The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-07
SUGAR CAUSED IT
UNANIMOUS PROTEST AGAINST THE
WILSON TARIFF.
Germany Threatens Retaliation on
Meat and Breadstuff to Avenge the
Sugar Beet-Austria Talks of Fill
ing Suit-Spain Is RecalcitraGt-
Congress Will Have Chance.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-Tbere was little
surprise in official circles here at the inti-
nation in the Berlin cable TO the Asso-
ciated Press that Germany might resort to
retaliatory measures against the American
meat and breadstuff if her protest against
the new discriminatory tariff In sugar was
not heeded. 1t was fully appreciated while
the tariff debate was in progress that GER
tain parts of the bill might bring about
embarrassments with Germany. Austria,
France, Spain and several other countries.
The German ambassador and perhaps
other foreign representatives conferred
with Secretary Gresham on the
subject of discriminating duty
against sugar export bounty countries
while the bill was pending In congress ana
it was generally understood the matter
would be arranged in conference SO as to
meet objections raised by Germany and
other nations. But with the failure of the
conference all these efforts came TO sum
mary end. Since then the German ambas-
ssdor has filed protest against the dis
elimination which he alleges in made
against German beet sugar. The Aus
trian minister has intimated his country
will file suit. Spain is speaking through
ler minister, to secure new treaty by
which Cuban sugar Will gain special ad-
yantages. Under the circumstances
it is believed the president, when he comes
TO review our foreign relations in his an
nual message to congress, may call atten-
Iion to the protests of Germany and 9th
countries and the desirability of modifying
the tariff law to some extent.
An official of tue agricultural depart
ment said today that the German retalla-
Iion possibly would be disastrous on the
export trade from the United States to
hab Inf that nDher
the existing treaty American meat prod
ucts, live stock and the American hog"
had been given market in Germany
after years of effort in that direction.
Last year the export of meat products
alone reaches l6, 000, 600 pounds. an increase
of 800 per cent from the year previous. A
similar advance had been made in the eX-
port of lard and breadstuffs. The last
year American -four sold in Berlin for the
first time in competition with hungarian
flour. Corn meal, wheat and some rye
has also been exported under the treaty
agreement. For this reason the agricul-
tural department hope that legislation
may be had hat will insure maintenance
of our political commercial relations with
Germany. Meanwhile nothing can be
done to change the status of the sugar
from bounty export countries until con-
gress meets. The German am bassador to the
United States in recent exclusive state
ment to the Associated Press, announcing
hat he had filed protest with Secretary
Gresham against the discrimination
against German sugars, said he was hope
ful OF legislation at the short session of
congress, and as he showed very clever
knowledge of the present situation and,
as the A Associated Press cable shows, has
facts known to the foreign Office, it is be-
lieved Germany will defer any decisive ac-
tion until congress has chance to act. if
it so desires, when it 'reassembles in De-
cember.