The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-07-05
l. To diminish the duties Of importatio,

d 10 cXc1uNe AoEelEu ny
raising the duties.
St. Forreol, in 1884, in resume of the
policy on which the commercial regulations
Of the Kingdom were based, mentions,
amongs others;
az. The reduction Of duties solely on
articles required for the manufacturers.
"2. The encouragement Of importation
Of machinery for manufacturing.
"3. Prohibition Of the exports Of ma
ohinery, and all that may contribute to the
development Of foreign industry.
81. The removal Of no prohibition, the
reduction Of no duty on manufactures, On
any other consideration than to diminish
the profits Of fraud.
"5. The adoption of the principle that
in all treaties with England, most of the
conditions which she will propose are
those which we ought to avoid
1t was under such training that the
manufactures of France have grown up,
until they are chiefly confined to the finest
forms Of fabrics, and command the admi-
ration of the world. AT the close Of the
last year preceding the negotiation of the
treaty which it is the boast of free traders
was an abandonment of her doctrines of
which does not include goods manufac-
tured from materials imported with view
to re-exportatlon, amounted to S35O, ,9S2,-
000-an amount which one would suppose
indicated strength sufficient to enable
them to bear at least some notifications Of
their highiy-prohibitory duties. By this
treaty, France agrees to reduce her duties
on various articles of British production
manufacture, imported from the United
Kingdom, to maximum duty of thirty
per centum, including linens, woollens,
gloves, &C., some descriptions of iron
manufactures, coal and coke; and after the
lst October, 1864, the maximum duty is
to be twenty-five per cent. On other
kinds Of iron, the duty, by article II, shall
be thirteen dollars per ton till 1st October,
1864, and thereafter eleven dollars. And
as no civilized nation but our own will
long tolerate ad udiOrem duties, 1t is provi-
ded that they shall be converted into spe-
citics, on the average prices of the five
months preceding the date of the treaty;
and whilst they are in force they are to
be estimated ON the value of the article
imported at the place of manufacture,
with the addition of freight, insurance,
and commissions. In consideration of
these advantages, England admits the
chief productions of France free of duty,
beyond the amount of her direct taxes on
like articles, and So far reduces her reven-
ue duties on French wines as to render
! them accessible to the mass of her popu-
lation. Surely nothing but long g-estab-
lished habits of associating the idea of
prosperity with existing protective duties
! long after they have ceased to perform
their functions of protection, would re-
strain Frenchman from yielding his con-
sent to such bargain for, in truth it is
| a measure calculated to favor the industry
of France, and therefore in perfect har-
mony with her long-cherished policy. |
do not purpose to rest the case thus, but
| to show that III the negotion of the treaty
France was influenced by considerations
such as these. \ report, signed by Rou-
| her and Baroche, the negotiators of the
! treaty and submitted to the Emperor-for
copy of which | am indebted to a friend
represents the principles by which they
were guided in the discharge of their Off
| cial duties | extract the following:
"Did not those who have brought to
the discussion of these economic problems
the strongest sentiments of attachment to
our existing regulations, declare, in 1884,
that tariffs, whilst temporarily advantage
ous, should end when the education of in
dustry is finished, when it attains its full
growth, and that every branch of industry
should cease to be protected when it has
reached that growth
"Then, reduced within these limits, the
question Is simply one of fact Has the
French industry reached such degree of
manhood as to Justify the removal of pro
hib,tions, and the substitution of moderate
tariffs in their stead Let us inquire in
to the facts
"Our total export for 1858 amounts,
for special commerce, to 1887 ,OO0,O
francs, (actual values.) What portion of
this entire sum consists of articles, the
importation of which into France is pro
hibited. Here follows a table of various
manufactures embraced in the exports,
the values Of which amount to 4S4, 4,4OO,
600 trancs.l And the report proceeds:
'Thus, similar articles, prohibited from
> Importation into France, form more than
one-fourth part Of our exports. Then, in
the eyes of candid men not seduced bv
empty sophisms, is there not sign of
manhood and strength in these extensive
sales made by our manufacturers in for
eign markets, in full competition with the
protected products of the nation to whose
market they were exported. Can it be
possible that international competition,
moderated by duties, will overwhelm our
manufacturers in the French market.
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