Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04

Daily papers OF Wednesday publish
ed the tollowing' The announcement
by the Associated Press that the
emburgo placed upon American cattle
by the senate OF Hamburg had been
extended 10 the length OF nn exclusion
OF American cattle ana dressed beef
from every part OF Germany Was re-.
celvcd with surprise by department
officials today The Texas fever WAS
merely a ground which Germany could
adopt for enforcing retaHatory meas
ures against the United States boz
oouse Of me supposed Discrimination
against German Interests IN the sugar
gchodulc OF the taritf bin was the pre-
yaleut impression, The German am
basaador however assured the score
tnry OF state yesterday that tho meas
ure OF exclusion was enforced solcly Tor
sanitary reasons and hpd no political
motive behind IL. Government officials
are Obliged to take this View, since any
other View might seem q reflection up
ON the Ambassador
Secretary Morton, who has Just 80
turned from trip abroad had con-
sultatlnn with Secretary GreEham to-
day. He assured Secretary Gresham
TINT the expectation OF Texas FOYER
Into Germany by American cattle was
altogether improbable. II not impos.
slble. according 10 the opinions % the
experts OF the department who have
devoted much time TO investigating the
matter and said he was confident that
the supposed discovery 81 Texas fever
was mistake When the Associated
Press dispatch from Berlin was shown
20 the secretary OF agriculture he ok
pressed surprise. The exclusion Of
dressed meats, he was ut loss to un-
darstnnd because they are an Inspect
ed by competent government officials
In this country before they are shipped.
Texas fever. moreover. can be carried
only by live cattle. The 1--we cattle Of
this country arc also Inspected al the
ports Of ghlpment
Secretary Morton aaid That iic had no
doubt the German officials Intended 10
act In the Interest OF the public
health IA excluding American oa,tlc as
tho sanitary regulations OF thot coun-
Try are unuaually stringent upon AN
maticrG The secretary thinks thpt
tho damage 20 be inflicted upon Amorl-
can interests by this action IN greatly
ovorestlInatod, 80 our cXpdrtH OF meat
TO Germany are comparatively light.
From Ms observation ON his recent
"trip Secretary Morton Is convinced that
the expectation of 1--we cattle cannot BIZ
made TO pay as well mn shipping drlng-
ed meats. The establishment 81 III,
cfcnRcd facilities for such meats M
. cold STORAGE he thinks VIII greatly in-
crease the American business.
Or. D. r. Salmon, chief OF the bureau
Of animal industry, said Admitting
for the sake OF argument that the cat.
ne which are landed IN Grrmany are
injected With Texas fever there * no
LONGER danger 10 tho Germnn cattle.
because. even In this country, cattle
with tiiig disease DO moi communicate
IL 90 other animalH This discnac IL
not communicated directly from one
anlmni 10 another. but animals from a
certain dlsirict IN the Southern part
OF the United states ar, able 10 affect
pastures aud pens In which tloy hap
men 10 be- placed within thirty days
from the time they lonve the infected
district. Animals which contract the
disease obtain tho Infection from ibeae
pens and pastures, not directly from
other cattle. The catile which urc elciS
DO not infect the grounds or ncns. md
consequently nre not dangcipua 70 n1hfr
animals. This has been proved W
many years OF experience In The United
StPtcn. The conveyance Of leSea
fAvor IN dresaad meat 10 imposmble.
Theac animals that are diseased 10
not f,,ll sicx They simply carry the
iiclss. The ticks drop OF and les their
eggs and die These eggs must H. On
the ground e certain length of lime
before they hatch. Then the young lie
Their, certain tine before they Sei on
the cattle ana another length uf tlme
eiapHee before they produce the.
dipeare "