New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
TO RESCIND THE PROHIBITION.


TO RESCIND THE PROHIBITION.
AMERICAN PORK LIKELY To BE PLACED BY
FRANCE on FOOTING WITH THE PRODUCTS
OF OTHER CoUNTRI Es-NEws IN PARIS
Paris. Jan. 17.-Amercan pork has been tho sub
! ject Of much discussion in the Tariff Committee OF
the Chamber Of Deputies. 1t seems to be generally
| understood that the committee will recommend the
abrogatoh Of the decree prohibiting the importation
Of American pork. II this is adopted. American pork
will be placed upon the footing the product oi
| other e untFicS. In fixing the new duties on pork
| to be recommended by the committee there con
siderable variety Of opinion the part Of the variou,
| members. VI. yiger reporter Of the committee. said
| to day that three members had advocated making a
single tariff rate for all forms Of pork Of 90 francs
| on 100 Kilograms. This plan. however did not find
favor with the committee After much deliberatlon. II
was decided to make two classes Of pork products. with
different rates for each class. In the first class arc
placed ham, bacon and >atcd pork. and the duty
proposed on these Is from II Ia go francs on 100
Kilograms. according to quality. In the Second class
are included all forms Of pork products known a
charcutcric fabrduec and the duty proposed Is from
l. to - francs on 100 kilograms.
NJ Cluscrei. Deputy from the Department Of the
Var has taken leading part in the efforts TO settle
| This uuc,t!on. In conversation to-day VI. Cn~crct
| said: have been doing everything In my power to
get my colleagues to understand the principle and
workings of new American tariff far ~ IT affects
French interests. VI the same time have urged that
| The decree prohibiting the importation OF American
pork ought to be re~cindcd have sought to convince
| them Of what consider uudoubtcd fact, that tho
| prohibition wa, in it, origin only sop to Germany.
| | think this clear because never shut ont German
| pork" NJ Clu,cret expresses the opinion that the
| question would he settled alNady outlined. The
report submitted by VI. Viser, he -ad pre- supposed
that the decree against American pork would be abro
gated Many Of his colleagues, he knew. believed that
the proposcd duties would afford ample protection Ia
| French interests.
NJ Monchcourt the nquidator of the Panama
| Canal Company i'm an Interview In regard 10 the
! propo,sl that the United states Government
| >Suh guarantee fhe Interest on the NicariGlm
| Cs,lt,l CompanyS bond-. said that the Panama
| Canal would be finished before the Nicaragua
Canal was completed. He added ." | am doing every
thing possible ~ hand the affairs 10 the new com
many ! once hoped that the United states Govern
| mcnt would assist In the work of completing the
| Panama Canal. | instrumental In having the
Cabinet Al Washington and the American Legation
in this CITY sounded upon the subject but, am sorry
to say. without effect. then proposed ihai inc
Panama Railroad Company. practically an america"
concern should enlarge IT, capital stock - ~ to EN-
brace in it, board of directors representatives, ~ 'h'
Panama Canal Company. Here. again, ! am N"Ir>
TO add the Panama Railruad Compan'> board 81
directors Kindly but positively. declined 10 entertain
any Of the proposition, made r. them. There j. no
possible doubt that the Government If the United
states and the Government of France ouGhi promptly
10 assume charge of the Panama canal ana MAKE ~;
necc>- AIRY arrangements to complct" The WORK Al"
certain that If the French Government felt that il
would not suffer humilatlne rebuff from The ""yc7'
mcni Of the United statc> thc former 'o'cl mem
would be only willing to make propo,iiln, ihe
fctorv understanding 6y which the Panama nal
could be completed Americans Will readily ad,ah
| tf.aIf f.r tho q
@cd hat ' t11c n"'" tn pend money on canal when
nearly half completed Than TO pend money "pon
project which l. scarcely started.
Mr. whitclaw Reid. the Uniird stats Munster To
France. + now At Athens ON hi way back - Paris.
having in particular. thoroughly cnloycd hi trip up
the River Nilc. aud being thoroughly satisfied rIth
his tour IN the East in general Nr. hrId mop I"
be back I'm ihl, cy in Time Ia be- present ~ the ap
preaching dinner Of ihe Corp Dlpl"nhiPue when
Ad,3re. from Il Petersburg. received I'm mi, city
tate that Madame Marie Van Lind l. ENJOYING most
pleasant and pro.Pe"n, 1ra,94 tt.fe Madame van
mont ~ Petersburg. IN" prices II admission hav"
81 900 night I'm spite OF the severity oi the hu''ih
winter.
1t i, no wonder that. Il, reported I'm the cable dis
patch. NJ Clu-crrt. Deputy from the Department of
the Var. has taken leading part ~ the effort, II
settle the question of rcafmittmc american pork in
France. NJ. Cuscrrt L. true representative "t the
aboring clo-,c, in France, ard hc has lived in tie
United states, where h" served =, an officer IN ~"
whole,omcnc,, Il American pork, and not believer
In the trlchinoss phantom. which Wa, brought mp by
the few French packcr- anNou, 10 drive away Amer
Jean competition. Moreover VI. Clucrct va, for some
time the general, smO and secretary Of War during the
Commune II was mainly through hi, cooperation
that the late +. Il. Washhuur al that time United
states Minister at Paris. could communicate with Arch
bishop Daroy and that the latter should bc
exchanged for Eauqui Unfortunately. " T'ier, dc
cned effect that cNchdnG' oi prisoners. atd Mon
,rnOr Darboy was one Of the hostages shot by llir
Commune General Clu,crrt himself charged with
high treason 10y me mira frvoini9m't 0i tlr com
munc and compelled 10 Nee for m- life. N"Ncth"lrN-.
he la- stuck to hi liberal ideas and remained with
tho popular masses IN Franc lie know, their want
i, anxious to promote their material welfare aud tl
!, why took leading part In tn" efforts to brns
about the repeal Of the Pioibihvc DEGREES against
American pork
TIE YOUNG DUKE FEARS To OFFEND FRANCE
Paris Jan 1.-THE Figaro" to-day ,ay, that the
Duo d'urleans. Of the Comtc de- Paris. ha, de-
clined To be present Munich the Of the
m,rriac. of h, cousin. Princes Louis" d'Ncncon. -
daughter Of the Duke dAcnc.m. 10 Prince Mphon-c |
Of Eavarja The Due d'Orcans base, hi, tcfu,ai |
On the ground that he j., upon the point Of lrng
a Journey His real however. for refusing to be
present a the ceremony j., attributed the fear that
III, V, might be Interpreted IN an unayOrablc man
ner In France
\ DEMONsTEh hT1ON FOR THE STRIKERS.
Edinburgh Jan. IA monster procession of trade |
nnioniSts estimated 10 h,vr been composed of about
900 men, marched through the street, Of hi, cty |
to-day. This display Of Edinburgh, worlmcn wa,
a demonstration in sympathy with the railroad cm |
ploveS who are ont ON strike. Tho people In the
procession behaved in the most orderly manner and |
we're enthusiastically chccrcd by ten, Of thousand, ot
persons ON the streets along the line u march |
The different trade division, We're headed by bras