New-York tribune., 1891-10-14
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

NO LONGER TANOlBbE.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TkBUsE.i
Washington, oct I3.-it is understood that In
structions have sent to the United states Ministers
nj Rome and Vienna TO invite the attention u Ae Gov
ernments Of Italy and AustraIIunsary officially to III.
fact that the United states now has in operation
tboroush and effective system OF inspection Of mea.
products and has thus guaranteed the healthfuness
OF such products exported from this country. TIN
understood that the Ministers have also been INSTRUCTED
officially TO communicate the information that Ge.
many and Denmark have recently annuIed the decres
prohibiting the importation Of pork from the Unhs
States II is further understood that Information has
recentIy been received here from Vienna 10 Tie esea
| that Austria Hungary will remove the prohibition
sgainst American pork 50 II can be done, and
that information Of Ike tenor has been received iron
| Italy.
The latter country took the lead in Europe in exeN
ing p0k from the United States the DEGREES Of pOhb
ton having been issued in February and May, ls79
The DEGREES did not apply TO lard, c0nsideraoe gualt
| ties Of which have been imported from the United
states each year. although the total for the yea,
ended June 30 1900 was nearly onethrd less than ts
the preceding year; the amount for l7-9 was 3,'J2e0
pounds valued at S294,0OO, and In le9O the am01,i
| was only o,529,O00 pounds, valued at 9lo'OOo. ID
latter figures are considerably below uO'e iof lsel,
which were 3,3790O0 pounds, valued at So3l'01
In that year the exports OF bacon and hams from IL
| United States to Italy amounted 70 l4o4'o poCht'
desplte the prChbitloa; In 1889 Che exports Of IL
same articles Italy amounted 10 OILY i"VVV PVaaa
| and in 1890 10 5000 pounds.
The importation OF American pork and lard ~
| Austria was prohibited on March 10 l7ol' ana
1884 the sale OF American canned meat' IN lunsa7
| was forbidden. Prior TO that time American pn
| lard and canned meats had obtained ioouOh
the markets OF Austria Hungary. Ia lo'o tue e1p@i
| Of bacon and hams from tie United states to tba
....l ID. "a
| 55l. .526 pounds: in 1osO, TO 709,9o3 pounds. Ta
| exports of lard for these years were d follows
1875 ga 633 pounds; 1919, 1,0-2,JOO pounds, leo
| 13Gi OH pounds 1t was at first tlo'shI that I.
prohibition did apply TO lard, about "'-VJo ps4Hs
Of which were imported from the Lhitei states
1881 but the importers as well a. the exporters "es
speedily undeceived. In the eleven years since Gs
date OF prohibition hams, bacon OF PORK nave oeea
| exported from this country ID Austria Hungary and
the exrorts of lard have been gnllcant amounting
| IN 1s8e IN 676 pounds and in 15JO to ciOJ poln1A
| In Austra-Hungary, only a fmsy p'cleNt was 81
| I'M by the Government that American pork was uH
wholesome and the action was not Only aFOl'd11 aaa
| sweepine but was in nat violation 0l IN; treaty
commerce concluded beteween tie Ihite1 eta'es ana
Austria In Is29, which contained INC l'N'"lAs P'
| vision:
| Nor shall any prohibition lie imposed On tie IN
narration or exp0riauon of any article the produce
manufacture of the United states or OF the donAoAs
of Austria 10 or from the ports II the United states OF
10 or from the ports Of the dominion, OF Austria, vhlca
| snail not actually extend to al other nations.
VgolOu, process against the piOlb u n d-crsS ooA
la, 70 and tftnr Wils ->llod, made by Minister
| Kass0a acting under instructions nom ar t!sh' WIG
was then at the he''o 9i & n,e J N,"a lg iss1 NJ
KassOn said:
| If any of my rcmonatrances had any eject i was
only tO induce thtm aJstIn fr0Ei aleghs ulaeds ~
| the articles prohibited. The order Is sDnpR MANU-
PROHIBITION. without alleged sanitary ca.ses St-e' s
reasons. 1t might equally apply u AnericAh ,. nCss.
