New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21
GERMANS MORE FRIENDLY.
A GROWING TENDENCY TO CULTIVATE
BETTER TRADE RELATIONS WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
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with the United States Is a growing sign of the
times reported to the State Department by Con-
sul-General Frank Mason, at Berlin, who shows
that the results of the visits of prominent Ger
mans to the Philadelphia Commercial Congress
are likely to be more far reaching than was
ever anticipated When the prospectus and
plans for the Exposition circulated in Ger
many a few months ago. he says, they were
generally received with either indifference or Ill
concealed resentment. The debates in German
chambers of commerce over the question of &C
cepting or declining that invitation were mainly
a rehearsal of the grievances of German ex-
porters against the tariff. the Treasury and
custom house regulations, the too alert and
searching activities of the United States Con-
sus and the defects in American merchandise
memorable feature of that period was the
reputation suddenly by member of the
Chamber Of Commerce at Cologne, through a
specially tart and sarcastic letter which he had
sent to Director Wilson in declining his invita-
ton to attend the Exposition as a delegate
There were not wanting business men and in
fluential newspapers which took broader, more
liberal view of the case, and as the expression
of their Judgment a delegation limited as to
numbers, but of the highest ability and eff
cheney was sent to represent German interests
at the Exposition.
Dr. Vosberg-R ekow's declaration that he had
critically examined the processes Of meat in
spection and preparation at Chicago, and had
found them admirable, is the first official testi-
mony of that kind which has been able to check
and silence-for the moment at least-the long
sustained and tedious chorus of Agrarian de-
nuncation of American food products. His
address was delivered before the Berlin Associa-
ton of Merchants and Manufacturers, the mem
bers of which are generally men Of superior in
telIigence who are above the small jealousies
and self1shness Of trade and who realize how
dependent are the industrial and laboring
classes in German cities and manufacturing dis
tricts on imported breadstuffs and meats
GERMAN VIEW OF INDUSTRIES HERE
In the course of his address the speaker de-
scribed his visits to American manufacturing
establishments. and said
When you read the figures which mark the pres
ent condition of industry and trade in the United
States you will conclude that they are smart
If we hone to keep up with them. When one ex-
anines the industries of America one Is amazed
pe e pie and realizes that Americans will play
hsneefoph an mP9rtq9t T4Ie 'ae nearer eX
animation shows that the development OF amer amer
are gaps and points of weakness here and there
one Industry may be very highly developed, while
one notices that tbaSb tSey are
generally not broadly educated, tn4uSsn .tey ra &c
specialties. They are highly original and in
Special branch of manufacture they soon explode
and supersede the older methods OF Europe, FOR
All this we need not greatly fear the Americans
Their training is too incomplete and one sided 10
render them successful competitors IN the long
Similar in tenor and deductions was the
port of Herr Wirth, linen manufacturer OF
sorau, who had attended the Exposition as the
representative of the Chamber of Commerce in
that busy city. In his report, which was de-
livered before special meeting few days ago,
Mr.. Wirth confirmed the principal observations
of DR.. Vosberg- Rekow, described the impression
made upon him by the great factories of Penn
sylvania and New England, the four tracked
railway lines crowded with traffic and the re-
Sistless energy and enterprise of the people.
Great as industrial Germany has become
said the speaker. "she is yet far behind the
Republic in natural resources and productive
capacity" All that he saw emphasized the I'M
portance Of closer and more friendly relations
between the two countries, whose exchanges OF
materials and certain manufactured proc
ucts are essential to the prosperity or poth.
INSECT PEST SCARE DYING OUT.
In opportune, though apparently accidental,
accord with these manifestations of a friendlier
spirit there has appeared within the last Few
days an important contribution to the contro-
yersy 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 edict of the Ger
man Government concerning the San Jose scale
practically paralyzed the import of fresh fruits
from the United States, DR.. H. Dohrn, of Stet-
tin, scientific horticulturist of high authority,
declared and gave reasons for his opinion that
the new pest would for climatic and other rea-
sons prove harmless in Germany as the
Colorado potato bug had been several years
ago. AS a result of the discussion which fol-
lowed the horticultural society at Stettin, Of
which DIR. Dohrn is old and influential MEM
her, offered a prize for the best scientific trea-
tise on the whole question of American insect
pests in Germany
The prize has just been awarded to Professor
ia pages and traVerSeS the whole subject with
the minute painstaking thoroughness and fdel-
ity which characteristic of scientific re-
search in Germany. The conclusions of Profess
sor KRUGER summarized in the two following
sentences:
That until now no insect Of any Importance or
danger to agriculture has been introduced
That the climatic differences between the two
countries render highly improbable any noxious in
to justify or render advisable any panicky fear
such as now prevails concerning the invasion of
by the Colorado potato bug.
In the latest number of Die Nation" a lead
ing scientific and literary weekly, DR. Dohrn
returns TO the attack with a comprehensive re-
view. of Professor Kruger's work citing at
length the convincing proofs therein set forth
and pointing out the failure of the Imperial
Health Office in all its publications on this
subject TO make any alluson to the successful
efforts of the California fruit growers to fight
the scale with its natural insect enemies.
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THE INDUSTRIAL CENSUS.