New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-31
,nNITTING AMERICAN PORK.
.,p FRENCH SENATE AGREES TO RAISE
THE PROHIBITION.
.vr DUTY PLACED AT TWENTY FIVE FRANCS
vrr1EF THAT THE CHAMBER WILL AC =

vrr1EF THAT THE CHAMBER WILL Ac -
crpr THE sENATE's ALTERATION.
~, Oct SO.-The Senate has agreed to the
- Of the pronTOition upon the importation
,rsrican salt pork. 1t has also voted IN
", AZ the imposition of duty of 20 francs
onop that article OF food.
the discussion in the Senate to-day on the
Ia on imported American pork, NJ. Chauveau,
V. ,.norter of the Tariff Committee, defended
-. nonosed duty of % francs as necessary to pro-
~. email farmers He said: We entertain no
vi intentions toward foreign Powers, but we
IN rot sacrifice our interests TO thtm. The
.--.ut duties Of France are lower than those OF
,-.,ca The United States will not complain
of duty Of 25 francs
" Devene. Minister of Agriculture, spoke in
.ronort of duty of 20 francs. Other speakers
Sonspded duty of 30 francs. NJ. Ribot Min
;s,sr Of Foreign Affairs, declared that 1t was
;m,ossible for France to avoid removing her
.,obibition of American pork, following the eN-
.on,s of other countries, France, he said, was
.h-so,sned by the American Tariff law, but Eng
I,,d was more heavily hit. NJ. Ribet continued ;
~When there are such large exchanges as those
,.,reen France and the United States, we must
,ot look at things in detail, but as whole Vote
duty Of 90 or % francs, but duty OF 80
francs is eXoTbitSnt."
The vote was then taken, resulting in the adop-
tion Of duty of 25 francs.
Tho Government expects that the whole Tarln
hin will be passed by the end of this year. Inc
Salt Meats bill. having been altered by the Senate,
nnst now return to the Chamber of Deputies
I, is believed that the Chamber will accept the
Senste's alteration.
TIE voae OF the Fcench Senate has confirmed the
victory won for American pork in the Chamber Oh
Deputies last July The question at issue did not re-
late so much to the rate of import duties as 10 Ie
resdmission Of American sated meats which had Deeh
prohibed absolutely since February IS, 1881 French
rael,ers had at that time convinced the Government
and the Chambers that hog products from the United
states were utterly unwholesOme; and they defeated
ster,gard the efforts made by MessrS Levi p Morton
and Robert L. Mclane 10 obtain repeal OF the pro
hhtiye decree. Mr. Morton succeeded. however, In
having the decree repealed during period OF three
months in 1883 but the Chamber soon compelled the
Government 10 reissue the prohibitve ordr. Many
European Governments followed blindly the lead Of
France and excluded sated meats coming from Amer
Tea as being all infected with tIichinosis. such
prejudices only caused great injury to American
commerce and agriculture but also tended TO under
mine the reputation for honesty of the American
people.
The first and main point aimed at by we umted
States in France was 70 obtain the rehabilitation o.
American pork in. the country whence the charge o.
unwholesomeness had first been launched for'h' 1t
gain that point 1t was sufficient to have the hog pro
ducts from the United states readmued on the SANE
footing as thai OH which similar products mon
other countries were admitted The American Ministe
at Paris won his irst victory iii the Chamber 0
Deputies, which did not discriminate against Amehce
aork in voting duty of 81 on every 900 pounds 10
hog products. When the Chambers vote was SUI
mitted 10 the Senate an attempt was made again D
brighten the legislators with the ghost OF tIlcnm0Sls
The debate ended in vote OF 119 TO oS result Una
proclaimed that American pork was as Wholesome o
any other and that IL could be reinroduced on pawn
tho same duties the hog products OF other countries
Il is true that these duties are rather high, Though no
higher than those Of Germany, even II the Chambe
should accept the tariff of 50 per 200 pounds propose
ty the senate. Some concessions may be obtainet
later those excessive sates inasmuch IS II was al
mtted by the French Ministers and by the orators o
tie ma jOrity in the Chamber, that American stteC
meats will prove TO be great boon for the labOrint
classes Ia France.