Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
GROVER AND THE KAISER Fall Out Over a Matter of Rec
 iprocity. ISSUES A PROCLAMATION RevOking an Act of Congress Relative to Col
 lection of Tonnage. "A FURTHER BREAK IS ANTICIPATED In the Hitherto Friendly Relations Exist ing Between the United States and
 the German Empire-Cause
 of the Falling Out.
A FURTHER BREAK IS ANTICIPATED

Washington. Dec. 3.-There is reason to anticipate further break in the friendly relations between the United States and Germany. The President to- day issued the following proclamation of retaliation for unfriendly acts of the German government:
 By the President of the United States:
 A PROCLAMATION.
 Whereas, by reclamation of the President of the United States dated Jan. 26 1888, upon proof than appearing satisfactory that no tonnage or light house 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 cargo were not required in German ports to pay any fee or due of any kind or nature, or any import duty higher or other than was payable by German vessels or their car goes in the United Stales, the President did thereby declare and proclaim from and after the date of his said proclama- ton of Jan. 26 1883, the suspension of the collection of the whole of the duty of cents per ton, not to exceed 30 cents per ton per annum, imposed upon vessels entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the empire of Germany by section 2, of the act of con- gress, approved June 19, 1896, entitled, An act to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels and to amend the laws rela ting to shipping commissioners, seamen and owners of vessels and for other purposes"
 And, whereas, the President did fur ther declare and proclaim in his pro- clamation of Jan. 26, 1888, that the said suspensions should continue as long as the reciprocal exemption Of vessels be- longing 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, whereas, it now appears upon satisfactory proof that tonnage or light house dues or taxes equivalent thereto are in fact imposed upon American ves- sels and their~ cargoes entered in Ger man 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 Jan 26, 1888, in its operation and effect con- travenes the meaning and intent of said section 2, of the acts of congress, ap- proved June IS, 1896.
 Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of Ameri- d. I of the act aforesaid, as we'll as in pur- suance of the terms of said proclamation, itself do hereby revoke said proclama- tion of January 26, 1888, suspending the collection of the whole of the duty of 6 cents per ton not to exceed 90 cents per aforesaid section of said acD upon ves- sells entered in the ports of the United States from any of the ports of the Ger man empire; this revocation of said proclamation to take effect on and after the second day of January, eighteen hun dred and ninety seven.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the city of Washington this third day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and twenty-first. snh epf
 (Seal)
 GROVER CLEVELAND.
 By the President
 RICHARD OLNEY,
 Secretary of State.
 Evidences of an unfriendly disposition on the part of the German government towards the United States have been ac- cumulating ever since the differential duty on bounty paid German 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 cannot exist in north- ern climates. American hog products have been excluded, even though cooked and enclosed in cans on the allegation that these cooked products might con- tain trichinae, which cannot exist in cooked food. Discriminating and pro hibitive duties against American olee, glucose and petroleum and many other exports which formerly went to the Ger man empire have followed one after the other. All these matters have been the subject of vigorous protest from our gov ernment, much of the correspondence having been conducted by MT. Edwin F. while he was our assistant secretary of state. MT. Uhl is therefore particularly well qualified to deal with the existing situation should it grow more tense.