The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-11
GROWING SERIOUS.

( EOhkt5afftai Europe Combining Against tn,
! United States for GrBss Errors of Gu
Congress in Emactins Legislation In Con
| travehtion OF International Lxw-Seefe
taFy Greshsff, ATTORNEY General Oine,
and Secretary Cafliele IN Consultation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Every irdica
tion points to a combined move on the
part Of continental European power:
! to resent the alleged violation of treaty
| provisions embodied in the diserimina
| tine duty levied against German baet
sugar because of the German bounties
given to German sugar Producers bn,
der German law.
| The German government especially
is exhibiting remarkable ingenuity in
| ealing the attention Of the United
| States TO the errors of its congress III
enacting legislation IN contravention
to the principles of international law,
the most recent instance being a pro-
test presented by the German ambas-
sador against an alleged t1nwaEranted
perversion of consular prerogatives,
This new protest which has just
been presented, caused a conference
between Secretary Gresham, Attorney
General Olney and Secretary Carlisle
Saturday, after which Secretary
Greshatfi spent some time with the
president, but it Is rot understood that
final conclusion as to the cotrsS OF
this government was reached.
As fur as can be definitely learned,
Germany claims that the rights, privi-
1eges, iinmunities aud duties of her
consular agents and those of the
United States holding Office in the re-
5peetive countries are rightly defined
in the treaty of December II, 1871,
which was negotiated and ratified
solely for that purpose. However,
congress has by the quarantine act of
February ID, 1898, and others, it is
claimed, imposed duties upon consuls
in Germany which were not gontem-
plated By the treaty and which are
therefore in violation of the agreement
by the two countries.
The quarantine act, which the Ger
man government objects to, provides a
fine of s., 600 for any vessel which shall
enter or attempt to enter a port of the
United States without u bill of health,
signed by the American consul, or the
medical officer. of the American mafiIie
hospital service where such officer has
been detailed by the president for the
purpose at the foreign port from which
the vessel cleared.
1t is also understood that Germany
charges upon the United States viola
tiOns of the treaty obligations in the.
respect that treaties entered into with
German countries, since incorporated
into the German empire, gave to Ger
man citizens the right to frequent all
the coasts and countries of the United
States without obstruction" and ''to
reside and trade there with the same
rights and privileges of the most
favored nations.
Germany claims that these treaties,
though of ancient date, have been alb
so1utely observed by the German en-
pire and are now being violated by the
United States
Not only Belgium, bht France, also
is following Germany's lead. A ship
ment of 500 cattle from the west to
France, is now in quaran-
tine, in New York, because the French
consul refused to certify to their inn
nunity from Texas fever" or some
other imaginary disease.
So little trouble was anticipated
with regard to shipments to France
that bills Of lading on the cattle were
by New York banks.
the cattle are still in
New Jersey stock yards, with small
prospects of ever making an ocean
trip.
Dn all hands II is admitted that the
of foreign trade growing
Out of the alleged violation of treaty
obligations with Germany in regard to
beet sugar Is growing to be a serious
nal tor.