Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-02
: THE YANKEE HOG.
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 Bee.
New YORK, May IA 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 ured 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 a theoretical view of 1t 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 misund eratanding of that
kind impoasible. 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 q strict one, SO much
so that only fully cured and wholesome
meat can pass it.
Such Investigations can only have
q beneficial influence on the whole
trade In American products In general.
At the same time they certainly will
prove the best e Of removing ex-
listing prejudice and securing a repeal
of the prohibition lately issued.
BERLIN. Msy 1.-The Nord
Deutch Z.ilurg 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 Handles z isung Oh the rub.
ject of American pork, Gays the best
alswer to Sargent's statement therein
Is simply to reproduce the arti.
Gle which appeared In tho Han.
dels Zeitung with Sargent's
signature attached. Sargent should
explain how his signature appeared
w!thou. his protest or q subsequent
correction from him. The Nord
Deutsche Zsitung declares 1t will
never attack a minister of a friendly
state when he is acting in his fiji ,ial
capacity. It has now only to
deal with the newspaper srti ,le which
coptained the statements Injurious
!; to Germany. 1t will, 1t says, be glad
to her that the signature of Sargent
thereto wss a mistake.
(NoTE There seems to be some
confusion In German y touching the
CON mun!cstion of Sargent, which was
printed In Handei's Z,itung over Sar.
, gent'a signature, and was his report tc
his government. The report wa.
printed In the consular reports, and
was reproduced in Handel's .!,upg,