The San Francisco call., 1899-03-26
BITTER COMPLAINT
OF THE GERMANS
Say No Reciprocity Is
Shown by America.
Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.

BERLIN, March 25.-The German
newspapers, in discussing the CONNER
cial relations between Germany and
the United States, complain more or
less bitterly of the alleged fact that
while here everything is being done to
bring about an improvement, Germany
being willing to sacrifice something to
that end, no reciprocity has been shown
by the United States, where, it is as
serted, even the calm and moderate
part of the press does not recommend
any steps in that direction. A score
of articles written in this tenor have
appeared in many Of the papers. It
is believed that they were inspired by
the Government for purpose. The
most plain-spoken article was pub
lished in the Cologne Volkszeitung.
which said that the Americans were
greatly mistaken if they imagined that
all the yielding in the efforts to arrange
treaty would be done by Germany
Andrew D. White, the United States
ambassador, referring to the Samoan
situation, made the following state
ment to the correspondent of the As
sociated Press:
The negotiations between Germany
and the United States in regard to Sa-
0lOd WHICH nave Deeu parity on
here have ceased for the present, and
are now exclusively carried on at
Washington. Among the reasons for
/ this change is the one that as Wash
ington is nearer in point of time to the
scene of action there will be less delay
in obtaining information. This is the
present status.
THE negotiations in regard to the
commercial treaty are also confined to
Washington, where the bureaus of
John Kasson, special reciprocity COM
missioner, and Baron Won Holleben, the
German ambassador, are handling
them. I am not aware of any interest
ing recent developments in the matter. -
Replying to a question as to whether
the presence and dOings in Germany of
Robert P. Porter have had any appre-
ciable effect, good or bad, on the re-
lations between Germany and the
United States, Mr.. White said: No; so
far as / can judge that has not been
the case"
The Reichstag has adjourned until
April H. Since it convened it has ac-
complished a great deal Of work, hav-
ing held sixty-one plenary and eleven
special sessions The various commit
tees (here called commissioner have
also dispatched much business. OF the
bigger bills only the budget was finally
passed. The banking, judiciary, lex
seinge, or the law against unnatural
crimes, and several other bills, are still
progressing. The postal, telephone
telegraph and meat inspection bills
have not even had their first reading
| but these measures will come up after
the holidays in the order named.
Before adjourning the Reichstag had
most exciting discussion on the sub
ject of gambling. Herr Bebel, the So
cialist leader. reiterated his charge
that there was a large percentage of
the army officers I'm the pOtOriOuS
Harmlosen Club, adding that a similar
state of things prevailed at the Turf
Club, where heavy play is the main fea-
ture. Herr Bebel further asserted
that many officers played there regu-
larly in spite of the army regulations
forbidding gambling. He added that
among those who freQuented the club
were three Princes of a reigning Ger
man house.
The Socialist leader then asked why
the Minister of War, General Won Goss-
Ter, usually quick in preventing papers