The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-09


for sale and the insertion OF n clause en-
forcing the inspection OF all cattle and
swine slaughtered for private consump-
tion
HIGH AUTHORITY.
The correspondent here Of the Assocl-
ated Press has interview high Prnsslan
official concerning the measure. who said:
For America. the most vitd and inter-
esting features are that II simplines and
unifes the method OF inspection and that
there win only be one inspection. There
will be no prohibition against any class
OF American meat, though every strong
pressure was brought to bear on the gov
ernment to exclude certain kinds. espec-
tally sausage, canned meats and lard.
The bundersath. however ia given fun
powers under the bill to make, In case
of necessity, decree declaring against
any and all kinds OF foreign meat But
such action VIII not be taken unless there
ls the strongest reason ror 1t.
A difficult problem is the treatment 1f
American sausage, which Is loft to the
bundesrath and reichstae. Nothing in the
whole bill is devised with the view Of
impeding or preventing American imports.
The whole bnl is fair and its methods
cannot be impugned even in America.
The foregoing statements were substan-
TALLY corroborated by an American ex-
pert In Berlin TO whom they were COM
munlcated.
THE BILL TREATS FAIR
lie said: "The tenor of the bill shows
that the imperial governments means to
treat American meats fairly and on their
merits. The option was given to the bum
desrath 60 treat American meats with
greater severely and Corresponds with
similar power resting in the secretary Of
agriculture on our side regarding cetain
German imports. But the enforcement
OF the option win require specific proof
that American meats are injurious, and
that Is out the question The bill viii
not be an unmitlgated evil. Hitherto in
Germany. there has been no confidence in
our meat Inspections but this is almost
sacred confidence In German imperial in
spection. Henceforth any American
meats exposed FOR sale win be known
90 have been officially approved, ana
there seems TO be corresponding ln-
crease In business, probably doubling our
sales. Probably the only paragraph IN
the bill which Is capable OF mischief II
favorably applied. Is one which sets forth
that all imported meats must come in
certain cuts and parts. We cut our meat
differently from the Germans, so mischief
may lurk In that paragraph. However
feel confident that the German gov
ernutent VIII not apply tLa bill unfairly
as It fully realizes that there would De
ne wisdom in such course seeing that
We hold trump cards in retaliation"
hc,) ,rRTCUTNOsTg TOTrND
IAN interesting fact Is that the Prus-
sian veterinary experts to whom all SAM
pies OF American meats. sausages, etc,
suspected Of being affected with trich-
lnosis or other disease have keen sent,
have thus far been unable in any case
to confirm the suspicious. The govern
ment announces that several loads of Am
erican fruits inspected for tho San Jose
scale were recently seized at Hamburg
and at Stettin. In each case, however,
the scales were dead.
GERMANS GETTING FRIENDLY.
The German chambers of commerce and
Industrial associations In their annual re-
ports this week have referred more or
less freely TO Germany's trade with the
United States. A majority Of their ex-
press the hope that commercial relations
viii become closer and more friendly. The
Leipsic chamber OF commerce, one of the
most important In Germany. deplores the
uncertainty OF the commercial relations
with both the United States ana Great
Britain and says Il trusts the government
will strive 10 re-establish permanently the
best relations with both countries. The
Bund Der Industriellen. the Rtenish man.
ufacturers association. however, urges
the government TO adopt prompt and
energetic retaliatory measures against the
United States In view OF the palpable
violations Of the treaty"
The bundesrath is now discussing a gov
ernment bill, the so-called LEX Heinze
framed TO suppress certain features Of
public and private immortality. 1t also
affects literature and art. This bill is a
weakened copy of n measure repeatedly
introduced IN the reichstag by centrists
and defeated. The centre, which Is the
dominant faction Of the reichstag, pub
fishes through its main organ. the Coli
ogne Volkes zeitung. its intention of
hghting the two leading government
measures. ~ |anti-strike and military
bills. At the same time It condemns the
constant Increases in Leg Majestic trials
and impugns the motives underlying most
OF these cases, saying 1t deplores the
grow,s'g espionage which IS bred thereby
EXPULSION or DANES.
The expulsions OF Danes from Northern
sehleswig continue unabated ana an over
whelming majority OF the papers continue
TO complain OF the policy and deny It's
political wisdom, The Cologne Gazette. IS
an exception 20 the rule 1t urges all
Germans 20 approve the measure, which,
Il aserts, are necessary for patriotic rea-
sons.
The central committee representing all
the commercial clubs and associations OF
Berlin, met this week and formally CON
demned the expulsions which. the COM
mittee collected statistics TO show. have
already done a vast amount OF damage
10 Germany's commerce.
Influenza, which seized the emperor last
Sunday, kept him indoors unti Friday
II is a rather serious type and a high
fever weakened the patient considerably
The disease complicated his majestys old
ear trouble. which caused him severe
pain The emperor was able 20 walk out
OF doors on Friday with tho empress.
A case In which the ministers OF war OF
Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony figured as
prosecutors has Just been concluded in
the imperial court af 4.etpsic. The de-
fendant was physician. DR. Bittinghoff,
who was charged with calumniating ofii-
GERS OF the German army. The ofienso
was committed IN June last. ON fhe eve