The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-28
GERMANS RETALIATE
ONE OF DEMocRACy,s "MARKETs OF
THE WORLD" CLOSED TO Us.
Our Cattle and Fresh Beef Shut Ont OF
Germany ON Account OF n Clause
in the New Tariff Law.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Germany has
closed her doors to American cattle and
dressed beef, as the following dispatch from
Hamburg will show.
The Senate to-day published a decree
prohibiting the Importation OF American
live cattle and fresh beef on the ground
that two cargoes which have just arrived
contained several animals suffering from
Texas fever. Consignments which are
proved to have left America by Oct. q are
exempted from these provisions, but the
animals imported must be killed at the
abattoir here Immediately after they are
lande6."
This action Of the German government
was not entirely unexpected by the Agri-
cultural Department. although the officials
had hoped up to the last moment that the
Germans would prove open to reason. The
matter will not be flowed to rest where
1t now stands. but our government will
cause a thorough Investigation to be made
OF the cases Of alleged Texas fever on which
the German government has seen fit to act
in such m fashion. No doubt is felt
here that these alleged cases will turn
out to be founded on a mistaken diagnosis.
for IL there is any cattle disease that the
German veterinarians know little or moth
ing about, that disease Is Texas fever, a
purely climatic noninfectious fever peculiar
TO America. That is the opinion OF the
Agricultural Department experts who have
studied the disease for years and are aware
OF the state OF knowledge on the SUBJECT
in Europe.
II the departmental examination. as ex-
pected, results in disproving the existence
OF the cases complained OF our govern
ment viii, enter a very vigorous snP protest ssst
to make IL clear that the reason assigned
for the destruction of our meat trade Is
expected to influence Congress very ia
vorably toward the rectihcation OF the
sugar schedules Of our tariff act sought so
urgently by the German government To-
day the following telegram was sent to the
Secretary OF State from the Department Of
"Referring to your communication in re-
gard TO the prohibition Of American cattle
and fresh beef by Germany please repre-
as fever is not communicated by diseased
cattle. SO that even If the reported dis
danger 70 German cattle. Also hat the
meat OF cattle affected by this disease has
never been shown to be dangerous to the
nasue EXPORTS ia ans s serfidas tbat ihs sPe eats as
were free from disease when slaughtered.
A vigorous protest should therefore be en-
This telegram. which was signed by
Charles w. Dabney, Acting Secretary of
Agriculture states the position of the Ag-
the points made as TO the noncommunicable
character of the disease and the harmless
character of the meat from cattle suffering
from the fever are sustained by a great
mass or uncontradicted expert testimony.
It Is said at the department to be extremely
improbable that any diseased cattle could
have been shipped for the reason that all
expectations are absolutely prohibited from
the zone in the southern section of the
United States where the disease appears,
and the rigid inspection system would pre-
vent any such cattle from reaching New
York or the Eastern ports. 1t is admitted
TO be within the bounds Of possibility thai
some cattle cars with soil and water from
Texas might have gotten into the North
west and thus caused one or two cases of
fever, but this Is said to be very improb-