Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-08
TRAMPIING ON UNITED STATES.
HOw France and Germany Discriminate
UDjustIy Againgt America.

How France and Germany Discriminate
UDjustly Againgt Ameri ca.
From the Chjc1go Tribune.
Il notice." said Mr.. Samuel Shoeueman
thewell-known pork packer, to a reporter,
''that the subject of Bismarck's order
issued some days ago prohibiting the i'm
portation OF American pork into Germany
Is now no longer discussed, and the press
and the people at Washin gton are dis
posed to let it rest where it lies. Some
seem to think that the Reichstag will
some time or other see the injustice of the
order and have it rescinded, and that the
French authorities who have admitted the
injustice OF their course will also set
aside its laws on that subject. Such hopes
are purely visionary. These countries
are interested in their own agricultural
products, and their rulers have no inten-
ton OF resembling the orders given, In
1870 Bismarck saw that we In America
could raise meat very cheRply, and TO
keep 1t out OF Germany he imposed a
duty Of a cent and half per pound on al
kinds of meats. This was too high, but
large cQnsignments of American meat
continued TO arrive, and to get rid OF it
and break up the business he invented
the trichin1 scheme as being
the surest and most effectual.
In character it was no better
than blackmaling scheme. A case of
trichiniosis had never occurred 80 far as
/ can learn, from eating American pork,
though many have been killed by eating
German pork. So have many thousands
of people died in this country from drink
ing German ana French wines. We use
$4,000. 900 worth Of champagne and about
$4,000,000 worth Of other wines, imported
from the two countries named. The bust
ness amounts to about the same as the
sales OF meats to them formerly did,
and the way to bring them TO
terms lie TO reciprocate by telling them
that we will take no more of their wine
until they withdraw their charges against
our meats"
show would you do this?" the reporter
asked.
''Let the people at Washington do it.
Let Mr.. Cleveland instruct our represen.
tatiyes in Paris and Berlin to inform
those governments that their course is
regarded as being unjust, and that unless
the laws are changed, Congress will be-
asked TO take up the question OF exclud
ing German beer and wine and French
champagnes and brandies. We could
afford 70 get along without these luXuries
for year or o TO teach good lesson,
especially when we consider the fact that
We can make and do make right here in
this country better goods than they send
us. II is a notorious fact that they
buy up our best wines and distilled
spirits and send them back to us
cheapened and adulterated with
nigh price attached. France buys
highwines and alcohol IN this country,
turn them into bogus brandy, and sent
them back TO us 10 be purchased at high
rates. She also buys cheap, heavy wine
IN IfaI
through process or two, ships II 10 this
country as Old-established brands OF
French growth. Much OF this wine is no
better than cider. and is certainly in
feriOr 10 the native American wine which
is alwas cheaper. SO the French buy
lard oil and send il back 10 us labeled.
'rbe Best Olive on So you see we really
have some reason TO charge these two
countries with sending us adulterated
goods, while their charges against our
pork Is admittedly false. What are we
going 10 do about ltY Are they 10 make
all the noise. while we are the ones 10
complain? What is the matter with
our statesmen Rt Washington that
they attempt to offer no measure OF
relief
'The German press is surprised at our
inaclion and wonders that some relief
measure has not been adopted. The order
OF Bismarck Is very unpopular In Ger
many, especially among the poorer classes
who buy meat In 1882 ] went over to
Germany and travelled through the
kheinish provinces, gathering up the
signatures Of 10000 persons to a petition
which WAS presented TO the Reichstag,
requesting that the order be Cancelled, but
tney never paid any attention 70 IL, aud
they never will unless they are compelled
10 90 so. We have a large and growing
hsncultural country, which produces
more than we can consume, and whore
are we TO look for our trade but 20 foreign
Sountriesg This subject has nothing to
do with free trade or high tariff. ItfHa
simple arbitrary ruling on the part of
biemarck, growing out Of his well-known
pfgudice against the United States. This
RAsloQlee u shown more plainly IN the