Show BAN IS KEPT ON AUSTRALIAN SHEEP Uncle Sam Declines to Lo Issue Permits ts for Their Import Into United States I The embargo a against the importation tion of oC Australian cattle and sh sheep cp to In-to the United States will not be bo lifted lilted until until un un- Until til tho the Australian authorities succeed in eradicating contagious mania in that cOli country n according to a aI statement made b by Edwin T. T Meredith I secretary of oC the thc department of oC agriculture agriculture agri arl culture in a recent loiter letter to an In Inquirer In- In upon this subject The Inquirer called attention to an article published In an Australian trade paper purporting to contain a statement state state- mont ment b by the chief Inspector of oC stock o of Now Ne South Wales to the effect that there thore Is mouth and disease in Australia and that as contagious Ious pneumonia is purely a disease of cattle and can be carried only by them Its existence In Australia Is not nota a good reason for the embargo against sheep May Carry While agreeing that sheep are arc not subject to pl uro of cattle the secretary pointed out that there is la no positive evidence that they may not serve as carriers The disease he said was only finally eradicated from this l country in tile the early after the inauguration of methods of ot operation operation opera opera- tion which Included tho the elimination of or possible indirect sources of infection one ono of which was believed to consist In the thc possibility of or sheep carrying the infection in their fleece neece Barred Irom From Country Tho Thc department therefore the secretary secretary sec see rotary said having in view tho the re responsIbility responsibility re- re Imposed upon it b by law of or protecting the cattle Interests of or the UJ United ted States has felt fell compelled to decline to Is Issue me permits for the im importation importation mi- mi of or cattle sheep or other ru ruminants ruminants ruminants ru- ru from countries in which either mouth foot-and-mouth disease or contagious pneumonia of cattle calle exists and it Is considered that until such time as ns the Australian authorities succeed In eradicating contagious pneumonia from such commonwealth commonwealth commonwealth common common- wealth favorable consideration cannot be bo given oiven to the Importation of ot either cither cattle or sheep from Australia |