New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29

x..ris Nov. 90.-PurSuing throughout france an IN
.irr into the operation OF the Mckinley tariff SIM
~, 10 the investigation the results OF which IN Great
'.,.,n and Germany have already been published, the
$1,000 Press has obtained the varied OF in
..ss.a,,on which Is here presented. As dttlng
..,nls 10 the Consular reports and the exporters
L.',,roauts on interview was had with Mr.. Whitelaw
-, ,he United States Minister. IT. the course Of
.ach he said
rhsn Won come TO analyze 1t carefulB' vi will
=. a.. most OF the outcry in France against the
.,.v,l,y tariff should really be directed against the
.s,,,plstrative bill. Many OF the most Important
r..0eh industries have not been affected In the
'rsstest degree by our new tariff On many classes
I'm Goods for example the advances are inappre-
.,.h,e: and in some of them, which the heaviest
,,.nceS were made. impOrtatlons have actually in
.-...ea There Is no advance at all on wines except
a., bscsnrly dollar dozen on champagne Some Of
~ rost important decreases In exploration are &C
INV On articles OF which the Mckinley bill made no
.,ure In duty. The cause for such decreases must
,s,c Of course. he looked for elsewhere. The Nd
p,stative BILL however has compelled in many cases
- higher valuations than hitherto prevailed and
an for time has doubtless deranged the operations
,iOus exporters while the fOrmaltles and more
I'd enforcement of the legal requirements at the
cou,ulaes have at first provoked great deal of dis
content aud complaint.
,ss Mckinley BILL assured the Minister for Foreign
1s,rs that France was really less affected by ii than
an, o, its chief European rivals. Judging from the
saie in the senate the other day. the Government is
cog thoroughly convinced of this fact. YOu will see
,hs. NJ RlbOt Minister of Foreign Affairs said dis
s,s,lv that the increased duties o! the Mckinley bill
have especially affected other European Powers, while
Al ne present moment statistics show that II there has
,.ea Elimination in European expectation to the
Al..4I .,.
,,es most affected, while France has been relatively
pDscted'
In reply to EXPLANATIONS Of incredibly from vari-
M. senator's, NJ. RibOt said 4 repeat that it is not
r,,oss which has the most suffered and We assuredy
have there fact over which We have no occasion TO
czphin.' ". Jules Roche, Minister OF Commerce,
ara his assurance that NJ Ribot was perfectly right
III is true that the duties on most Of the important
,tports from France have not been sufficiently ad-
uDced to destroy the trade, although the expectations
q such articles the United States can manufacture
are certainly somewhat checked. There are no such
sdySnces however. in the Mckinley bill as in the
French tarn voted last summer by the Chamber, and
now in process of being Increased by the Senate This
tariff shows repeatedly on articles prime necessity
advance Of 200 or 300 per cent over existing duties
there Is any such advance In the Mckinley Dill on
any important articles OF French expectation, nave
no, seen IT, Where such advances gradually made,
business NAV sometimes adjust itself to them, as 1t
has in the case of many OF highest duties but when
they are made at step, their natural effect Is to
paralyEe uade.'
Francis b. LOOMS. Consul ut St. Etlenne, says
The Mckinley bill has not affected this part Of
France where silk is the chief Industry for the reason
that the duties on the class OF silk goods most largely
imported were not changed by the new Tariff law 10
any appreciate extent The expectations from this
consular district have diminished within the last year
about 40 per cent not account OF higher duties, but
because ribbons which are the leading articles OF
export in fashion at present The trade OF ST.
Etienne with Paris and London shows corresponding
decrease Tor the sane period Wien ribbons kecome
stylish again the trade will revive and exports reach
ter normal level. IL must be borne in mind. though,
that there Is little room for expansion In the export
trade 10 the United States for the reason that the
domestic manufacturers of ribbons and silks are making
enormous quantities OF those goods, and making them
exceedingly well. Wherever the American mani
Ecturer can use machinery TO advantage, he can COM
pete successfully with the European manufacturer In
prices and quality
Another important article of export from my dis
met IS fine kid gloves. made at Grcnoblc. Certain
grades of gloves were affected considerably by the new
Tariff law and the expectation OF them has almost
ceased But they did not form large proportion of
The exports and the toss In these lines has been ma1c
Fd in Others 30 that the volume OF exports remains
practically the same IL six months before the
passage OF the Mckinley bill The chief obstacle to
the glove trade is not the duties themselves, but the
rather cumbersome and uncertain methods of collect
Ing them coupled with the unique constructions winch
are sometimes put upon the Customs Administrative
law by the Board of General Appraisers at New-lorE
In my opinion the European Nation of Importance
which complains most loud 81 and which mas been
affected the least by the Mckinley bill, is France.
There is another point, In considering the ehect
o. the Mckinley Tariff law in France, Which should not
be overlooked and that Is the amount OF productive
business which It has caused to be transferred to the
United States From this consular district there VIII
not be fewer than four manufacturers Of certain arucies
which are affected by the tariff to considerable
degree who will establish factories III the OIheu
States and who will employ in the aggregate not fewer
than 900 persons
Edmund Il. Fairfield. Consul at Lyons, says; 1.-THE
study Of statistics Is intricate and complicated ana
tie conclusions drawn from such studies axe often very
Misleading An examination Of the exports from this
consular district during the first year under the MchI
ky bin as compared with the year Immediately pre-
edag, may Illustrate this For example hhu 'i'a'
the declared value of exports from october l. 1852 10
september 80 $50 inclusive, was SlO,21312o, wmI9
tn tho last year the value was but $0,6250oS' fahls
adEennce Of 1854, 1872 and might at once draw inc
1fasOn that this decrease of per cent represented
fst garter Of this last year with the first quarter oil
,e year preceding i find an Increase of S4o2'4lo
Dos nh sso represent the effect Of the Mckinley Dill
No. ls sane law which increased exports during one
quarter operated 10 diminish them during the rest Oh
Tie yers
Chases D. Grail Consul at Marseilles, says: "The
statement declared exports to the United states Tor
e quarter ending september 80, 1891, from this con-
sae ahd the consular agencies at Basta, Toulon ana
oepe-s follows: Marseilles. S63o'lOO: Basna'
A2oio Touon $50 6s7 Cette, 81 s,591. There is an
soehe Of textiles Of every sort, and pndominance
u crude, manufactured articles The value OF the
invoices Is very small from the nature OF many OF the
sueks while the number per snnum runs up TO nearly
1905
". r. Attwell, commercial agent at RoubaiX' says
me recent tariff has stopped the expo tston OF WOO.
y me United states almost entirely. The system OF
ury Spinning In vogue here results in an imnehse
amount Of waste wool and nos, for which there was
0se large demand in our country; but the present
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