Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-04
RETALIATION.
Germany, Having Failed to
Keep Her Agreement,
President Restores Tonnage Duties
on German Vessels.
Kaiser Will Find that Ne Cannot lonaer Fool
With Uncle Sam.

washington, Dec. 3.-Tnere IS reason
to anticipate a further break in friend
~ relations between the United States
and Germany. The President today,
,, issued the following important procla-
nation of retaliation for unfriendly
acts of the German government:
Nhereas, by proclamation of the
President of the United States, dated
January rs, 1888, upon proof then ap-
peaiing satisfactory, that no tonnage
or lighthouse dues, or any equivalent
tax or taxes whatever were imposed
upon American vessels entering the
ports of the empire of Germany, either
by the imperial government or by the
governments of the German maritime
states, and that vessels belonging to
the United States of America and their
cargoes We're not required in German
ports to pay any fee or due of any kind
or nature. or any import due higher or
other than was payable by German
vessels on their cargoes in the United
States. the President did thereby de-
clare and proclaim, from and after
the date of his said proclamation of
January g. 1883, the suspension of the
collection OF the whole of the duty of
SIX cents per ton, not to exceed 20
cents per ton per annum, imposed up
on vessels entered in the ports of the
United states from any of the ports Of
the empire of Germany by section IL
of the act Of Congress approved July 10.
lAs6, entitled An act To abolish certain
fees for official services to American
vessels and to amend the laws relating
to shipping commissioners, seamen and
owners OF vessels and for other pur-
poses" and
Whereas. the President did further
declare and proclaim in his proclama-
ton, Jan. 26 1883, that the said suspen-
sion should continue so long as the re-
ciprocal exemption of vessels belong
ing TO citizens of the United States and
their cargoes should be continued in
the said ports of the empire of Ger
many and no longer, and,
w nefeaS. 1T now appears upon salts
factory proof that tonnage or hight
mouse dues or a tax or taxes euuiya-
lent thereto are in fact imposed upon
American vessels and their cargOes en-
tered in German ports higher and other
than those imposed upon German YES
sells or their cargOes entered in ports OF
the United States, so that said proc!a-
nation of Jan. 20 1888. in it's operation
and effect contravenes the meaning
ana intent of said section II of the act
IF Congress approved June 10. 1886:
Now.
Therefore, |. Grover Cleveland, Pres
dent of the United States of America.
~ virtue of the aforesaid section H.
u the act aforesaid. as we'll as in pur-
uance Of the terms of said proclama-
-lon Itself do hereby revoke my said
PROCLAMATION of January 26, 1883 sus,
pending the collection of the whole of
ne duty OF six cents per ton not to ex-
eed 80 cents per ton per annum, which
S imposed by the aforesaid section of
ald act. upon vessels entered in the
'orts OF the German Empire, this re-
location OF said proclamation to AXE
Hect on and after the second day of
January. 1897. In witness whereof
ave hereunto set my hand and caused
ne seal of the United States to affixed.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
~ the President, RICHARD OLNEY.
Secretary of State.
Evidences of an unfrendly dispOsi-
ION on the part of the German govern
lent toward the United States have
cen accommodating ever since the diff
arential duty or bounty paid German
eet sugar was imposed by the Will
on tariff law. American cattle have
cen excluded on the pretext of dan
er of contagion from Texas, which
innot exist in northern climates.
American hog producers have been
Scluded even though cooked and ems
osed in cans on the allegation that
,ese cooked products might contain
'lchinae which cannot exist in cooked
BOD Discriminating and prohibitive
1ties against American cleo. glucose
III petroleum and many other exports
hich formerly went to the German
npire have followed one after tb,
her.
All these matters have been made
le subject of vigorous protest from
ir government. much of the cor
spondence having been conducted nv
7. Edwin +. Uhl. now our ambassa
n in Berlin. while he was assistant
cretary of state. Mr. Uhl is there
re particularly well qualified to deal
TN the existing situation should il
oW more tense.