The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
GERMANY'S MEAT BILL.
Debate in the acknowledgements
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William Seemingly Concerned.
BERLIN, March S.-The Reichstag to-
day debated the meat inspection bill on its
second reading. Paragraphs one. two and
fourteen were taken up first and consid-
cred conformity. Herr Gerstenberger, on
behalf of the Centrists, said he thought
the measure unprejudicial to industry,
while it was beneficial to the health Of
the people and agriculture.
Herr Frise, Radical-Union, said he con-
sidered thai no such blow had ever struck
at trade. industry and navigation as by
the meat bill, the object of which, he as
serted. was the exploitation of the work.
ing classes in favor of the agrarian. Even
agriculture. according to the speaker.
would not derive benefit. He hoped that
while in America it would arouse a feel
ing of malicious joy, the shipping trade
of America having proved SO remunerative
to the large German companies that 1t
had been possible for them to establish
less remunerative lines, that none the
less retaliatory measures would not long
be delayed.
Count Won Clinckowstroem, Conserva-
tive, accused the newspapers of giving
artificial Importance to the matter. He
said 1t was quite unnecessary to uphold
the bogy. of America. THAT country" he
continued, "has for a long time past over
whelmed us with customs vexations, yet
to this America We are expected to make
concessions. We hope the Bundesrath
will make use of the weapon placed in it's
hand by this law in order to create a
peaceful, yet at the same time satisfactory,
position Of affairs in regard to foreign
countries"
Herr Wurm, Social Democrat, advocated
the restoration of the bill to the form i'm
which it was originally presented by the
government. He added that the Social
Democrats demanded strict sanitary con-
troll, both of home slaughter and the i'm
ports of meats, but they protested against
the committees amendment, which they
claimed merely increased the price of meat.
After other speeches the House adjourned
until tomorrow.
The discussion of the bill drew a full at
tendance In the Reichstag, except on the
government benches. Neither Prince Won
Hohenlohe nor Count Won BueloW were
present, and Baron Won Thielman, Baron
Won Richthofen and Count Posadowsky-
Weimer remained for a short time only.
No one of the United States embassy nor
any special representative of the Emperor
General surprise was expressed at the fact
that no member of the government inter
vened in the debate. The impression this
evening Is that the bill Will pass tomorrow
in its present shape. The principal speak
ers then will be Herren Richter and Bebel
The Left mainly attacked Paragraph IA,
which excludes picked and canned meats
and sausages and all classes of meats from
1904, except bacon, lard also being excluded
The aggressive and confident tone of the
| Agrarians was much remarked. One of their
effective was to reproach the
Left with a ridiculous fear of the Ameri.
cans.
To-day Emperor William visited Prince
Won Hohhenlohe and received a general
report on the situation. Meanwhile protests
against the bill accumulate, a large mum
Der of the more prominent people making
them wiring the Emperor direct, which the
| Agrarian Tages Zeitung calls 'contemp-
tible." Well-informed circles say that the
Conservatives are bringing enormous pres.
| sure to bear upon the Emperor, with q
view to a dissolution of the Reichstag II
the Bundezrath does not accept the bill
The Conservatives are promising that the
new Reichstag will show a big majority
for naval increase, but the imperial chan.
cellor is strongly opposed TO dissolution
because he fears that the new Reichstae
would be more numerously Agrarian thar
the present body and that the government
would thus be unable to pass the new com
mercial treaties.