Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-20
MAY BE A NEW TREATY
A Way Suggested to Remove the German
Embargo on American Meats
No Likelihood of Any Action by Con-
Eress ON Tariff Mensures-Germany
May Not COme to Terms.

The representatives of the western cattle
growers are not m aking as much progress
as they had hoped In their efforts to de-
wise some way in which the German en-
barge upon American cattle can be re-
moved Col George r. Davis of Chicago,
representing this interest, has had an in
terview with Senator Aldrich, who repre-
sents the republicans Of the Senate in all
matters which relate to the parliamentary
management OF the tariff BILL Senator
Aldrich gave Col. Davis the information,
" hich has long been accessible In these
columns. that 1t Is the republican policy
that the tariff bill shall not be changed in
this Congress.
rules that there shall be no change in the
rules this session tends still further to
confirm this view as to the republican posi-
ton, and as to the improbability that the
existing tariff law can be changed by this
Congress.
The eAdn,inistrati0n's Position.
1t is claimed that the 10 per cent differ
entail against sugar from bounty-paying
countries is a violation Of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Secretary Gresham has stated that the
administration claims that this provision is
a violation of this treaty. A curious fact
dDOul lHlS HldltcT 10 tiidt DCSi0toiy NiCS-
ham has no more information on this sub
ject now than he had before the 10 per
cent difrerential was enacted. He was
then in fact, informed by representatives
Of the German government and by attor-
neys representing large German interests
in this country that the German govern
ment would consider the enactment OF that
provision as a violation of the treaty.
This was known to other members of the
administration. 1t was known to the Sec
retary of the Treasury; yet that official did
nothing to prevent the enactment of that
provision. On the contrary, it is a matter
of common knowledge that the schedule In
the existing law which imposes this dir
ferential against German beet sugar, of
which the German government complains,
was furnished to the finance committee in
the handwriting of the Secretary Of the
Treasury himself After the bin was pass
ed. moreover, 1t was possible for the ad-
ministration to have prevented the viola
ton Of this treaty by preventing the pas
sage of the bill. The President did not
choose to do that.
New Treaty Suggested.
1t would seem that the only way to re-
move this differential, II 1t shah be estab-
lished that the Congress Will consent to no
present change in the law win be by
new treaty with Germany. which shall
override the tariff law. 1t is urged by
those who advocate this as @ last resort
that inasmuch as the present tariff law
has, in effect, nullified the treaty with
Germany, it is competent far the treaty
making power to negotiate another treaty
which shall in turn nulAfy the differentiai
against German beet sugar. But II Is not
certain that the admtnfStraton would care
to negotiate such Sreaty, eft that the
Senate would ratify 1t, II 1t should be nego-
tiated. Nor Is 1t known whether the Ger
man government would consent to be a
party to such negotiation. A gentleman,
who Is near to the German legation here,
says: THE German government has
treaty with the United States, which the
United States, with full notice. has chosen
to abrogate by a statute. Why should the
German government consent to another
treaty, designed to override the existing
law of the United States. when that treaty
itself might in turn be nulIifed by another
statute? The German government has diff
culties of it's own in this matter. The
agrarians of the German, empire are a very
formidable factor in the politics Of the
empire. And they are well pleased with
the exclusion of American meat products.
There may be serious times. ahead for both
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