| Show discrimination jure 9 the administration has an important policy to end f possible tha control veray between this irn ment and great britain G and belgium the exclusion of american cattle and dressed baeb this policy contemplates the submission of an earnest joint by the of the united at ioa at london be I 1 m paris and brussels at the revocation of the UE revolutions which theao nations baya imposed american cantio find bee beford their departure for their re posts hays porter and white received instructions to with each other and with bellamy storer tho new minla ter in brussels for she purpose of taking action in the matter mr fc storer was at the state department today receiving his final instructions before he sails on wednesday next for his post in belgium mr scorers Stor ers instructions contemplate tho recommencement of negotiations with the belgian ment with a view to beckring a removal of the restrictions now imposed merican cattle and be if the exclusion of american cattle and beef by the european governments is they claim not based on any intention to discriminate against the united states but it is aue to the presence of disease in the animals ania claim has been ridiculed aaen and again by the department of agriculture and finally in the of france mr cleveland directed retaliation the agricultural department has re numerous nume roas complaints from cattle exporters in repaid to the discrimination exercised against them at present ibister lu of the united states in Brus Baia in a note to ibe belgian minister for aft aire stated that my government Is very reluctantly forced to the conclusion that an unfavorable discrimination has been created against american products in vestion of tho spirit and letter of the commercial treaty of 1876 A french expert who examined american cat le shipped to belgium declared that he had he doubt of their freedom from disease f character ing tl ess representations belgium de to remove the prohibition upon american cattle and beef mr storer under hie instructions will endeavor to bacare a reconsideration of this decision ambassador haasis efforts will be exerted in the direction of securing the repeal of tha law on abo english statue bicks iad slaughter at the port of of cattle imported from the bui e states it will be the duty of tle tl e at abrl n to obtain a revocation of the decree issued by the government forbidding the importation of live cattle and dressed beef into germany if france will depeal her decree has been instructed to her bat the restriction im poked bv she united S ates upon french cattle will be removed in case protests made by the four diplomats named is not effective retaliatory measures may be adopted by the united states in the cases of the governments named r V |
