Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-23
FRANCE AND THE FAIR.
Commercial Bodies Feel That the Tarin
Law Makes It Useless To Exhibit.

Commercial Bodies Feel That the Tariff
Law Makes It Uscless To Exhibit.
. The Associated Press correspondent ct Paris
has been making inquiries OF the chamber Of
commerce in France rs to the present feeling
concerning the Mckinley tariff, and a. to
whether this feeling will affect the French ex-
hibit at Chicago. The vice president Of the
chamber of commerce Of Algiers said that the
chamber over which he presided passed q res
olution not long ago declaring that tho new
tariff law tended to render very difficult, il
not impossible, all trade between Franco and
the United States
The secretary Of the chamber Of commerce
OF Reins said For the present. at least, the
Mckinley bill is an obstacle to the participa-
ton OF our manufacturers in the Chicago exhi-
bition. The fact IL clearly brought ont in the
reply which Our chamber made when the minis
ter OF commerce asked recently for our views
in regard to the Chicago exhibition. The text
OF that reply Is as follows: On account of the
almost prohibitivc duties which are laid on our
manufactures at American ports We cannot
take the initiative III promoting m exhibit at
Chicago nor ask our merchants and manufac-
turers to take part in tho fair. But il within O
reasonable length of time a triendlier spirit is
shown by the American republic for our pro-
auctions this chamber will then be ready to
second the minister's efforts Such is the SEN
tIHlent III tnlb region ana sucn IL lts express
sion."
The president Of the chamber Of commerce
OF ROubaix writes: "Our manufacturers and
merchants would have liked to see developed
tho commercial relations between the United
States and France, but they consider that tho
Mckinley bill has checked all advance. 1t can
not be denied that the new tariff has produced
most unfortunate impressions throughout our
commercial world. It is to be feared, there
fore, that the Chicago exhibition will not have
the reception here that it would have had il
that unfortunate bill had not been passed."
The general secretary Of the chamber Of COM
merce OF st. ENenne writes: "St. Etienne has
always had very important commercial rela-
tions with the United States, but these relations
are continually diminishing or are becoming
more and more difficult on account Of the ex-
cessive tariffs levied on our ribbons and silks.
turers will send to Chicago. Our chamber,
however, will do its best to induce our manu-
facturers to exhibit"
The president of the chamber Of commerce
OF Bordeaux sends as his answer the letter sent
some time ago to the minister Of commerce, in
which occurs this clause:
For many years we have been calling at
tentlon to the dangers sure to arise in our COM
mercial relations with the United States from
the absolutely unjust prohibition OF their salt
meats. We are not surprised at the retalla-
tory measure of the Mckinley tariff"
The vice president of the Marseiles chamber
OF commerce sends a letter originally addressed
to the minister OF commerce, in which the Nc
klnley tariff ID warmly condemned and then
adds: AT the request of the minister OF COM
merce the chamber has made known, through
the newspapers, that an exhibition will be held
at Chicago"