The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
A Treaty Powers Protest.

Treaty Powers Protest.
PARIS Feb. "a, 1872.
kilograms from London report that the Euro.
pean Powers which have commercial treaties with
France viii shortly send to The government at Yer.
sailles protest AGAINST the passage OF any bill I'M
posing a tax upon articles OF raw material TO be
used for manufacturing purposes.
The Points Issue aud Policy Of France.
The French commercial treaty with Eugland,
known iamiiary as the Golden. Bonaparte Treaty.
viii expire by It's own limitation In
May. The Trade Tariff Treaty. concluded
between the French government and that OF
Belgium. will terminate about the same
period. The questions OF the renewal OF the modi-
hcat0n or the ial OblteratlOn OF the documents
and OF the return Of France to system Of pro-
tecive tariff dues has excited very deep interest
both In the French republic and among the sur.
rounding nations. committee of the French AS
sembly has reported on the subject In favor OF the
announcement" orthe Anslo-french treaty as ltnow
presents and IN Its subsequent revision. aud the
Theirs government sustained very significant de-
feat In Parliament during the debate which ensued
on the subject OF the adoption OF the report. The
debate opened with speeches from NJ Woowskt
against The withdrawal from the treaty with Eng
land. and from other Dep lues in support OF tue
proposals Of the committee.
Al. de Remusat addressed the House. and said the
speakers, instead of giving notice or withdrawal
from the treaty, had wandered IRON the real point
at issue. The question was not q contest OF free
trade versus protection, but purely practical 0ne
| the circumstances IN which France was placed
rendered It necessary for her TO regain her fiscal
liberty. The government desired the moderate pro.
lection required by the national interests. Inc I'M
peral COVER nment itself had resolved to propose
revision OF the tarlf, and the increase OF
taxation necessitated by the national disasters now
rendered the tariffs urgent Article 81 OF the treaty
| enabled the contracting parties to demand
| q modification OF the tarins under certain
| conditions. Articles and OF the additional
convention provided for the establishment or COM
| NEGOTIATIONS
TINS basls and England admitted tue fiscal necessl-
es OF France ana did not consider the pfopos n.
deslre Assist france and her repugnance TO &C
cept an augmentation OF the tariffs. Finally, IN
| luctance to enter upon course involving. as the
despatch OF the English government said. protec-
ZIONIST policy SUICIDAL to the nation adopting II.
the hope OF enecting a revision OF the tariffs becom
ing thus very small, the French government ex-
treaty was the preferable course, but intimated at
the same time It's perfect readiness to continue
aespatca from the English Foreign ONCE Of the
18th January stating thai III the French govern
giving notice OF wltndrawal from the treaty In .
fiscal sense Her Majescy's government VIII en-.
relations suoslsting between the two cOun.
tries. Her Majesty's government ready
to modify tho treaty within the necessary fiscal
limit, but would have the greatest objection to &C
cept notifications III any protecti0nlst sense. Her
door to negotiation. Ii the treaty were 'renounced'
It's abrogatiOn could take place In one year." cine
reading oil this despatch caused great Nj.
de Remusat concluded by declaring that the policy
OF the French government must not be Interpreted
as u step backward. The policy was not one OF
absolute protection, and France mad no hostility 10
fear ON that score. M. de Kemusat dismissed I'M
tenable the idea That the treaty Powers DOu,d make
coalition against France % compel the nlGtate,,-
dnce OF the treaties or commerce. England declared
1t contrary to her interest to make reprisals by
measures analogous for france. England might
consent to the proposed modification In the tariffs;
Other influences would weigh greatly with the other
Powers.
M liners declared that the government mad no
wish to return to prOtectunism, and nad only nego-
tated on the basis established Dy the imperial gov
| eminent In the first negotiations france only de.
| manded notifications Of the tarins. When the
| present urgent necessities arose the government
negotiated by virtue OF the article OF the treaty rca-
tive to compensatory duties 1t was necessary Tor
France to possess nscal liberty, In order prevent
| her manufactures from being crushed by foreign
| products In ner own market. II the French and
English government did not think alike this
subject they nevertheless had not quarrelled. The
English government might say 10 those opposed TO
| modification, I'll we. make no CONCESSIONS the
treaty will be abrOgated." The necessities oil
france required compensatory duties on foreign
|