The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-05
EXCLUSION OF CATTLE
Why Germany Shut Out Our
Live and Dressed Beef.
REPoRT TO SECRETARY NORTON

REPORT TO SECRETARY NORTON
Authorities Say Thsrs Can No Longer ~
Asy Doubt that the Disease Was Texas
Fever - Dssmsrk's Action Looked
Upes - . ssiS-Intsrsst Msvs.
WAsHuGrox, December 2.-An agent
Of the Department Of Agriculture. now
in Germany, has been looking into the
reasons for the German movement
against American live cattle and dressed
beef, and has made the following pre-
liminsry report TO the department, I'd.
ditional time being required to prepare
. complete report:
81 hasten TO forward this information
in advance Of the report, - it may not
only be Of interest, bat Of immediate
value to the department. The general
opinion among the importers of Ameri-
can live cattle and dressed beef Is that
the German authorities will never recede
from the position they have taken unless
they could be induced to revoke the pro-
hibition order on condition that German
veterinarians be employed to inspect the
live cattle and dressed beef before load
ing for transportation TO Germany. This
must also have been the opinion of the
directors of the Hamburg American
Packet Company. Directors Ballin and
Wolf Of this company inform me that
they have made the proposition to the
German government to employ German
veterinarians to inspect every cargo of
dressed beef or cattle in the United
F., States which 10 to be landed ut German
| ports. What the ultimate answer will
be remains to be seen. This company
has built four magnificent steamers for
the pui pose OF transporting live stock and
dressed beef to Germany, but these
steamers now take their freight to
| HAVE.
"The veterinarians employed at the
| Hamburg stock yards and slaughter
house were rather reluctant at first to
call the disease discovered Texas fever;
they were unacquainted with the symp-
toms OF the general nature of the disease.
They concluded that the sixteen head
infected had been watered from q tank
probably in q filthy condition and full of
bacteria, which would be responsible for
the Shiny condition in which the intes-
tines were found. An analysis OF the
water, however, proved this theory to be
incorrect; therefore the veterinarians
we're almost al a loss to know what the
disease was or what could have caused
the sickness. The matter was reported
to the Imperial Sanitary Department at
Berlin, and they demanded an inspection
of the intestines, lungs, liver and heart
of one of the diseased animals. Three
weeks after it was declared BY the Inn
perial Sanitary Departmsn Mt that the
disease was Texas fever, and q prohibi-
ton order was issued.
"The veterinarians at Hamburg nov
affirm that. according to the diagnosis
made at the time of the killing of the
diseased animals, it corresponded exactly
with the description given by American
authorities, and, therefore, there can nc
longer remain any doubt but that the
disease in reality was Texas fever. Thu
chief veterinarian, Vollers OF Hamburg
and the director Of the Hamburg slaugh
ter-house, Mr.. Brisen, have gone to Eng
land to give this matter special atten
ton and to learn what precaution tn,
English authorities take against tn,
spreading of the disease when they dis
/, cover cases of Texas fever. Chief Vet
erian Vollers has also written a pam
phlet giving the complete details Of tn,
I matter. . copy of which will be for
warded to the department as soon as tn
, pamphlet is printed.
"Denmark following Germany'e leaa
in prohibiting the importation OF Ameri
, can live cattle and dressed beef is locke,
( upon here as q move dictated by self-in
D tereet. The larger per cent OF the cattl
: killed at Hamburg are from Denmark
E because oil the cattle arriving from Den
D mark must be slaughtered, as they can
: not be transported to the interior G
Germany alive. Denmark is evidentl
: hopeful that by excluding American ca,
e tie che may receive permission from tn
= German authorities TO transport the
4 live stock to the interior of Germany
One of the directors OF the Hamburg
American Packet Company informs N
that Rotterdam has aiso prohibited til
landing of American live cattle at tbs
: port. Hamburg dealers in cattle an
e commission merchants in general al
y now making efforts to obtain permissio
to import live cattle from Canada, thel
being no Texas fever in the Norther
= States. They would load them at Hal
g fax, but they doubt very much if turtle
p permission will be granted. The Anne
II can live cattle sold at Hamburg were ,
n first-class quality, and gave exceller
II satisfaction, with the exception OF Il
'e thirty two bulls, sixteen which had
y be killed and condemned. thereby crea
le ing all this commercial disturbance. I'll
other auimals were principally shor
horns and far superior to any Europes
beef cattle killed at Hamburg.
- II the expectation Of live cattle
= again allowed, special care should
n taken to export the best quality only
a Germany. The dressed beef was ali
N fret quality in every respect. but unto
Ia tunately the cooling machinery did n,
- work satisfactorily, and the appesran,
4. OF the meat Was somewhat against
"A DR.. Salmon. chief OF the bureau Of an
NAL industry. states that none Of the il
formation so far obtainable would ind
cate that these animals were sutieriI
rs from Texas fever"