New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
DISCUSSING THE NEW FRENCH TARIFF.
A SOCIALIST DEPUTY MOVES TIE REPEAL OF
CERTAIN CLAUSES OF TN MELINE'> RE

4 SOCIALIST DEPUTY MOVES THE RTPEAL OF
CERTAIN CLAUSES OF TN. MELINE'> RE-
PLY-THE TRADE or FRANCE II 1sol.
Paris. Feb. l6.-In the Chamber Of Deputies to-day
NJ Laiarguc. socialist member. moved The repeal oi
the clauses Of the Tariff law affecting foodstui''
The motion was opposed by cX-Mini>tcr Mcline, VINO
charged VI. Lafarguc with aiming 10 excite dSconcnt
among the people reduction Of the tariff on cereals
said NJ Mcne would, il tried. result di-astrouSly to
agricultural worlinemen, without bcnchting urban
wofkinemen. Consumers generally. he added, would
not fail to profit by the increased prosperity a'oru'hs
the whole country under tn taIiff.
London. Feb. 16-Thc report OF the British Legation
in Paris on the trade of France made public to-day,
attributes the large increase in the mportalons of
raws materials and the great slrnagc in the exports
partly TO the effects Of the American Mckinley Dill
The report quotes from NJ Lalande, high authority
I'm the wine trade, declaring that the Mckinley bill
has caused decrease In the exports of wine to the
United States hut expressing the hope that France and
the United states will come to terms regarding n
commercial arrangement. The report shows that
French trade has been declining for years and the
recent decline Is not entirely due to the Mckinley
bill
Referring to the French silk, woollen and leather
exports to the United States. the report that In
silks alone France lost 100000 francs In 1891, as
compared With 1890. The exports OF wOoen goods
during 1891 fell to $4,000 hos, against
2.s05OOo hlcs for the year preceding. The value
In 1881 these exports showed decline OF l,S250OO
francs the value in the latter year being 6'3'o'ooo
francs.
VI. Iafargue the son-in-law OF Karl Marx. the
fonhus German socialist the founder With Enges.
OF the International Association Of Workingm"n. was
elected Deputy as a protest against the bloody re
preston Fournles Of peac ful demonstration Of
the worklnqmen on last Labor Day, May l. 1891.
He wa, in prison AT the time of liz election, having
been sentenced for Illegal political agitation. VI.
Lafarge was expected therefore, 10 support in the
Chamber the doctrine, Of Socialism. and to aim. as
people, Unfortunately his task has been made
easier by the sudden rise IN the price ~ many articles
which has taken place Ia France, Immediately after
the putting into operation. February l. 1-92.
Of the new ultta proteciionlst tariff adopted by the
creased ard IT /, not likely that II will he raised. for
been the cause Of many revolutions And although
the bakery bp-iucs, T., no longer. undA th"
Empire. controlled directly by the Governm Mt, the
latter stin influences 1t Indirectly, through the
schedule OF price, which It Ia be- published
flrtnightly Indicating the rates AT Which bread
should De 4od. Rut other articles Of food and Of
drink have considerably increased IN price. and the
Paris papers are daily lamentlng the fact For In
stance the scarcity of Austrsn and Eastern mutton
the duii', which have been increased, Is CAUSING
great suffering among the poor, Naiicfs havr
consumed daily ~ PAR, is h,r-crcah. which j. eA
cccdiucly di-ta~teful to the French oplc -ulL 1t
/, hoped 10y the French pr0tcctpnisi- that the ne"
7aIif law will end iu storing t'r comm'rc, ~ ne
country which WI, u"t decidedly prop rrs " l-'l.
The imp0ri- had Amounted to nearly "oo"o"Oo
francs. and tie expo :, 10 orh 3.'@''o 0'"' franc.