The record-union., 1897-06-10
The Controversy With Great Britain
Germany and Belgium.
Contemplates the Submission of an
Earnest Protest Against Aiming
at the Revocation of the Discrim-
inatory Regulations Which These
Nations Have Imposed Upon Our
Cattle and Beef.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The admin
istration has outlined an important
policy to end, if possible, the contro-
versies between this Government and
Great Britain. Germany and Belgium
regarding the exclusion of American
cattle and dressed beef.
The policy .contemplates the submits
sion of an earnest joint protest by the
diplomatic Representatives of the Uni
ted States at London, Berlin and Paris
and Brussels, aiming at the revocation
of the discriminatory regulations which
these nations have imposed upon
American cattle and beef.
Before their departure for their re-
spective posts ambassadors Hay, Por-
ter and White received instructions to
confer with each other and with Bel
lamy Storer, the new Minister in Brus-
sells, for the purpose of taking action in
the matter. Mr.. Storer was at the
State Department to-day receiving his
final instructions before he sails on
Wednesday next for his post in Bel
GUM. Mr.. Storer's instructions con-
template the recommencement of ne
gotiations with the Belgium Govern
ment with a view TO securing a removal
of restrictions now imposed upon Amer
lean cattle and beef.
The exclusion of American cattle and
beef by the Europeans is they claim,
not based ON any intention to discrim-
mate against the United States, but is
due to the presence of disease in the
animals This claim has been ridiculed
again and again by the Department Of
Agriculture and finally, in the case
of France, Mr.. Cleveland directed re-
taliation.
The Agricultural Department has re-
ceived numerous complaints from cat
tie exporters in regard to the discrim-
ination exercised against them. Mr..
Ewing, at present Minister of the Uni
ted States in Brussels, in a note to the
Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
stated that My Government is very
reluctantly forced to the conclusion
that an unfavorable discrimination has
been created against American products
in contravention of the spirit and the
letter of the commercial treaty of 1875 -
A French expert, who examined cat
tie shipped into Belgium, declared that
he never had the slightest doubt of
their freedom from disease of a con-
tagious character. Notwithstanding
these representations, Belgium declined
to remove the prohibition upon Amer
lean cattle and beef. Mr.. Storer under
his instructions will endeavor to secure
a reconsideration of this decision.
ambassador Hays efforts Will be ex-
erted in the direction of securing the
repeal of the law on the English stat
ute books requiring the slaughter at
the port of debarkaItion of cattle i'm
ported from the United States. 1t will
be the duty of the ambassador at Ber-
lin to obtain a revocation of the decree
issued by the German Government for
bidding the Importation of live cattle
and dressed beef into Germany. If
France will repeal her discriminating
decree ambassador Porter has been in
structed to inform her that the re-
striction imposed by the United States
upon French cattle will be removed. In
case protest made by the four diplo-
mats named is not effective, retaliatory
measures may be adopted by the Uni
ted States in the cases of all the Gov
ernmentS named.