Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-23
AMERICAN NEAT IN ENGLAND.
Policy of tho udti,h Government, IN he.
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gard 90 ~.
Mr. Chaplin. British minister Of sgri-
culture. has always denied that IN main.
tanning the restrictions on the impotta.
ton of live cattle from tho United
State De- has been aciuated by any mo
tivcs other than a desire 90 protect brit
isl stock from imported disease. But
spcech which he made at n meeting Of
Tory farmers and others ut Drihicld. in
Yorkshire. pretty clearly indicates that
he cnteriains feelings anything but cor
dial toward the United States govern.
mont. and that II he dared he would SOY.
fully prohibit altogether the importation
Of American cattlo. fIo protested sor-
row 90 being compelled 20 restrict i'm.
poriaiions from friendly countries like
Holland and Germany, bnt in regard 90
the United States he dill not trouble
himself oven to fcign regret. Amid the
approving cheers aud laughter Of his
audience he predicted o good time com.
ing when Driiiih farmers would cease 10
receive store stock from America.
American exporters have been repeat
cdly warned against expecting any favor
or consideration from Mr.. Chaplin. aud
they may IA well undcrtand now that.
- far "a America Is concerned, the pol.
icy Of the British board OF agriculture
will become more Of . protectionist nat.
ufe. The only chance OF u change 90 a
more friendly state Of things for many
years TO come Is Liberal victory at the
next general election. Should Mr.. Glad.
stone return 90 power the consumers,
who are complaining 81 high prices.
would soon receive consideration. aud
the fiction that every foreign country
was infected with cattle discaao would
hc quickly exposed and denounced.
Meanwhile British iarmcru. who are
Tories and 1uppoftcrs Of tho present
government, almost 20 n man. aro filling
their own pockets
In lees than year their cattle have
increased by 800 900, their sheep and
lambs by i.iio.OOO. and their iigs by
5000. Chaplin promises still greater
benefits IN the immediate future, and tho
various agricultural societies. emboli.
onod by their success In tho past, viii
support him heartily In any further stops
which he may venture 90 take against
foreign countries IN rcucral and America
IN particular These bodies arc Just now
conducting a strong agitation In favor q
the proposal that foreign meat sold In
British markets should b. labeled Ne
such, the object. Of course. being 10 de.
prucia,c the imported article and send mp
tho price of homo produce.
Mr.. Chaplin has received nm Official
notification from the department Of az.
riculture nt Washington TO the effect
that tho meat iii and the new order.
aud regulations for inspection 81 cattle
and shcop for export 20 into force a,
Kansas City, Chicago, Buffalo. Pittsburg,
Boston. ChaElcst1wn, New York. phila-
dclphia, Baltimore, Norfolkand Ncwpor,
News. Doubtless Mr.. Chaplin WINS In
possession u this information when hc
went 10 Yorkshire 10 speak. II u there.
fore important to know exactly what he
said respecting tho moat bill. Here IA a
verbatim report Of thntpart Of his spccchi
"You will have seen that power has
been given to the president Of tho United
States absolutely 10 prohibit tho i'm.
portation Of goods from hny country
which, In accordance with his idea,
might be acting unfairly to tho United
StateA Well. the Americans considered
themselves hggricyed that the English
minister Of agriculture should continu,
TO insist that cattle from their country
should 10 slaughtered at the port Of de
barl,ation. and It was limited that In re-
t.liatioa the president might absolutely
prohibit tho importation OF Manchester
Birmingham and other British good
into America. DO no, think am likel,
TO be lcss obluFate In the future bccaus'
Of this threat shan have been in tn
past. because the information u thi
board OF agriculture Is that, In spite o
all the efforts made In America 20 Ok
tiputc ploufo- pneumonia, that diseasl
silll exists there This being 80, | con
ccivc It to be the duty Of the Englisl
minister Of agriculture TO continue :,
pursue precisely III, samc policy ~ Ia
would have Thought II right to pursu,
hni this meat bill mover boeu heard Of a
all."-Foreisn Cor. New York sun.