The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
GERMANS WANT RECIPROCITY.
OPINION FAVORs A COMMERCIAL.
TREATY WITH US.

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Copyright 1899, by the Associated Press.)
Berlin. Nov. 4-Opinion here incllnes
more and more strongly in favor of a
commercial treaty with the United States,
which VIII be fair for both sides and en-
able the merchants of both nations TO
make calculations regarding trade between
the two countries for a number of years
ahead.
The growing Importance of the United
States as a market for German goods is
generally recognized by everybody, ex-
cept the Agrarians, and leads to the hope
that the long pending negotiations win be
brought to a successful issue.
The kind reception of the German dele
gates to the Philadelphia Commercial Con-
gress Is greatly appreciated by the press
here. The newspapers express the hope
that the gathering viii remove many mu-
tual errors number of publications
have appeared lately explaining the ad-
vantages of better commercial relations
The additional reciprocity treaty between
the United States and France has startled
German merchants. The National Zei-
ject, which concludes;
''The quarrel between Germany and the
United States about the correct interpre-
tation of the favored nation clause must
thereby become more acute. unless Ger
many gets the same tariff reductions as
France"
A number of other papers and pamphlets
sIv1E H.
ticles of German export to the United
States, and that, therefore, il is a mat
ter of great importance.
As to Meat Inspection Bill.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press learns from an official source that
confidential advices have been received
from Washington to the effect that nego-
tiatlons between the embassy and the state
department will not be seriously resumed
until the measures touching interests pend
ing in the Reichstag, especially the meat
inspection bill are disposed of. The cor
respondent learns on the highest author-
ity that Count Won Pasadowsky- Wehner,
recently conversing on the subject, said:
TO pass an inspection bill in any shape,
the government must humor the agrarians
to certain extent. Otherwise the bill
will be rejected in it's old state, and the
commercial war with the United States
will continue. We viii have to prohibit
American sausages and canned meats, and
! in compensation win encourage the impor-
tation Of American fresh meats and will
not hinder the importation of hams, etc.
The Americans will have to be satisfied
with this"
In the same conversation the Minister
of the Interior said:
IF this unteriblanz (meaning balance of
trade) against Germany continues. we
haI fa ft,a cold ..-If
That the agrarians oppose the proposed
commercial treaty goes without saying.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung argues that
Germany's commercial treaty policy is a
gigantic mistake. 1t claims the balance
of trade has gone more and more against
Germany under the treaties, until IT now
amounts to 1,347 900 900 marks, while during
the free trade period of 1872-l8S0 it was
1072, ,0OO 900 marks.
However, official statistics for the last
nine months just published, show that
German exports have increased 202, 600 600
marks over the same period of 1885, of
which 9S,000 900 marks were exports to the
United States.
Emperor's Naval Projects.
The Emperor's naval projects have form
ed the main subject of press discussion this
week. The government now admits that
the dotten-plan really means doubling the
navy as compared with what it would be
under the plan Of 1897, and that 25. 600 addi-
tional men will be needed for the new fleet.
Nearly the whole press expresses astonish-
ment at the fact that His Majesty per-
sonally conceived, and pushed the plan,
while Prince Hohenlohes consent was
only obtained later and that the Bundles
rath and Prussian cabinet have not yet
been consulted. However the chances of
bill embodying the plan, which, the car
respondent learns, will reach the Reich
E.f1
creasing. Even part Of the Freisinniges
seem willing to vote for the Increase, IL
strong reasons for 1t are shown The
Agrarlan press preserves the policy ind-
Gated last week. All sorts of popular man.
ifestations In favor of the bill are being
arranged in order to influence opinion.
The government, through Herr Krupp's
organ, the semi-ofilcial Politiscen Nacn-
richten, gives among the reasons for the
contemplated Increase the advent of the
United States as a new weltmacht, the CO.
operation of Great Britain and the United
States in Samoa and the war In South At
rica, which has had much to do with the
conception of the plan. The article says:
Reasons for Larger Navy.
Recent misuse of power by two grea,
nations toward a weaker, the sudden
growth of some navies, the prevention or
Intervention OF European Powers in favor
of a weaker by the aid Of enormous sea
power of one nation, and the impossi-
biity of European interference when
America took not only the West Indian
but also the far Asianc possessions of
Spain, are sufficient reasons for a much
larger German navy"
The article Is Of special interest because
it was inspired. and seems to be an ad
mission of what official Germany has all
along denied, viz: the existence of a
strong desire to interfere with The United
States last year and with Great Britain
this year, which was only curbed bv inc
potent consideration that Germany ala NOT
have a navy large enough to carry out
her desire.
The news of the British reverses ana
losses has been received in Germany with
less demonstration of joy than might have
been expected from previous expressions.
The mistakes and shortcomings Of the
British preparations are pointed out with
much vigor by the press strategists and
military writer's but the other newspapers
comment on the weeks events fairly.
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