Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-24
TO RETURN TO FRANCE
Ambassador Patenotre Recalled by His
Government.
He WIN e.r r.m New York s.tur-
day-W7if f'fake Leave of the
Pre.sdent Friday.

The Fre{ch ambassador. NJ. Patenotre,
has received ceblegram from his govern
meIt requAstina him to start for Paris
Saturday. Acc ordingly he will present his
letters of recall to President Mckinley FRI
day, leaving New York the next day on
the French liner La Champagne. The
ceremony attending the recall will occur
at the White House at 11:15 o'clock FRI
day morning, when there will be the usual
exchange OF formal addresses OF courtesy
between the President and the retiring
diplomat. M. Patenotre will remain some
time in Paris before proceeding to his neva
post at Madrid. This will afford him an
opportunity to confer with the Paris au-
thorities and with tile new ambassador to
the United States, NJ. Cambon, ON pending
American questions.
Reciprocity Negotiations.
1t had been hoped that the reciprocity
negotiations between France ana the
United States would be closed before N.
Patenotre's departure but this will be inn
possible. The terms Of the proposed con-
vention have been practically settled, put
the French government has not thus far
given it's final assent to most essential
feature of the arrangement. ms Is pro-
vision for the abrogation OF the decree ex-
GLIDING American cattle from France, ana
for their admission, under certain restrlc-
tions. The United States has insisted on
this provision as an equivalent for the
reciprocity concessions on French cham-
payne, vermouth, statuary, paintings and
brandy, contemplated by the agreement. On
these articles France will receive re-
duction of 20 rer cent on the duties. AS
against this no special concessions on par
ticular articles are given by france, as Inc
United States now receives the penent OF
the minimum schedule of the french tariH
circumstances,
thorites here felt that the time was oppor-
tune for securing the unrestricted admls-
sion of American cattle to France the
exclusion began about ten years ago, Wnen
most of the large European countries put
up rigid barriers against American cattle,
hogs, etc, on the ground that they We're
infected with contagious diseases. The
State and Agricultural Departments have
long sought to overcome these restrictions,
and have succeeded in measure.
Great Britain and Germany have partial
1y modified the exclusion, allowing the cat
tie to be landed, then slaughtered at once
and the meat rigidly inspected. Up to the
present time the French government has
maintained rigid exclusion In doing this
however, they have insisted that they were
doing the same as the United States gov
eminent, as Che present tariff law provides
for positive exclusion Of all foreign cat
tie unless the Secretary of the Treasury
authorized their admission from particular
countries. Not content with this position
sion of American cattle to France condi-
ton of thf reciprocity convention. The
pending proposition is in substance that
American cattle shall be admitted at all
French ports, shall then be slaughtered
within twenty-four hours from the time of
landing, aEd that the meat shall pass an
Inspection before being offered in - the
French markets. This is not all that the
authorities there Ovould like to secure, as the
twenty-four-hour limit does not afford ade-
quate time for fattening the cattle after
they come from the seventies of ocean
trip The main consideration, however, is
to remove the barrier itself. and it is hoped
that France will concede this as part Of
the agreement.
NJ. Patenotre was not prepared to grant
such a CONCESSION, and accordingly refer
red the question back to the Paris authori-
ties. The answer has not yet been given.
NJ. BraeWert, ythe, French consul general
at New York, will come here tomorrow to
continue the general features of the reci-
procity negotiations. He Is personally
familiar with the strade of this country
with France.