The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-15
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Ntt Hinh R"FAiof'
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ucrn. Nay 13-Neao.at .-s for @
commercial treaty between tAc United
statos and Germany nave nov been tak-
en- up u earnest at ths end of The imo.
Thc United States Amoaasjaoc Andrew
White. cxpccts THAT despite tue nU4u-
Dor oi form able obstacles thlt must ~
overcome. such treaty WA be sltsiac-
tory to aoth nations. Viii crown the ci-
forts ul tnc representative of the two
governments There b. every reason for
saying that tho German government and
notably thc foreign minister Baron Won
Buclow, Will DO it's best TO overcome the
difficulties of the task OF formulating
such "a treaty. The foreign office ls nav-
ing the potent aid OF Emperor Wliam as
well as the cooperation of the represent
atves OF an the German states in the |
bundesrath ana is determined not TO per-
NIT the obstauate aversion of the power /
lul Agrarian interests 20 stand In the |
way OF such an important bond with
America. The emperor made clear ,ne
fact that heviews such treaty most
favorably, ia the course OF recent eX
prec-l1ns to Baron Won Buelow. The
mann difficulty MI White has encounter
cd thus far in the preliminary conferences
at the miustery of foreign affairs is in
the erroneous ide.- that has taken mold
Oh the German mind and been systemat-
lcally f0stered by the Agrarian and other
newspapers that trade with tne United
States has lately been distinctly unprof-
table.
WHITE SHOWS THEM
Tho minister OF the interior, Count V,n
rosadwosky Weiner made "a statement
| TO the same effect iu the ReichstaE "a
few weeks ago. A.r. White this week pro
ducod strong counter evidence. taking
facts and figures from material sup
piled hy the treasury department at
Washington showing that wnle it was
truo that American exports 10 Germany
n lS9s We're unusually large, far exceed
ing in bulk and value the German ex-
ports to the United States, the fact was
, largely due to temporary causes. while
everything now showed a renewed larger
demand Tor German manufactured goods
in the United states. Mr. White also
, pointed out that while German exports
! are largely manufactured goods, Ameri-
can exports are mainly petroleum. cot
ton and o.-er matrials NOT produced here
or insunicently produced. as cereals, cop
,er, etc, whoge value is increasing here
] ana Which are subsequently re-e%ported
a from the United States, while also fur
nlshed proof. by official feelings o.. the
first three months OF 1895 and approx
z mate figures for the current three months
d but during the yeai under the existing
tariff, there has been undeniably a large
increase OF German exports to America
and that the total value Of such exports
q for the entire year of 1899 will exceed
;. S10000,000. These facts ana figures wiz
!. soon be suitably brought to the atten-
tion of the press and dwelt upon By gov
, ernment speakers In the Reichst9g with.
- In "a fortnight, thus ending the system
Y attic misleading official public by tho
mouthpieces OF the Agraran party
. with the public thus set arign,, it IS
hoped that the task OF negotiating tut
. treaty viii become oasier and that tne
e majority IN the rechstag viii not longer
r antagonlze the measure. It is likewise
, that this ratification Of pubic opinion Wi
favorably influence the relchftag in the
G matter of the pending inspection meat
bin, the chances OF which at present APP
pear TO bo very slim. largely owing tc
the same systematic Misrepresentation
for which the Agrarian papers are re-
= sponsible.
The onslaughts of all the Agrarian or
II suns Aif'Al 4Aitttll lNti4 itaA A4ls week AtAf
been OF the most violent and nercest de.
sorpuon. A number Of cablegrams have
' been reprinted from certain papers. con
e siderably Increasing The volume of these
a attacks. THIS kreuz ZeItung reiterated
the statement that American meat In
spection Us "a farce. The Deutsche Flels-
cher Ze.tung, the organ Of the butchers
stated that a part of the steamer Bulga-
rias cargo consisted of American .orse
meat which was auctioned oI. at Ham
burg and is now being sold under a false
nag 20 German consumers. This state
ment, which has been widely clrculate4,
, has unfavorably influenced publc opin-
, ion
The Deutsch Tags zetung and the
, Agra-C Correspondent leading Agrarlan
, sheets. call attention to the increase in
, tho importation of meat, mostly Ameri-
, can in 1885, amounting TO 100000 marks,
, adding that these imports quadrupled
/ since 1897, and II unchecked, win continue
? 10 increase at the same ratio. Hence
these journals demand legislation for
! bidding outright the Importation OF all
American ana other meats.
Ambassador White had several con-
ferences with foreign minister Non Bue-
low regarding the meat inspection bill.
Both OF these officials hope that the
reiohstag viii pass a measure that Will be
acceptable 90 both countries.
Salt Lake May 13-The Western Labor
union has practically complied its la-
, bor in che convention held during tho
past week Today the officers for the
ensuing ter m were elected and nearly
an other business, kept the final ad.
option OF the constitution disposed Of.
The pre.dent and vice president were elect
ed by reclamation and without division.
For the ouher officers thcre was a spir-
: tied but friendly contest
! The election took place This morning.
, THE president, Dan Mcdonald was re-
5 elected John Troxcl was chosen vice
president y. C. Geeger was elected Sec
p rotary ana treasurer,
II was decided 90 hold the next conven-
ylon in Denver
The following was adopted today:
( Re solved by tho Western Labor union
in connection assembled that we place
our unqu allied condemnation upon the
deeds OF paid assassins and thet brutal
ana cowardly murders ot the efenceless
and peaceahle coal miners az Haxelton.
Pa, and we con on an true ana non-
orahle citizens no arise in their might as
: a. sovereign people in defense Of the
constitution of the United States which
guarantees 20 each and every one an
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