The morning call., 1894-11-08
STRONG MEASURES.
German Exports May Be Kept Out
of the Country.

BERLIN, Nov. Z. - The prohibit o n
against American cattle has taken another
complexion. A translation from American
veterinarians showing that the infection
from Texas fever is limited to certain To-
callties is being prepared for submission
to the imperial secretary of state for for
eign affairs. DR.. Frank Billings, the State
veterinarian of Nebraska, will furnish ex-
pert testimony.
1t is stated that the importation of Eng
lish cattle into Germany will also be pro-
hiOited.
WASHINGTON. Nov. THE Associated
Press announcement that the German au-
thorities may conclude to determine the
possibilities of the introduction of Texas
fever into the empire from expert opinions
Of American veterinarians, which are now
being translated. was received with great
interest by Secretary Morton, whose ad-
vocacy of retaliation by requiring strict
inspection of German wines and liquors
has heen told in these dispatches.
The Secretary has investigated the
question and finds that the authority to
entirely exclude German products In re-
taliation for discrimination against goods
is vested in the President by existing laws,
law which has been heretofore over
looked in the discussion of the question
Secretary Morton had conference with
the President and laid the law before him,
1t is in the United States Statutes at large
volume &c. Fifty-frst Congress, page Ala,
chapter $50:
An act providing for an inspection OF meats
Tor expectation ana prohibiting the importation
oil adulterated articles of food or drink, and
authorizing the President to make a prOclama.
ton in certain cases and for other purposes
Section 4. to which the Secretary called
the atten ton of botn the United States
authorities and those of the German en-
pire, reads:
That whenever the President is satisfied
the re is good reason TO believe any importation
is being made, or Is about TO be made into the
United States from any foreign country OF any
article used for human food or drink that il.
adulterated, be Qhe Presidency may issue bis
proclamation suspending the Importation of
such articles from such country for such period
OF time as he may think necessary.
Section 8 says:
When the President shall be satisfied that
any unjust Determinations are made by or
under The authority of any foreign st ate
against the importation TO or sale in such for
egn state Of any product of the United States he
the PresidenD may direct that such products
of such foreign state, for discriminating
against any product of the United States as he
shall deem proper, shall be excluded from im.
portaton TO The United States, and In such case
he Uhe Presidency shall make a proclamation
OF his decision and therein name the time
when such decision. against Importation shall
take effect, and after such date the importation
OF articles named In such proclamation shall be
unlawful The President may at any time re-
woke, modify, terminate or renew any such de-
cisiOD, as in his opinion the public interests
may require.
Tbs Secretary believes this law is the
key TO the situation furnishing this Gov
eminent with full power TO retallate upon
Germany for the exclusion of ous cattle
either by the policy which be first sug-
gested of requiring strict inspection OF
their wines or by stronger measures. He
said: "If neither Germany nor France will
take American pork or beef except with a
Government certfcatiOn as 10 its whole
someness, why should the United States
take eatabes or beverages from them
without requiring likewise Government
certification of their absolute purity and
wholesomeness
At the State Department the attitude of
the German Government respecting our
cattle is regarded as the natural and
proper outcome of the strong representa-
tions made by Minister Runyon. The
negotiations had reached a point where
each Government was content to rest its
case upon questions of fact: first, whether
or not there were genuine cases of Texas
fever among cattle imported into Germany
from the United States, and, second,
whether or not the disease can be COM
municated to German cattle. If, as stated
in the dispatch, the Germans have 90 far
receded from their first position-jus tify-
ing absolute exclusion of American cattle
without reasonable proof upon the impor-
tant points-then the State Department
officials feel that ouT cattle-shippers have
little to fear. and that the German Gov
eminent has assumed very liberal atti-
tude and one which is likely to speedily
result in the removal of the embargo.