, 1881-03-19

EeIGanHal oH sso pa'1 VI tno s1e"s' 1Sh'
"Teri,aps the term hostility Is too etronR a
one to be applied to tho !1lreasonlnx rear
shown by = 'arge plumber OF tile !.egislatots
present greatly, exceed o,'r exports. ING
co,,nt oi thc United States, whereas other
Xsss Gonfs ssG 70 ssa s'f s SsasSs aSss Il 'a H.
saia. tllree-fonrths of the stock imported Into
France comes from t}erlnany aild Italy, but
rssp.ircss res u tia inicd states that they feel
" k, Il tho 1!ost pressing danger lay III 'hat
"Wi,at Is youroptnion Of the recent radica!
measures taken to prohibit the entrance Of
American saltel nleats into FtAncc?"
"'rlMre y, psfhaps, a genera! !nspress!on
that tlle actiun Of tile tioyern1ncns was too
asty nnd to" swse,F, re5s ditI wns Y; FtsSn sog
senpnr,s. sitci, NJ bordeaux, IfayIe, Mar
sei'les aud delegations from those cities came
Ct nl1ce to Paris, milking represelltations to
iisayy caTgo:s eoisigued io thc above.
md tn consequences If theso repre-;
ssntatlons the AfIpls,er las authorized
arrival liere, and they viii undergo lnspeec-
tEon. 1t Is probable tflat the measure. be-
cause Vt lts .un.opu!arity aunoug Fronch
pcoplu, Will bo ann.llled IL tho course " 2
Medicine sni.l, In conversation the osner tlny,
that there was nbuiit M much danger OF the
inhabitants of France dying Of iricl1i'os!s,
eontructcd fron, catlng American u; pork, us' as
Eya T., talIinE ; chimney while he was walking
"Do yOu think that the mcasnra. was
hHes xHpriean 81 p5roduee il ssnerai. and tiat this
WIS NJ, opening for the hostile campaign, or
WINS i tile resul. Ut legitimate fear '''
No: do mt think the measure was IN,
interests of the United States, but was rather
! a sup given to the l'r0trctlonists Ut the Scn-
a.c, who are formidable body, anu WHO
haSe ects, unusually s!oisy of late"
wheat Into France. It appears That meas
also been discussed. Whit Is likely to bo
! the fate Of tltest nicaslre5?'
"Tlere was, it Is true. iii attempt to ang-
ment tie duties Ut American wheat, but lis
the iovesnHsent was decidedly opposed to Il
measure WHICH would llnve been unpopular
was entered into between the ssn. n
Irotectionis.s follow tho Lead OF N. p0nycr-
Quertler, to the effect tat. II I'LL Increase on
the duties upoll livestock were granted. tho
proposed additional duties OIL wheat wuuld
bc relinqutshed. This compromise was
sa5s!sd ssf Sut aa Thy result i x tnt
lines per loo si1oTram.ncs. Tbs Protection
lists were unxln4s T. increase tl,s duty t|re
5as sp pose Maa sSt Saye 81 s Gem ssss W
reduce the importation: particularly H. tue
years when the lluryest [lt France Is Koad.",
"Whut Is your. own Impression US tu the
Imported tnto France, tn the future?"
:It Is evident that there must be n very
large Increase, and with regard 10 The matter
q live st"uk this observation may 1e stade.
Francc imports very large numbers of cattls
for ler own consumption. ant vii always be
Obliged to Dc SO. For instance, IN ls;9, 30.
80 hssH Of cattle cave Into Ftanss
f,om Belgium; nnd frGm ro;rn Gsr,nany = s stt
30 Jose '''a tI.at if A,aerieait stoek I'D
American beef arc found to be superior to
t!,ose which coa,e .tro:n, Belgium and frol!
b. drawn on moro anu nl"re largeiy anil tt,e
Importations from Belgium and Germany
viii diminish, su that there is no real
danser, H., fer rra"ce tS 9sa oe apptEssadtM Il
American stock. for tho simple reasot, ttlat
Fratlce IL not. Itkely to import u,org thetl
she wants, and tne Increase, c'snrgeahlc to
.hs aesouf o, the omlts ~ sfates VII sl1p
1hFsI' now 't farni:i! the a su"piy. S Tae H.
crease VI importation Is largely MattH'
IL tvs e s lefesss ssl. " prssfsss tt as
been, observable In Great l,ritain may
be Locked for lsFe: !s - 4, IL @ ls5 EnEist'
enormous number received III lS10. a.
| France will continue 10 require nlore slee,
nmt swlllu. than she cnn raise, Alnerlca wil
oblss;; 1e nDe to UT pnsPts tss o
when viii the revision of the gcnern
t"t!f whie}, },5; Is now Under d'se"ssion' prob
"Wit,iin two months, but Its provisions
will not become operative TIL january, lss4:,
''Mtantimt, do you anticipate al ocrn
sional returl, 1T prolltbilye measures Hike t!Ie
,ssentt re ,rtahSa.sn f:slss'n proclamation c0"eernnE
"Sot unless the I'rotecslonists should re-
anise from tInIa to time SONG further conces
: sion 9f tenlpnrary nature"
"What Is the sentiment OF the aFernE
, Fre'scl, agrcnltMrlst with regard to AlMcrl
:. uan competition In getunl" Does he btllty'
1t Ii merely teinpo!ttry. owing to present ex
tbat Il tc Tss Of M lao sror sysis,
0 which wiIl compel him to clsangu his Owl
"That part Of the French population TIN
Ia Interested In agriculture mus. bc bruntll
divided Into two clnsses; 4 first co'l'posesi
tic more Intelligent nlNl better Infnr,nea Wilt
q understand TINT tho Improved methods 0
y agriculture III :Anlerlcu, nlla t!la cus!dit1n
= furnish results which will ba steadily kep
0 up. antl tllat atrnl'seq,,cnty the competition vi
G be lnstlng. The sGc9l.tl class comprisss ~ ~
il Aincrica occasionally lna'ntates Fralc
with her urt[c1es Ut consumption, 1t Is be
+ cn,Ise OF all oyertlow Ut reserves co1sc'tl'en
0 M unusually go0a liArsests mud prnspcsoll
p lux t., fear. llM,se arc tha peopte who II
u tllclr own lands M they did 100 years nG0. nh
It WIN 4lo mt desire progress. ant their oeca
II sonnl ontbnrsts nea!ns1 lsgttin,at,s 1, =. compet