Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-02
: The YANKEE H0C.
Not a Grease Spot Of Him Lift
in the Land Of Bismarck.
Hamburg Importers Explain
the CAUSE and Suggest
a Remedy.
Minister Sargent Severely Ortiz
c!sed.


Special Dispatches 10 THu Bus.
New YORK, May A committee
of importers of pork products at Ham
burg writes the chamber of commerce
here that the pamphlet by T. B-ette
of New York, is mainly responsible
for the prohibition of Importation of
American bacon, and says The chamber
should make It publicly known that
tho pamphlet must be considered a
mere "stroke of business enterprise"
ard that no Importance whatever
must be attributed to It's remarks
about the quality Of goods, The re-
marks of The New York Staa's
I,itung as we'll as some other Amer
lean papers to the effect that dead
hogs are used for the manufacture Of
lard, and the product of hogs urei for
me chauical purposes called Lard,
AL" have done the great
est harm, and contributed toward
establishing the prejudice against
American hog product, with some
members of our government, who,
without any experience of matters,
take theoretical view of It and seem
to think the public may be led to be-
lieve this lard Is also fit for consump-
tion. Everybody acquainted with the
trade knows this Is impossible. New
ertheless 1t would recommend that for
this name be substituted another, per-
hsps, '"Refuse, AL" which would
render a misunderstanding of that
kind imposaible. Any term that does
not contain the word "lard" would
suit the purpose. In order to secure
q repeal of the prohibition It Is of the
greatest Importance that your govern
ment should take the trouble of max
ing the necessary Investigations which
would establish the following facts:
/ That no diseased hogs or dead
hogs are used for the export trade.
2. That the examination of goods
when shipped Is strict one, 50 much
so that only fully cured and wholesome
meat can pass it.
Such Investigations can only have
a beneficial influence on the whole
trade In American products In general.
At the same time they certainly will
prove the best means Of removing ex-
listing prejudice and securing repeal
of the prohibition lately issued.
BERLIN. Msy 1.-The Nord
Deutch I.iturg commenting on the
interview with Sargent, the American
minister, published In the Boer.en
Courier, In which Sargent denied he
had written any article to the New
, Yorker Handels z isung Oh the rub.
ject of American pork, Gays the best
alswer to Sargent's statement there in
Is simply to reproduce the arti.
Gle which appeared In tho Han
dels Zeltung with Sargent's
signature attached. Sargent should
| explain how his signature appeared
w!thou. his protest or subse quent
correction from him. The Nord
Deutsche Zsitung declares 1t will
never attack minister of friendly
state when he is acting in his fiji ,ial
capacity. It has now only to
| deal with the newspaper sri,le which
: coptained the statements Injurious
; to Germany. 1t will, 1t says, be glad
/. to her that the signature of Sargent
thereto was a mistake.
(NoTE There seems to be some
, confusion In German touching the
| con- mun!cstion of Sargent, which was
printed In Handei's u ,itung over Sar.
, gent's signature, and was his report tc
bis government. The report wa.
printed In the consular reports, and
was reproduced in Handel's .!,upg,