The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
TAKEN UP IN EARNEST
Commercial Treaty Between Ger
many and United States.
OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME
EMPEROR William and the Government
Are in Favor OF the Measure.
Violent Onslaughts on
American Beef.
Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.

copyright 1873 Dy Associated Iless.
Berlin, May 13.-Negotiations for
commercial treaty between the United
States and Germany have now been
taken up in earnest at this end of the
line The United States ambassador,
Andrew D. White, expects that despite
the formidable obstacles that must be
overcome such a treaty as will be salts
factory to both nations will crown the
efforts of the representatives of the two
governments. There is every reason for
saying that the German government,
and notably the foreign minister, Baron
Won Buelow, will do it's best to over
come the difficulties of the task of for
mulating such a treaty. The foreign
office is having the potent aid of EN-
peror William as well as the syste-
matte cooperation of representatives of
all the German states in the bundles
rath and is determined not to permit
the obstinate aversion of the powerful
agrarian interests to stand in the way
of such an important bond with Amer
lea. The emperor made clear the fact
that he views such treaty most favor
ably in the course of recent expressions
of Baron Won Buelow.
The main difficulty that Mr.. White
has encountered thus far in the confer
ences at the ministry of foreign affairs
is the erroneous idea that has taken
hold of the German mind and been sys-
tematically fostered by the agrarian
newspapers that trade with the United
States has latterly been distinctly I'M
profitable. The papers referred to, even
with statistics inspired by the govern
ment have made a strongly plausible
case tending to show that the balance
Of trade has steadily inclined to the side
of the United States. The minister of
the interior, Count Won Posadowski
Wehner, made statement to the same
effect in the reichstag a few weeks ago.
Mr. White this week produced strong
counter evidence, taking facts and fig
ures from material supplied by the
treasury department at Washington,
showing that while it was true that
American exports to Germany in 1898
We're unusually large, far exceeding in
bulk and value the German exports to
the United States, the fact was largely
due to temporary causes. while every
thing now shows a renewed larger de-
mand for German goods in the United
States. Mr.. White also pointed out that
while German exports are largely man
ufactured goods, American exports are
mainly petroleum, cotton and other ma
terials not produced here, or INSULT
GENTLY produced Mr. White also fur
nished proof, by official figures of the
first three months of 1899. and approx
| mate figures for the current three
months, that during the year. under the
| tariff, there has been undeniably large
| increase of German exports to America
and that the total value of such exports
| for the entire year Of 1899 will exceed
| $10O, 900 OOO These facts and figures will
soon be suitably brought to the atten-
| ton of the press and dWelt upon by
government speakers in the reichstae
within fortnight, thus ending the sys-
tematc misleading of the public by the
| mouthpieces of the agrarian party
with the public thus set right, it is
hoped that the task Of negotiating the
| treaty will become easier and that the
majority in the reichstag will not Ion
ger antagonize the measure. 1t is like
wise expected this rectification of pub
lie opinion will favorably influence the
| reichstag in the matter of the pending
meat inspection bill, the chances Of
which at present appear to be very slim
largely owing to the same systematic
| Misrepresentation for which the agra
rian papers are responsible.
The onslaughts of the agrarian or
gans upon American meat this weel
have been of the most violent descrip
ton A number of cablegrams hav
been reprinted from certain papers con
siderably influencing the volume o
these attacks The Kreuz Zetung reit
Grated the statement that American
meat inspection is a farce. TIL
Deutsche Fleischer Zeitung, the orga,
of the butchers stated that a part o
the steamer Bulgaria's cargo consiste
of American horse meat which wa
auctioned off at Hamburg and is nov
being sold under a false flag to Germa
consumers. This statement, which ha
been widely circulated, has unfavor
ably influenced public opinion.
The Deutsche Tage Zeitung and tn
Agrar- Correspondenz, leading agrarla
sheets, call attention to the increase l
the importation of meat, mostly Amel
lean, in 1898, amounting to 20 0O0,0(
marks, adding that these imports haN
quadrupled since 1897, and if unchecke
will continue to increase in the san
ratio. Hence the journals demand les
islation forbidding outright the impol
tation of all American and other meat
The agrarian papers combat the a.
gument that increase in the imports
ton demonstrates the insufficiency
the supply of German meat and clai
that the increase is solely due to Il
low price of imported meat They
que that the continued unrestricted in
| portation of foreign meat will entire
ruin the German production and d.
mand that the reichstag prohibit sellir
, foreign meat entirely, threatening tn;
if this Is not done the agriculture
classes will hold the representatives
the reichstag responsible. Ambass;
: dor White had several conferences tn
week with Foreign Minister Won Blu
low regarding the meat inspection bi
Both of these officials hope that II
} reichstag will pass a measure that W
| be acceptable to both countries.
The vigorous agitation in favor
an increase in the extra appropriate
for the navy sanctioned by the reicl
stag continues. The Flottern Ferei
a naval society, with a membership
100000 urges that the nation hasten Il
building of new vessels and deman,
. an increase SO that Germany will
not out-maneuvered by more active n
lions at all points of the world whe
4 a vigorous display of naval power MI
& / be necessary.
The inspired Neuste NatChrichten a.
Vocates the doubling of the naval 7
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