New-York tribune., 1884-01-23
LOOKING TO RETALIATION.
TIE ANTHONY RESOLUTION PASSED.
~ .lroRTANT AND DELICATE TASK IMPOSED UPON
A SENATE COMMITTEE.
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v,survcroN Jan 22-Mr. Anthony's resolution
concerning the exclusion of American pork from
France and Germany was called up in the senate
to.dav at the conclusion of the morning business
Mr. Beck improved the occasion by delivering
snecch in eulogy of free trade, the utter aDsnrdl'y
of protcction and the absolute insuihciency OF re-
talatory measures. He quoted number oi
interesting figures and statistics, all tending to
show that he was right. and everybody differing
froo him wrong wound up with the general prop
sition that what was wanted was greater freedom
IN oil commerce. and finally made room for General
Ioran who with some warmth and great deal Oh
feeling pronounced it his conviction that the time
to take strong measures had arrived and that re-
taliation was the only policy which would be likely
10 make any impression upon those governments
which mad passed laws excluding American meats
from their countries.
VIEWS OF SENATOR WARNER MILLER.
Mr.. Miller, of New-York, thought that the Senate
was not prepared to commit itself to policy OF re
,aIotion. The German Government, in his OPINION
had not imposed these restrictions IN retanatory
sprit. as was intimated by the Senator from
Kentucky. On the contrary, il claimed that
American meats entered at German ports were IN
great many instances unheathful. These claims
were based TO large extent upon articles that had
appeared IN American newspapers 1t seemed 10 nm
that il would be rash in the Senate to say that
Germany had not been honest in declaring its Oenei
os IN the nnhealthfulness of those meats III
France the restrictive measures were hrst Vho "oN
of the Executive They revoked as soon as
tbe proper remonstrances were made. III WAS 'no
LEGISLATURE that afterward took the whole matter
nm and decided once more for exclusion. The entire
correspondence betweenthe State Department anu
the Governments of France and Germany woulu
be laid before tho Senate soon but until this was
done he considered il unwso TO act upon theutsI
lie hoped that the entire question as 10 lne PotISy
10 be pursued wOuld be left in the hahds 9i tn9
Committee on Foreign Affairs and that poiilcS VI
retaliation would not be entered upon uhtlI Si'ei
due consideration.
THE RESOLUTION FINALLY ADOPTED.
A discussion followed in which Messrs Logan,
Miller and Maxey took part Senator Anthony
resolution was finally passed after some changes
proposed by Mr. Ingalls, had been made. AS passed
II reads that the Committee on Oreign Relations
be Instructed to inquire into and report to the
Senate such legislation shall protect our interests
against those governments which have prohlOlted
or restrained the importation OF meats from the
United States. And the committee Is IurtheI
instructed to report what determinations are nade
against exports from the United States By the tarl
laws of the principal countries OF Europe anu
America especially France, Germany, Mexico ana
Brazil by reason of commercial or otner speclal
treaties or agreements with more favored naCons
and TO report the causes which led TO such dlscTna
tions and what efforts, il any have been made 10
necessary to place the United states on an equaI
footing with the most favored nations. Inls III
vestgaton is not no wever. 10 delay the committee
ON the first branch of this resolution"