New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
DUTIES RA Used BY GERMAN
SHE SEEMS DETERMINED TO BAR OUT
AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
THE Duty on COTToNsEED OIL TO BE IN
CREASED go PER cENT-sEcRETARY GRESH-
ANS REPORT on THE ALLEGED
BEET SUGAR DISCRIMINATION

BEET SUGAR DISCRIMINATION
SENT TO CONGRESS
Washington. Dec 5-IndIcatons seem TO multi
Ms, ~ \ dctermi1ed purpose on the part OF Ger
MANY openly or by ndirection. TO interpose oo-
stacles In the way OF the importation OF American
products 80 long as the discriminating duty against
German beet sugar imposed by the new lariu Ia"
is maintained. First. on n pretext OF the "Ans
mission OF Texas fever Cproved to ne Hhposs'p'"'
tho Imnortntion OF live cattle from tho I'M ed
States into Germany was prohibited Next re-
etrlc,lons were placed on American canned goods
Then a commission was appointed 10 iAVesusf'e
whe,her American cotton coul1 not b. suppiricd
by other kinds for Germal manufactures No"
tie Department Of state has been informed
through its Consular representative ~ Barmcr 81
p-oposed change IN the German customs tarlh' by
which the duty on cottonsced OF VIII De H'cT-'S''
20 per cent present rates Auon2 the H'i'E
additions TO existing duties this seems 10 I've 'he
most important and Il Is said to meet the "iSA't
rot only OF the protec;ion!st OIL manufacturers OF
GERMANY but OF the Agrarians we'll. The pres
cnt duty on American cottonsec'Sol is four MARKS
,iD AMI II Is TO be raise1 TO ten marks II, now
ever tho imported cottonseel oil H. TO be used TOR
soap 1t may be dragged until unit for food "heA
II Is TO De admitted at the rate % - cents
The rspori OF the Secretary o. state. mentioned
I'm the Presidents message. upon the German pro-
test against the Discriminate duty OF one-tenih OF
A cent per pound sugar coming from countries
paying an export bounty thereon was transmitted
TO Congress to-day. After referring to the note OF
| the German Ambassador which was dated Au-
gust ~ last. whom the Tarn act went INTO eH"c'
Secretary Gresham saws.
The protest Is based the fact that such
n measure could not DO reconciled with the most
favored nation clause which governs the economic
relations OF the two countries. but mat II ~ raher
differentiation whereby ne expectation o, Ger,
ably treated than that or several otheI r'u,op.a'
/ countries In this relation the German Amnassh-
.t.r Nc nj q An
domestic arair % Germany. An intent no, -
fuhI us treaty stipuatons based upon The most
favored nation clause cannot therefore be inferred
from Tits by an, other country" He also de.
by the legislative bodies OF the United states
would render the effects OF the mo,i-fayored-na IA
ton clause iliusory. and that II would eAp9sc thc
contracting parties to the adoption OF arbitrary
duties winch 1t Is the object OF treaties contain
ing most !1vored-nAtion claus" 10 prevent
Hy the Tariff OF OCTOBER l. issl. an additional
duty OF on,-tenth Of a cent pound was imposeH
on sugars imported from countries that paid
greater bounty the expectation OF refined sugar
| than vas paid sugar. Against this ad-
/ d.tlonal DUTY IL does not appear that the German
/ Government protested. The reason. however. why
/ no such protest Was made may perhaps De as
covered by comparison OF NE proys.Vns " TN, ,iv
| was imposed only on sugars above NO IN Dutch
standard ana nd on me" on I'M me nGdon9 dny is
imposed on al sugars. whether above OF oeiow 'ha'
/ The value Of sugars imported INFO the United
| States from the German Empire mas been more
|
10000 $4,000 worth. or about one-seVenty-iith
wss above No. 10 Dutch standard The effect, there
fore Of the additional duty Of ore-tenth OF a cen,
under the Tariff act Of 1880 was comparatively IN
significant.
! The eject Of the additional duty on all sugars
under the OF 1894 s most important since. other
things being equal. the importer would not take
the more highly dutlablc German sugars III other
sugars not subject to the additional duty mad been
absorbed The additional duty under the act OF 1891
affects. therefore. the whole Of our large trade IN
German sugars ,
Secretary Gresham then proceeds to consider the
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with the two stipulatons OF the United states
Prussan treaty OF 1S2s placing the commercial In
tercourse of the United States and Prussia. not the
entire German Empire. the ost-favored-n lion
basis which gives TO either party the right. special
! ENGAGEMENTS or reciprocity being excepted. to take
the duties levied 10y the other articles, the prod
! uce or manufacture OF any other country, ana 10
! demand the same treatment FOR It's own products
| and manufactures.
at IL obviously" Secretary Gresham says, no
! answer 10 this to say that certain discriminating
duties .evcd by one party on the products or mann
features OF the other are not confined To the latter
! or to any country By name. but apply equally To all
| countries that may happen 10 fail In certain
category II there IL any other country. or II there
are other countries. which either by name or By
| general classification eXcmp, from the duty
lspecia engagements OF reciprocity being excepted
the requirements OF the treaty are not fulfilled. To
say that the discrimination Is not specifically and
explicitly National. or that II applies to more thar
one country. Is mere argumentative subterfuge
Inconsistent with the clear intention OF the treaty