the American view of the
which have arisen on the
subject of the most favored nation
clause" in the commercial treaties in
sltruction have not been received at the
Berlin embassy looking for negotiations
looking for an entirely new reciprocity
treaty
The excitement over the Samoan stu
alton has almost died out and the gen.
eral expectation is that all points at
variance will now be amicably and fair
ly adjusted by the special commission.
The leading papers, in their desire for
fairness, even print communications
from members of the British mission
at Samoa controVerting some of the
statements of DR.. Raffel the German
president of the municipal council at
Apia regarding the relations of Tanu
and Chief Justice Chambers with the
The Nosische Zeitung, referring to the
utterances of DR.. Lohr in presenting
the Samoan Interpolation in the reich
stag, said: 1T clearly seems there is
a lingo in German politics. The All
Deutsche Vorband made a weak dem
onstration by passing resolution to
the effect that its members expected
the minister of foreign affairs, Baron
Won Buelow, to stick to his declara-
lions and see that neither Germany's
Treaty rights nor the national honor are
in any way sacrificed ait Samoa