The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-10
V)IE IS 70 EXCLUDE
Reichstag Adopts the Meat
Bills Rank Features.
AGRARlANS ARE Rampant
Bundesrath Will Check Them,
1t Is Predicted.
AGRARlANS ARE RAMPAN I

Berlin, March G:02 p. m.)-The reich
| stag adopted by varying majorities. par
agraphs one. TWO and fourteen OF the
meat bill. Paragraph Il. relating to the
prohibition Of meat imports. was adopted
by 16S TO g.
| During the discussion on the meat bill
today Count Won Kanitz. the Agrarian
leader, observed that Americas share Of
the imports of prepared meat was only
! 100000 which, he said, was a trife
compared with the immense figures of
! Americas balance Of trade. America, he
| added, would surely not herself destroy
/ her huge exports TO Germany on account
| of exclusion of her meat rom this coun-
| try.
| The secretary OF state for the interior,
| Count Posaowsky- Wehner, replying to
! various speakers, said the bill was a
| purely hygienic measure, which had been
| demanded by ali parties with the sole on-
| ject to protect the health OF the Germans.
| The government, he added, had been
| formally asked to apply the same rules
| Of insvection TO foreign meat as TO Ger
| man. The committee, however, had gone
| to such a length as that it had admitted
| latrd, hams, etc, in some cases perma-
| nently and in others for stated periods.
| Sdusages, il is true, sometimes contained
| horrible ingredients. But what justified
| unequal treatment of bacon and sailed
| pork? The secretary of state declared
| the debate had taken rurn from which
| it might be imagined that they We're dis
| cussing not a bill for the protection OF
the German people, but the introduction
| Of a new customs tariff.
Count Posadowsky- Wehner earnestly
begged the reichstag, in view of the ser
ious objections raised in the most au-
thoritative quarters TO the committees
| draft, TO restore the bill to the form in
which it was presented by the govern
ment He added that the manufacturers
| now went in fear of the agricuituralists
and if the proposals of the committee
ibecme law this might develop into an
opposition which, in the case Of the eX-
clusion of commercial treaties, might be
attended by very serious Consequences.
He concluded by remarking: I'VE must
and viii protect our own labor, but we
must not injure others to such an extent
that they viii be compelled to retaliate
by inficting injuries on other important
interests. Have few years patience
and you will best serve those interests
you desire to serve"
The whole controversy has occasioned
during the last few days considerable
strain in the highest places At first
Emperor William was inclined to fulfill
the wishes Of the Agrarians, especially
as they theoretically declared that their
supporters would not be able to enthuse
for naval increase If they were not pass
ed in accordance with their desires. At
ter Baron Won Hammerstein had spoken
in favor of the committees report and
other arguments had been made against
it In the emperor's presence, Prince Ho-
henlohe sided strongly with Count Won
Buelow, saying he would not be able to
remain in office were the bill in it's pres
ent form to become law. Fipaly the
emperor yielded to the chancellor.
1t is now almost ce ain that the
Bundesrath viii nor accept the bill in rs
present form, and before the reading a
compromise is assured.
The whole nation is thoroughly aroused.
The Agricultural Council declares its
satisfaction at the course, and the Cham
Der of Commerce at Hamburg. Chemnits,
Tssen and Elberfeld, have held indigna-
ton meetings The National Chemical
society has called meeting for Monday
to protest.
The central bureau for the preparation
of commercial treaties has resulted in
favor of agitation OF bill involving al
most the whole of Germany's commerce,
industry and shipping"
The bill has affected the 5ourses, espe-
cially Atlantic Steamship, whose secdri-
ties declined today.
The Cologne Gazette today publishes a
dispatch from Berlin containing an ap-
parently inspired statement TO the effect
that influential circles Of the government
have quite agreed that the claims OF the
extra Agrarians cannot be accepted and
that the proposals Of the meat bill com
mittee will never become law.
J. A Albrecht OF Kansas City, Kans.,
says that Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup
saved his son from a oonsumDtive's
grave. That's what # is doing with thou
sands Of people every year, By curing
throat and lung troubles before they be /