The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
A NEW TREATY
WITH GERMANY
Opinion There Strongly
FavorS One With Us.
AGRARIANS OPPOSED
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Claim Germany's Commercial Policy
a Gigantic Mistake.
THE EMPEROR'S NAVAL PROJECTS
Have Formed the Main Subject Of
Press Discussion for the week.
One Reason Given for the IN
crease is the Advent Of the
United States ~ a New
Norld-PoweT.

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BERLIN. NOV 4-Opinion here IN
clines more and more strongly in favor
Of commercial treaty with The United
States which will be fair FOR both sides
and enable the merchants of both nations
to make calculations regarding trade be-
tween the two countries for a number Of
years ahead The growing importance
of the United states as a market for Ger
man goods is generally recognized by
everybody except the Agrarians, aud
leads to the hope that the long pending
negotiations will be brought to a success
ful issue.
The kind reception OF the German dele
gates to the philadelphia Commercial
Congress is greatly appreciated by the
Press here.
The newspapers express the hope that
the gathering Will remove many mutual
errors. A number of publications have
appeared lately explaining the advan-
tages Of better comme-Cal relations.
The additional reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and France mas
startled German merchants. The Ma
tional Zeitung devote. a long editorial 10
the subject which concludes;
The quarrel between Germany ana
the United states about the correct IN
terpretation OF the favored nation clause
must thereby become more acute unless
Germany gets The same tarin reductions
as France
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
4 number OF other papers and pamphlets
point out that the treaty affects many
articles Of German export to the lhlied
States. and that, therefore, IL Is a matter
OF great importance. Inc correspond
ent OF the Associated Press learns from
an nfficloi soBrce p.A confidential adj
vices have been received from Washing
ton 10 the effect that negotiations be-
tween the Embassy and the State De
partment will not be seriously resumed
until the measures touching American In
terests pending In the Reichstag' es-
peciallv the meat inspection BILL are dis
nosed Of The correspondent learns on
The highest authority that Count Noh
Posadowsky-We recently converslhB
on the subject, said
To mass an inspection bill In any shape.
the government must hump the Agrdridls
10 a certain extent Otherwise the D'il
will be rejected in it's old state and the
commercial war with the United States
will continue. We will have 10 prohibit
American sausages and canned meats, ana
I'm conuensatlon will encourage the impor-
tation OF American fresh meats and VIII
not hinder the importation Of hams, etc.
The Americans will have to be satished
with this"
In the same conversation, the Minister
Of tne Interior said:
III this unterbllanz meanins balance
OF trade) against Germany continues we
shall have TO drop the gold steWard.'
AGRARtANS OPPOSE
That tie Agrarians oppose the proposed
commercial treaty goes without saying.
The Deutsche Tages Ieitung argues that
Germany's commercial treaty pollcy Is
gigantic mistake IL claims me balance
of trade has gone more and more against
germany under the treaties. until II now
amounts TO l.347.0ooo0o marks. while our
ina. the free trade period OF lS72-lsS0 it was
I 0-o o0o 0D marks. However official statis-
tics for The last nine months. just pub
lished show rat German exports have
increased POP O00.o go marks over the same
noriod Of 1895. Of which 9s00fo0 marks
were exnorts 10 the United States.
The Emperor's naval projects have form
cd the main subject Of press discussion
this week. The government now admits
hat the Fiotten plan really means doub
ling the navy as compared With what IL
would he under the plan of 1897. and that
95 O00 additional men will be needed for the
new feet
Nearly tho whole press expresses aston.
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