The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-14
|0UR REL AlI1I0N|S
WITH GERMANY.
.MostO stions Have Been
Happily Settled.
COMMERCIAL TREATY '.]E, NJ
And Meat Inspection Only Bones Of.
Contention Remaining,
PROTEST TO GREAT BRITAIN. ri &
/ A second One Addressed Requesting
Iselcnsc Of BunJcrsworth, and
Definition of Cnntrabnnd in
Manner Acceptable to
the Nations no, Con-
cclncd in the War.
1
And Meat Inspection Only Bones Of.
Contention Remaining,
PROTEST TO GREAT BRITAIN. .7|

Copyright 1900, the Associated Fress.) y
BERLIN. Jan. 1o.-The correspondent
interviewed the United States Ambassa-
dor, Mr. Andrew D. White to-day about
the present status Of the relations be-
tween Germany and the United states.
Mrs White said:
"The Samoan question between the
United States and Germany, the lnsur-
ance ques ton and sundry minor 1nasters
have been happily settled LEE H.alii
questions which remain are lhe c5ln-
nercial treaty and the proper inspection
Of American meats The former will
he mainly considered at Washington.
The latter must depend upon the actlon
of the Reichstag Though the AGrarian
party shows bitter hostility to the aiie-
Walton of the present arransemeht, 50
oppressive 10 American interests, 1T IS
hoped that the proposal made IN Pfesi-
dent McKinley's message. Tor the ;ep-
monument of a, special commission may
be accepted. There is no DOUBT lhal
the government. apart from the Agra
riars, would be heartily glad to see some
such fair settlement.
CANAL BILL.
In the Diet the governments norai &c,
feat during the debate on the dlSlnlssa.
of noiitical officials for voting against
the canal bill is considered to be of great
Importance in internal politics, as 1t
shows the Conservatives still. intend to
bitterly oppose the Emperor especially
on the new canal bill, which does net
Please the Agrarians, in spite OF ths iact
that it contains enormous improvement. n. .
Yroiects for the eastern provinces OIL
Prussia.
The seizures of German steamers by
the British warships have had the effect
of intensifying and generallZlnS anti
British sentiment in Germany
Count Won Buelow's speech at the
launching of the Hamburg American III II e
steamer Deutschland. especially the
terms Of the friendship he devoted 10 the
United States is much commented on
by the German press, and WIN lew eA-
ceptions. aprrovinsly.
Prussia has now begun appointing 1e-
male factory inspectors. The Budget
contains appropriations for their sal
aries, 2,40O marks each.
SECOND PROTEST.
4 test occurred to-day in Vilhel, near
Frankfort, in the presence of many OIL
cials. of q newly invented smoheless and
no;sa-ess poW6er The test. however,
turred out rather unsatisfactory
The correspondent learns from an of1-
cial source that Germany has addressed
second protest to Great Britain. ur-
gently requesting the release OF the 6 ec-
man steamer BundesIash. and expressing
astonishuent at the undue delay The
protest also demands guarantees from
Great Britain against recurrence of
such evident wrongful and excessive
annlication of a combatant's rights
against Eeutra'S.
It also requests Great Britain to define
the meaning of contraband in manner
acceptable TO the nations not concerned
In the war. :,
An Interpretation about the seizures will
be introduced the coming Friday In the
Reichstag.