New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
LIVE TOPICS IN BERLIN.


by the Prussian Cabinet. and has gone to the
Bundesrath. which. It is understood VIII make
short work OF IL. each OF the Federal Govern
ments has already considered IT. and the present
| shape Of the bill is virtually the result OF mutual
concessions made by the several Governments.
From authoritative source IT is learned that
the task OF agreeing It's final form proved diff
cult TO the South German Governments especially
| posed any such legislation since they thus far
have not been saddled with trchinoss inspection;
| be saddled with an expensive meat Inspection
merely because Prussia wished it. II was in defer
| stan Cabinet gradually cut down the demands and
Of the Us s Asre T1 The
m9dlhcations are the dropping OF the clause pro,
| meat declared unfit for sale and the insertion Of
a clause enforcing the inspection OF all cattle and
| swine slaughtered for private consumption.
| VIEWS OF PRUssIAN oFFICIAL-The
correspondent here OF The Associated Press has in
| terviewed high Prussian official concerning the
measure He said: For America the most vital
| and interesting features are that It sImphes and
unihes the method Of inspection and that there will
be only one inspection. There will be no prohibit
ton against any class Of American meat. although
strong pressure was brought 10 bear on the Gov
sausage. canned meats and lard. The Bundesrath.
howeyer has run powers under The Bill to Issue
kinds Of foreign meats But such action will not
"A difficult problem is the treatment OF American
which Is efs TO III 80, sn6
the yeT b Of E %ped M 81 T. American am
| not be impugned even In America.
| WHAT AN AMERICAN EXPERT sAYS.-The
foregoiI- statements were substantially corrobor-
| ated by an A~sriccn expert. nov in Berlin. TO
whom they communicated. lie remarked:
| THE tenor OF the bill shows that the Imperial
| Government means TO tref- American meat fairly
and on itc merits. The option was given TO the
Bundesrath to treat American meats with greater
| severity and corresponds with similar power rest
ing in the Secretary OF Agriculture side
| garding certain German imports. But the enforce
ment OF the option will require specific proof that
the question The biI viii not be an unmltisated
| evi FOR American interests. Hitherto in Germany
| there has been confidence in our mea. inspec-
ton. but there is almost sacred confidence In Ger
can meats exposed for sale will be known TO have
been officially approved and the result wifi be an
TSe ony paragraph in the b wRc is capable
OF mischief if unfairly applied is the one which
certain cuts and parts. We cut our meat different.
paragraph However. ! feel confident mat ha, me
| German Government will not apply the Il IN
wisdom in such course. seeing that we hold
| nary experts TO whom all samples OF American
with trichinoss or other diseases have been sent
| have thus far been unable IN any case to confrm
| the suspicious.
FRUIT SCALE DEAD-The Government an
nounces that several loads OF American fruits, IN
spected for the San Jose scale were recently seized
at Hamburg and al Stettin. In each case now
ever the scales were dead
WANT BETTER COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
| The German Chambers OF Commerce and In
dustrial Association in their annual reports last
| week referred or less freely to Ger
| manys trade with the United States. A majority
| OF them express the hope that commercial rea-
| lions will become closer and more friendly. The
| I.eipsic Chamber OF Commerce. one OF the most
| important in Germany. deplores the present I'M
| certainty OF the commercial relations with both
! the United States and Great Britain and says II
trusts the Government will strive 10 the utmost to
reestabish The best Teisons WITH 1ba
Rhenish Manufacturers Association however.
The to ADOPT ssasi he ap red
states in view " the palpable violations of the
treaty"
MEASURES IN THE BUNDEsRATH-The
Bundesrath is discussing Government Dill
| the so-called Lex Heinze" framed 10 suppress
certain features OF public and private immortality
II also affects literature and art This bill is
weakened copy OF a measure repeatedly introduced
in the Reichstag by Centrsts and defeated. The
Rechsiag. publishes. through It's NAN oFgani me
| Cologne Voks Zeitung.' us intention or ngRtns
Strike and Military bills. Al the same time II con-
demns the constant increase IN n9 " tbes
cases. saying It deplores the growing espionage
which is bred thereby
sCIIIEsWIG EXPULSIONS.-The explosions
| from Northern Schleswig continue undated. and
| an overwhelming majority OF the papers continue
to complain OF this policy and deny It's political
wisdom The Cologne Gazette" Is an exception TO
! the rule. 1t urges all Germans 70 approve me
measures which. il adds, are necessary ior patti
iii the Commercial clubs and associations OF Ber-
lin met this week and formally condemned the sN-
Pun 90 show have already done amount Of
damage 10 GermanyS commerce
EMPEROR Recommendations which
| seized the Emperor last Sunday. kept him indoors
until Friday II was Of a rather serious type ana
| a high fever weakened the patient considerably
The disease complicated His Majesys former r ear
neror was able 10 walk out OF doors on FRIDAY with
h INA eppeefs His Majesty will have completely
covered in few days
CASE OF DIR. BITTINGHOFF.-A case in which
the Ministers or War OF Prussia, Bavaria and
saxonv figured az prosecutors has just been con-
cluded IN the Imperial Court at Leipzig Inc ue-
PENDANT a physician. Dr. Bittinsnor' VINO "as
oharyea win eliminating officers OF the German
Amy The offence committed In June lasi, on
the I've OF the general elections. III d utel sdiooa
80, bed forth on the subject Of war, declaring
The populace did not want war. ana nat Il me nv
soldiers were allowed 10 take their choice they
ueiid all elect to return home instead OF nshuns.
lie also said the soldiers VINO took part IN tne
Fr,nco~German War were inspired merely ny
linton courage" and that II was the universal
ctica ~ their officers 10 creep under the shelter
~ he5ges These foolish remarks were reported 10
the military authorities. VINO ihterPIe,sr . ~ "a
hetng an accusation OF cowardce ageinst the OH
ILLS Tbereupon the three Ministers or war. IN
err. onac,fy as official chiefs prosecuted Dr.
Bttinghof who was fined 800 MARKS , Sas ao now
a pppsrned the decision OF the lower court
pr-sT OF EMPEROR IN NAPKlNs.-A waiter
~ Cbemnltz named Barthel, has received perrIiS-
sion at his request, to come 10 berIl' oN EN-
e'o' 1,-,,,,.,,,s birthday on January q. to con-
peror " re dinner table of the castle bust OF
~ Matestv ont Of table napkins