The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-12
A CRACK AT GERMANY.
A Proclamation by the President
Of the United States.
German Vessels Entering the Ports of the
United States After January g Next
Must Pay Port Dues, just by
Way of Retaliation.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 4.-There is rea.
son to anticipate a further break in
friendly relations between the United
States and Germany. The president
has issued the following important
proclamation of retaliation for I'M
friendly acts of the German govern.
ment:
WHEREAS. By a proclamation OF the presi-
dent OF the United States, dated January %,
1883, upon proof then appearing satisfactory
that no tonnage or lighthouse dues. or any
equivalent tax or taxes whatever were i'm posed
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. ana that ves-
sells belongings 20 the United States OF
America and their cargoes were not
required in German ports 10 pay any fee or
due of any kind or nature, or any import due
higher or other than was payable by German
vessels or their cargoeS in The United States,
the president did thereby declare and pro-
claim. from and after the date of his said
proclamation Of January 26, 1883, the suspen-
sion OF the collection of the whole OF the duty
OF six cents per ton not to exceed 20 cents per
ton, per annual, imposed Upon vessels eItcref
in the ports OF the United States from any ports
OI the empire OF Germany by Section II of the
dCI Cl COA-ltSS dppEONCu JulC IL, toSO- tul4bAtu.
An act to abolish certain fees f II official
services to American vessels and to amend III,
laws relating TO shipping commissions. seaneb
and owners of vessels, and for other pur
poses" and
WHEREAS. The president did further dc.
clare and proclaim in his proclamation OF Jan
uary ~, 1883. that the said suspensions should
continue so long as the reciprocal exemption
Of vessels belonging 20 citizens OF the United
States and their cargoeS should be continued
IN the said ports of the empire OF Germany
and no longer. And
WHEREAS, 1t now appears, upon satisfactory
,'roof, that tonnage or lighthouse dues. or
taxes equivalent thereto, are. in fact, imposed
upon American vessels and their cargoeS Gu
tered in German ports. higher and other tlag
these imposed upon German vessels or their
cargoes entered in ports OF the United States.
50 that said proclamation OF January &c, 1893
in its operation and effect, contraycGGS tho
meaning and intent OF said section u
Of the act Of congress approved
June %, 1856 Now, therefore. 1. Grover
Cleveland. president of the United States o.
America, by virtue OF tn aforesaid section II
Of tire act aforesaid, as well as In pursuance
ot the terms OF said proclamation itself, dc
hereby revoke my said proclamation OF January
IS, 1873, ~SuSpenling the collection Of the whole
II the duty of six cents per ton. not to exceed
DcsntS per ton per annum (Which is imposed
by Tie aforesaid section Of said act) upon YES
sc.s entered in the ports OF the United State,
rom any OF the ports Of the German empire.
this revocation of said proclamation to take
effect on and after the second day OF January,
1871.
In witness whereof, I have hereuuto set n,
land and caused the seal OF the United tatei
to be affixed. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Evidences of an unfriendiy DISPOSE.
ton on the part of the German gov.
eminent towards the United State,
have been accommodating ever since the
differential duty on bounty paid Ger
man beet sugar was imposed by the
Wilson tariff law. American cattle
have been excluded on the preteXt of
danger of contagion from Texas fever,
which can not exist in northern eli
mates. American hog products have
been excluded, ven though cooked
and inclosed in cans, on the
allegation that these cooked products
might contain trichina, which a
not exist in cooked food. Discriminate
ing and prchibitive duties against
American oleo-glucOse and petroleum,
and many other exports which
formerly went 20 the German empire,
have followed one after the other. All
these matters have been the subject of
rigorous protest from our government.
much of the correspondence having
been conducted by Mr.. Z. L. Uhl, now
Dur ambassador in Berlin, while he was
our assistant secretary of state. Mr..
Uhl is therefore particularly we'll
qualified to deal with the existing
ituation.