St. Paul daily globe., 1890-11-11
Secretary Rusk Says That
American Cattle Are Free
From Disease.
After Much Hard Work Pleuro-
Pneumonia Has been
EXtirpated.
Minister Lincoln Satisfied to
BE a Diplomat, and Won't
Resign.
The Corn Crop This Year Is
the Poorest Since
1881.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.--The atten-
tion of Secretary Rusk was to-day
called to the report cabled to this coun-
try, in which Mr.. Chaplin, the British
minister of agriculture, is represented
as opposing the removal of tile restric-
tions of the British government against
live cattle from the United States and
expressing regrets at being compelled
to restrict impOrtatlOnS from friendly
countries like Holland and Germany,
while in the case of the United States
he did not even feign regret. The sec
retary had read the report and was ap-
parently not uneasy relative to it. lie
SAID that Mir. Chaplin was taking the
side of those whose inter 'StS led them
to oppose the free introduction of
American store cattle to their own
country, and that he seemed to forget
this country had abundant evidence that
there exists among the purchasers of
store cattle in England and Scotland
wide spread feeling in favor OF unre-
strlcted Importation OF cattle from this
country, provided this can be allowed
with perfect safety to British cattle.
The secretary referred to resolutions
adopted at recent session Of the agri-
cultural council which. while oeprecat-
ing the present withdrawal of the re-
strictlons on Amt rican cattle. declared
at the same time that restrictions of this
nature ought not to be removed In
favor of the cattle of any country where
pieurO-pneumonia has been shown 10
exist until at least six months had
elapsed after an official declaration had
been made of the immunity of that
country from this disease. The secre-
tary construes this resolution to mean
that 1t is Simplya question OF time when
the British government Will feel Obliged
to remove distractions from any cOun-
try which can show cOncluSively that
the disease has been eradicated.
In the application of any such rules"
said the secretary. lit is not likely that the
British ministry will undertake TO discrimi-
nate against us, and just as soon as a sufti-
cient time has, in my opinion, elapsed since
The last case of pleuro- pneumonia in this
country shall make an official declaration
of its complete eradication and shall strive
to satisfy the British government that the
disease does not exist here. 1t this does not
secure the withdrawal of these restrictions
England will at least have to abandon the
charge ofanhealthfulness ofour cattle as the.
: cause. There are buyers as We'll as sellers
abroad and they will probably see TO IL that
their interests also receive some attention.
notice in the report referred to that Mr..
Chaplin Is made to say: The information OF
the board of agriculture is that, in
America to extirpate pleuro- pneumonia
that disease still exists there
With that sta enlent | must take positive
issue. / unhesitatingly challenge Mr.. Cnap-
lin to point out a single case of pleuro-pneu-
mona now existing among American cattle.
OF course / cannot tell what is his source OF
information, but whatever it is he is griev-
ously misled. No doubt it is very difficult for
an Englishman like Mr. Chaplin 10 imagine
tnat what they have found it impossible to
do within the narrow limits of their Little
island. this country has been able to accom-
plish throughout its vast territory, and sup
pose we must De q little patient on that ac-
count. They have, as you know, suffered
grieyous losses over there from pleuro-pne1
mona, which, in spite OF all their efforts
prevails still more or less at ali times in some
parts of the United Kingdom. The trouble
with them has been that they have not gone
the right way TO work TO get rid of it. One
thing is certain, and that is that it is now
over six months since any allegations have
been made by the British officers of the dis
covery of a case of peuro- pneumonia among
cattle from the United states landed in Great
Britain;7