New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-05
FEAREDTHE SAN JOSE SCALE
CAUSE OF THE EXCLUSION OF AMERICAN
FRUITS FROM GERMANY

AMBASSADOR WHITE LODGES ANOTHER
PRoTEsr-EFFEcr OF THE DECREE
Berlin Feb. 4.-The "Reichsanzeiger" this af'
ternoon publishes the following:
The American Agricultural Departments re-
port on the san Jose shield louise led TO an ofh-
cial inquiry here to the circumstances under
which American fruit is imported professor
Frank on January % found on Californian
pears arriving at Hamburg numerous lVins'
breeding shield lice absolutely identical with the
true san Jose shield louse He consequently ex-
pressed the opinion that the home fruit cuIu-
walton was exposed TO a grave material Danger
thereby. A conference II other prominent spe-
cialists and the reports Of the Imperial once OK
Health confirmed this view in every particular.
Thus the necessity for prompt measures FOR
protection fully demonstrated
The "Reichsanzeiger' then describes the "ex-
traordlnary harmfuIness" OF the san Jose louise,
according to publications OF the Washington
Agricultural Department. and the measures
taken in America, notably in oregon and British
Columbia. and continues.
"It is thus the Unavoidable duty Of the Gov
ernment to give eficacous protection to the
home fruit industry from the danger OF disease
here"
The "Reichsanzeiger" then gives the regula-
tions adopted already cabled, and concludes
with pointing out phylloxera as an example or
the danger of not adopting immediate protective
measures, while the Colorado bug, II is added,
IS kept out in time
UNITED STATES EMBASSY INFORMED.
The official statement Of the "Reichsanzeiger"
on the subject Of the measures taken to prevent
the importation OF affected" American fruit,
etc. was communicated tonight TO the officials
Of the United States Embassy.
The Agrarian newspapers thank the Govern
ment for the prohi bition.
The "Tageblatt" asks why the importation OF
healthy living plants is prohibited, and says:
Such extreme measures will doubtless pro-
woke retaliation"
! Under the heading "Order-Counter order
| Disorder" the 'Tageblatt' describes the bum
! Cling OF Prussia with American fruit and asks
Are really drifting into fierce tariff war
with the United States because We have petted
the agrarans desire?"
| The "Vorw 4erts" publishes an article headed
"Agraran Attack on America detailing the
| stupidity which the different revenue stations
display in Interpreting the prohibitory decree,
| and othe. Liberal newspapers make similar
| comment.
The issue Of the decree was brought about as
follows. The Minister Of Agriculture. Baron Won
Hammerstein- Ioxten. saw Or. Miguel, the Min
lister of Finance and President Of the Min
| istry. January 30, and. pleading earnestly
| he asked that a decree be issued forthwith pro-
! hibiting absolutely the importation Of all Amer-
| can fruit fresh and dried and all products OF
| American nurseries. Dr. MIGUEL telesraphed the
order TO all revenue stations. making II effective
| on February /. The United States Ambassador.
| Andrew u. White, Immediately vigorously re-
! monstrated at the Foreign Once, both in writ
ing and verbally, and thH decree was temporarily
| annulled on February >. During the annument
the fruit was released at Hamburg, Emmerich
and Dusseldorf. The decree was re-established
| on February 3 in a milder form, being made
enforceable against fresh fruit only.
AMBASSADOR WHITES PROTESTS.
In the mean while. sir. White continued maxi
ing strong protests to Baron Bulow. the
| Minister for Foreign Affairs, who. In conse-
ouence had a special audience Of the Emperor
Yesterday morning on the subject, resulting IN
! the Bundesrath Yesterday afternoon noiGlne
meeting aud issuing yesterdays resolution, the
! text Of which has not yet reached MT White.
But il is known that the wording Is so loose as
| 10 be open to a score of Interpretations IL Is
generally surmsed that Il VIII practically mean
Mr.. White yesterday evening lodged another
| formal protest with Baron Won Bulow, as IN
! spite of the Bundesraths resolution, American
! fresh fruit IS still everywhere excluded. The
! United States Consul at Dusseldorf teiegrapheo
to-day that only dried fruits had been released
| ard that there were about thousand parrcis OF
! apples in the bonded warehouses there
| The United States Embassy during the week
| has been flooded with appeals from frult mer-
| chants dealers and shippers who have been IN
! jured by the decree, and several or them nave
! thanked Mr. White for the vigorous measures
! he has adopted.
| II appears that Or. Miguel and baron Won
! Hammerstein- -Loxten issued the decree without
! the authority Of the Prussian Cabinet or ~ the
| Bundesrath. -
The United States Ambassador was enter
! tained at dinner this evening 10y Baron Won
| Cramm- Burgdorf the Minister of brunswick
Referring 10 utter1nccs Of United states SEN
| ators and REPRESENTATIVES on the subject ana
/ especially 10 Congressman Dngleys remark
! that Prussia had prohibited American fruits IN
! order 20 avoid the provisions Of the commercial
| treaties the Cologne Gazette says:
| The German fruit-Crowers' supplies are gen.
| erally sold out, and, therefore. there is no
| ground for speaking Of flooding the German
/ market with American fruit. After all. every
| one acquainted with German relations knows
that Prince Hohenl0he (the German Chancellor
could i'm no circumstances approve measure
| which presented the appeara ice even OF inten-
tioual violation or limitation OF commercial
traaties and that on the contrary, his prompt
declaration that the treatment ~ German sugar
Innorted into the United States a violation
/ ~ Germanv's right to the most-favOred nation
treatment was Immediately admitted by the
| A,naricen Government