New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19
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OYER THE NEW TARIFF
WILD TALK OF RETALIATION IN FRANCE NOT
ENCOURAGED BY THE FACTS.

ENCOURAGED BY THE FACTS
Paris oct. ls-Thcre has been great excitement
during the week at Lyons the new United States
Tariff law and VI. Burdeau, the Lyons Deputy, has
given notice that lie will, In the Chamber demand T-
taliation for the increased duties on French goods
He VIII especially propose that retallatory DUTY De
placed on petroleum. and will also suggest that boards
OF inspection be established for the examination OF all
imports from the United states.
on the other hand the Committee for tho Defence OF
The Silk Market held a great meeting al Lyons. at
which the speakers took the ground that policy OF
retaliation likely to do more harm than good Inc
meeting was attended by silk merchants. spfnners
and silk workers generally, from ST. Etennc, ST.
Clamond and the entire adjoining region. Most OF
the Senators Deputies from the district as we'll as
the Mayor OF the city and majority OF the members
of the Chamber OF Commerce, were present. The
nrcsident of the Chamber Commerce called attention
TO the fact that the adoption OF retalatory poDcY
against Italy has already cost the Lyons marker
100000 francs worth Of business, ana has
Owen Germany an industrial supremacy in Italy.
The Americans, he said wished to export without
importing. They wonld that this was impoSsilx
but he would leave them to reap the Inevitable fruits
OF their own bad policy. It would be much better
not TO interfere with these results by any angry steps
on the part of France Besides the notable injustice
committee by France and other countries toward Amer
lea in the matter of pork had led TO the comforting OF
extraordinary powers upon the President OF the Ihtcd
States by the Edmunds Retaliatory bill, and might
entail dangers to the great French staple articles OF
export, particularly wines and silk
The President was followed by Senator and two
member, Of the Chamber Of Deputies all Of whom
spoke to the effect.
The "Pctit Journal thinks that the bill affects
England and Germany more than 1t does France
which ought not TO be drawn into making
common repr!sals against the United states "On
,vint dom
On raw cottonl That We cannot afford. On wheat
We already tax II five francs the hundred kios and
our economists declare that the imposition OF even ta'
tax Is a crime. American petroleum is already heavily
taxed twenty five francs per hundred hilos IS any
one going to that duty and so deprive tile poo1
man of his light? To make this proposed economical
IL IS necessary To have munitions Oh war; anu VIC
are without them"
The "Temps, holds that IL the new American tariff
is Injurious to French interests France cannot COM
plain as Il has nine years persisted In enfOrc
Ing an unwise act that has been injurious to America
The moment has come, it says to repair this mistake
and the circumstances favorable. The Council OF
the Department of Bouches du Rhone has already called
for the annulmcnt Of the decree against American pork
the hygicn.c authorities having unanimously declared
that its admission would involve danger to the pub
lie health.
Some of the newspapers contain exaggerated and
crotesoue accounts of disagreement between Unitcd
States Consul General hing ana HIS lahuioiu "hoh &c"
TO his throwing up the lease OF his private apartments
They describe it as clandosne removal at daybrcak
and think they give fine poiDt to the narration By
reporting that Mr.. King has engaged furnished van
I'm which 10 establish hereafter his Office AS matter
~ f,I Mr. Kings landlord was an American ami via,
ever differences there mas have been between them &c
rot concern the French u n, =.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held at the Palace on
the Eiysee to-day. at which the final DRAFT OF gen
erol cEstoms tariff was approved The Cabinet also
accented the reductions made by the Budget Com
mittee in the expenditures estimated ey ~ o
available, thus permitting the Government to reducc
the duty on alcohol.