The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-23
FRANCE AND THE FAIR.
THE FEELING OF THB CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE.

A Universal Belief That the Mckinley
Bill VIII Have the Effect of Cutting
Down the Exhibit That VIII be Sent
Text of the Letters on the Subject.
PARIS, July 22.-The Associated Press
correspondent here has been making in
quiries Of the chambers Of commerce in
France as TO the present feeling concerning
the Mckinley tariff. and as to whether this
feeling will affect the French exhibit at
Chicago. The vice president OF the Cham
Der of Commerce of Algiers said that the
chamber over which be presided had passed
a resolution not long ago, declaring that
the new tariff law tended to render very
difficult, If not impossible, all trade between
France and the United Statesn
The secretary of the Chamber Of Com,
merce Of Rheims said: "For the present at
least the Mckinley bill Is an obstacle to the
participation of our manufacturers in the
Chicago exhibition. This fact is clearly
brought out in the report which our cham
Der made when the minister of commerce
asked recently for our views in regard to
the Chicago fair The text OF that
reply is as follows: On account
of the almost prohibitive duties which are
laid on our manufactures at American
ports we cannot take the initiative in pro-
noting an exhibit at Chicago, nor ask our
merchants aud manufacturers TO take part
in the fair. But if IN reasonable time
frtendlier spirit is shown by the United
States for our productions this chamber will
then be ready TO second the minister's ef-
forts. Such is the sentiment in this region
aud such is its expression"
RoUBAIX HOLDS ALooF.
The president of the Chamber of Com
merce Of Roubaix writes: "Our manu-
facturers and merchants would have liked
to see develoDed commercial relations be-
tween the United States and France but
they consider that the McKiRley bill has
checked all advance. 1t cannot be denied
that the new tariff has produced a
most unfortunate impression throughout
| our commercial world. 1t is To be feared,
therefore, that the Chicago exhibition will
not have the reception hero that 1t would
have had IL that unfortunate bill had not
been passed"
A FRIENDLY SPIRIT.
The general secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce Of St. Etienne writes: 'St.
Etie ne has always had very important
commercial relations with the United
States, but these relations are continually
| diminishing or are becoming more and more
difficult on account of the excessive tiriffs
levied on our ribbons and silks. 1t is not
not probable that many Of our mauufact-
urers will send to Chicago Our chamber,
| however, will do ITS best to induce our
manufacturers to exhibit"
| BoRDEAUXs REPLY.
The president of the Chamber of Com
merce OF Bordeaux sends as his reply let
| ter sent some time ago to the minister O.
commerce, in which occurs this clause
"For many years we have been calling at
tention to the dangers sure to arise in oul
! commercial relations with the United
States from the absolutely un
just prohibition Of their salt meats.
We are not surprised at the retaliatory
measures of the Mckinley tariff bill"
The vice president of the Marseilles
| Chamber of Commerce sends letter origi-
nally addressed TO the minister Of com
merce, in which the Mckinley tariff is
warmly condemned, and then adds: "At
the request Of the minister OF commerce the
chamber has made known through the
newspapers that an exhibition will be held
at Chicago"