Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-06


Committee,
Paris.
Comte Francois,
Rue D'Uzes,
1894
On page 50 of this document there is
printed letter from M. Henry Petit,
the president of this French committee
for the repeal of the Mckinley bill
This letter is addressed to the chamber
of commerce and syndical chambers of
France. In it M. Petit said:
I have the honor to inform you that the
French committee for furthering the abolition
of the Mckinley bill was completed Nov. 16 in
the sitting held at the Grand hotel.
This committee, organized to aid the
Democratic party TO abolish the McKin-
ley bill, is intended to be a permanent
organization, and as appears from M.
Petit's letter is constituted as follows:
President, NJ. Henry Petit manufacturer in
the firm of Gros, Roman & Co.
Vice president, NJ. Louis Tabourier, manu-
facturer.
Delegate in France and in the United States
NJ Leon Chotteau, Darrister, publicist, men,
Der of the Golden club, London.
Treasures, Messrs. Gros, Roman & Co.,
manufacturers.
Assistant treasurer, NJ. Prosper Staehle
cashier of the firm of Gros, Roman e Co.
Secretary, NJ. Leon Guillaumet, manufac-
turer.
Here we see arrayed against the Amer
lean policy of protection and reciproci-
ty not alone the wealth and influence
of the Golden club of London, but also
the organized wealth and power of the
French bankers and manufacturers
members of the one society being Off
GERS IN the other, the two cooperating
i'll their efforts to break down the bar
riers which have hitherto protected the
American producer and restricted the
privilege Of these foreigners to sell their
products in our market
These French manufacturers are per-
s0nally represented in Washington,
their president, NJ. Petit, saying that:
Our delegate, NJ. Leon Chotteau, will attend
the legislative debates, give US an account OF
the proceedings and endeavor TO get the de-
sires and wishes which we have impaired to
him Incorporated in the new law.
What do our Democratic friends who
claim to be and who are good American
citizens think Of this proposition? This
information ought to arouse the Ameri-
can people to sense Of the danger that
threatens their industrial institutions
and their markets by the adoption of
this proposed Democratic free trade Will
son bill. Who will ever know the ex-
tent to which the wishes and desires Of
these French and English manufactur-
ers have been incorporated in this bill,
and at the suggestion or request Of their
representative, NJ. Leon ChOtteau, who
IS not their delegate only, and who does
not alone represent this French commit
tee, but IS also a member Of the free
trade Golden club Of London, represent
ing that organization as we'll, and who
Is III Washington with instructions as
to what the wishes and desires of these
foreign manufacturers are, and to have
the same incorporated in the bill which
is now being considered
On page % of that pamphlet is print
ed a Letter From Leon Chotteau to
Hon. William L. Wilson, Chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means,
House Of Representatives, - dated Paris,
Sept. 4, 1898.
In this letter the author recites the
interest these foreign manufacturers
have IL the proposed change in our tar
If policy and instructs Mr.. Wilson as
TO his duty III the premises. In it also
are many facts tending to show the in
furious influences Of the MCKINLEY bill
upon the export trade to the United
States Of the principal European coun-
tries. Says this Frenchman:
In 1880 Sz490O0,C00 worth of goods and $780,
OOO.OGO IN 1892 The result is a decrease of S5S-
Ooo,oU0, lost by the European exporters.
II the foreign exporter lost S58, OOO,-
600 on account Of the Mckinley bill, the
American producer must have gained
that sum III consequence of that meas
ure.
That sum shows the influence exerted
by the Mckinley bill on this side of the
Atlantic
This is undoubtedly true, but it shows
also the influence exerted by the Nc
Elnley bill Oh this side of the Atlantic.
which was to increase the consumption
CT American products to the amount of
SIS, 000 600;
o. these S58,OO0,OOO. SO were wrested from
England, ID from Germany. 90 from France.
from tho Netherlands, l from Switzerland and
i from Austria Hungary
He goes on to say:
Thus Belgium which gains S936,OOO in its
dealings with you in 1892 over 1880. is compelled
to buy from you for upward of S21 10000
As for France. she loses on both sides since
her sales are 100000 in decrease, While her
amount to S4S,0C0000 in excess
IF this Is SO, the gain to the United
States must have been on both sides,
and we can understand why France is
aiding the Democrats to secure this leg
1s-atlon, and to this letter we find on
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