Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-10
a. CRACK AT GERMANY.
A Proclamation by the Presidens
OF the United States.
German Vessels Entering the Ports of the
Uaited States After january Next
Must Fay Port Dues, just by
Way of Retaliation.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-There is rea.
son to anticipate further break in
friendly relations between the United
States and Germany. The president
has issued the following important
proclamation of retaliation for un'
friendly acts of the German govern
| ment:
WHEREAS, By proclamation of the presi-
dent of the United States, dated January 20
1888, upon proof then appearing 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 YES
sells belonging to the United States of
required in German ports to pay any fee or
due of any kind or nature, any import due
higher or other than 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 %. 1898, the suspen-
sion of the collection OF the whole of the duty
OF six cents per ton not to exceed 80 cents per
ton, per annum. imposed upon vessels entered
In the ports OF the United States from any ports
of the empire of Germany by Section II of the
act OF congress approved June 10. 1886, entitled:
IAN act to abolish certain fees for official
services to American vessels and to amend the
laws relating to shipping commissions, Seamen
and owners of vessels, and for other pur-
poses" and
WHEREAS, The president did further de-
clare and proclaim in his proclamation of jan
uary 26 1888 that the said suspensions should
continue so 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
WHEREAS, 1t now appears. upon satisfactory
proof, that tonnage or lighthouse dues. OF
taxes equivalent thereto, are, in fact imposed
upon American vessels and their cargoeS en-
tered in German ports. higher and other than
those imposed upon German vessels or their
cargoes entered in ports of the United States,
SO that said proclamation of January %, 1888,
in its operation and effect, contraTenes the
meaning and intent OF said section II
of the act of congress approved
June 10, 1886 Now. therefore, I, Grover
Cleveland, president of the United States OF
America. by virtue of the aforesaid section Ii
OF the act aforesaid, well IN pursuance
OF the terms of said proclamation itself, do
hereby revoke my said proclamation of January
&C. 1883, suSpending the collection of the whole
of the duty OF six cents per ton. not to exceed
s1cents per ton per annum (Which is imposed
by the aforesaid section OF said act) upon YES
sells entered in the ports of the United States
from any Of the ports of the German empire;
this revocation Of said proclamation to take
effect on and. after the second day Of January,
1897.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United Statea
to be affixed. GROVER CLEVELAND. .
Evidences of an unfriendly DISPOSE
ton on the part of the German gov
eminent towards the United States
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, even though cooked
and inclosed in cans, on the
allegation that these cooked products
might contain trichin@, which can
not exist in cooked food. Discriminate
ing and prohibitive duties against
American oleo-glucose and petroleum,
and many other exports which
formerly went to the German empire,
have followed one after the other All
these matters have been the subject of
vigorous protest from our government,
much of the correspondence having
been conducted by Mr.. E. 4. Uhl, now
our ambassador in Berlin, while he wes
our assistant secretary of state. Mr..
Uhl is therefore particularly well
qualified to deal with the existing
situation.