The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-03

France under these requirements as il
would be to a country where total prohi-
But Secretary Morton says this shutting
out OF American cattle and beef is the work
or the Agrarian party in Germany; -,
tician and naturally wants to make the
best showing possible for his party. The
been talking about don't like our new sugar
tarim and are making us understand it by
also Saws our on, of ivy tnr and ion
stock products to Germany have not
amounted to much since 1890. All I Will
say in this connection Is that American
ports OF cattle and dressed beef alone ag-
gregate slO0.000,0O0 a year. and England has
total OF 100000 600 | have made no allow
ance for packed or picked goods, hog
our trade with these items Included would
pe l am not prepared to say, but 1t would
De something enormous"
What can be done TO change these con-
dtions, Mr.. MorrisY'
That is hard to say, but something must
be done. and that right speedily, If the
beef industry of this country is to be saved
from destruction. Relief can only come
through Congress and the executive heads
at Washington, and / am afraid we cam
NOT expect much from the present Con-
s gress Ih ,s new body when # meets will
long way off, and in the meantime the
SITUATION grows worse daily.
CONGRESS SHOULD ACT
Il have asked our Live Stock Exchange
~~-~'~ " oil dhS5c LUZ cOHCeTteu action Dy all
men Interested In the business with a view
10 inducing Congress to take some steps for
our relief, and we can only hope that the
statesmen who have brought this trouble
upon ms may be made to see the matter in
the right light and that they will consent to
act promptly
when the annual meeting of the National
Live Stock Exchange was held at st. Louis,
Dec. q the trouble of which Mr.. Morris
complains was recognized as one of the
most serious that the organization had ever
peen called upon to meet, and since then it
mas grown worse At that meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted with
view to Inducing favorable action Nv Com
Eress.
Whereas, 1t is a fact that the live stock
ana meat products exported from the United
states are perfectly healthy. system of
inspection, both ante and post mortem, be-
ing SO thoroughly rigid as to preclude the
possibility OF diseased live stock and meat
products being exported; and,
whereas, some foreign countries have
placed an embargo upon our live stock and
meat products. claiming that our govern
Inent has placed an unreasonable tax on
their raw and refined sugar and also claim
contagious disease: therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we respectfully request
,nents sr ana OF the dip3mat,f depart
such steps as will remove all reasonable
causes for complaint and such as will in
duce such countries to lift said embargoes
on American live stock and meat products"
& w. Baker, the secretary of the Nation
nj Live Stock Exchange, suggests that it
wo Id be master-stroke OF policy for the
Republican members to begin an agitation
n the present Congress. II realize" said
success unless they are joined by some
OF the Democrats from the grazing and
agricultural districts. But in any event the
debates and arguments would place the re-
fponsibility for the existing conditions where
y belongs and the public would then get at
the truth Of the matter in an incontro-
yertible way
Exporters would not be so worried over
the embargo on direct shipments of cattle
from America were 1t not that the present
prohibition is made to extend to shipments
Our cattle have been shut out of foreign
some other disease really did exist here, but
the aggregate of shipments from the Amer
1can seabord continued just as large as ever.
Che shippers used to send their stock to
Liverpool where, after a suitable rest, the
steers would be reshipped to the continent
and received without question, the most ex-
pert veterinarians being unable to find any
this country is absolutely free from any
form of cattle disease, the true anim,s
of this foreign prohibition is shown in the
extension of the embargo to all American
live stock even If 1T has been in England
1t Is not unlikely that some of the cattle
shipped to Antwerp have found their way
into Franc France and Germany since the route
the order of the Belgian government was
entirely unexpected, as there had been no
, svuPidtit from lLdL tOuntTy, anu tulS Is
taken by cattlemen a sign that
the Belgians have acted under strong pres
sure from one of the other nations named
The action by the Belgian authorities not
only shuts off all access TO the markets of
that country. but also to those of Switzer-
land and part of Austria, to which meat
was sent via Antwerp All of continental
Europe Is now practically closed to live
stock and dressed beef from the United
States. Three cities in this country sent
millions of dollars worth OF live and dressed
beef to Europe every year, and the pres
ent embargo is a blow of almost incalcula-
BILE severity. to the embarrassing industry:
the exporting are Chicago. New York and
Baltimore. The trade has recently grown
TO such enormous proportions that a Ham
= burg firm recently completed five steamers
Tor the exclusive purpose of shipping cattle
alive and dressed beef Every week three
or four boats each carrying SO. 900 worth of
beef. crossed the Atlantic for Antwerp
alone.