The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

Copyright 1900. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March i0.--The action Of the
reichstag yesterday evening regarding the
meat bill was eagerly commented upon.
The declaration Of Prince Hohenlohe and
Count Won Posadowski- wehner rad the
effect Of discomfting the agrarians. Some
OF the papers hitherto strongly in favor
Of the committee report. like the Neueste
Nachrichten, now say they are unable TO
call the reichstag action wise.
The National Zeitung rgkes Count Won
Pesadowski-Wehner over the Goals be-
cause OF HIS "shiliy-shanying with the
agrarians" instead OF firmly declaring the
governments intentions.
1t continues: Count Won Posadowski-
Wehner's abusing of those who endeavor
to re-estahlish the government bill and
his defense OF the agrarians' Unsuitable
greed, Is characteristics. Count Won
observation-disclosures on all important oc-
casions returns 10 his first loye--the
agrarians-and seldom misses the oppor-
tunity to throw mud on us The statistics
Count Posadowski-Weh uses TO prove
that the Americans have by far the iarg-
est interest in preserving cordial CONNER
eial relations with Germany are untrust-
worthy"
Protest meetings against the meat BIZ,
continue. The Berlin chamber Of COM
merce has called a meeting for tomorrow
at which representatives Of all German
industries and commerce will be present
To a certain extent the naval bill de-
ponds upon the issue OF the meat bill
The bundesrath Will hold an extra session
Monday to consider the question OF rails
ing the cost of the fleet increase Herr
Richter's Freissinnige Zeitung demon
strates by official statistics that the re-
ceipts OF the empire are steadily declin-
ing, and that for 1899 the German states
furnished 100000 marks to the empire
to re-establish the equilibrium Herr
Richter argues Herewith that the whole
of the governments calculations about
the naval bin expenses are erroneous and
that the cost OF the fleet must be raised
by taxes.
Work ON Commercial Treaties.
II is semi-ofiicially given out by the i'm
perial department of the interior that the
preparatory work OF the projected COM
mercial treaties Is far advanced. All the
negotiations with each country start out
with the general German tariff figure, as
in the case with Austrian cereals and
Russian cereals, but as the negotiation
progress the most important articles are
singled out as the main objects.
From inside information IL may be said
that the imperial government will never
accept paragraph IA Of the meat bill.
Therefore II is not considered that the
commercial treaties with the United
States are endangered by yesterday even
ing's vote. There is no occasion for Amer
leans 10 get excited.
A protest meeting against the depart
ment store BILL at which 10000 people were
present, took place here last night, and
there have been similar meetings else
where.
Traitor Exposed.
Commander VIM. II. Beehler. the United
States naval attache. has acquired an
exceptionally favored position here for
the following reason. Commander Besh-
Ter was permitted TO visit the Krupp's
establishment and everything was ex-
planned 20 him. The emperor afferward
iocularly said: 'If ] had been Krupp /
would have fired ypu.'s