New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04
AMERICAN PORK ADMITTED.
GERMANY REMOVES THE PROHIBITION UPON
ITS IMPORTATION.
VALUABLE MARKET OPENED TO THE AMERI-
CAN PRoDUCER-THE PRESIDENTS DIPLo-
MACY AND MINISTER PHELPSs
USEFUL SERVICES.
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Washington, Sept. 3.-The announcement made
in these dispatches last Tuesday that the Ger
man Government would speedily remove the I'M
Just restrictions laid upon the importation into
the Empire Of American pork, ham and bacon has
been officially confirmed with almost surprising
promptness. Secretary Rush received word to-
day, through the German Legation here that the
Imperial Government had just signed the decree
by which American pork products will hereafter
be admitted freely into the German market. The
promulgation of this order will mark the success
ful termination Of most tedious and difficult
piece of diplomatic negotiation, the outcome of
which must be credited as signal triumph for
The present Administration. 1t has succeeded
in removing a barrier which was proof
against the efforts Of previous Administrations and
a success now is heightened by the failure of its
predecessors to make the slightest progress toward
mitigating what was becoming every year a more
and more annoying grievance to the agricultural
interests of this country. Under the pretext that
American pork products not properly in
spected, the German Government in 1880 threw
a number of veXatious restrictions about their inn
portation, and three years atcr-in 1ss3-fnding
that importatiOns from America had not fallen off
as much as had been expected, decree Of practi-
cal prohibition put in force
During the Cleveland Administration many
futile attempts were made to shake the dctermina-
tion of the German authorities TO exclude Ameri-
can pork from that country, and the negotia-
tion was left as apparently hopeless legacy to
the present Administration. For the last two
years the President and the Secretary of State
have been unremitting in their efforts to have
the prohibtory decree Withdrawn, and aided by
wise and timely legislation in the last Congress
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demand and obtain the relief so anXiously desired
by farmers and stockrasers all over the coun-
try. The acts of August 80, 1890, and of March
3, 1891, established a system of in
srection here. against which no reason
able complaint could be brought, while
the retaliatory clauses Of those acts, as well as
the reciprocity section Of the Mckinley law, put
into the hands Of the Administration the power to
discriminate with sweeping severity against the
whole range of German imports into this country.
The suggested rcimpostiOn Of duty German
bect-sugar had much to do with the rather sudden
termination of the longstandng negotiations. It
is only fair to add however, that the German Gov
crnment was sincerely impressed with the value
and efficiency of the system of inspection estab-
lished here by Secretary Rusll, and that it was
also influenced TO an apprcciabe extent by the
prospect of the removal of the French prohibition
against American pork products, due 10 the ener-
getic efforts of Minister Reid.
The free importation of pork products into
Germany is of course the most striking feature
of the new agreement. But the decree will go
even further than this. 1t is understood here to
remove, in addition, numerous veXatious regula-
tons which virtually prohibited the importation of
cattle and beef aud 10 reduce TO en- important
Cxtent the duties nov imposed American
cereals. The United States is to be put on the
same footing as Russia and other neighb0ring
countries, from which wheat, rye and other grains
are largely imported to supply deficiencies in the
German crop. This new arrangement, in the opinion
of Secretary Rusk, will in time prove Of great
benefit to producers of wheat, rye and corn
Tie Secretary has on hand project for securing
the admission of American into Germany
for food purposes. TO take the place of rye, tho
crop of which, this year, has been failure. lie
has already instructed Colonel c. j. Murphy, an
agent of the Agricultural Department. now in
England, to cross over to Berlin and try to ar
range for the admission Of American corn tins
year on the most liberal terms.
The Insignificant share of American exports OF
corn, corn meal, rye, cattle, beef, bacon, hams
and pork which has gene into the German mar
ket in recent years is shown in the tables which
| follow for 1880 and 1890