The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-16
GERMAN SENTIMENT CHANGES.
The Commercial Exposition Brings
About "a BETTER Feeling.

When a few months ago. the prospec-
, tus and plans for the exposition Of the
| Philadelphia Commercial Museum were
circulated in Germany, they were general
! " received with either Indifference or i'll
/ concealed resentment. The invitations
when were extended to European dele
gates. Offering the hospitality OF the ex-
/ hibition and an opportunity to participate
/ in its proceedings. did something. but no:
much. to allay the general suspicion that
the whole enterprise was simply a scheme
| TO foster American export trade at the ex-
pense Of rival manufacturing nations in
/ Europe
The debates in German chambers of
I commerce over the question OF accepting
or declining that invitation were mainly
/ a rehearsal Of the grievances Of German
/ exporters against the tariff, the Treasury
and custom house regulations, the too
alert and searching activities of the United
States eonsuls, and the defects in Ameri-
can merchandise \ delegation. limited
as TO numbers. but OF the highest ability
and efficiency was sent 60 represent Ger
man interests at the exposition.
These delegates have now returned ana
have. through newspaper interviews. lee
lures before boards of trade and various
Industrial associations, disseminated a
vast amount Of fresh and original infor-
nation concerning the United States.
me elect OF these Feports-attended IS
they have been by The Samoan agreement
and the Executive suggestion OF a ioint
commission TO study with scientific thor
oushness certain questions which are now
liOIe OF less at issue between the two
eountrles-has been to change suddenly
and TO a surprising degree the tenor Of
newspaper comment and popular feeling
toward the United States.
lhe German delegates were stirprised
ey the numbers and high character OF The
representatives OF other nations. particu-
/ larry those from Great Britain. South and
central America Australasia. and easier,
ASA hey were intensely interested in
the display or commercial samples from
foreign countries. but think that in CON
sequence OF the rapid change in STYLES a, a
models, these will have for the most mart
only temporary value. On the other
hand. they have found the Bureau of Com
merclal Information at Philadelphia a
, ID del OF completeness ara efficiency far
IL advance OF any other institution OF its
hlhd yet organized In Europe and a model
'or the immediate imitation OF Germany
anu other exporting nations which hone 10
maintain their place in future competition
The recent address in Berlin Of DIR
NosOerg- Rekow, director Of the association
OF herman business men for the preparation
OF commercial treaties, was emphatic on
lnis point, and an important meeting will
| De held on the 18th instant TO discuss The
part which the Imperial Government viii he
| asked to take in supporting such an enter
prise.
The annual meeting Of this powerful
association. which acts rs a purvevor OF
| technical and commercial information for
the government, is fixed for the 18th and
-oth OF December. The principal topic he
| fore the meeting will be the proposed
| creation OF a commercial museum and
/ bureau OF Information, TO be organized and
managed on lines similar 20 those OF The
/ same institutions at Philadelphia.
| DR. NOsberg- Rekow's declaration that
| he had critically examined the processes Of
meat inspection and preparation al Cbica
/ 20. and had found them admirable is the
| first official testimony Of that kind which
! mas been able 70 check and silence-for the
moment at least-the long sustained and
| tedious chorus Of agrariau denuncfation
OF American food products. His address
was delivered before the Berlin Association
OF Merchants and Manufacturers. the
members Of which are generally men of
superior intelligence, who are above the
small jealousies and selfshness Of trade
and who realize how dependent are the in
| dustrial and laboring classes in German
cities and manufacturing districts upon
I Imported breadstuns and meats
Similar in tenor and deductions WAS
the report Of Herr Wirth, a linen manu-
| facturer Of Sorau. who had attended the
| exposition as the representative OF the
/ chamber Of commerce IN that busy city.
| In his report which was delivered before
a special meeting few days ago. Mr.
I Nirth confirmed the principal observations
/ Of Dr. NosbeTg- Rekow, described the i'm
| preston made upon him by the great fac
! tories OF Pennsylvania and New England.
/ the tOur-tracked railway lines crowded
| with traffic. and the resistless energy and
| enterprise Of the people. Great as indus
/ trial Germany has become said the speak
| er, she is yet far behind the republic in
| natural resources and productive capacity.
in opportune, though apparently acct
| dental, accord with these manifestations
Of friendlier spirit, there has appeared
within the past few days an important
contribution TO the controversy concerning
the danger TO German farms and orchards
through the invasion Of insect pests of
American origin.
when in January, 1898. the sudden and
drastic eulCt OF the German Government
concerning the San Jose scale practically
paralyzed the import Of fresh fruits from
the United States. DR.. II. Dohrn Of Stet-
tin, a scientific hOrticulturist OF high au-
thOTity, declared and gave reasons for his
opinion that the new pest would, for eli
matte and other reasons, prove as harm
less in Germany as the Colorado potato
bug had been several years ago As re-
suit Of the discussion which followed the
horticultural society az Stettin, Of which
DR.. Dohrn is an old and influential mem
Der. offered a prize for the best scientific
treatise on the whole question of Ameri-
can insect pests in Germany
The prize has just been awarded 10
Prof Leopold Kruger. The conclusions OF
Prof. Kruger are summarized in the two
following sentences:
That until now. no insect OF any i'm
portance or danger to agriculture has ever
been introduced from North America into
Germany.
" That the climatic differences between
the two countries render highly improb-
able any noXious invasion from that coun-
try, so that there is no fact to justify or
render advisable any panicky fear. such as
now prevails concerning the invasion OF
the San Jose scale and was formerly
awakened by the Colorado potato bug.
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