The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-31
La Frpckla and Freesles
Not Done by the Emperor, bat By tho
Ssyerat ktatea.

BERLIN, Oct 30-The prohibition against
the landing of American cattle and Amer
lean dressed beef, announced by decree
OF the Hamburg senate on Saturday last
was extended today to every port of Ger
many. Interviews which the correspond
ent of the Associated Press has had with
the officials of the interior department of
the Prussian hushandry department and
the German foreign Offices would seem to
show that the prohibition is OF a proven
tive nature, and the action of individual
German states. The foreign officials. for
instance, state that the prohibition is no
affair of theirs, a. the measures adopted
are purely administrative and sanitary.
and that they strictly belong to each Ger
man state. The empire, as those officials
add, has not taken any step to prohibit the
landing Of American cattle or American
meat The officials OF the interior depart
ment say the importation of cattle from
America suffering from Texas fever has
been clearly proved. and that the meas
ures taken are purely Of precautionary
nature. such a. each German state is en-
titled to exercise through its police author
ity within It's own territory.
CHICAGO, Oct ga Washington City
special 10 the Chicago Daily Nctcs saws:
Secretary Morton was az the cabinet meet
ing today for the first time since hts return
from Europe. The principal subject dis
cussed was the recent action Of the Ger
man government discriminating against
American cattle and American beef.
Secretary Morton called the attention of
the president and other cabinet members
TO the fact that Germany Was an unim-
- -.
cattle and bee. saying:
Great Britain last year imported 3e3, 9ii
head Of American cattle while Germany
took { 600 One American farmer could
supply the entire German market, OF
which IL Il said We have Just been deprived.
Then Why this great scarel The fact is
that IS per cent OF our American products
exported fnds a market in Great Britain"
Secretary Morton in;imated that there
was no great concern felt by the admins
traGjon over Germany's action.
WAsHfSoToS CITY, Oct. 3.-The an
nouncement by the Associated Press that
the embargo placed upon American cattle
by the senate Of Hamburg had been e.
tended 10 the length OF an exclusion OF
American cattle and dressed beef from
every part OF Germany, was received with
surprise by department officials today.
That Texas lever was merely a ground
which Germany could adopt for enforcing
resaiiatory measures against the United
States, because Of the supposed diserim-
ination against German interests in the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill. was the
prevailing impression. The German am
bassaaor, however, notified the secretary
of state yesterday thai the measure Of ex-
clusion was Inspired solely by sanitary
rsasons aud bad no political motive be-
hind il. Government officials are obliged
10 take this view OF the case. since any
other view might seem q reflection upon
the ambassador.
Secretary Morton, who has just returned
from trip abroard. had consultation
with Secretary Gresham about the matter
today. but the stringent measures Just
adopted were not knoxn He assured
Secretary Gresham thst the exportsti0n Of
Texas fever Tnto Germany by American
cattle Vas altogether improhable, If not
impossible. according 10 the opinion Of
the experts Of the departments. who have
devoted much tine - invests eating ths
disease during the past year, and he said