The evening times., 1900-05-29
HOUSE GOWN OF PINK sRocADE.

American products in France and other
European countries than would have been
the case had not the French authorities
placed so many obstacles in the way OF
American exhibitors
This refers especially to the proposed
exhibits of American live cattle and also
of dressed meats. 1t is learned from good
authority that after every preparation
had been made for large and important
exhibit Of live cattle the application TO
install it was either refused outright OF
the approval Of It was saddled with so
many Onerous conditions and restrictions
that the exhibit had to be abandoned.
This was a severe disappointment to the
American cattle industry. whose repre-
sentatives had evinced so deep and active
an interest and made such elaborate prep
arations for il, as well as to the official
representatives of the United States in
Paris, who stroye earnestly but in vain
to overcome the obstacles thrown in their
way by the French authorities, and so that
feature of the proposed exhibit of the Uni
ted States had TO be abandoned.
Such may also be the fate Of the pro-
posed exhibit of American dressed meat
and meat products The United States
Government officials also made elaborate
and expensive preparations fJr an imposing
exhibit Of American fruits and GARY ami
meat and meat products. An eabor.ta
and costly refrigeTating plant, with all ne,-
essary apparatus and appliances, was in
stalled, and ii was not fOreseen that any
obstacles would be placed in the way of a
complete and noteworthy exhibit. until the
French authorities began TO interpose OBJ
jections and suggest and impose hard c n
ditions, which ii may be found impra ctica-
BILE fully to meet.
One of the conditions, for example. was
that fresh dressed beef etc. should BE- ex-
hibited only in the form of whole car
casses, containing the heart, liver. and 9TH
er internal organs OF each animal Inas-
much as the exhibits were not to be sold
or consumed in France without the con-
sent OF the authorities. and as no such
condition had been foreseen or expected.
II at first seemed to be one which CouId
not possibly be complied with. but il is
understood that efforts are being made by
the United States officials to do so. ana
with some prospects OF success. As an
American recently wrote from Paris: I'VE
came here to show cur goods, and when a
Yankee sets out TO do that he usually sue
ceeds."
The apparent desire or willingness Of
the French authorities, however, to i'm
pose conditions so 1onerous on important
American products as to make IL extreme
ly difficult or altogether impracticabIe to
display them at the Paris ExDosition ic
exciting much severe and caustie COM
ment among the American producers who
are interested. as well as among Senator's
and Representatives in Congress Wbo have
been made aware of the facts and who
were among the first in advocating liberal
appropriations by Congress to insure
creditable representation by the limited
States Some of them have not vet for
gotten that one OF the chief and most 81
fectiye arguments employed by the au-
thors and advocates of the pending reci-
procity treaty with France in favor of its
ratification has been that the exposition
would give American producers and man
ufacturers an opportunity to exhibit their
wares and products to the French peopJe |
In the most attractive and excellent forms |
and under the most friendly and favorable !
auspices, and that the natural and ineyit- |
able consequence would be a largely in |
creased demand for them in the markets |
Of France.
member of the Cabinet, who. for OBJ |
Vlous reasons, objected to the use of his /
name In this connection. said this morn
ing:
The fact is. as the records show. that the /
attitude Of no other country in Europe to-
ward American cattle and meat products
has been SO uniformly hostile and exaeting