The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-31
MEAN NO 0FFENSE
GERMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE
BEEF EXCLUSION ACT.
CLAIM That Action Bel ongs to the
States aud Was Taken for Sanitary
Reasons German Empire, as
such. Not Coucerned-Sec rotary
Morton on the situation.
The prohibition

BERLIN, Oct. SO-The prodioit'o1
! against the landing OF American ctttl
and American dressed meat announced b,
IA decree OF the II ,mb burg senate on S .tur
day last. as exclusively cabled 10 the AssO
! CT It'd Press, has extended to every port
| Of Germany.
The foreign officials state that prohibi
tiou Is 40 affair OF theirs that the meas
ures ad0p'ed are purely administra Tvs
aud sanitary aud that they strictly b.
! !ong 10 each German state. The empire,
as such, these officials add, has not Jaxer
any steps TO rohibit landing Am-ricaa
cattle or American meat. The oticiais OF
the interior department say, that i, la:
/ been clearly proved that cattle SUFFERING
/ from Texas t-yer. have been imported and
| mat the me ensures taken arr purely of d
! preventive nstur-, such Gsmau state Is
/ entitled toCx-rciS-.
! CHICAGO. 1T "a Washington spe.
I ciai 10 tue Daily News says Secretary Nor
! ton was "a the cabinet nl-etIii. today TO-
the first time since his re- Urn from Eufop-.
/ HE principal su,jcc; discussed WAS TIA
rrc-ut action OF the Germ n ..overuEle d
81 crimnstlng against American cattle
and American beef. Secretary Morton
called tie attent o. of the president auti
o Hcr cabinet minis erS T. the fact that
GeFmsny was sn unimportaut f;c:or in
GU iog"ign market tor ctttl- aud Geaf
'GTest Brltsiu last year imported So OH
head of American cattle" sad he, "whIlr
Germany took 1 600 Oue a merictu farm
r Could supply hee entire German MAJ ket
OF which Il IS said we have just heeu de
privei. Th-u why this great scar? The
ffct Is that % per cent OF our Americ IA
products exported tind = market IN Great
Britain"
Secretary Morton minated there was
no great concern felt 10y the admiuIstrt-
tlOn over GermaHy'S sction.
INFECTION ALTOGETHER IMPROBABLE
WASHINGTON, Oct 3i-T1e announce
ment hy tac Associated Press that tre
embargo placed upou American cattle BY
Tue senate OF Hamburg han been TX ended
10 the length OF an eXciusiou of Aner, en-
cattle ana dressed meat from every part Of
GermanY. Was received with eurpris- by
department. otlicia 5 today. That Tex
fever was merry ground which Grr-
many could adopt !or EMO chg re,Hliatury
measures against toe United Staies be
Cause OF the supposed discrimination
against German Interests in the sugar
schedule of the t,riff bill. was the prrva-
lent impression. The German emDass, a.
dor, however. assured the secretary of
S ate yesterday that the measure of -xclu-
sion was Inspired solely by sanitary
Ii nj it.
Government officials are obliged 10 { Ike
TINS view % the Gaze since aBy other viev
might seem r fl C ion upJn lhs embas
sadOr. Secretary Mortor, who has jus
turned from trlp abroad, had "a ruu-
SITUATION win Secrettry Gresham about
I he ma ter tOtay bar the s,tin.enU mes
ure> just adopted were known II. as
sured SECRETARY CIR sham that the expo.tg-
ton OF Texas lever into Germ tuy tJv
American cattle was altogether impioo-
abb. If not impo-~ible. accnr .ius t. the
opinions OF the experts of the departments
VINO have devoted much time 40 Invest
eating the disease dn1ing tue past year.
aud said he was cOutd-ut the supposed
discovery OF Texas fever was mistake
CARRIED OILY By LIVE CATTLE
When the Associated Press dispatch
fro2 Berlin WIS shown TO the secretsrv Of
hgricni ure h. expressed surprise. Exclu-
Sion OF dressed me IT, he was at "A loss {,
because thew are all inspected
by COMPETENT government oilicitis Ia til,
country b-fore they are sbipped Il xi~
Il Yer, moreover can be carried only by i've
Cattle. The live cattle export .d from thu,
country are also Inspected at the D RS az T.
To see that they are not ii g .~el .
Secre arv Morton sail he had ro.Ioub /.
that the German Officials in ended to nc
IN the IN er SIS OF the pubic u,asu
IN excluding American cat Ir as
he sanitary REGULATIONS OF thar
country are unusually stringent upon all
'uch matters. Tu- secretary thinks the
iamage TO be iUflicte upon American
interests by this action Is greatly over
stimated. as our exports IF me - to CIR
n ny are comparatively light. From a :
b-ervatluUs on his recent trip Secret try
y ortoI Is cOuyiuce that the exporting o.
i've cattle cannot lie made 10 pay IA well
Is shipping dressed meats. The e>tabli-h-
nent Of Increased facilities for shppin.
meats In cold so age. he thinks, viii
realty Increase Z lie Am rican business
HOW TIE DISEASE Is TRANSMITTED.
Dr. ID. r o,lmon, chic, of tue buresu OF
nImal Industry. said: Admitting. for
h sake OF argument, that the cattle
which are killed in Germany are Infected
Nth the Texas ever, there i no Longer
anger To the German cHttl-, because ia
his country cattle with this di-ea,e do
o. commun.cate IL TO other amin ais The
IS ase Is not communicated dITeetiy firm
tie animal TO another, but animals from a
err ain district IN The southern part OF she
nlttd States are able to infect pastures
nd pens IA which thy Iappea 10 be
heed within thirty dal from the tim
hey leave his infected district Animals
lntTact tie Gls -ase or tue Infection fion
lese pens aud pastures. not directly from
q '+N Saa'--~ =" ttaNti arr > ca 10
OF inject the grounds or pens anu cOnss-
Ient!y are not dangerous u other nti-
lais- us has been proved Oy many
-aLs experience in the United States
He Conveyance % TeKa- fever in dressed
lat i imp, s-Ii'le. Toe animals thus DIS
'-ed ito not fall sick at all ih-m-eIv-4
hey simply carry be ticks. The tlck-
-op OF aui 10y their eggs snd die. Tuo-c I
- mu-' lie on the ground = cert ,iu /
ugth II time before they hatch Tim
e young lie there a certain length Of time
fore tney get on the cittle aud another
Myth OF tine e!apses before they produce
e liseasen l