The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-26
GERMANY ASKS
CHAMBERS RECALL
Claims lie is Not a Fit Representative
Of the Powers.
SINCE THE PUBLICATION
OF Ills Letter to His Brother Decision
Vas Reached.
PUBLIC FEELING WAS STIRRED UP
German Officials at Apia, and the
Foreign Office Decided to
Request His Recall.

Berlin, February 25.-The United States
ambassador here, Andrew D. White, has
had several protracted conferences this
week with Baron Won Richthofen. under
secretary of the foreign office on the sub
ject of the recent troubles in Samoa and
has received number of documents in
support of Germany's view of the situation.
The interviews were of the most friendly
character and mutually conciliatory.
An official, in behalf of Baron Won Bue-
low, the German minister of foreign affairs,
tells the correspondent here of the Asso-
ciated Press that the German ambassador
at washington, DR.. Vonhollerben, has been
reported to the United States government
informally and in friendly manner the
advisability of recalling William Chambers,
chief justice of Samoa. The German gov
ernmept is of the opinion that Mr. Cham
bers since the publication of the letter to
his brother which apeared in the newspa-
pers Of the United States in an Improper
person to represent the three governments
at Samoa
Plainly Unfit to Serve
IL is further said that he was put there
In order to represent the protecting powers
and that for him TO criticise one of these
powers makes him manifestly unfit to
serve any longer in his present capacity"
IL Is only necessary, it US further pointed
out, to reverse the case in order to show
this strikingly to Americans.
Let is be supposed" said the German
official referred to above, that such a let
ter had
German consul at Apia) would not the en-
tire press point out that it was fragrant
proof of Herr Roses unftness to longer
hold his placer
Mr. Chambers letter has greatly stirred
up public feeling in Germany and nearly
the entire press asserts that by the letter
Mr. Chambers has "glaringly manifested
his unfitness for his position" Some of the
papers declare that inasmuch as Germany,
the United States and Great Britain have
declared their intention to maintain their
basis of Samoa, while Mr.. Chambers by
his acts and words has put himself outside
the act, he cannot longer be considered a
properly mandatory of the signatory
powers.
The same foreign office official speaking
or the Philippines said:
In the Philippines
Germany only wishes the re-establish-
ment of orderly conditions and this solely
on account of our commercial interests In
the islands,"
The meat inspection bill is ACCOMPANIED
by a long memorial explaining the reasons
guiding the government in the matter 1t
gives details showing that the fears ex-
pressed that a general inspection would
make meat more expensive are unfounded.
The Agrarians like the bill. They assert
that the paragraph providing for reim-
pursement by the government for loss to
producers having their cattle or meat con-
demned 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 ven
omously, declaring that it is wholly unac-
ceptable and that it contains uniustifiable
benefits to the foreign importers
careful reading of the whole bill DEM
onStrateS that the fears entertained that IL
will render the importation of American
meats more difficult are in no way borne
out by the facts.
The butchers federation ioins with the
Agrarians in opposing the bill, and has is
sued a circular asking for an Agrarian
fund to end the Agrarians. The federation
insists that the bill shall contain a pro
vision for double inspection of all foreign
meats.
spying Oh herman MetnOuS
A number of manufacturers have petit
toned the axon and imperial governments,
complaining that many Americans visit the
German textile and other factories, spying
under their methods and inducing the en-
ployes to betray secrets and emigrate to
the United States
Herr Stradthagen, a socialist, who has
just been released from prison, where he
had been confined on the charge of lese
majestic, answering Baron Won Stumm, the
conservative leader said the latters ut
terances were only of pathological inter-
est" for which he was called to order
The government was strongly represented
at the sessions of the German agricultural
council this week, which resolved to send
experts to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philip
pines and the United States to study the
sugar question.
Emperor William will proceed to Olden-
burg about the middle of next week in or
der to visit the regning house. Thence he
will go to Wilhem's Haven, where he will
stay during the preparation of the marine
contingent which Is to sail for Kaio Choy
and replace the troops now there. He may
then visit Heligoland and inspect the Bune
projections.