The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12

Berlin, February IL In NAN A'
today Count Won KanitG, the aatalA
leader. at the instance of the German SOW
ornment interpellated the government on
the question of the commercial relations
between the United States and Germany
The minister of foreign relations, Baron
Won Buelow intlmated MS reaulhess w
reply forthwith.
In introducing the Interpolation. Count
Won Kanitz referred to the prohlnltlVs
effects Of the pingley bill ana contrasteu
the decrease OF German exports VIII .ns
increase OF American exports. he said
that TO denounce the treaties conthIhiAs
the favored nation clause was now svuIcc
ly necessary as the Americans no longer
July observed their treaty. The Ameri-
cans. he added, must be made TO UNDER
stand that the Germans had no need what-
ever TO obtain their whole ilst OF heoea-
saries from them alone. TX one country
closed its markets TO another coca con-
mercial relations could not permanently
continue. In this connection II was In tne
interest OF German agriculture to uphold
the purchasing pswer of the Country
against American measures. a tarin MaF
was certainly undesirable, but IN tue
event of such q struggle, America, owiig
to the greater volume OF her imports, nad
much more 10 lose than Germany.
The count concluutu viii eAPiooSiho ~
hope that the federal government would
act cautiously and energeticallS, His re-
marks we're appIandod by the rightlsts.
Baron Won Buelow replied that u was
impossible in view of the pending nego-
tlutions to make IN exhaustive declaration
Of the position taken by the Ger
man and American governments IN
the specific question Germany dineLenees
with America was mainly attributable "
conflicting interpretations OF the favorep
nation eatnent assured by the treaty OF
1925. loud conservative Interruptions.
Tue baron then read part OF the treaty
and continued:
THE German government has always
considered these clauses OF the treaty MS
Implying unlimited the meet favored ma
ton treatment for Germany In all LAWN
qrestions Concessions Of any other KIND
which the United States might grant TO a
third State, in return for some specirl
compensation. Germany would only claim
IL she made n corresponding return TO the
United States. From this view is based
the well-weighed meaning and text OF the
treaty. Germany can not recede from TINS
position.
las regards the differential treatment
of German sugar, apart from the Dinghy
tariff the German government objected
that this treatment was OPPOSED 70 the
most favored nation treatment and that IL
was O. CUSTOMS tultdA ihNpiiNSN'S n1,'Ng,
lated. We have secured the ,r80 sevg.,y
the differential charges arisLo'oo ID "
fair reckoning of the surtax bn phe
has further demand respecting tAe de-
ductiop OF additional excise from the So
called overcontingept which had been per-
sistently rejected. On the other hand the
American government has promised TO
consider Germany's proposal for the reduc-
ton OF the general industrial tax to which
German gIIcar Is subject.
Regarding the complaints II our ca
porters at the high rates of the Dlngley
tariff and the manner In which the Aner-
lean tariff regulations were enforced ana
the unsuitableness of interchangeable du-
ties and the burdensome regulations OF
The American customs procedure, they
have been the subject of repeated and ur-
gent representations TO the American gov
eminent for Cancellation OF the conflict
ing views of our rights and satisfactory
understanding is pending.
There must be ON both sides an apprc>
citation Of how far reaching in each of the
two countries are the national interests
development OF American exports TO Ger
many we must assume that the same view
is held In the United States. ] nope that
az no distant date a solution of the ex-
isting difficulties will be attained, accept
able and satisfactory to both parties
1.-THE Federal government claims tns
confidence of the reichstag that 1t VIII
know how to follow such q course az VIII
lead to the interests of the Fatherlaud,
entrusted TO its ministers, being perma-
ncntly safeguarded in the best and safest
way.
DR.. I.ieber,. the centrist leader, followed.
He said ne had expected that the ureasi-
ness caused by political rumor5, particr-
larly In connection with the Philippines,
must be allied TO the answer 10 the inter
reIlntion. AMI he therefore requested the
Minister az foreign Affairs &c make 9. fur
nor statement regarding the political re-
lations between Germany and the United
states tspplauss)
prince Herbert Bismarck eaid he
thought nothing coed was done In u hurry,