The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
WORKING on 4 NEW TREATY.
sATIsFACrORY PROGRESS HEIyG
Made wITn GERMAN OFFIClALa.
the Gfeatest Di0eaity In the way
- Cosnereiai Reciprocity, In The
misrepresentation, Bresght For-
ward by the Rabia Axrsxfa.s.

Sopyr1ght. 100. by the Associated Press.
6rhLiN, May ia.-Nssostax.ous for 4
commercial treaty between the United
states and Germany have now been taken
W IN earnest ae this end OK the line The
Inhed States ambassador, Andrew d.
white, expects that despite the formidable
oostacies that muet be overcome such a
treaty as viii De satisfactory 10 bo,h ma
tions. VIII crown the efforts OF the rep
fssensatsseg OF the two governments. There
u every reason for saying that the Ger
man government and notably the foreign
minister. Baron Won Buesow. will do tts
BEST TO overcome the difficulties Of the
task Of formulating such a treaty The
foreign Office u having the potent aid OF
emperor William AZ .eIi as the systematic
cooperation Of representatives, OF all the
German states In the bundesratfl and 10
determined not 10 permit the obstinate
aversion OF tie powerful agrar!an inter
esss 70 stand in the way of such an i'm
portant bond with America TIE emperor
made clear the fact that be views such
treaty most favorabiy In the course OF
recent expressions OF Baron Won Bueiow.
The main difficulty that Mr.. White has
encountered THUS far in the preliminary
conferences at the ministry OF foreign at
fairs Ia the erroneous Idea that has taken
hold Of the German mind and been eys-
tematically fosfered by the agrarian news
papers. that trade with the United States
has latferiy been distinctly Improbable.
The papers referred 20. even with statistics
Inspired by the government, have made
strongly plausible case tending To show
that ths balance of trade has steadily In
ciIned TO the side OF the United States
The minister OF the interior, Count Won
Posadowski Wshner, made statement to
the same effect In the reichstag few
weeks ago.
Re- ~
counter evidence. taking The facts and fig
ures from material supplied by the treas
ury department AT Washington showing
thar while IL was true that American ex-
ports 10 Germany In ISIS were unusually
large far exceeding In bulk and value the
German exports 70 the United States. the
fact was largely due TO temporary causes,
while everything now shows a renewed
larger demand for German goods in the
United States. Mr.. White also pointed out
that while German exports ara largely
manufactured goods. American exports are
mainly petroleum. cotton ard other ma
teriass rot produced here, or insu1scienily
produced. as cereals. copper. etc whose
value h Increasing here, and which are
subsequently re-expor;ed. Mr.. White Also
furnished proof By official figures OF the
nrs. three months OF 1899. and Approximate
figures for the current three months. that
during the year under the existing sarin.
there has been undanlasly a large increase
OF German exports TO America. ana that
The total value OF such exports Tor the en-
tire year Of 1889 viii exceed 800 0.No
These facH and figures viii soon be suit
Ably brought to she attention Of the press
and dwelt uron by government, speakers
In the reichstag within a fortnight. thus
ending the systematic misleading Of the
public by the moutnpieces OF the agrarian
party.
with the public thus set right. IL Is hoped
tina, the task Of negotiating the treaty viii
become eaxer. ard that the majority In
the rsisns,ss w me- nkew saass sxpeesss nj.
reetifsrarion OF public opinion Will favor
ably influence the reiehstag IN the matter
Of the pending meat insnse,a,n n. n.h, 'h hs
very slim. largely owing 30 the same sys-
,ematic misrepresentation fer which the
agrarsan papers are resronslo.s
The onslsugats ~ tho Arrarfan organs
nnon American meat This week have been
az the most violent description. nam.
her OF cahiegrams have been reprinted
nuenclng the volume Of these attacks.
THE Krsux xeitung reiterated the state
uaens that American meat inspection Is
farce
organ OF the butchers stated that q part
of the steamer Rnlgarlss cargo consisted
os American horse meat. when was sue
toned Oft a, Hamburg ard Is now being
sold under a false flag 20 German con
a,smers THIS statement whsrh has bean
widely circulated. has unfaverahly IN.
eaencad public opinion
Plet Inventor Gets Lsng Sentence.
phxaal the inventor 81 THE story 81 a
r,0t - asss@eInate Emperor William dur
irs his rsafesty's visit 20 Egypt. which
trIp. however. was abandoned, has been
sentenced re seven and one-haG YEARS sal-
ffsrr cor rsagrnsFsf ard tn three years sub
segment rolice supervision for having i'm
posed upon the police.
The plan of the cnaspsrators. according
"a rasayt was &o aFor bomb Of gun
s.s.ta,s ant fulrngnAte ~ mercury upon
The ernrsror'S carriage fu ere Of the mar
rev streets cs Cairo IN tAe course of his