New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-18
TIE PROPOSED TAX ON TEA.

INJUSTICE TO IMPORTERS OF TIE TAN iAhiN" III
FEET AT oSCE-THE GOVERNMENT AOr DEPRIVED
OF A LARGE INCOME ~ GGvlEG DAYS OF GRACE.
To ne Edifor Of The TriG"he.
SIR: Much opposition to the tax on tea ana
eoEt has come importers. IS The cret"ry OF 'he
Treasury has recommended mat tie bl should taKo
effect Immediately Oh its passlgr Thi5 woAd be- man
fest iaustice the impor els who, In the re9uar
course OF business, had purchased tens IN CANA long
before the question OF change tar wase'er raised
Teas are usually purchased and heiShtrOon cnsaSod
days before the iilZ OF vessel aul ~ IL taxes o'
months and sometimes dye ani Fix months for sllius
vessels 10 come from China AMI pm 1t s.vdent tha
any tax levied at once. take al 1t March w"u
be a direct tols purchased as caib ~ s'ptom
her October last. A the Presidents message ~ G.
T. was the first nnmaIou given ha importers OF pro-
posed change ia tar r. some sh0G reasonably DO
gwen them TO change orcance Their Or ics. which coud
not pos IDLY be GccOnp heu, even by Telegraph III 1858
than 30 d9ys; tor although Telegram reaches |hiha !"
q hours IRE gut engagements and Purchases already
made c-ruOt b. Immediately cahcr.cd. In simple JUS
tcc then TO importer the TAX shouii BIZ levied ouy
on teas cleared after Jan. 1915. and THIS wonc
make difference 10 the Government OF about ''OOoo'
I'm all as the following statement will show:
The arrivals 10 date have $3.50 90 pounds Greens,
100000 pounds Japans, ard $4,000 POUNDS B"cKs-
making total Of 81 10000 pounds. According 10 thc
Latest circu r IT vessel cleared prior t" jan l. car
rying 6O9iOOO pounds, and have not yet arrived But
eight of them are now due or due before March J.
With 33iOCOO rounds Of tea AZ March Is the earliest
possible moment which the tax can be levied vessels
arriving before that time will escape the X SO that OF
all the clrgocs now an0at which Chlua ana
Japan prior Jan only 1850 pounds VIII he axed
Whether The government tde OH /" axe thrcJ ~
once, Or al drihg -OrH JAN l.
WI make a not SIl2OJp. or 10 cths
~. pound on I1J00O pOnbds OF tea. oach Dili VIII
Il enectualiy oIdt out teas from NiIdi ''nu Iu
gland as II take effect at 0"c', ana can 'ho
United States Government fn,ri 10 nrrdk i9ith WIN
act contrary - al pftCcISul' auu
that too, time OF peace, FOL SII2 JIit
Ii Is Spectator who II Tue sufferer, Tor hcH
he has alias done 50 itCt J1C fcCODucHd'
ton Of the President and ord red his Ccis shipped
nv steamer to San Fr4ntlscO. aud Tn"y already III
the country 1t Ouiy regular uiDicr WAC, ~ lhe
legitimate following Of nis Odsn5 " 80 ms sun ;r1T
# the tax be mpOs, take fltdt uI'c TIC tItdl tx
en'ng Jan" l. I1i0 ~ Is estI-
mated viii LO tFUn $685. 0OJ ~ o. 90 OJJ pounds
IOO>cs tue ga vessels clc r.
ins aiter Jan. l. there viii Sill aOout 10000 800
pyunds TINS seasons crop nhD5 10 any, 1bi - IDe
stock III the Of Importer, Is onS 10 600 pounds,
ing a light stock tn, Government Nh DjHn 10 receive
r. venue uch Garner i autcip tto Te relhpo-
u a ~ % ne trade u VIII
aole them 90 q beck frJn tue ChIl uch part ol
ttat benefit whcd CuaEc-s u tIcn wh;n the tdX
wal removed, reducing tic oJs II tea Ia Chi"a
from To 10 cents IN hcIsOu, WhICn opens
June l. add very Ii,t- cost .ct' 10 tnc 70 all
I've euhaucsi remaining CH renee g1,Gx Ia ro'uce
TIE prUlt. d.nfh Ii "a; Tax IL InpIsrd ct ~
rs uuur sItN Uf tiSlce - CdJ lhPJRIEh'
Ne1 York, Few. o, 1915.