New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-23

teday. ana then for snted beef meats aud others
We ask You S appT Without disnoon Is well to
pork as to beef. For what rsasoni very simple pie
same nature have the same value, value almost
4entiesL the same duty ought % protect them From
Oils point OF view, believe that truly say that
there Is no reason impose higher duty on salted
beef meats than OF suited pork meats. - .o
perhaps. tie thought Of raising anew this duty. you
Sds & what %s ws IS no
sduv Proeotng our agiculture to reasonable extent,
want pro9oiSon have not Of the prstenson Of stop
ping The importation OF American meats but we have
the jnstihable pretcnaon OF protecting far may
De necessary, our agriculture. and especially the small
encns 70 a ss e
propose 10 you.
THE Ex.PREMIER susTAINs THE 25 FIR. DUTY.
Mr.. jules Ferry president OF the Tariff Commission
Gentlemen, have only one word TO say TO the senate
The Commission thinks il has Judged wisely In liking
the rate OF duty at 25 francs the different elements
which ought 10 determine your decision III mas hot
shown Itself less sensitive TO the interests OF sms
agicultunsts than the honorable speakers to whom
succeed In tbs tribune il has understood that II WAS
before all the small agriculture which ought 10 DC
fesssuied that this duty belonged to the class OF
taxes which above al resssurihg ana encouansns
which is very often the true ana most serious eec' ~
taxes, they raised so a. 10 DC
pronbi,ive. But your Commission oonsoeIs "a. ene
b<ing prOhibory, and, since the FRENCH 10Y
eris'ens Inc public ?%Se ~ saw me Word cal
interest tirsncsl oxciamauons iom the klght, uhey
S SnS Il t e po5v ws s The duty Of 30 francs
would be really prohbitive duty, and That is the pr1-
cipal why the Commission begs you not 10
eAterd the rate II proposes 70 you. .,..,.
N. Fresnau: Ihe majority Of the Commission; ,,.
Senate knows in TACT that there in the Commission
minority for it has taken very ardent and. and h nln
reasons and that you may not withdraw from tie
IN LAKE
texclamstions from the Right. les, gentlemen, Of
] say Of this character. the Commission begs YOU To
reject the duty Of 30 francs and 10 ote resoutey the
dGty OF 20 francs. loud applause on many benches)
TOO MUCH CoNDEsCENsIoN 10 THE UNITED
STATES.
Baron de Lareinty-I come to protest
for the last time at this tribune against
The removal OF tie prohibition. l regret that
the Government should asvo showed. for those
with whom it desires negotiate at any price, con
dcscensiOn, which In my opinion is exaggerated, and
will It il IT has really in its hanos anything TO
II WISHES TO make 10 the United states.
THE wICKEDNEss OF AMERICAN COPYRIGHT
address myself at this moment TO the Minister of
Foreign Affairs The senate will allow me To inform
him very serious for the future Of our hter
ture texchmatons and laughing great many
benches the le3t.)
Gentlemen, when compensation is spoken of, one has
the right to show what the Omitted states doing
against Here the very terms Of the bill on the
literary and asistie property OF foieignes Inc
ga march, 1854, has stricken out Of Its Constitution
the right TO publish without authorization the literary
piracy which has been prRctised since hundred years
90 te great detrment Of French works But taEs
igrss, by article 1905 OF its statutes revised by the
,sutnor's rights in America every BOOK, every
5nOoSsPh every CHROME or rn essy s ssesSph IN
aso Ss q Rr the country and the
as the original printed in France Ia one woiI narke Is
-of the enre manufacture of works, and the con
unuaon of the piracy sanctioned by new Dill i iop
p aiS sHrs' sna s aathors DC '0'p''0
What are the consequences of this bill That, ex-
eept for dramatic works, our authors have no rights
al America unless they their works 10 be printed
IN tue country and with American type. That Is TO
prevent our literature and influence from pene-
Ifating into that country. 90, when l see the con
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs whether he win be
soe TO defend 10 the bitter end the rights OF dramatic
authors
THE GOVERNMENTS FINAL APPEAL.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs, NJ. Ribot-Gente-
men: should not perhaps, have come TO this Tribune
II had not been called here by NJ de Lareinty. But
must say TO the honorable Senator that the opinion
ne has Just expressed is certainly not that OF the
authors, and especially of French publishers We
may think that American legislation, in the matter
OF literary artistic property, is not yet ideal but
Mt least noticeable improvement has been brought
about by the passage Of the law to which ausion was
Itau
on efforts with which French influence had much to
%, the Congress OF the United states has recognized
'G p rnnis it Is true. the renet Of iesa protection
only to works published in America but the right OF
OF French authors to whom the honor been paid
OF tanslang their works into the English language
their having the Transitions OF their works published
preeson OF complete satisfaction from the syndicate
of French publishers, but at least declaration that
it was marKed progress and considerable step in
advance Now, gentlemen cannot let it be said that,
IN this affair. any more Than In any other the Govern
any foreign Government.
Baron de Lareinty-I said peril0us.
The Minister-I do not By any means accept this
rprOach, which is certainly undeserved
TIE ENTIRE COURTESY AND JUSTICE OF THE
AMERICAN DEMAND
When the American Government. in language per-
fecty courteous the matter of that urged upon
its claims we were obliged by international courtesy
ind bytustce to examine them with all due care and,
as the learned bodies particularly competent in this
matter, whose opinion asked, told us that there
we're not sufficient reasons, from the ,nt of view OF
the public health, TO maintain the prohibition, the
position OF the Government became daily more difficult
1: is not the French Government alone which found
itself in this position. You were reminded yesterday
tnat the greater part of the patons Of Europe have
already removed tie prohibition or are preparing de-
crees 70 recall the previous ones yesterday 1t was Ger
many Denmark; today IL is Italy omorI0w IL
position OF France If IL had remained isolated, not only
toward the American Government, but especially TO-
ward American commerce
In fact Us my homo. able colleague the Minister OF
Commerce ;cld you most forclbly yesterday, 1t is
question only of The purchases That We make III
.Af rica but also of the purchases which the Amer
make Of us, and which amount to hundreds Oh
millions.
THE MCKINLEY BILL LESS BAD FOR FRANCE.
The Mckinley bill, which voted last year,
has been alluded to. 1t is not for me TO
undertake its defence. The Americans have i'm
posed duties which may find excessive and
which are 50, in fact. However, we must remember
that these duties have especially affected the other
European Powers, and that at the present moment, the
Statistics show that. II there has been decrease In
European importation to the United states, IL Is Eng
land and Germany who have suffered most France