The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-07
Disastrous Operation of the
Odious Havemeyer Law.
Important Meeting of the National
Live Stock Exchange in st. Louis.
Germsny's Exclusion of Our live stoex
aud Meat Dae to Our DISCRIMINATION
Against German Sugar In tho rat.rs.s
of Havemeysr's Trust

ST. LoUTs, Dec 6-The delegates to the
meeting of the National Live Stock Ex.
change arrived today prepared for sss-
sion Of hard work The msin nurposs ~
the delegates to this meeting, judging
from the nature OF their expression. il 20
toke action upon the inhibition AGAINST
American cattle by foreign countries. as.
peciatly Germany. Chicago leads in tha
number present. and every one OF her
delegates Is aggressive apoa the exnork
matter. The exchange executive commits
tee was called 10 order little after noon
by President W. H. Thompson, OF Chi
eago, and the prelimary work was soon
disposed Of
The question of the war upon American
cattle oy foreign countries came oarlv q,
the front by the introduction of a ma
mortal to congress with relation TO the ex.
listing state of affairs. Its reading VS.
met with signs Of approval by a majority
OF those present and. from outward an-
pearanees. seemed TO express the consxn-
sus OF opinion OF the delegates The pre-
sentation OF the paper was preceded by an
explanation of its purpose, via:
The obtaining of relief through con-
gress irom the unfortunate EN- bargo nlncei
upon few American products. namely
live stock. dressed beef and hog pro,s,te,.
on account Of duties imposed by orr re-.
cent tariff act upon raw and refined snva~a
from Germany. France, Belgium. pan.
marx and Austria. thus practically closioe
these markets. TO Us. a continuance Of
which means disaster 20 the farming and
1--we stock interests of this country"
The paper goes on:
From ls4o to a very recent date Wa
nave enjoyed n large business With those
countries, particularly Germany and
france This was undoubtedly because
OF the fact that in the now tariff no dutv
was imposed by the United states unon
raw sugar Under those conditions thosa
countries could we'll afford TO adant their
farm lands and their efforts 20 raisirg
beets and sugar production, aud to demand
almost entirely upon us for their animal
food supply. Heretofore We have bern
enabled 20 send our product 70 them. whil.
:. they In turn sent raw and refined sugar TO
the United States. The recent placing ~
a tariH on raw sugar has DESTROYED this
commerce, for IL is an unquestiannhia
fact that the action of these ronn-
tries Is wholly and entirely due 10
the attitude of our tariff measnre.
in relation To the expor,ation ~
sugGrs. and II must be conceded fhat
our live stock and dressed beef shin
Inehts will continue TO suffer 80
long as the present laws on sugar are in
force. The excuse which is given bv th.sa
foreign countries in excluding our animal
proaaets ~ thatltls on account of the Texas
lever. but this is understood to be 4 n,ers,
suoteriuge- From 1890 when the exchange
OF commerce went into effect. up 10 a
recent date, these countries had not dls
covered an unhealthy animal among All
the cargoes which we have exported. nor
a diseased piece of meat Indeed the
rigid inspection in this country. which il
gwen to all such products before shin
ment abroad, is sufficient guarantee Of the
quality and the healthy condition of All
our animals and products, especially
when coupled with the faes that
the best grades OF cattle aud dressed
beef are shipped abroad. In fact. we
do not export Texas cattle
The motive of the foreign countries
mentioned Is found Ia the fact of our
placing this obnoxious tax on their raw
and refined sugars. and should this he re-
moved or modified AZ once, We know that
there would be no further fault found with
our cattle and hogs We urge imm ediats
action on the part Of congress towards re-
pealing the duty on raw sugar and modl-
tying that on refined, thus restoring oar
pleasant commercial relations with these
countries. else the farming districts OF this
country will be very greatly crippled. and
our live stock interests very badly injured
as our hog consum ption is not sufficient 10
absorb more than small portion annu-
ally of what We raise Millions of aoIlars'
worth Of cattle and hogs aud other urod-
ucts have been exported annually from
this country 20 Germany and other coun-
tries. and unless the existing embargo il
raised from our cattle, dressed beef and
hog products. the loss Of this outlet will ha
very great and cause irreparabie injury
To us
This. with numerous others, was referred
to the proper committee.