Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-01-14
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WAsHISGroE ID. G,

WASHINGTON, II. u
SRi aim directed by the president TO
again bring to our attention the provision
Of the tariff law of the congress OF the United
States, approved October l, 1880, in which
provision is made for admission into the
United States free of all duty OF the follow
ing articles, to-wit: An sugars not above
No. 16, standard in color; Lnolasses, coffee,
teas and hides In section of this law, il is
declared that these remisSiOns of duty were
made with view 10 secure reciprocal trade
with countries producing those articles, and
il is provided ''On and after the first day of
January, 1892, whenever and so often as the
president shall be satisfied that the govern
nent OF any country producing and export
ing sugars, molasses, coffee, teas and hides,
raw and uncured, or any such articles, I'M
poses duties or other eXactions upon agrlcul-
tural or other products of the United States
which, IN view OF the free Introduction Of
such sugar, Inolasses, coffee, teas and hides
into the Uuited States, he may deem to be
reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he
shall have power and 1t VIII be hls duty 10
suspend by proclamation to that effect the
provisions of this act relating TO the free in
| PRODUCTION of such sugar, molaEses, coffee,
| teas and hides, the PRODUCTION Of such cOun-
| try, for such time as he shall deem Just, and
l in such case and during such suspension, the
/ duties shall be levied, collected and paid on
/ sugar, nnolasses, coffee, teas and hides, the
/ product or exports from such designated
country" ct the rate set forth in said sec
4 am further directed by the president to
/ inform you, that IN view Of the free intro
ductiOn into the United Utates of the arti-
/ Giles named, the product OF Venezuela, he
/ deems the duties imposed upon agriculture
and other products of the United States on
| their introduction into Venezuela to be re-
| ceiprOcally unequal and unreasonable, and
unless on or before March 10 next, some sat
| isfactory commercial arrangement is entered
upon between the United States and Vene-
/ Zue!a, or unless some action Is taken by the
| latter government whereby the unequal and
unreasonable state Of trade relations between
/ the two countries IS removed the president
/ will, on the date last named, issue his procla-
nation suspending the provisions of the
| tariff law cited, relating 10 the free introdue-
/ ton of such sugar, molasses, coffee, teas and
/ hides, the production of Venezuela and dur
ing such suspension the duties set forth in
| section three of said law will be levied. col
! lected and paid upon sugar, moiasses, coffee,
| teas and hides, the product of or exported
| from Venezuela In asking you to transmit
| to your government the foregoing inforna-
/ ton, desire TO repeat the assurances which
l have been given you and your government at
various times since the enactment of the law
| cited. of the earnest desire OF this govern
ment to maintain with Venezuela the most
/ intimate and friendly trade relations, and ex-
| press the hope that you may yet be empoW-
/ cred by your government to enter with me
upon a commercial arrangement of recipro-
/ city, equal and mutually advantageous.
| JANIS G. BIAISE"