Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-12
RECIPROCITY
With Germany is Now One Of the
Near Possibilities.
CORRESPONDENCE MADE PUBLIC.
What the Representatives of the Two Countries
Have Proposed to Each Oher-The Articles
Upon Which the United States Gets an
Advantage Free German Sugar.
srsaa! Tslemom 70 The Rooster.

SpsaaI Telegram 10 the REGISTER.
WASHINGTON, D., December 11.-Sec-
retary Blaine to-day made public some
official correspondence between the
United States Government and the Gov
ernment of Germany, in which the mat
ter of admitting free German sugar In
consideration Of Germany's admitting
at reduced rate of duty number OF
articles of American produce is dis
cussed.
The matter is of course, In the hands
of the President, so far as the United
States is concerned under the Mckinley
law. 1t has been submitted to the Ger
man Reichstag and is now receiving
their consideration. If 1t Is found
agreeable to that body it will go into
effect February l.
The proposition is that Germany shall
make a reduction in tariff duties on
wheat of 80 per cent; rye 80 per cent;
oats 3715 per cent; corn 20 per cent;
butter Is per cent; salted and picked
pork and beef Is per cent; wheat, hour
and cornmeal 80 per cent.
The correspondence begins with
note addressed by Mr.. Won Mum,
Charge D'Affaires OF Germany, TO Gen.
John w. Foster, Minister Plenipoten-
tiary and Envoy Extraordinary OF the
United States, in which he says:
'Inasmuch as the inspection OF meat
intended for interstate commerce IN
North America and for expectation to
foreign countries, has been made com
pulsory by the act of March 3, 1891, and
by the regulations of March %, 1891,
relative to the execution OF that act, the
Imperial Government is happy TO be
able to announce that there is no longer
any cause for maintaining in force the
prohibition promulgated on sanitary
grounds, in the year 1888, OF the lmpor-
tation of hog, pork and sausage OF
American origin, provided that they are
officially inspected according to the reg
ulations of March %, 1891, aRd accom-
Danied by the required certificate.
Gas soon, therefore, as the Govern
ment of the United States OF America
is able to inform the Imperial Govern
ment when the act OF March 3rd, 1891,
will actually take effect In the manner
proyided by the regulations OF March
25th. 1891, so that the guarantee which
is contemplated by the aforesaid act
! shall appear confirmed, viz, that no
meat dangerous TO the health shall De
| exported, the Imperial Government Will
=. oVv'SIE -NsNljoai q . nv s,l efeif
Of importation, which was promulgated
May 9th, 1888.
THE Imperial Government, in max
ing this declaration basis its action upon
the supposition that after the the aboli-
tiOn of the aforefaid German prohibi-
tion of importation, the President Of the
United States of America will no longer
have any occasion for the exercise as re-
CARDS the German Empire, OF the dis
cretionary powers conferred upon him
by the Flfty-first Congress" (See sec
tion Of the tariff act of October l, 1890,
public act No. 33 and section 5, of the
act providing for the inspection Of meat
of August 30, 1890, also public act No.
247).
To this note General Foster replied
in part as follows: "It gives me great
pleasure to announce to you that the in
Spection of meat, in accordance with
the law of March 3 last, and OF the reg
ulations of the twenty-ffth Of the same
month, is now and for some weeks has
been in practical operation, under the
direction and at the expense Of the
United State, and that meat so in
spected will be ready for expectation
to Germany on or before the first day OF
next month.
ut is very gratifying to me to give
you the assurance, by direction OF the
President, that the contemplated action
OF the Imperial Government in abolish
ing the order of March q, 1888, prohibit
ing the importation of hogs, pork and
sausages of American origin, will re-
move the occasion for the exercise by
the President as against the German
Empire, Of the pewer conferred upon
him by Section 5, OF the meat inspection
law of the Congress of the United
States, or August 30, 1890.
81 remain with sentiments OF high
esteem, your obedient servant,
John w. FOSTER,
Especial Plenipotentiary Of the United
States.
$50 Mr. AFrOnS Mum, Von Sch'cGsen-
stein, Charge GAfdtrS Of the German
Empire"
The communications maze puDNc
reads as follows;
IrERIAL GERMAN LECTION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10, 1891.
Mr.. Secretary Of State:
"Referring to my note, addressed 20
the Special PlenipOtentiary, of the
United States of America, Mr.. John
w. Foster, dated at Saratoga,
Augest %, 1891. have the
honor to re-transmit to you here
with table, remarking that it contains
the Austro-Huugariau tariff concessions
granted By the United States, which, in
accordance with my declaration made in
the occasion of the removal of our de-
cree forbidding the importation Of swine,
pork and sausages of American origin,
likewise accrue to the benefit OF the
United States of America. l have, more
ovsr, the honor TO transmit for your in
formation copy OF the general customs
tariff. now in force in The German En-