Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-14
LIV { STOCK.
THE CATTLE TRADE sToPpAGE BILL.

from country to country, in the lines o
communication established by trade, havt
been severely telt in Europe. 1t has beer
greatly due to a want of accurate statistics
that no measures have been suggested to
or, at all events. adopted by the seyera
governments for their individual and mutu.
al benefit and that Europe is row suffer
system by which one people attempts to
save itself from loss 10y disposing of diseas
ed and infected stock to another. Accor-
ding to British agricultural journals, the
admission of disease with live stock has
more than neutralized the benefit of free
trade III that department. OF food, and meat
would now be less dear than it actually is
if importation of foreign stock had been had
been preciuded entirely. 1t is certain that
contagious diseases exist so largely in En-
gland that, unless farther restrictions are
applied to the movements OF home stock,
no restrictions on the foreign trade can give
the least hope of the eradication of these
diseases, which is the necessary condition
of any adequate development OF the home
supply. 1t is asserted that port inspection
has proved unreliable, and that slaughter
at the port OF debarktion-even with the ex-
ercise OF all possible care and vigilance
will not confer absolute safety and the con-
clusion has been reached that the largest
measure of safety was to be found in limit
ing the food supply from foreign sources to
fhuf nf IRa1 fnaot-fhn animals fn ha
slaughtered and their carcases dressed at
the place of embarkation. Not only would
this reduce the danger Of receiving conta-
gious diseases to the lowest degree, but it
would also be more profitable to the ex-
porter, better in SOME respects for the con-
sumt Of such flesh, and also prove far more
humane to the animals themselves, as they
would then be spared much fatigue, if not
positive cruelty in transit. There can be no
danger that such legislative action would
interfere with feee trade. Free trade Wns
never intended to give any one a prescrip.
tive right to deal in that which is prejudi-
cial to the community. There is no analn-
gy between damaged corn al damaged cat
tie. The one, if sent from here to England.
can never affect the sound cereals Of the
British farmer; the other may work havoc
among his healthy stock. Free trade in |
has injured every country that has tried it,
nnless regulated by laws based on a thor
ough knowledge OF the nature OF contagious
diseases. A nation cannot lose faster by
anything than BY contagious diseases among
live stock.
Realizing the fact that the British nation
nas sustained severe damage and loss from
an extensive importation of diseased ami
mails from other countries, and fully alive
to the necessity OF preventing infections inn
portations OF live stock, the British govern
ment. in conformity with recent enactments
Of parliament, now notifies the governments
OF both Europe and the United States of
America, that it will no longer tolerate
such traffic, and that all animals landed
from abroad in any part Of the United King
dom will, after the first of January next.
be slaughtered ut the port of debarkation.
The British government has especially mott
fled the United States government that, in
the latter desires to be exempted from
the operations of ''Thc Contagious Diseases
lanilnaD act, 1875" the lords will REQUIRE a
Of the laws which regulate the
of animrls into this country
and the method adopted to prevent the
spreading OF any contagious disease. when
exists in amy part OF the United Srates.
The reply which the United States gov
'FlHene can give to this official notification