The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-07

these cases by demanding the number
of the American package, such as ac-
company each American certificate,
such numbers could not be produced
AMERICAN PORK.
The American embassy in Berlin
thereupon insisted that each case of al
legged American trichinosus pork
should hereafter be accompanied in
the official Prussan report with the
number of American certificates, etc,
So that the shipper and the negligent
American inspector could be provided
against at home. Against this demand,
which the American government hoped
would show the utter groundlessness
Of the Prussian claims, the Prussian
government made resistance in various
forms for some length of time, but
last spring at last 1t was induced to
promise to comply with it, Instruc-
tionS were issued by the Prussian min
iSier of the interior to all the preSl-
dents of the government districts Of
Prussia to add in every instance,
where trichinae had been found In
American pork such details, numbers
OF certificates and facts which might
enable the American government to
trace the offending shippers and Of
ficials at home, and the forthcoming
report is the result of the decree.
The reports from the presidents OF
the thirty-three government districts.
comprising the Prussian monarchy
have now reached the Prussian minis
ter of interior. In only five of these
districts are there any reports of al
legged American diseased pork, but
these reports, in disregard to the in
structions issued by the Prussian min
lister of the interior, are unaccOmpanied
by the necessary proof. which would
establish the fact that the pork in
question was really of American Ori-
gin and had been seized in the origi-
nal American packages before others
had had d chance to tamper with 1t.
Hence, even these cases, of which there
are thirteen all told are worthless and
DO not prove the bad character of
American pork, even in a single in
stance. These thirteen cases We're re-
ported from Munster. Westphalia
Coosiin, Pomerania, Linden. Hanover
Hadersleiben, SchlesWig and Alton
rear Hamburg
Each pacage of imported American
pork is accompanied by register num-
ber and with a certificate from the
American meat inspector at the place
of shipment bearing the same number
In none of the above cases are these
numbers given. The American embassy
Will therefore dispute that these cases
are of American origin. SO far, there
fore as this government report is con-
cerned, it amounts to a VindicatiOn of
American pork. This report, if the
American embassy can obtain it, will
be ready for publication about March
! or sooner Meanwhile, it will go
through the hands of the chiefs of the
different departments both in the mini
stry Of the interior and of the ministry
of husbandry. If the American en-
bassy is able to obtain this report, it
will be sent to Washington forthwith
1t is, however, quite likely
that the report since 1t is so much more
favorable to American meat interests
than was suspected, will not be for
Warded TO the American embassy at
all, as 1T is surmised on the Prussian
side that it would only furnish the
American government the means to
disapprove the allegations made so
often and persistently to the discredit
of American pork. A number of state
ments have been made in the Prussian
diet to the effect that American pork
in Prussia was a detriment to public
health and should be excluded 1t is
probable that now that the official re-
port utterly disproved these allegations,
that the radical and liberal factions In
the diet and reichstag, who favor the
unrestricted importation of American
pork as wholesome and cheap food
for the masses in Germany, will as
soon as the facts contained in the re-
port are accessible to them interpellate
the government as to the reasons for
restricting the Importation of Ameri-
can pork by VeXatiouS tariff regula-
tiOns.