The Indianapolis journal., 1883-03-24

will come up in the Forty-eighth Congress
and that something will be done to put a
stop to the unjustifable attacks upon one of
the leading interests of the country. The
very offensive action of the German govern
ment in excluding American pork
from its market has aroused q
powerful spirit of retaliation. Exporters are
making such demand for protection that
Congress cannot we'll refuse to move The
State Department people have been closely
watching the development of the issue from
day to day. France began the agitation
against our meats years ago, and they are
now satisfied that it is time for action on
this side of the Atlantic. Meat exports last
year amounted TO about $120, 900, 000 fall
ing off from the previous year of $50, 600, 000
owing in great measure to the effect of the
hostile attitude OF France and Austria to-
ward American productions. The stand
taken by Germany will serve to intensity the
prejudice that is being worked up in Europe,
and still further reduce the volume of trade
in that line this year.
The last report of Thomas Wilson, consul
at Nantes, is devoted very largely to a dis
cussion of this question. 1t is in the hands
of the printer and will not be issued for
some time 1t is document of great value
American pork in France, showing the
causes that led to it, and then follows q
treatise on the
ADULTERATIoN OF FRENCH WINES AND LIQUORS.
Under the latter head Mr.. Wilson SAYS:
That the unjust prohibition OF the importation
of American pork into France-made, as it was
under plea of public health, but in effect pro-
tecting French pork manufacturers, continuing
as 1t has been, when every explanation and
proof as to health and ceanl-
ness has been made public-might
be followed by a policy of reprisa
by the United States government against some
article Of French manufacture should not be un-
expected. This report % intended to deal with
this question in its rotation to French wines and
liquors to show that they have been aduterated,
have been made deleterious, IL not poisonous,
and us such exported to foreign countries, the
United States among the rest; and if the policy
of reprisal should be adopted, that French wines
ana liquors, as at present manufactured, would
be proper subject. The evil effects of adulter-
ated wines and liquors in France might be CON-
pared with those charged by France to trich-
inosis in American pork The magnitude of the
one and the insignitcance of the other will be
apparent on moments consideration If the
pollcy or reprisal shall be adopted by the United
states and placed, as was the prohibition Of
pork lu France, on the score of public health,
VHe CHOICE OF wines ana liquors as It's subject
would seem to be justified TO such extent as
that France could be estopped from making any
complaint"
The writer goes on to prove indsputably
that in the face of the failure of the grape
crop of France for four years in succession
the home consumption and expectation of
French wines has increased steadily and
largely, and in reply to the chow has this
been accomplished" he says:
They have imported in large quantities the
cheap, heavy wine3 of Spain and Italy. They
have imported raisins from Greece and Turkey
soaked them and expressed the juice, and to
these bases they add alcohol ana colorlng mat
ter, and water in all imaginable proportions
kinds, quantities and degrees, and thus they
manufacture what they call wine, sell for wine
and export to the United States for wine.
In conclusion he says:
On the subject of adulteration of wines and
liquors, would recommend the establishment
OF a chemical laboratory at New York, or any
chief city of Importation of wines and liquors
similar to that in Paris. Analyze all wines and
liquors by proper tests; provide a system of
rewards and punishments graduation of duties,
lower for pure wines, higher for passabe, and
contscatton for all others; those poisonous to be
destroyed, and those not poisonous to be recti-
fed If possible and sold, and the proceeds divided
as IN other cases of contiscated goods.