New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-20
and the small boats that took out visitors to the
officers and seamen were crowded early and late.
4 GOOD YORK DONE.

IL a great triumph that has been won by Mr..
Reid. the American Min ster at Paris, in securing
the passage of special act to provide Tor the ad
mission of American pork products into france
The overwhelming majority for the measure
made il still moro significant. The long effort,
now rewarded with such signal success, was
based on m earnest protest against the unfair
ness of excluding an important American product
on the ground that it was unwholeSome' MI
Reid appealed with delicacy and yet with great
force to the friendly feeling long subslsung De-
tween the two great republics, and showed that
high official authority in France could be found
for holding if Americans should wish to re-
,aliate that some of the most important products
os France were adulterated and deleterious to
health. Then he was able to demonstrate, IN an
official paper long ago published that the eA-
cnsion did not benefit French farmers, but was
positively injurious to their interests After ina,
there was nothing left to be overcome pu'
prejudice and q mistaken sentiment.
A strong attempt was made, when the new
tariff had been adopted here, to persuade peopio
that il would certainly defeat the efforts III
nroeress to secure admission of pork products by
France and Germany. Doubtless some persons
believed this, and those who were lntereSueu Ill
maintaining the exclusion IN france dld use 'iie
tariff as a pretext for resisting change as long
as possibe. Minister Reid took occasion 10 snow
that the new American tariff was not only
framed in no spirit of hostility to France Du'
was actually more favorable to that country IMAM
to other great nations. 1t was intended only 10
exercise the right which Americans were by no
means disposed to deny to other countries anu
which France herself was already exercising 10
develop and encourage its own industry aS III
as possible sane
The framing of the new tariff by France was
next used as pretext for delaying chahee
which il was at last evident must come ID the emu
Then it became necessary in order to secure inc
boneGts Of the change for American producers
soma months before the new French tariff would
probably 60 into effect, to obtain the passage Vi
a special act, and this would not nave oeel poS-
sibIe had not long and able efforts completely
nrepared the French mind to regard the eA,
clusjon as useless, unfair and lneVl'aoi9 sho''
lived Thus it is believed that the producers
of this country will at once have opened 70 tneih
q market in which they formerly sold provisions
70 the value of several millions in year. anu
which is likely. on account of the partial failure
Of French crops this year, to be mole important
than ever in the near future
The present Administration has thus rendered
q most valuable service to the people OF 'hiS
country already, and yet it is generally beheVea
that the yielding of France to just and earnest
representations will quickly be followed by
corresponding decision in Germany. The DIS
cussion in that country has been pursued on
somewhat the same lines, and by the American
Minister. MIR. Phelps with great ability and
carnestness, and he has taken especial care TO
hiring TO the attention of German authorities
the effective provisions of recent laws in this
country for the inspection of meat products DC,
signed for export. There is abundant evidence
that in Germany, as in France, the public mind
is already far prepared to accept the desired
change of policy, though on account OF oillcE'l
formalities the complete removal Of the exclusion
may yet be delayed for some time