New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
FRANCE AND THE MCKINLEY Bull.
GROWING OPPOSITION IN PARIS TO RETALIA
TORY POLICY.

GROWING OPPOSITION IN PARIS TO A RETAL1A.
TORY POLICY.
Paris, Oct. 26.-Germany has made renewed efforts
to obtain concerted action by the European Powers
against the new United States Tariff bill. but her
overtures In this direction have been coldy received
by the French Government. Several weeks ago Mr..
whitelaw Reid the American Minister, pointed out to NJ
Ribo Minister Of Foreign Affairs: NJ Roche. Minister OF
Commerce, and other prominent Government officials
that the tariff legislation Of the United states bore
less hardly upon French products than upon those Oh
Frances chief European rivals. Careful comparisons
which subsequently instituted by French officials
seem to have brought them to accept this view seV
eral influential journals have taken the matter up and
the Petit Journal has followed its previous articles
on the subject with a strong leader. pro-
testing against the effort being made 70
make Franco pull the chestnuts from the nro
for either Germany England. HWhy,' II ASKS
should France embroil herself with the United states
for the benefit Of her good friends OF the triple all
ance! Our wines are not taxed more than formerly,
with the exception Of slight advance In the duties on
champagnes Neither are silks, save velvets and
pushes. The heaviest duties are on metals ana
woollen goods Why. then. should not England
move when her products are so cruelty
taxedi Why should not Germany move when so
struck on her metals 1t is because these nations
know well the terrible power with which the President
of the United States Is armed to prohibit either par
TALLY or completely the expectation OF goods TO that
country BY any nation which provokes commercial
conflict. Let us arrange our own ahairs with Ne
United States. That is the surer and better Plan
Similar language is uttered by the other papers some
Of which have not heretofore opposed retaliation.
OF all the important journals in Paris. there Is now
scarcely one that is in favor Of retsliatOry policy
"Le Pariss strongly protests against union with
either Germany or England 1t declares that the
articles Of luxury which are produced In france are
likely to he still bought By Americans, whhc 'ne
cosrser goods of England and Germany Will have to be
cent 10 other markets. French efforts should %
directed toward retaining such important customers
as the Americans Tue question of the admission Oh
American pork into France should not be perhi'leu
to interfere with these efforts.
Among the few papers tlat favor retalRtnry
policy is the soeil7 which proposes new methoo Oh
reprsals II suggests that American insurance conf
Yanies doing business In France be required 70 make
their investments In French r'ntes. French railway
shares the shares OF other French companies. or
French real estate. otherwise be compelled To stop
pbs nner e rs by the
colony In honor Of Mr.. King, tile Cmteh states Cons
Robert MeLane formerly American Minister lii ste ,,s,9
family in the South Of France for the benefit OF their
health. They will spend the winter theT .
r sM s aSc Sya aa aae os Of i' S"
mcrce have been interviewed in regard to the course
be by IL r Of Of tine ppo
that France should take no plit whatev'r IT any
economic struggle arising from the p1sSage or that
measure. They also think that an alicable under
Standing between France and the United States on
all the commercial questions on which they now dhe,
less from the enactment Of the Mckinley bill than have
The Fcsros says "Reprlsals against the United
states could easily he made With regard TO Am"rl-
can insurance companies doing business IN France
Amounting annually 10 80 900 900 francs il ~ouh be
sufficient TO make them amenable to the French law.
which they now tranSgrnss daily.