II they should seek To justify ihe order by iereaIs
allie cling disease In the American swine plodps !, wi
there remains the need Of proof ara even IL PivlN
| the inequality of National treatment a-allsL H.a Z
the treaty spulates remains Their own 90 0nrn.i ,b n.
ords show the presence OF the oi1Sn1g c ~ ,. nor n
| cluded In the pfohlOuon
On March 20, 1881, the Austrian Government
plied 10 Minister Kasson's second protest with uec
aration that consideration for the preSefNa'ou
public health is the exclusive cause OF said pTomof
tfOnn only four days earlier Consul Sterne oil buaA
Pesth had sent a dispatch to the state Department IA
which he expressed the opinion that the alleged IN
wbolesomeness of American pork WAS only The NOM
ipal motive7 for its exclusion. the real one beng com,
mercial sefintercst, and said
| Nor have been able TO discover cases Of tfehine
| sis wherein the cause could be traced 10 le use VI
American pork, and I'm truth any observer OF te "aa
faces of the many poor people can see InaI mat 'Ie s G
| cessve nOn-use of American PORK NILS hoge PeVP"
| than the OF it,
| ON March 16 1881 Consul General Weaver o.
Vienna who had carefully investigated the Sub!eeb
expressed substantially the same opinion in dispatch
10 the state Department, In the course OF which no
observed
| The question must therefore occur TO the minds o.
| legislators whether this unjust Discrimination agaI'
Olr products should not be met by similar pOhl0luos
of the importation into the United states OF the spetla
products of the offending nations, or Ds dpPn 'Hi
| thcir imports a special discriminating duty. LeS
talCnis ought 10 have al present. more ben lIA % w
| huence on European nations than commercial i''''
procity.
| Secretary Blaine, however realized that the hfS
thing TO be done investigate the matter IN ne
United States. and ascertain what ground, If any, eA
isted for the assertions of tie Governments OF Aa's
unwh0lesome by his direction Careful and thoiook.
| official investigation was made by an olhcer u -, w
| assertions were untrue and that. If European 80
thOrties believed the contrary, they had been III
led by false eX-parte statements OF persons WY 80
| interested In having American pork eAcluuN a.
| American competition destroyed. Cope, oi us 4,
port snt TO the Ministers Of TIE nled Sa, 90, .
| Europe, and were by them Transmitted 10 'De wv
| ernments TO which they were accredited -. b.a
| ON July =, 1881. William Walter fnelps, VINO ~
succeeded Mr. KassOn at Vienna, sent 70 the Aa,, .sC
| Minister OF Foreign Affairs an exhaustive commlnnsts nts
and Its results, and vigorously remonstratlns as ss
continuance OF the unjust policy ol prohi1lIID' g
months later resigned his post on account oi IA oss.
and was succeeded by Mr. Taft who cOntnued ul'SS
cossuliy the efforts to bring about modihcaton % I'M
hostile policy OF Austria Hungary IN regdI 10 s1' no,
| poltation Of American swine products. uoeSS uoeSs a,
appear that any efforts in that direction were mSSs
Vienna during the Administration OF Mr.. CleVeIt" -
The circumstances attending the adoption ~uu -.
fOrcement OF the DEGREES Of various European Vuns
strongly indicate that the policy OF exclusion va ,ns
mainly, If not wholly, upon cOmmerclal con>ueist a.
and that IL had been a subject of conference Su Snea
cusson between the Governments Of Italy, rse
Austria Hungary and Germany before the nTst ue''
was issued by Italy, in March. 1879. s.,,, IN.
In view Of recent indications and semioss. osir nd
timations and that the markets OF ', ,ns
Hungary will soon be reopened Ior Iorg States
sion OF pork bacon, lard etc, fIOm the h,cV V,od
the following table. showing the rates OF GUY tSoSs
upon certain agricultural products impoI1 ne nn,
countries will be of interest. In this taDle te IN
of quantity in each Is the thaI III use ~
the custom houses OF the United states
/ DUTY. r,.Iy
| Austria Hungary. ~
Oxen, per head -.---.Si.oO
| Steers, head i'-
| Hogs head / y