Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26

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! that iIiasmuch a. Germany, the United
States and Great Britain have declared
their intention to maintain the basis
Of the Samoa act, while Mr.. Chambers,
by his acts and words, has put himself
outside the act, he can no longer be
considered a proper mandatory of the
signatory powers.
The same foreign Office official, speak
ing of the Philippine islands, said:
Germany only wishes the re-estab-
llshment of orderly conditions, and this
is solely On account of our commercial
interests in the islands"
The meat inspection bill is accom-
panied by long memorial explaining
the reasons guiding the government
In the matter. 1t gives details showing
that the fears expressed that a general
inspection would make meat more ex-
penslye are unfounded. the cost of
such inspection being only one-eighth
to one-sixth of cent per kilo in the
densely populated district. 1t is also
set forth that the importation of meats
will not be rendered more Difficult, as
the importers will easily accommodate
themselves to the new provisions.
The Agrarians do not like the bill.
They assert that the paragraph pro-
viding for reimbursing by the govern
ment of the losses to producers through
having their. cattle or meat condemned
as unfit for food cannot be thought of
and they add that cattle insurance is
the only remedy for these producers.
The Deutsche Tagezeitung attacks
the bill venomously, declaring that
it is
WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE
and that it contains unjustiiable bene-
fits to foreign importers. The paper
says in conclusion:
For us, the bill will only be ac-
ceptable if all the provisions relating
to foreign meats are replaced by one
paragraph, saying that all the proyis-
ions of this law apply with equal force
to all imported meats. Unless this is
inserted, We hope the bill will be re-
jected."
A careful reading of the whole bill
demonstrates that the fears entertain
ed that it will render the importation
of American meats more difficult are
in no way borne out by the facts. An
expert now in Berlin said to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
There is every reason to hope that
the bill, if it becomes a law, will
materially aid our meat exports to
Germany. 1t is more favorable to
American meat interests that we have
the right to expect. The great feature
we have commended for, single inspec-
ton on uniform plan, is conceded
outright. The other features are of
still greater advantage to u.s. especially
one empowering the Bundesrath to
grant Easements Erleichterungen in
the importation of meats, which eX-
perience has shown by virtue of their
| methods of production and prepara-
ton, are not dangerous to life or
health, or to omit previous inspection
| altogether. Under this provision the
United States can claim unrestricted
admission OF all American sausages
and picked, cured or sailed meat of
every description, for it can be shown
that there is not single Z. case of
trichinOSis
OROTHER DISEASE
due to American meats. This will put
this class of American meats on quite
different footing than it has held hith-
erto. l regard this provision as being
one of the utmost advantages"
Prof. Stiles has sent a detailed state
ment regarding the bill to Washington
and it is understood that his conclu-
sions tally with the above views of the
expert.
The Butchers Federation join with
the Agrarians in opposing the bill and
has issued circular asking for an
agitation fund to aid the Agrarians.
The Federation insists that the bill
shall contain a provision for a double
inspection of all foreign meats. The
Vossische Zeitung says the Federation
thus places itself in opposition to the
interests of German meat consumers
in rendering imports more difficult and
raising prices.
A number Of Saxon manufacturers
have petitioned the Saxon and I'M
perial governments, complaining that
many Americans visit the German tex
tile and other factories, spying upon
their methods and inducing the en-
ployes to betray trade secrets and en-
igrate to the United States. They ask
the authorities to interfere.