The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-30
TARIFF IN FRANCE.
How tho Mckinley Bill Affects
Merchants and Manufacturers.
WHAT MINISTER REID SAYS.
The outcry Made Should BE Directed
Against tho Administrative Bill.
Tho Expectation OF Wool Has
Stoppcd...AIuny French Manuinc.
: lures Said TO BE Dcprcsscd...High
French Tariff

out france III inquiry INTO INC OPERA
ton OF the Mckinley tariff, similar 10
that the results OF which in Grca.
Britain and Germany have already been
published, tho Associated Press has oh.
tanned the varied mass OF information
which is here presented. AS fitting
prelude to tho consular reports and en-
portefs' statements, III interview was
had with Mr.. Whitclaw Reid, tho
United States minister, in the course OF
which he said:
"Whcn you come I'd analyzo it care
fully you will find that most OF the out
cry in Franco against the Mckinley
tariff should really be directed against
the administration bill. Many OF the
most important French industries have
hot been affected in the slightest de-
gree by our new tariff. On many classes
OF silk goods, for example, the adj
vanccs are inapprcciablc, and in some
OF them, on which the heaviest adj
vanccs were made, importations have
actually increased. There is no advance
nj all on wines. excepting bcggarly
dollar dozen on champagne. Some OF
the most important decreases in eN-
portation are actually on articles On
which the Mckinley bill made no
change in duty.
HIGHER VALUATIONS HAVE HAD TO De
MADE.
The cause for such decreases must
then OF course be looked for elsewhere.
The administration bill, however, has
compelled i'll many cases much higher
valuations than heretofore prevailed
and this Tor time has doubtless de-
ranged the operations OF some cX
porters; While HE, new forE&iitics and
more rigid endorsements OF the legal re-
quircmcnts ut the consulateS have at
tlrst provoked Il great deal OF discomfort
and complaint.
a year ago, i'll answer to constant
complaints about the Mckinley bill, |
assured tho minister OF foreign affairs
that france was really less affected BY
it than any OF its chief European rivals.
Judging from the debates in the Senate
the other day, the government is now
thoroughly convinced OF this TACT. You
will sec that NJ. Ribot, Minister OF For
eign Affairs, said distinctly that it is
England and Germany that have beer.
most affected, while France has been
relatively protected"
NJ. Jules Roche, Minister Of Com
mcrcc, added his assurance that VI. Ri
bot was perfectly right. ut is true"
he said, THAT the duties on most Of the
important exports from France have
not been sufficiently advanced to dc.
strov the trade. although the cxporta-
tons OF such articles as the United
States can manufacture are certainly
somewhat checked.
r,,r ,,,.,,.r ,o,,,
.,,,, 49, 80 ~, $50
mere are no sucli advances now
ever, III the Mckinley bill as in the
French tariff voted last summer by the
Chamber, and now in process OF being
increased by the senate; ms tariff
na c pu aI;,vca al SoS or e,Im l nnr
cent. over existing duties. Ii there is
any such advance in the Mckinley bill
ON any imnortont articles OF French ok.
portation I have not seen il. Where
such advances are gradually made busi.
ness nav sometimes adjust itself To
them. as It has in the case OF many oi
our highest duties. but when they ara
made ut one stem their natural effect is
to nsrnlvze trade"
Mr. Francis b. LOOMS consul at 81
Etienne. saws: "The Mckinley hill hus
not effected this mart OF France. where
silk is tho chief industry Tor tho reason
that the duty on the class OF silk foods
most largely Imported were not chanrel
by tho now thrift Inv TO any ,lpprcciaGlc
extent. Tho cxportations from this CON.
sular district have diminished within
the past wear about 40 per cent. not on
account of higher duties. but because
ribbons which are the leading article
OF EXPORT are not tho mode Mt present y
rrnon,s -, :, o,,.s y -. ,ron,,r
.AfoH'' VI oAo' I'd ".'' 'ior'hD'
Another important article oil export
from my district is fine KID gloves.
These were affected considerably Nv tho
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aeM ,1i.i "uu .iie NJ sS;.Hn ~ 'hS1ll
mas h,n'oss eease I no e.'', ~ oostacies
~ ulo s.osI w. ,,"oH Ill, nv ny uusies
Insu noes,o; u' , my, =; nn|Ia so'e
. Anu u'e Erom th;s c consnI,r o Iiat ~
lee o ,r;li nnt bo favor thon io,r n,.ru
lecturers OF certain articles, which are
affected by the tariff to considerable
degree, VINO VIII estaollsn factories IN
M te i H arn ,nn;rt";naI - =, IN. .iie
,,r"Sont ls,o al" Franz" will Iouh,i"s. ' lnln
pten nho .e, " nrtornr M om"ie.o. .ost ~
ioh n" IN tho ;nJmstr;ni i ;nn VIZ I'll; ~
and i,r"sr nrofits and iiah,er I laws W." IL;