The herald., 1894-10-31
1t Ia Put on for Purely Sanitary
Reasons.
Not o Rstaiintory Msasure-American
Trade Will Suffer Little Injury.
Secretary Morton Not
Alarmed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 80. - The prohibition
agsinst the landing of American cattle
and American dressed beef, announced
by decree OF the Hamburg senate on
Saturday last. ss cabled by the Assoc-
ated Press, was extended today to every
port OF Germany. Interviews, which the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
has had with the officials OF the interior
department. Of the Prussian husbandry
department and the German foreign Of.
fcial, would seem to show that the pro-
hibtion 10 of a preventive nature and
the action of individual German states.
The foreign officials, for instance, state
that the prohibition ia no affair OF theirs,
as the measures adopted are purely ad-
minis.rstive and sanitary and that they
strictly belong to each German state.
The empire, as such, these officials add,
has not taken any steps to prohibit the
landing of American cattle or American
meat. The officials of the interior de.
partment cay that the importation Ui
cattle from America suffering from Texas
fever has been clearly proved, and that
she meaaures taken are purely OF pre-
cautionary nature, such as each German
q state is entitled to exercise through its
police authority within its own territory.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The announce.
ment by the Associated Press that the
embargo placed upon American cattle
by the senate of Hamburg had been ex-
tended to the length of the exclusion OF
American cattle aud dressed meat from
every part of Germany, was received
with surprise by the department ofii-
,acals today. That the Texas fever was
merely ground which Germany could
, adopt for enforcing retaliatOry measures
against the United States because of
supposed discrimination against German
interssta in the sugar schedule OF the
tariff bill, was the prevalent impression.
Tho German ambassador, however,
assured the secretary OF state yesterday
that the measure of exclusion WAS in
spired solely by sanitary reasons and
had no political motive behind 1t. Gov
ernment officias are obliged to take this
view of the case, since anv other view
might seem a reflection upon the am
bsseador.
Secretary Morton, who has just re-
turned from trip abroad, had a con-
sultaticn with Secretary Gresham about
the matter today and the stringent
measures just adopted. He assured
Secretary Gresham that the expectation
of Texas fever into Germany by Amsri-
can cattle wRs altogether improbable, II
not impossible, according TO the opinion
of the experts Of the department, who
have devoted much time to investigat-
ing the disease during the past ten
years, and said he was confident the
supposed discovery OF Texas fever was
mistake
% When the Associated Press dispstch
from Berlin was shown 10 the secretary
OF agriculture he expressed surprise.
The exclusion of dressed meats he was at
loss to understand, because they are
inspected by competent government Of
fcials in this country before they are
shipped. Texas fever, moreover. can be
carried only by live cutie. The live
cattle exported from this country are
also inspected at the ports of shipment
to see thst they are not diseased.
Secretary Morton said he he'd no
!, doubt the German officials intended to
act in the interests OF the public health
in excluding American cattle, as the
stringent upon ell such mat
'tere. The aecrstary thinks the damage
to be inflicted upon American interests
by this action 10 greatly overestimated,
IA our exports of meat to Germany are
comparatively light. From hie obeerva-
tion of his recent trip, Secretary Nor.
ton is convinced the exporting OF live
cattle cannot be made to pay as we'll ae
shipping dressed meats. The eetab-
lishment of increased facilities for ship
pind meats in cold storage, he thinks,
will greatly increase the American bus
inesa.
NEEDLESS SCARE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-A Washington
special to the News says Secretary
Morton was at the cabinet meeting to-
day for the frat time sincs his return
form Europe. The principal subject die
cussed was the recsnt action of the
German government discriminating
against American cattle and American
beef Secretary Morton called the at
teation OF she president and the other
cabinet members to the TACT that Ger
many was all unimportant factor in our
foreign market ior cattle and beef The
secretary eald.
GfeaL brltHlu lNst year lmpoItou
1893. .9il head Of American cattle, and
Germany 1000. Oae American farmer
could supply the entire German market
OF which it ia said we have iuet been de-
prived. Then why this great scare?
The fact is that 70 per cent OF our Amer
ican products exported find market in
Great Britain"
Secretary Morton intimsted there was
mn Oraat concern felt hv tina a0miniatra-
tion over Germany's action.