, 1890-08-21
MR.. REID A DIPLOMAT
He Deals Ably With the
Pork Question.
THE EXCLUSION UNJUSTIFlED
Publication of the Correspondence
ON the Matter-Logic of
the Minister.

WAsurSGToS, Aug l5.-The president
sent to the senate to- day, in compliance
with the senate resolution, all the cor
respondcnce not already submitted to
sougress touching OH the efforts made
by this government TO secure "a modihCn-
tion or repeal by the French government
oil its decree of 1881 prohibiting the i'm
portation into France of American pork
and kindred American products.
In his letter transmitted to the presi-
dent, Acting Secretary Wharton, of the
state department, sayU; This corre-
spondence disclosed the important fact
that the French government now prac-
tically places its exclusion OF pork prod
ucts upon the economic, instead OF san
itury grounds. AS this policy of eX-
clusion, as measure for the protection
of the domestic products of France, Is
applied only to the United States the
department has not failed to protest
against the discrimination as unjust"
In IA letter from Mr.. Reid to Secro.
tary Blaine, dated June 2S, 1889, in
answer to letter already published
Mr. Reid says: "Any stress taken to-
ward calling the attention of the French
government TO the subject would seem
To he inopportune."
He also says that the French govern
ment rather fayors the removal of the
prohibition.
July Is, the acting secretary wrote to
- Mr. Reid approving his sugges estion.
A letter from W. B. Franklin, com.
missioner general OF the United States
II. -. a. NJ 1nt,
gives the substance Of an interview he
tween Mossrs. Reid ana Franklin, and
NJ. Spuller. the French minister Of
foseign affairs, at which NJ. Spuller ad-
mitted that tho citizens of France did
not believe the consumption of Ameri-
can pork by them would injure the
health of the consumers. NJ. Spullcr
added, however that there would be n
difficulty III having the prohibition re-
moved ON account of the protectionist
feeling,
In response to an in vitation given by
MIR. Reid to inspect the American pork
products at the exhibition MIR. Spuller,
November 26 1859, sent note stating
that in the opinion of his colleagues who
had charge OF the health department
the Inspection OF the meat shown in the
exposition would not have the import
',i.a 4, ~ ,i,. s,,uar,ar on,ti,, os tho
MO-, had aIraadv haon ns,.hii nod nv
"wards
Included &, tho corrosnopdepco ia +,
Later fron, M- n,,ino 10 Mr. noid In
closir, a Latter frn,n the secretnrv of
o,,ricI'Itnre yiviny IN, histnrv of the
"I,rsb ond rrroa.onnhie r.strictio,s -
10 n,,o,c AIR nI,i,e imnosed bv The
,nvcrnm.nts of France Germnnv and
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ore"t Dr'a'" asa'"sI '"e n'PoI.'',oh VI
American 1--we animals ana hos products'
In his letter, which is dated March 4,
1880, MIR. Blaine instructs Mr.. Reid to
express the hope to the French authori-
,i,. ,bot,ho Erepch oovernme,, n,,v
,,,. ~ a.aI ~ r,and ao,i,ahi, ,
ho" VIC P'ep"ieu W 'N'sH
Ienei from Ns UNJUST measures ""
Blaine adds that the United States
ministers to England and Germany
have been similarly instructed,
E,rl, In Iulv las. MIR Raid caIied on
a.. - r,.ai,,,, ,,,,i.s,,,J
'he 'one" 'u''''stei y, 'o'e y" "'"iS a"u
IN letter TO secretary bialhe' ua'eu
July IL, he says that during the inter.