Show WHY ehly DID IT reasons for the french on our cattle paris feb 27 contrary to cabled reports received here united states em cassador bas eustis lias not received instructions to protest against the french ex elusion of american cattle from tilis country it seems that there is a misapprehension in alie united states in regard to the scope of tho decree applies only to american live cattle and which does not affect the tinned or dressed beet alie exact decree is considering hat contagious diseases n aich do not exist in france are prevalent in the united states among the animals of the bovine have been established among animals imported into europe from that country it is necessary to take measures to prevent alie introduction of these diseases into our territory accordingly upon the advice of the consulting committee on and on the report of the chancellor of state ano director at agriculture decrees that alie import into or transit through france of all animals of the bovine species from alio united states is prohibited both by our land frontiers or by until otherwise ordered animals shipped before february will be allowed entry if healthy it is learned that france took this step with the greatest reluctance M the minister of foreign af taire says 1 I myself was greatly opposed to the issue of alio decree and it was only done after the minister of agriculture biad assured that there was positive evidence eliat di decaso caso among the cattle had 1 I am not willing to agree to any step could be construed as unfriendly to the united states but germany belgium and england leavo already taken exactly alie samo precautions and wo are alie last nation to do so washington feb 23 secretary ton has prepared a statement for alie associated press regarding the meat trado of the united states with certain foreign count rys export american beet is of eccli high quality that a parliamentary committee in england in 1893 reported that in como of alio most fashionable and aristocratic to markets in london it was fro sold as prime scotch and english meat in como of the large meat selling establishments in tho aristocratic west end of london then was practically no other alian american meat bold yet it was called english and scotch the prices ot american dressed beet per hundred pounds at the central heat market of london on december were as follows american beef killed in england 1012 a hundred to 1087 ator american ifft 1112 to per hundred weight lor hind quarters for fore quarters to 8 it is claimed by tho united states international dealers in meats that all the cry against lie edibleness of american acate and nil the charlca against alio sanitary condition of american meats and all tho charges against the sanitary condition of american cattle sent abroad are inspired by the land owning protection ista of germany and france they desire it ie eaid to make cattle and meat higher in the german and froncki markets by making cantio and beef scarcer the herds of the united states are in splendid sanitary cond lion there has not been a case of pneumonia in any of the united states during tho last three years there is no contagious infectious or commini cable disease now prevalent among alie domestic animals in any state or territory of the union there haa not been and there will not be shipped to any european port any animal of the products of any animal which has not been inspected and declared healthy wholesome and edible the united states will continue to burnish all europe with the best and cheapest pork and beet in the world |