Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05
SAN JOSE SCALE BUG
Is the Fellow That Is Getting Our
- Fruit into Trouble in the
Kaiser's eaiIiwick.
FOUND HIN ON CALIFORNIA PEARS,

So the Berlin Reichsan.eiser says-OrIp,
nal Decree Modi1ed-lssuance Thereo
Suggested. 1t Is Claimed. by Our Arr,
cultural Department Report-Secretar,
Wilson's Remarks 10 the Cabinet-Ou,
Horses Now-Lindsay Talks Rack ut tn,
kentucky Legislature.
Washington. Feb. 5.-The state de.
partment has been notified by Am.
hassador White at Berlin OF the modia.
cation OF the original decree issued by
the Prussian minister of finance. DIR
Miguel. prohibiting the Importation O,
American fruit. According TO the am.
bassador's telegram the decree does no,
apply TO dried fruits. while fresh frui,
VIII be admitted TO entry if an exam
nation shows its condition to be salts
factory. IL this modification has been
made in TIE decree 1t would appear
that the prompt representations mada
by the United States have received an
equally prompt consideration on the
other side. Ii is certain that IL the
decree az originally promulgated had
been applied TO shipments of fruit i'm
transit. as its terms Indicated. the ship
pers would have had a right to claim
Indemnity from the Prussian govern
ment fog the damages sustained by
them. and IL would be regarded by the
United states government: as a matter
q duty TO sustain this demand for in
demnity.
Explained by Berlin Paper.
While the department has no official
news az 10 this recent action of Ger
many. Berlin cable has the following
from the Berlin Reichsanzeiger, a prom
in.nt newspaper Of that city: The
American agricultural departments re-
port on the san Jose shield louise led to
an official inquiry here as to the cir
cumstances under which American fruit
IS imported. Professor Frank. on Jan.
=. found on California pears arriving
NJ Hamburg numerous living. breeding
shield lice. absolutely identical with the
tue san Jose shield louise. He con-
scguently expressed the opinion that the
home fruit cultivation was exposed to a
sraye material danger thereby. A con-
ference NJ the other specialists and the
reports or the imperial office of health
confirmed this view in every particular
Thus the necessity for proGlpt measures
for protection was fully demonstrated"
Matter Discussed in the Cabinet.
The German fruit decree was a prom
inent topic Of cabinet discussion yes
tcrlay. Secretary Wilson stated that it
was undoubtedly true that certain we'll
known fruit diseases COULD 4 carried
on the fruit Itself and thus the infection
could be communicated tohealthful trees
al great distance. TWAS explained that
certain states Of the Union in times
past had prohibited the bringing within
their borders of particular kinds of
fruit from infected sections in other
states. The action Of Prussia, there
fore. might lie entirely proper and clear
" within is right. Neither the pres
ident nor any of the members OF the
cabinet We're disturbed by the incident,
or disposed to prejudice the case in the
absence NJ definite information. Secre-
tary Wilson uEderstood. he said. that
the total expectations of fruits to Ger
many during the last year had
amounted TO only about 100000.