The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-08
Obstructive Tactics to BE Adopted
Both I'm Committee and in the
Refchstag Chamber.
AMERICAN ARTISANS BEST
COMPARISON THAT DOES NOT SHOW
WELL FOR GERMANS.
VI. Lazare weflIer's Proposed In
vestigation on Behalf of the
French Government.

BERLIN, Dec. THE debate on the tariff
bill was resumed in the Reichstag to-day.
Baron Won Wangenheim, Conservative, de-
clared the proposals of Count Won Kanitz,
the Agrarian leader, were the only ones
which would give relief and that sooner or
later recourse would have to be had to
them. The speaker added that if increased
protection was rejected the Conservatives
would not vote for the bill.
The tariff bill goes to the committee next
week and nobody expects its reappearance
for months. Herren Bebel and Richter and
other opposition leaders have agreed to de-
lay the measure as long as possible in COM
mittee. They are determined to make a
fight on every OF the $40 items. This
well-worn form of parliamentary obstruc-
ton Is to be continued In the house after
it leaves the committee, and it is quite
possible the final vote will not be reached
till 1903. unless the government offers
compromise, which is unlikely. The gov
ernment, being aware of the dilatory tactics
ahead, is considering changing the rules of
the house SO as TO block the obstructive
tactics of the opposition.
for or against the bill are in calculation.
The general impression Is that the govern
ment commands a large majority. 1t is rot
the United States that the government
would be concerned about, should the tariff
bill be put through in it's present FORM
but Russia. and Austria Hungary. 1t is the
belief Of the Foreign Office that Germany
IS we'll able to uphold her side should the
United States make reprisals. Russia and
Austria-Hungary have already informed
Germany that they are not willing to ne
sotiate commercial treaties on the basis of
considered equivalent to the declaration of
an economic war, in which the broad mar
kets now open to Germany will Immediately
be closed and the considerable volume OF
United States products now finding its way
to Russia through German traders would
in consequence be excluded with German
goods
The manager of an American tool COM
pany's works in Berlin has made a re-
markable comparison of the wages paid and
cost of tools made here with the wages
paid and cost of tools at the American
works. both sets of laborers using identical
machines. He finds that the American
workman, making an exact allowance for
the difference in wages, turns out clear
% per cent. more product for the same
unit of wages. Man for man, the German
produces two-ffths of what an American
does A shoe factory at Breslau, using
American machinery, secured better results
by importing eight American workmen and
paying them by the piece to stimulate the
German workmen. who then came within
III per cent. OF the AiheilOoliS "oAh.
The American insurance companies which
have complied with the law coming into
force with the new year transferring the
control of insurance from the state gov
ernments 10 the imperial government know
that their concessions may be withdra wn
whenever the government chooses. The
law is framed SO that ii Is really left TO the
discretion of the government whether IL
Censes are granted or denied 10 foreign
companies. and Americans run the risk Of
having their privileges cancelled should
Germany and the United States have an
economic disa greement.