The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-10
MUSTBE STOPPED
Ambassadors Receive Special In
structiOns in Regard to the
Discrimination
Which Has Been Practiced as f:
American Beef.--Will Pro-
.e>t First.
If That Is Not Needed. Some
RctaliatOry Measures Will
Be Taken.

WASHINGTON, June lO.-Thc admins
possible the controversy between this
government and Great Britain, France,
Germany and Belgium regarding the
exclusion Of American cattle and dressed
beef. The policy contemplates the sub
mission OF an earnest joint protest by
the diplomatic representatives Of the
United States at London, Berlin, Paris
and Brussels, aiming at the revocation
of the discriminatory regulations which
these nations have imposed OH American
cattle and beef.
VIII Take United Action.
Before their departure for their re-
spective posts, Ambassadors Hay, Porter
and White received instructions to con-
fer with each other and with Bcllamy
Storer, the new minister in Brussels,
for the purpose Of taking united action
in this matter Mr. Storer was at the
state department receiving final instruc-
tions before he sails on Wednesday next
for his post i'll Belgium. Mr.. Storer's 5
instructions contemplate the recon-
commencement of negotiations with
the Belgian government with q
view to securing removal
y of restrictions now imposed upon
American cattle ant. beef. The exclu-
sion of American cattle and beef by the
European governments is, they claimed
not based Oh any intention to discrim-
mate against the United States, but is
due to the presence of disease in the an
imals. This claim has been ridiculed
again and again by the department of
agriculture, and finally, in the case of
France, Mr.. Cleveland directed retail
iation. The agricultural department
has received numerous complaints from
cattle exporters III regard to the dis
elimination exercised against them Mr.
Ewing, at present minister of the United
States in Brussels, in note to the Bel
gian minister for foreign affairs, stated
that my government is very reluctantly
forced to the conclusion that an un-
favorable discrimination has been Gre
ated against American products i'll con-
travention of the spirit and letter of the
commercial treaty of lS15.'
French Expert Failed to Find Disease.
a French expert who examined Amer
ican cattle shipped into Belgium, de-
clared that he never had the slightest
doubt of their freedom from diseases OF
a contagious character. Notwithstand-
ing these representations, Belgium de-
chned to remove the prohibition upon
American cattle and beef. Mr.. Storer,
under his instructions, will endeavor
to secure a reconsideration of this de-
cision.
Ambassador Hays efforts will be ex-
erted in the direction of securing the re-
peal of the law Oh the English statute
books requiring the slaughter at the
port of debarkation of cattle imported
from the United States. 1t will be the
duty of the ambassador at Berlin to OBJ
tain revocation of the decree issued by
the German government forbidding the
importation of live cattle and dressed
beef into the German empire. In case
protests made by the four diplomats are
not effective, retaliatory measures may
be adopted by the United States in the
cases of all governments concerned.