The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-04
Hamburg Authorities Permit Landing
Of American Fruits.
Received Instructions From Berlin to Allow
Them TO be UnIoaded.
The Bundcsrath Approves a Meas
ure, which It Is Said Super
scdes the Decree of the Prus-
sian Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs, Fcrbidding Importation
Only Where the Fruit is Affect
ed by the Plant Bug.

fairs, Fcrbidding Importation
Only Where the Fruit is Affect
ed by the Plant Bug.
BERLIN. Feb. 3-It is announced
that the Bundesrath Federal Councll,
in plenary sitting to-day, approved its
committees proposal that decree
should be issued prohibiting the impor-
tation from America of live plants and
shrubs and packages containing the
same.
The decree will also. within certain
measure, affect American fruits. These
are to be examined by experts OH their
arrival at German ports. The packages
found to be infected with. the fruit louise
will be excluded. Instructions 10 this
effect will be issued to the customs
authorities.
This announcement, which is made
by an official agency, appears to md
cate q measure distinct from the de-
cree issued on Tuesday by DR.. Miguel.
the Prussian Minister of Finance, pro-
hibiting the importation of any kind
of American fresh fruit but it is diff
cult TO ascertain the exact details. The
Bundesrath's measure, it is pointed cut,
is far less stringent than similar meas
ures at present enforced in individual
States of the American Union
The Associated Press learns that the
Hamburg authorities to-day permitted
the unloading of supplies from the
United States, owing to instructions
received from Berlin, as the result CT
the protests of United States Embassa-
dor White against DR.. Miquel's decree.
The Associated Press ascertains that
the Bundesrath supersedes with it's
authority DR.. Miquers decree, which
seems ill-advised in its rigor and sud-
denness, and which, naturally provis-
ional was occasioned by the recently
reported experiments of Dr. Friedrich
Won kEeger of the Agricultural High
School
The Bundesrath's action is due, the
Associated Press is informed, to a series
affected, especially those of Hamburg
on the lower Rhine and at Emmerich
and still more to the protests of EN-
bassaIor White. It's decision forbids
the importation only where the fruit
is affected by asphidiotus pernicious 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
ters momentarily better, but it is De
lieved that its future Interpretation will
largely correspond with DIR. Miquels
decree Parties interested here hear
that the United States will resort to
reprisals
Following are last years fresh fruit
imports in hundredweights: Ameri-
can, 100000; Austro- Hungarian COZ, :
coo; Dutch. S61 900; Belgian, 100000;
Italian, 303 600.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times" says:
Customs officials at Emmerich,
Rheinsh Prussia. received telegrapnic
instructions on January Both from Dr.
MIGUEL, the Prussian Minister of FL
nance, to stop the Importation of fresh
fruits from America. The Hamburg
Senate issued a similar order on the
following day. Protests against the
latter have received from the Hamburg
Senate permission, firstly, for further
export of consignments to England
and, secondly, for consignments of
American apples that have already
reached Germany to be delivered to
those to whom they are addressed.
The subject occupied the attention of
the Bundesrath to-day Thursday,
when it was decided that importation
CT fresh fruit is only forbidden when
the same is discovered to contain the
plant bug. The prohibition does not ex-
tend to dried fruits; but the importation
of windfalls, packing material and plant
is altogether Forbidden
The general indignation aroused is
due perhaps less to the commercial
losses that might ensue. inasmucn as
American fruits bear relatively a smaller
proportion &c the total fruit import. than
to the feeling that the Government has
been influenced by agrarian pressure"
DETAILS OF THE DECREE
MEAGER.
WASHINGTON. Feb "a brief
cabiegram from ambassador White at
Berlin that came to the Department OF
State last evening conveyed the only
official information SO far received as
to the decree of exclusion of American
fruit from Prussia. This cablegram was
so meager that a request was sent TO
Mr.. White for further details While il
is not positively known, it is supposed
that the decree applies only to Prussia,
and not to all Germany, a considerable
limitation. Whether or not it also APP
lies to Canadian fruit is a matter Of
speculation.
The German ambassador was a visitor
at the State Department to-day, and
spent some time with the officials. After
talking with Secretary Sherman and
Assistant Secretary Day. the Embassa-
dor was half an hour in close consulta-
ton with Mr.. WATSON. the special Com
missioner for the United States in the
negotiations of reciprocity agreement
The ambassador had no news from Ber-
lin direct as to the last decree which
threatens to kill all hope for the nego-
tiation of any kind of a reciprocity
treaty or agreement within the terms
of the present tariff Act, so far as Ger
many IS concerned.
1t is gathered that the basis of the de-
cree. or rather the reason officially sent
out by the Prussan Government for the
exclusion. is that some shipments of
American apples, coming from Cali
fornia, have been discovered to be af-
fected with the disease known as San