The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-25
FRANCE COLD.


Tho Invitation to Participate I'm tho
Worlds Fair Receives Some Chilly Re
bponscs-Our Tariff Laws Alleged to Bs
IN Obstruction.
PARIS, July 23-Speaking as tx
present feeling concerning the Nc
Kinley tariff and as to whether thi:
feeling would 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 resolution not long
ago declaring that the new Mckinley
tariff law tended to render very diff
cult II not impossible all trade between
France and the United States"
The secretary of the chamber of com
MERGE of Rheims; For the present at
least the Mckinley bill is an obstacle
to the participation Of our manufacture
ers In the Chicago exhibition. The
fact Is clearly brought out in the reply
which our chamber made when the
minister of commerce asked recently
Tor our views in regard to the Chicago
exhibition. 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
can not take the initiative in promoting
an exhibit at Chicago, nor ask our mer-
chants and manufacturers to take part
in the fair. But If within reasonable
length of time a friendlier spirit is
shown by the American republic for
our productions, this chamber will then
raahu IN hn of
forts Such is the sentiment in this
region and such is its expression"
The president of the chamber Of com
merce Of Roubaix writes: ''Our manu-
facturers and merchants would have
liked to see developed the commercial
relations between the United States
and France, but they consider that the
Mckinley bill has checked all advance.
1t cannot be denied that the new tariff
mas produced most unfortunate impress
sloEs throughout our commercial world.
n is to be feared, therefore, that the
Chicago exhibition will not have the
reception that it would have had If that
unfortunate bill had not been passed. X
The general secretary Of the chamber
OF commerce of st. Etienne writes; "St
Etienne has always had very important
commercial relations with the United
States, but these relations are continu-
ally diminishing or are becoming more
ana more difficult on account Of the
excessive tariffs levied on our ribbons
ana silks 1t is not probable that many
q our manufacturers will send to
Chicago. Our. chamber, however, will
do its best to induce our manufacturers
to exhibit"
The president of the chamber Of com
merce 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 attention toathe dangers
sure to arise in our commercial rela-
tons with the United States from the |
absolutely unjust prohibition of their
salt meats We are not surprised at
the regulatory measure Of the McKin-
ley tariff"
The vice-president Of the Marseilles
chamber OF commerce sends letter \
originally addressed to the minister of.
in which the Mckinley tariff
Is warmly condemned, and then adds:
AT the request of the minister Of com
nerce the chamber has made known
through the newspapers that an exhi-
Oltion will be held at Chicago"