Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-09
OUR CATTLE TRADE.
Protests to 30 Submitted al London,
Berlin, Paris and Brussels
AGAINST UNDUE DISCRIMINATION.
And II Protests Ara In # Give Retail.
a'ory Measures VIII BE
Adopted.

uinietra,iou has outlined an important
policy to end, II pvssible, the oontro.
yetsy between this government anu
Great Britain, Germany land Belgium
regarding ths exclusion OF American
cattle and dressed beef. This policy
oontemplates the submission OF an
earnest Joint protest by the diplomatic
representatives OF thei United States at
London, Berlin, Paris and Brussels,
aiming ut the revocation OF the dis.
oriminatory resolutions which these
nations have imposed upon American
cattle and beer.
BEFORE their departure for their RI
spective posts Ambassador Hays,
Porter anu White received instruc.
lions to confer with each 0tner ami
with Bellamy Slorer, the new minis.
ter in Brussels, for the purpose OF TAX.
ing action In the matter. Mr.. Storer
was ut the state department today re-.
ceiytug his final instructions before he
sails on Wednesday next for his post
In Belgium. Mr.. 5lorer's Instructions
copte mpiate the reoommeDcement oil
negotiations with the Belgian govern.
ment with q view to securing q re-.
moval OF the restrictions now imposed
upon American cattle and bee.
The exclusion OF American cattle
and beef by the European govern
menis, is, they claim, not based on
any intention TO discriminate against
the URited 5tates, int IL 10 uue to The
presence of disease in the animals.
This claim has been ridiculsd again
and again by the department of agri.
culture ana finally, in the ease OF
France, Mr.. Cleveland directed re.
talistion.
The agricultural department has
received numerous complaints from
cattle exporters in regard to the dis
elimination exercised against them.
Mr.. Ewing, at present miaister OF the
United States in Brussels, In note to
the Belgian minister for foreign
bffairs, STATED that "My government
IL very reluctantly forced TO the con-
ciusi0n that an uniAvoTable uieorimi-
nation has been created against Amer
ican products in CONFIRMATION OF the
epirit anu letter OF the cJmmerciAl
treaty OF 1876"
A French expert Bwfo examined
American cattle shipped tns0 Belgium |,
rsclnred that he never had tue slig htest
utuDt Of their freedom from dissase Of
ncontage0us character. Notwithstnnd-
ing these representations, Belgium de-
olineu tu Itmove the prohibition upon
American cattle aud bsef. Mr.. Storer
under his insIi ucti0ns will enueavor to
secure y reconsideration or this dc.
clsion.
Ambassador Hays's eff .rts will be
txetted in the uirt otion OF securing
tue repeal OF the law ON the English
salute books requiring the slaug hter
ut the port OF deUarkation OF cattle In
ported from the United States. 1t will
lie the uuty OF the ambassador al BsI-
lin 10 obtain n revocation oil the decree
Issued by the German government fol-.
biduing the importation oil live cattle
and dressed beef into Germany. Ii
France VIII repeal her discriminating
decree, Ambassador Porter has been
instructed to Inform her that the r, :
siriction imposed by the United States
upon French cattle will be removed.
In case protests made by the four
diplomats named 10 not effective, n :
talistory measures may be adople1 by
The United States la the cates OF all
the governments named.