The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04
CLEVELAND RETALlATES
oypu4y yESSEIS MUST NOW Pdf
TONNAGE DU1IEs.
That covernmeut Itself Has Revoked the
Proclamation by It's Acis-Ger-
man DISCRIMINATION.


alton for mfricndly acts Of the Ger
many governments
THE PROCLAMATION.
By tie President OF the United States
4 Proclamation:
Whereas. by a proclamation hy tne
President OF tho United states dated
January ~. 1855. upon proof thcn ape
pcariug satisfactory that no tonnage or
lighthouse dues or amy equivalent 'NN
OF taxes whatever We're linpor'n upon
American vessels entering ihe ports OF
the Empire of Germany titnci Uy lNe i"'-
pcrial Government "a by lhe 'D'cl"-
meuts OF the Gcin0n Milliine oi',e',
and that vessels lei0neins io lhe 'nI'e"
States Of America and their cdteoes "ero
not required in German ports 10 pay
any Zee or dues Of any hnu oi h't"i''
or any import due higher OF othei tA"N
was pavablo hy German -cis OF thtr
,.rcoes ln tine United states.
fhc President did thereby de-
clare and proclaim from ana
after Che date of his said lrocldnia-
ton of January -h leh, the suspension
of tho collection Of the whole or inc
dufv Of six cents per ton not 10 oN-
eacd thirty cents per ton per annum im-
posed upon vessels entered DID lhe poi''
of tho Uniffl States from amy oft the
r,rts of flc Empire of Germany iy
section o. OF the act Of Congress aplt Ntd
June DO 1856. entitled 'au act 20 4nouru
certain foes for official services TO Amer
iean vessels and 60 amend the laws re-
laung 90 shipping commi ioncia' sta-
men and owners OF vessels anu loI
other purpose" and whereas the Pre-
iGont did further declare and proclaim
DID bis pr0cian .tion of January 2j loN.
that the said suspensions should continue
so long ass the reciprocal exemption OF
vessels belonging 20 citizens or the
United States and their Cargocs should
le continued in the said ports or the
Empire of Germany and no longer, ana
Whereas ~ low appears upon saiis-
factory proof that tonnage or lighthouse
dues or taxes equivalent thereto are, ln
fact imposed Upon American vessels and
their carroos entered in ports Of Tho
United States SO that said proclamation
OF January l5. l>,s, boo its operation
and effect COntravcrcs the meaning and
intent of said section .. of the acts of
Congress, approved june l9th 1886;
REVOKED.
Now. therefore, l. Grover Cleveland.
President of tho United States OF Amer
lea. by virtue of the aforesaid section
Of the act aforesaid. as well ass in
pursuance of the terms Of said prooiama-
ton ITSELF do hereby revoke said procla-
nation of January 1i 1855. susptldlus the
collection of The whole of the duty of
cents per ton. not 10 exceed 5D cents
per ton per annum (Which s imposed
hy the aforesaid section of said acUi upon
vessels entered in tine ports of the United
ffnfcs from amy OF the ports OF tho Ger
man empire This revocation Of said pro-
cir nation 90 take effect ON aud altef the
second day of January. 1897.
la rrs.H O fr fHt cot
my hand. and caused tho seal OF the
United states TO he affixed.
Done at the City oil Washington, this
third day of December DOB the year of
our Lord. one thou and. eight hundred
and nirotv-siX and of the independence
of the United States. the one hundred and
twenty-nrst
GROVER CLEVELAND.
"py the President. Richard Oiney, Sec
rctay of stato.'
INFBIENuLY DISPOSITION.
Evidences of an mrriondly disposition
on the part of tho German Government
towards The United St1tDs have been ace
cumulatlng ever since ihe GIItroutlal duty
on bounty pild German hcet sugar was
imposed ly the Wilson tarn Jaw. Ameri-
can cattle have been excluded ON the pre-
feNt OF danger Of c0u.aelOn from Texas
fcvcr which cannot exist boo Northern
climates. American bog products have
been excluded even thoush cooked and
enclosed in cars. on the alteration that
thee cooked products mieht contain
trichinae which cannot exist in cooked
food. Discriminating and prohNitlvo due
Ties against American Olc0-glucose and
petroleum and many other exports which
formerly went to the German empire have
followed one after the other AN these
matters have been made The subject Of
fsorou- protest from our Government
mu0h or the CCuo- -puudouCe having been
conducted hy Air. Edwin I. Ihl. now
our Ambassador in Berlin, while DE was
our Assistant Secretary OF state MT
hl &. therefore particularly Wei Quali-
red 90 deal with the existing situation.
should it grow more intense.
MuCh INTEREST
News OF the issuance OF the Presidents
retHlatorv proclamation against Germany
was received with intense interest by
The diplomatic corps.
The ro-imnOsilon of tonnage dues on
German vessels is understood 20 Doe due
lo quiet inyesusafion conducted during
the past year hy Mr Chamberlain. United
States Commi sIoncr of Navigation. who
went abroad for that purpose. ic found
that while the Imperial Government of
Germany as ID nation d.d not impose any
tonnage dues on American vessels arriy-
ing at German ports. the Maritime States.
which compo part OF the German cm-
pire do impose such tax in violation
OF the treaty existing between the two
countries. The German tonnage tax now
being imposed ls about IL cents per
ton greater than tue tax revoked hv the
President in hIs proclamation Cf January
25 1855. and which is now revived.
The new proclamation Affects an ves-
ses coming from German ports and