The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-04
DIDN'T KEEP TnE FAITH.
Germany's Unfriendly Attitude TO
United States.
CHARGED TONNAGE DUES In VIO-
LATION OF TREATY.
President Takes Summary Action In the
Matter-Issues Proclamation Imposing
Retaliatory Duties-How the Action Is
Received.

naCC6f-1BEu6S 1fOClHmac1On lmpOBluS
RetaIiatory Duties-How the Action is
Received.
Washington, December 3.-There Is rea-
son to anticipate futher break in the
friendly relations between the United
States and Germany. The President to-
day issued the following important pro-
clamation of retaliation for unfriendly
acts Of the German government;
Whereas, by proclamation Of the
President of the United States, dated
January 26, 1888, upon proof then appear
ing satisfactory, chat no tonnage or light
house dues or any equivalent tax or
taxes, whatever We're imposed upon Anne
rioan vessels entering the ports Of the
empire Of Germany, either by the imperi-
al government or by the governments OF
the German maritime states, and that
vessels belonging to the United States
and their oaYgoes were not required in
German ports to pay any fee or dues or
any kind or nature, or any import due
higher or other than was payab BILE by
German vessels or their oargoes in the
United States, the President did thereby
declare and proclaim. from and after the
date of his said proclamation of January
26, 1883, the suspension of the collection
OF the whole of the duty of six cents per
ton, not to exceed 80 cents per ton per
annuln, imposed upon vessels entered in
the ports of the United States from any
of the ports of the Empire of Germany
by section II of the act of Congress ap-
proved July 10, 1855, entitled an act to
abolish certain fees for official services to
American vessels and to amend the laws
relating to shipping commissioners, sea-
men ana owners of vessels and for other
purposes,s and
"Whereaa, the President did further
declare and proclaim in his proclamation
of January 49, 1888. that the said sus-
pension, should continue as long as the
reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging
to citizens Of the United States and their
cargoes should be continued in the said
ports of the Empire of Germany and no
longer and,
"W hereas, ii now appears upon satis-
factory proof that tonnage of lighthouse
dues or tax or taxes equivalent thereto
are in fact imposed upon American yes
sells and their cargoes entered In German
ports higher and other than those i'm
posed upon German vessels or their car
goes entered in ports of the United
States so that said proclamation OF Jan
uary 26. 1888, in its operation and effect
oontravenes the meaning and the intent
of said section II of the act OF Congress
approved June 19. 1886:
"Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States OF Ameri-
ca. by virtue OF the aforesaid section l.
of the act aforesaid, MS we'll as in pursu-
ance Of said proclamation itself, do here
by revoke Nsg sssif. proclamation of Janu-
aIy 26, 1855, suspesi9ing the collection Of
the whole of the duty of six cents per
ton, not to exceed 80 cents per ton per
annum, which ia imposed by the afore-
said section of said act, upon vessels en-
tered in the ports Of the United States
from any of the ports of the German En-
pire, this revocation of said proclamation
to take effect on and after the second
day of January, 1897.
.tIn witness whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
''GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President.
ORCHARD OLNEY,
Secretary of State. -
Evidences of an unfriendly disposition
on the part uf the German government
toward the United States have been accu-
mulatinR ever since the differential duty
or bounty paid f9erman beet sugar was
imposed by the Wilson tariff law.
American cattle have been excluded on
pretext of danger of contagion from Tex
as fever, which cannot exist in northern
climates AiHerlcau poB prouuoGs AaSS
been excluded, even though cooked and
enclosed in cans, on the allegation that
these cooked products might con tain
triehinae which cannot exist in cooked
food.
Discriminating and prohibitive duties
against oleo, glucose and petroleum and
manysother exports which formerly went
to the German Empire have followed
one after the other.
All these matters have beon made the
subject of vigorous protest from our gov
ernment, much of the correspondence
having been conducted by Mr.. Edwin +.
Uhl, now ambassador insBerlin, while he
was assistant secretary of state.
Mr.. Uhl is therefore particularly we'll
Qualified to deal with the existing situ
alton should it grow more tense.