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the text of which has not yet reached
Mr.. White, but it is known that the
wording is SO loose as to be open to u
score OF interpretations. 1t is gener-
ally surmised that it will practically
mean prohibition.
SAN JOSE SHIELD LOUISE.
BERLIN, Feb. 4. - The "ReichsanZei-
GER this afternoon publishes the fol-
lowing:
The American Agricultural Depart
ment's report on the San Jose shield
louise led to an official inquiry here as
to the circumstances under which
American fruits are imported. Pro-
fessor Frank, on January 18th, found on
California pears arriving at Hamburg
numerous living, breeding shield lice,
absolutely identical with the San Jose
shield lice. He consequently expressed
the opinion that the home fruit cult
walton was exposed to grave material
danger thereby. A conference of the
specialists and the report of the I'm
perial Office of Health confirmed this
view in every particular. Thus the
necessity for prompt measures for pro-
lection was fully demonstrated"
The "Reichsanzeiger' then describes
the extraordinary harmfulness of the
San Jose louise, according to publica-
tions of the Washington Agricultural
Department, and the measures taken
in America, notably Oregon and British
Columbia, and continues:
1T is thus the unavoidable duty of
the Government to give efficacious pro-
lection to the home fruit industry from
tho do of n csaa bar,
The "Reichsanzeiger'' then gives the
regulations adopted, and concludes with
pointing out phylloxera as an example
of the danger of not adopting immedi-
ate protective measures, while the Col
orado bug, it is added, has been kept
out by timely precautions
FRUIT DEALERS ALARMED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Chicago wholesale
fruit dealers declare that the decree
issued by the German authorities clos
ing the gates against the fresh fruit
of this country will be a source of con-
siderable hardship to them. The APP
pie dealers, it is said, will be the chief
sufferers, for the German trade in APP
Piles has considerable to do with regu-
lating the home market.
Late last autumn representatives
from number of prominent apple
houses of Bremen and Hamburg came
to this country and urged the dealers
to supply the German markets with the
popular fruit. Some of them went SO
far as to offer a guaranty, claiming to
see their way clear through the great
demand in the F'atherland for fine
fruit. which has been scarce in Germany
this year great many of the mer-
chants saw a harvest in trading with
the Germans, and shipped the surplus
of the fanciest apples that came to the
local market.
The merchants say that the alleged
cause for the issuance of the decree Is
ridiculous, for only the finest variety
Of apples was shipped. They deny that
any California vermin infested the fruit.
Benjamin Newhall, one of the heavi-
est handlers of apples in the West. said:
IF the German Government closed it's
ports against apples from this country
merely as a precautionary measure
against vermin, they did it in pretty
much of a hurry. 1t is all bosh to say
that the California apples are infested
with vermin The Gemans got the
pick of the land. The American mer-
chants had begun to regard the Ger
man field as a profitable one for them
to operate in, and they set around to
supply the market / think I am pretty
near it when I say not less than 10
000 barrels of apples We're shipped to
the German markets last year"