The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-14

and Ca.tIe-tnited States Enact
mcnts Give the President the
Power to Take Such a Step.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1.-The As
atad Press announcement that the Ger
man authorities may conclude to determine
the possibilities of the introduction of Tex
as fever into the empire from expert opin-
ions of American veterinarians which are
now being translated, was received with
great interest by Secretary Morton of the
department of agriculture, whose advocacy
of retaliation requiring a strict inspection
of German wines and liquors has been
told in these dispatches. The secretary
has investigated the question and finds
that authority to entirely exclude German
products in retaliation for discrimination
against American goods is vested in the
president by existing law, a law which has
been heretofore overlooked IN the discus
sion of the question. Secretary Morton
had conference with the president and
laid the law before him. 1t is in United
States statutes at large, Vol. 26. Fiftyfirst
congress, page III, chapter S39:
''An act providing for an inspection of
meats for expectation, prohibiting the i'm
portation of adulterated articles of food
or drink, and authorizing the president to
make proclamation in certain cases, and
for other purposes"
Section T. to which the secretary called
particular attention, both of the United
States authorities and those of the German
empire, reads
That whenever the president is salts
fled that there is good reason to believe
that any importation is being made or is
about TO be made into the United States
from any foreign country, or any article
used for human food or drink that is
adulterated he Uhe PRESIDENT may issue
his proclamation, suspending the importa-
ton of such articles from such country
for such period of time as he may think
necessary and section says:
Whenever the president shall be satisfied
that any unjust discrimina tons are made
by under the authority of any foreign
state against the importation to or sale in
such foreign state of any product of the
United States he (he presidanD may direct
that such products of such foreign state
so discriminating against any product of the
United States, he may deem proper
shall be
EXCLUDED FROM IMPORTATION
l
(the presidenD shall make proclamation of
his direction in the premises and therein
name the time when such direction against
importat alton shall take effect, and after such
date the importation of the articles named
in such proclamation shall be unlawful
The president may at any time revoke
modify, terminate or renew any such direc-
ton as in his opinion, the public interest
may require
The secretary believes that this law is
the key to the situation furnishing this
government with full power to retaliate
upon Germany for the exclusion of our
cattle. either by the policy which he first
suggested of requiring a strict inspection
of their wines, or by stronger means. He
said:
In view of the reports as to adulterat ted
wines which are constantly being shipped
from Europe into the United States for the
consumption of its citizens, why would it
be unfair to require the governments of
Germany and France tc cause chemical
analysis to be made of all wines brandies
ami other liquors which are exported for
use in the United States. the analysis to be
certified by the proper officers Of those
two governments?
IF neither Germany nor France will take
American beef except with a government
certiicdtion to its wholesomeness why
should the United States take any edbles
or beverages from them without recurring
likewise governmental certificatiOn of their
absolute purity and wholesomeness?
AT the state department the last atti-
tude of the German government respect
ing our cattle is regarded as the natural
ana proper outcome of the strong repre-
sensations made by Minister Runy on The
negotiations had reached point where
each government was content to rest it's
case upon questions of fact-first whether
or not there were genuine cases of Texas
fever among the cattle imported into Ger
many from the CElited States; and. second
whether or not the disease can be COM
muncated to German cattle. IT, as stated
in the dispatch, the German government
has so far receded from it's first position
justifynS absolute exclusion of our cat
tie without reasonable proof upon these
important points-then the state depart
ment officials feel that our cattle shippers
have little to fear and that the German
government has assumed very liberal at
titude and one which is likely to speedily
result in the removal of the embargo
against American cattle has taken another
complexion. TRANSACTIONS from American
veterinarians, showing that infection from
Texas fever is limited to certain localities
are being prepared for submission to the
imperial secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs. Freiherr Marshall Won Beiberstein
Dr. Frank Billings, the state veterinarian
of Nebraska will furnish expert testimony
1t is stated that the import of English cat
tie into Germany will also be prohibited