The record-union., 1896-12-04
President Cleveland Issues a Proclama-
tlOn Of Retaliation.
Vessels of That Country Must Here
after Pay Tonnage Duty.

Cattle, Hog Products and Other
Exports Which Formerly Went to
the Empire.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3-There is
reason to anticipate further break in
the friendly relations between the
United States and Germany. The Pres
ident to-day issued the following i'm
portant proclamation of retaliation for
unfriendly acts Of the German Gov
ernment:
Whereas, By a proclamation of the
President of the United States, dated
January 26, 1888, upon proof then ap-
pearing 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 Govern
ments 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 ma
| ture, or any import due higher or other
than was payable by German vessels OF
| their cargoes in the United States, the
President did thereby declare and pro-
claim that after the date of his said
proclamation of January 26, 1888, the
| suspension of the collection of the whole
Of the duty of six cents per ton, not to
exceed thirty cents per ton per annun.
| imposed upon vessels entered in the
! nf he Init cd G
the ports of the empire of Germany by
Section of the Act of Congress, ap-
proved June 10, 1885, entitled An Act
to abolish certain fees for official serv-
! ices to American vessels and to amend
the laws relating to shipping, commerce.
seamen and owners of vessels, and for
other purposes, and
| Whereas, The President did further
declare and proclaim in his proclama-
ton of January 26 1883, that the said
| suspensions should continue so long as
| the reciprocal exemption of vessels be
longing TO citizens of the United States
and their cargoes should be continued
III the said ports of the empire of Ger
many and no longer; and
| Whereas, 1t now appears uDon sat-
isIactory proof that tonnage or light
| rouse dues or taxes equivalent thereto
are In fact imposed upon American YES
sells and their cargoes entered in Ger
man ports higher than those i'm
| posed upon German vessels or their car
| goes entered in ports of the United
states, so that the said proclamation of
Janury 70, 1888, in it's operation and eff
iect contravenes the meaning and intent
oI sald Section of the Act of Congress
approved June 10, 1856.
NOW, therefore, !, Grover Cleveland
PRESIDENT Of the United States of Amer
ica, by virtue of the aforesaid Section !.
| OF the Act aforesaid, as well as in mr.
suahce OF the terms of the said procla-
"'ioh itself do hereby revoke my said
| proclamation of January 26, 1888 sus-
pehuiis the collection of the whole of
'he uuty OF six cents per ton. not to ex
0eeo thirty cents per ton, per annum.
| "hich Is imposed by the aforesaid SEC
Lon OF SAID Act, upon vessels entered in
| the ports of the United States from an,,
oI the ports of the German F,n,nra
| TINS revocation of said proclamation to
take erect on and after the ID dav of
January, 1897. -
III witness whereof I have hereupto
SCI my hand and caused the seal of tho
United States to be affixed
"(Seal) GROVER CI,EvE1.ND.
Evidences of an unfriendlv d;snosition
OF the German Government toy,rl, tho
ohlted states have been accuuuIoti,.
ever SINCE the differential duty ON ho,In.
" pdln German beet sugar was inn
| h.
posed py the Wilson tariff law Amer
icah cattle have been excluded on tho
pre1ext OF danger of contac;o,, from
texas Iever. which cannot exist in
northern climates. American bo.r nro-
uucts' nave been excluded. even tbourh
cooked and inciosed in cans IN tha a.
iegatlon that these cooked nroducts
might contain trichinae. which can
not exist in cooked food. Discriminate
ing and prohibitive duties against
American oleomargarine. glucose and
petroleum and many other exnorts
Whlch formerly went to the Carman
Empire have followed one after the
| other. These matters have boz, m,da
the subject of vigorous protest fron,
our Government, much of tbn corrs-
spondence having been conducted nv
Edwin +. Uhl, now Embassador in Ror-
lin' While he was Assistant Secretary of
state Mr.. Uhl is therefore particularly
Wen quallfied to deal with the existin,
situation should it grow more tense.
GERMANY MAY PROTEST.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Mr Won
Reichenau, the Charge dAffaires of the
German Embassy. declined to express
an opinion this afternoon when spoken
10 regarding the Presidents proclama-
ton he simply stated in a general
way that the matter had been the sub
Ject OF correspondence for some time
but that he could neither anticipate
what action the Imperial Government
would take with reference to the proc
lamation. nor did he care to express an
opinion regarding it,
1t is not believed that the German
Government will consent to the impo-
sition OF a discriminating tax on Ger
man vessels without at least = more
vigorous protest than has vet been
made. The German contention. II is
understood, is that the tax complaine1
of in the Presidents proclamation is
not imposed solely on American vessels
but upon vessels of all nations. includ
ing German vessels. The revenues aris-
ing from the tax are not covered into
the imperial treasury, but become the
property of the several States within
whose jurisdiction the tax is laid and