The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
DIsCOURTESY IN THE DECREE.
AMBASSADOR WHITE GIVEN NO
FOREWARNING OF ITS ISSUANCE.

Hamburg Authorities Permit the I'm
Loading OF Apples From the United
states as "A Result of the Ambassa-
doris Representation of the Injus-
tice Threatened in the Case of
Cargoes Already in Transit-De-
cree Looked Upon as Applying to
Canada.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Further advices
were received to-day from Ambassador
White as to the nature of the fruit eXclu-
sion decree. 1t would seem that the full
details are not yet obtainable in Berlin,
but it is expected that the ambassador
will cable the entire decree as soon as he
can obtain possession of it, The addi-
tiona facts that were established by the
last advices are:
First. that the decree of exclusion uses
the word American" as descriptive in
the place of the origin of the fruit, which
would seem to include Canadian fruit
wi hout question.
Second, that the decree, instead Of ap-
plying only to fresh fruit, as was at first
supposed, includes in the prohibition all
dried fruits from America.
State department officials have not yet
recovered from their surprise at the meth
cd adopted by the German government of
accomplishing it's object in this matter,
and undoubtedly. the correspondence to
follow will set this out very clearly.
The objection to the course pursued is
threefold. In the first place it is said to
be entirely without precedent and discour-
teous towards the American ambassador
at Berlin to make the decree and put it in
to effect without the slightest warning to
him.
In the second place, by making the de-
cree take effect at once and stopping all
fruit in transit a great injustice is done to
shippers who thus, without warning, are
made to lose heavily on their capital in
vested in the fruit.
Third the decree is condemned in that
1t makes no provision for the admission
of fruit of absolute purity; permits no
demonstration Of origin or healthful con-
dition, and in fact, condemns all fruit,
good and bad, alike.
These considerations are to be strongly
urged upon the German government as
reasons why it should either revoke or
modify the decree on the lines indicated
before any more radical action is taken
The Associated Press ascertains that
the Bundesrath decree supersedes with its
authority DR.. Mguels decree, which
seems i'll advised in it's rigor and sudden
ness and which, naturally provisional.
was occasioned by the recent reports of
experiments by DR.. Friedrich Won Kueger'
of the Agricultural High School.
The Bundesrath's action is due, the As
sociated Press is informed, to a series of
vigorous protests from the importers af-
fected especially of those of Hamburg,
on the Lower Rhine, and at Emmerich
and still more to the protests of Ambassa-
dor White. Its decision forbids the inn
portation only where the fruit is affect
ed by the aspidiotus pefniciosus, or San
Jose plant bug, which is said to have
done enormous damage in the United
States. The Bundesrath's decree applies
TO the whole of Germany and makes mat
tiers momentarily better, but 1t is believ-
ed that its future interpreta ton will large
~ correspond with DR.. MiguePs decree.
Parties interested here fear the United
States will resort to reprisals.
London, Feb. 4.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says: Customs officials
at Emmerlch, Rhenish Prussia, received
Geographic instructions on Jan 80 from DR..
Miguel the Prussian minister of finance,
10 stop the importation of fresh fruit from
America. The Hamburg Senate issued a
similar order on the following day. Pro-
tests against the latter have secured from
the Hamburg Senate permission, firstly,
Tor further export of consignmentS to Eng
American apples that have already reach
ed Germany to be delivered to those to
Whom they are addressed.
The subject occupied the attention of
,he Bundesrath to-day (Thursday), when
1t was decided that importation of fresh
fruit is only forbidden when the same is
discovered to contain plant bug. The pro-
hDltlon does not extend to dried fruits;
out the importation of windfalls, pack
age material and plant is altogether for
oidden. The general indignation aroused
IS que perhaps less to the commercial loss
mat may ensue, as American fruits bear
relatively small proportion to the total
Iruit imported, than to the feeling that the
government has been influenced by ag
farian pressure"
Berlin, Feb 3.-It is announced that the
Bundesrath federal counciD in plenary
sitting to-day, approved the proposal that
decree should be issued prohibiting the
Importation from America of live plants,
shrubs and packages containing the same.
Inc decree will in measure pertain to
american fruits. These are to be exam
lHeu by experts on their arrival at Ger
man ports and packages found to be in
Ieeted with the fruit louse will be exclud-
eu' Instructions to this effect will be is
sued to the customs authorities.
rms announcement, which is made by
aII oHlclal agency, appears to Indicate a
III measure distinct from the decree issued on
uesday by DIR. Miguel, the Prussian min
ster OF finance, prohibiting the importa-
uons of every kind of American fresh
Huit but it is difficult to ascertain the
exact details. The Bundesrath's meas
ufe' 1t Is pointed out, is "far less stringent
man similar measures at present enforced
ID individual states Of the American
union"
Inc Associated Press learns that the
hamburg authorities to-day permitted the
unloading of apples from the United States
,U"lhg to instructions received from Ber-
IN as the result of the protests of United
SStyates Ambassador White against DIR.
Aigueps decree