The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
ANXIOUS FOR SETTLEMENT.
GERMANY - FRIENDLY TOWARD
THIS COUNTRY.
Hopes for . Commercial Treat and
. Removal of Troubles over
American Importstion of wheat
Better Feeling Towards England.

Copyrighted. 1900 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Jan. 13.-The correspondent: OF
the Associated Press interviewed the Unit
ed States ambassador. Mr. Andrew ID.
White. today about the present status OF
the relations between Germany and the
United States. MIR. White said:
"The Samoan question between the
United States and Germany, the insurance
question and sundry minor matters have
and the proper inspection of American
meats. The former will be mainly consid-
cred at Washington. The. latter must de-
pend upon the action Of the reichstag.
Though the agrartan party shows bitter
hostility to the alleviations Of the present
arrangements, 80 oppressive to American
made in President McKinley's message for
the appointment Of q special commission
may be accepted, There Is no doubt that
would be heartily glad to see some. such
fair settlement. This was foreshadowed
when the emperor expressed at considera-
bic length to me. on New Years ia. day. no, not
that or the German people, at the part OF
the message referring to Germany,
IT,, ~ = also an open secret that Prince
especially anxious to see some such just
solution OF this most troublesome Of all
the questions now pending between the
two governments
Politically the week was Interesting In
several respects. The reichstag was dull.
but in the coming week foreign affairs will
be thoroughly discussed Count Won Bue-
low, minister of foreign affairs. the Assoc
ciated Press correspondent is informed, will
review recent events and furnish some in
side information.
Agrarians Still Oppose.
In the diet the governments complete
moral defeat during the debate on the
dismissal of the political officials for vot-
ing against the canal bill is considered to
be of great Importance in internal politics,
as 1t shows that the conservatives still
intend to bitterly oppose the emperor, es-
pecially on the new canal bill which does
not please the agrartans In spite OF the
fact that II contains enormous improve
ment projects for the eastern provinces of
Prussia.
Anti-British Sentiment.
The seizures Of German steamers by
British shipse have had the effect OF In
sentiment in Germany II would be diff
cult today to find German here or any,
where who dares profess Anglophobism. All
ns in the hsh
causes great enlightenment is Punch poem
Little Germany Talks" which is re-
printed everywhere. Referring to this the
semi-official Post says today: 1T must be
said that this is an unusually impudent
piece of impudence, by the same English
our emperor when the question was to
prevent his abandoning the idea. Of his
visit to England"
Won Buelow's Speech Approved.
Count Won Buelow's speech at the
steamer Deutschland. especially the
terms of friendship he devoted to the
United States. is much commented on
by the new German press, and. with few
exceptions. approvingly.
Training Ship Society.
The German Training Ship Society was
formally organized today under the presi-
dence of the hereditary prince of Olden-
burg in presence of representatives of the
shipping and commerce societies. 1t will
start with the equipping of one such ship.
Exports to This Country Increase.
The official report of the Frankfurt con-
sulate general Of the United States for
the last quarter shows that the exports
to the United States were sl0,5Ss 500. an
increase of 1897 .s57. For 1899 the fig
ures are s3S no. being an increase
against 1895 of $7,1sS,325.
Female Factory inspectors.
Prussia has now begun appointing fe-
male factory inspectors. The budget
contains appropriations for their sal
aries of 2.4o0 marks EACH
Newly Invented Powder.
A test occurred today near Frankfurt
less powder. Among those present We're
the French naval attache at Berlin, the
American consul general, Mr.. Guenther;
representatives of the Prussian war de-
partment and Prussian army, and repre-
sentatives of the powder works at Bres-
lau and Cologne. The inventor claimed
his powder possessed ten times the ex-
plosive and propelling force of ordinary
smokeless powder, at a cost 10 cents per
kilogram, and that 1t left no residue.
The test. however, turned out rather UNI
satisfactory.
Swell Social Affair.
The social event tonight a bail Co.'S
tune given by the German Colonial Society
comprising everything stylish in Berlin.
1t took place at Krolls' theater. Amateurs,
among them Princess Won Lynar, Princess
Won Ploss and Baroness Van Mirbach,
performed the colonial comedy "Minsa's
Wedding" The empress and nearly the
whole court attended.
Another Protest Over Seizures.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns from an official source that
Germany has addressed a second protest
to Great Britain urgently requesting the
release of the German steamer Bundles
rath and expressing establishment at the