New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
MKINLEY RESULTS AT HAVRE
EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF AT THE CHIEF
FRENCH EXPORTING POINT. p
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES FROM UNITED STATES CON-
SUI O. F. wILLIAMS-TwO-THiRD OF THE I'M
PORTS COME FREE OF DUTY-LARGE RE
DUcT.oNs ON NoS-COMPETING PROD
UCTs-AN INCREASE ON FARM
PRODUCTS AND LIQUORS.
r. thc Editor OF The Tribune'


TO tho Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. 7 give a few conclusions from the actual
application of the Mckinley law to the mli'ion,
Of exports from my consular district 10 o"'''u
States ports Considering every item Vi SUN
for the first eighteen months Of the operation VI
the Mckinley law, find
First-The values on which du'y we We
changed, comparing the tariff laws OF 1909 "n'
1890. equalled only ss-lo0 Of per cent Oh 'V'"'
v,lues listed showing the thoroughness with
which the committee reviewed ana aoJue.e, NV
,,rif schedules. This is the best exhibit OF
tariff reform on record.
Second-Of all merchandise exported from 'he
yravre Consular District to United States ports
81 41-lOO per cent entered United States por's
free Of duty. 49, -
Tbird-The value Of the goods on which duty
vos reduced comparing the tariff laws OF 1888
and 1890 eaualled 80 52-100 per cent OF 'he
total value. A most important fact ior our
consumers. as well as our producers, to consider
is that 81 24-lO0 per cent Of all this reduc'ioh
come from duties on tropical and such other
articles AZ are not produced in the United STATES
and therefore do not compete with United States
labor This is on the exact lines OF the hepuo-
licon platform and runs exactly counter TO inc
British George ommunistic platform on winch
Cleveland stands.
Fourth-While duties were reduced on so 52-loo
per cent as above, still the duty was so increased
on farm products, liquors, ornaments. etc. tha'
q net increase Of duty Of l s2-l00 per cent
is shown: but a fact worthy OF the consideration
Of our farmers, grangers, temperance people, anu
Mr. Clevelands "plain people" is that 81 LILO
pcr cent Of all such Increase of duty came from
duties on farm products liquors and ornaments
Fifth-Had this identical total of merchandise
sought entry at any port OF Great Britain, the
duty there colectible under the present law would
he $4,000 per cent greater than was collected
in United States ports under the Mckinley law
while. had all there goods been entered at any
port Of France the duty would have been s5-1o 90
times as much AZ was collected in United States
ports under the Mckinley law.
Sixth-The rate Of duty collected in United
States ports equalled 10 Ia per cent OF total
values The rate OF duty, had all goods gone to
Great Britain, would have been 10 5l-l0o per cent
OF total values; the rate Of duty, had oil goods
entered ports of France, would have been
81 H-IoO per cent Of the total values
Srventh-Of total value IS 4i-100 per cent en-
tered United States ports fre6 Of duty; while
had all goods entered British ports only So 43-l 90
per cent could have entered free of duty, and had
ALT been entered in France only $500 per
cont could have entered free Of duty. Thus the
value entering United States ports free OF duty
was $500 times as much as could have been en
30 entered in ports OF Great Britain, anu was
10 99-100 times as much as coulo nave peeh oo
entered in France. .,,
These are only few of many conclusions from
q full itemizcd comparison OF the duties uhaeT cue
existing laws Of the United States, Great Brit.
ain and France as applied to the grand total OF
merchandise values invoices OF which were au-
thenticated By my consular agents at Cheroours,
fIonfenr Reims and St. Malo, or by myself at
Uayre during the first eighteen months OF me
oneration of the "robt n tariff known as the
Mckinley law. "a. o.,
Every item, article: value, duty and rate 60, 81
dntv under the law of ss3 and of 1890 as Well
os Inty and rate Of duty under the respective ex-
isting tariff laws Of Great Britain and OF France,
have been transmitted TO the Department. OF state
for the Bureau Of Statistics. -
Hoping thus TO supply my party adherents' as
we'll az opponents, friends all. with some 1000 Tor
reflection take pleasure In oncrin g,r 'nf wsnii
10 YOUR columns. " (. Williams
Havre, July %, 1892,