The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-08

l. 1n3ncc. thought rho matter should l.
thoroughly investigated. lie had 80
doubt il wouki - by the cxecutiv.
branch Of lie government
The news attracted much attention
among the memcbrS % the Hou~e ot
Representatives. Mr.. Hsti. chairman
II The Committee on Foreign Affairs
v-lvn shown the Berlin dispatch express
=. surprise ut thu step taken. Withou'
discussing the motives of the movement
Mr.. Hit said that i was evident G,l
many based her colr~* on S~iuitar,
grounds which would exclude he idc,
that tlc move WIS If q political am
pvo~criptive character. It wa> / rl-A
which al sovereign powers reserved :.
Protect the health III It's I-~plc hy Slcl
sanitary mcI>u-eS n i deemed MS.
whether Il - against chol,rl - am
Lesser evil. Mr., Hit thought the pros
cnt ease looked much ike the cN,ll>i. 4.
Of American le-r. IN that case tn
rlgA Of The government - adopt SAM
tary restrictions WIS uot q1.~ Toned. hu
tie United States made j Gi-u.te-l show
in, that the facts did nos warrant II,
restrictions ard thcy were modified. +
tie present ease. Mr.. Hit felt tina.
Cur authorities would take steps ~ lear
whether any sanitary evil could /" g.
- 3'N tE AAf ''+Aft-AtfFt W t2N AHA-
cron iii California. ana If this Was -
tahlishc! N the negative b. h1i u
doubt a courteous Int firm rrprc~cnrd
ton would ~ made T. The German .oy
eminent with i View - showing tha
Their action had teen taken without
sufficient inquiry INTO rbe facts.
ot.cr members ii the House Forci=.
Committee expressed tile Wow that ths
was = part Of Germa.y'S rctaliltory nj
titula toward the United States.
Chairman pinglcy looked oyer the Be-
lin cable and said: This is evident
a device u prohibit the importation q
American fruits on alleged S~lnitar.
grounds, III line With the similar pr
hiliticn Of American pork. Toe i'm
portat.on seems to m prohibited on san
itary grounds in order - avoid the pro
visions Of our commercial treaties Wit
Germany which give IL .mpcrtS from
the Inired States equal privileges Wit
imports from other countries. There j
not the slightest ground for the Ill,
gae,on that California fruits are affcctc,
as charged. indeed the evidence is cor
elusive THAT they are especially fire.
from parasites.
when that government undertakes :
prohibit the Importation of American
products on sanitary grounds which i
not exist in fact. it violates the Sp.r,
Of our commercial treaties with tia
: country. The President under the nc
Of 1860 has authority To meet jus
such discrimination as this"
Representative Mcguire. of California
late in the afternoon Introduced in III
House Il resolution calling upon I'll
State Department for all informatio
and correspondence between This govern
ment and Prussia relative to the deere
forhidding the importation of America,
fruit.
SCOPE OF THE DECREE.
Berlin. Feb. 3.-The Associated Pres
ascertains that the Bundpsrath supe
sedes with It's authority. Or. Miguel
decree. which seems i'll advised III it
rigor and S~uddenneSs, and which natllr
ally provisional. was occasioned hy tn
recently reported results of experiment
by DR.. Friedrich Won Kueger, of tn
Agricultural High School.
The Bundesrath's action Is due. tn
Associated Press is Informed to a scrie
Of vigorous protests from the shipper
affected, and especially those OF Ham
burg, on the lower Rhine and at Emm,
rich, and still more to the protests {
Ambassador White. It's decision 70
bids the importation only where til
fruit is affected by the aspidiotus Pc
niciosus, or San Jose plant bug. whic
is said to have done enormous dainaG
in the United States. The Bundesrath
decree applies to the whole Of German
and makes matters m~omentarily bette
but it is believed that its future int.
: probation Will largely correspond Wit
Dr.. Miquel's decree. Parties intereste
here fear that the United States wi
esort to reprisals.
Following are last years fresh fru
imports in hundred weights: America
) 206. O0O; Austro-Hungarian, COZ ,OGt
= Dutch. SCI 600; Belgian, 100000; Italia
,. SOB. 900.