Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1891 — Germany and American Pork. [ARTICLE]

Germany and American Pork.

In his recent letter to the editor of the Bucyrus (Ohio; Journal, Mr. Bla.ne said: “Germany, without negotiating a formal treaty, has removed the prohibition on pork, and our government in consideration thereof, has left her sugar on the free list This opens to us an entirely new market, and 815,000,000 to 820,000,010 of American pork will be consumed per annum, where not a pound has been taken for ten years." Before Germany prohibited the importation of our pork our exports to that country were as follows: 1883. 1881. Bacon and hams $1,786,494 $1,670,326 Pork 79,354 108,218 Total ....$1,865,856 $1,778,544 Had the prohibition not existed we would have exported to Germany In ten years about as much pork as Mr. Blaine claims we shall hereafter export her each ye'af. It will be noticed that Mr. Blaine forgot to say anything about the German tariff on our pork. The reason why he did not Is because Germany stlll lmposes

a htgh duty which will keep out our pork about as well as the prohibition of it has done. In effect there is no difference whether the prohibition Is effected directly or indirectly by high duties. But what becomes of Mr. Blaine’s assertion that the removal by Germany of its prohibition law, was a triumph of reciprocity, when President Harrison declares through his private secretary, “The removal of the pork restriction has nothing to d 6 with any question of reciprocity, but is based upon the acceptance by the German government of the inspection of meats by this government under the law of the last Congress. "