New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
FRANCE AND AMERICAN POhh'
DECISION OF THE SENATE FINANCE CoM
MTTTEE IN FAVOR OF IMPOSING A Duly
vo.ANG TO FIX THE RATE AT % fhANOo .. '1i'
100 KILOGRAMS on ALL KINDS or
MEATS FROM THIS COUNINi'


100 KILOGRAMS ON ALL KINDS OF aNDii
MEATS FROM THIS COUNTRY
Paris oct 2O.-The Senate Iarin Nonin'eI ''e,or y,
again to-day. when the subject Oh VI, - lonr,h
American pork was debated at consideraoe Iens'i'
rinaur ha comm,,toe decided I'm favor OF PROPOSE
Zion a. ,rnroeo = duty of 25 francs per loo Nios OF
sa,tod meats NJ all kinds including PORK nam anu
bacon instead of one Of 20 francs WHICH" 'ne
OF Deputies had already passeo. -
The syndical Chamber OF Wine hercnah'e' az "
,.at,n o.dav adopted protest against the excessive
"oe.i'7 ,so.orv products especially that upon
- 80, It'll hos aIready passed the Chamber OF
En,'T+,,.s The protest demands that ue senate
modify the Deputies bill In several important eSleo'e'
,, arrived AT by the Senate Tariff Com
,ncreases the hope that American salted meats
I'm coon he reaAmitted into France, where they have
,o ,bsolntely prescribed since February 1881 ex-
, during three months in 1888. IT is highly PROB
his that the Senate will vote according to the decision
- 49,, Tariff Committee. and that the Chamber will
ooont the slight modification made by the senate
rho pepnties indeed, had been convinced by the
gorts ~ the representative in Paris Of the United
e.o+.s that American pork is as wholesome as any
simiIar product; and that the Washington Govern
ent had ordered strict inspection measures cacuated
10 prevent the expectation of single piece OF meat
MT for consumption. But the French Deputies
fearing too. strong competition on the part OF Amer
lad consented 10 ltS Ouiy
tho condition that Il should be taxed 90 francs per
100 Kilograms ia per 220 pounds. 1t is not
likely that they will object to the amendment, by
which the Senate may raise the duty to % francs
which amounts to nearly . IA cents pound Such
n tax which is about that already imposed upon
American pork I'm Germany and ITALY, is certainly
rather high But it is not fixed forever, and future
negotiations may succeed in lowering It, On the other
hand il is a secondary consideration in the question
at ISSUE
The first and main object to be attained is TO
obtan the readmsSOn of American salted meats which
have been prohibited for ten under the hurtfu
pretext that they are unwholesOme. THIS result
might have been reached perhaps more promptly In
FIance by persuadng her Government to order the
readmission of American pork by an Administrative
decree This was the method employed In 1883 bv
the United States Minister In Paris. The French
Cabinet repealed the prohibition decree of 1881, but
three months later it was compelled by vote Of the
Chamber 10 put il back again. In Germany ana IaV
tho same method has also been employed recehuy
In France another and better course has been fol-
lowed somew hat slower but safer To- It's permanent
results. A frst victory was won IN the Chh3GT "a
Dcnuties which voted the repeal Of the prohibitive
DEGREES and placed the American hog products upon
ibe same standing with similar piodncts from oueI
countries an example which was soon htaleu p9 Dlo
t;uycrni ninentS of Germany, Denmark ana ltaS NOW
tho second and final victory for American PORK lh
Francn seems to be at hand. as indicated Dy he
decision of the Senate Tariff COmmhtee'