Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-01
= FRANCE UNEASY.
Comments OF the French Press on the
Effects of the Mckinley Bill.
The Report that German and English Msnufae-
turers We're About 10 Move Their Pl snts
to America Untrue
SCARED AND MAD.

Special to the Gazette.
LONDON, Aug. 81 The chief topic OF
discussion in the French press continues
TO be the tariff dispute with America.
The articles show great variety of opin-
ion as to the proper course to be pur-
sued by the government and some of the
writers advocate bold policy OF
self protection regardless of possible
retaliation by the United States,
while others betray an almost
ludIcrous terror lest Frauce should lose
American custom for some of her most
important products. These latter be-
seech the government not to do anything
to anger the Washington government.
Among the former class of journals is
La Liberte, which says that the resolu-
ton In the American senate
authorizing the president to exclude
the products Of any country that
discriminates against American products
is nonsense, as America could never do
WITHOUT FRENCH WINES.
The best classes in the United States
would protest against being deprived OF
that and other luSuries and necessaries
supplied by France. The whole topic is
a burning one for French producers.
The English merchandise MARKS act
has greatly injured French trade with
Great Britain, as French goods can no
longer be sold as of English manufact-
ure, and the American tariff bill has
put the French in still unhappier frame
of mind.
The appointment of the duke of Clar-
euce and AYondale 10 Sir Baker Russell 3
staff will not now be made. The young
princes indisposition has be
come of 80 serious nature that
te Is deemed iuexpedieut to expose
him 20 the rough iield-work incidental to
the discharge of the duties of aide-de-
camp during the cavalry msneuvers.
The exact nature of the heir presump-
tiVe's illness has not yet been satisfaoto-
rily determined.
NO MIGRATING FACTORIES.
The statement recently gained oirouls-
ton that some manufacturers in
Germany, who have hitherto been
largely engaged in producing goods
for the United States market were max
lug arrangements to transfer their works
to the latter country on account of the
increased duty which seems to be assured
On such goods by the pending Mckinley
tariff bill. A Berlin correspondent states
that he has been at some pains TO search
for the facts, and has failed to dis
cover any confederation of the rumor.
The senior member of one of the firms
whose names have been mentioned as
among the probable emIgrants told the
writer that there was
NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT
80 far rs that firm was concerned, and
he believed that exceedingly few,
il any, OF the other firms
would transfer thoIr business to
America for the cause mentioned.
He considered it unsafe to take such an
important step in the absence OF any
guarantee that the high duties now
adopted would be maintained beyond
two years time, the remainder of the
present administration. The same re-
port included a statement that GER
tain English manufacturers OF
linen and other goods we're also
contemplating to migrate to the United
States. Dillgent inquiry thus far has
failed to unearth any such firms in Eng
land. The large investments of Eng
lish capital in the United States during
recent years, it is worthy OF note. have
been mainly in lines of industry, which
like brewing, are nearly, II not quite,
independent OF tariff fluctuations.