Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-05

FOREIGN Countries 60 shut Out
American Products.

I'd. American frOuhTth'
|eots Report
wa shington. July 4.-The president
|<1I' to the rerate today q communities
IIn1rfrom Secretary Gresham. replying
Ia Hrnatur Hears resolution OF June
|1.,+llllng Tor information as TO possi-
t{o fctallation by foreign governments
III ccount OF the proposed duty on
|nenr and especially MS 10 the eN-
tilsipn OF American agricultural pro
Eucif from Gerntny and Guatemala,
| no feduestiug the PRECEDENT TO furnish
|1x informatian received by the state
&rfuttment regarding the measure
[<ndlns In the cortes OF Spain retaliat-
nix aipnn the United states for the
kr01,csed nhrugation Of the reciprocity
{l4use OF the Mckinley act.
| Sccr, tary Gresharts letter declares
had |no representations, written or
|ra{t have been made to the depart
Ieut OF state by or ON behalf VI any
I.rc{tn government. and in particular
\. 0ermany or Guatemala. touching
nv Proposed action looking to the eN-
I1lltitn of agricultural products OF the
BnUsd States by way of etallaii9n for
he Proposed lmposltion by the United
Hate OF duty upon sugar
A lespntch nom the United Suites
If1hassy at Berlin, dated June =. he
|sys. transmits an apparently auihori-
hfive denial by a seIai-offictul German
I<U8pnper OF the truth Df IN item
yrInfed In the newspapers - the effect
Inat.the German government had pro-
Ietttl against the sugar schedule then
{cfofs tire senate, and had given al
1ttmation that II Il duty against
1unty paying countries vas Imposed
Ietnany would retallate against
&,utIicsn products.
Ifin personal conference, on May H.
gflin1af1 fttlpfafass Mt nj a
Iepresented to Secretary Gresham that
5Iider the reciprocity arrlngement-by
|im CALLED treaty--of December 30.
I5pl, between the United States and
luntemala. large sums have been in
Iesttd By his countrymen In machinery
|pr The production OF sugar. with a
Tow to enjoying the benefits of the
k1i.erican markets; that this large out
~ Mould not have been Incurred had
bcen supposed that the government
4 INC United States contemplated this
I1rlH abandonment of the reciprocity
|rra1gement and the imposition OF a
Iax npon the Guatemalan sugar; that
HE nblllty OF Guatemala to produce
Iukar had already been demonstra ted;
HAT the bill before congress involved
discrimlnation against Guatemala in
|hut u provided for the free admission
4 Hawaiian sugar, produced by collie
n contract labor. and that financial
|uin would befall the Guatemalan
|uSaf producers should the bill become
|c made dutlable.
70 this Secretary Gresham replied
|hnt the reciprocity arrangement was
lot 9 treaty; that 1t in no wise re-
Itricted the right of power Of either
tovefnment to modify its tariff laws:
Ihetf the understanding was entered
hfeF TO remain In force so long as IL
pail not be modified or revoked by
PIE legislation Of either government,
r by the mutual agreement OF the ex-
|ouuve powers OF the two countries"
the Spanish minister, on May a. re-
I9rfing to the probable necessity of
Easing larger revenues In Cuba and
Porto Rico by levying increased Gus
pms duties on penlnsular and foreign
Irodncts. inquired of Secretary Gresh-
TN whether. in the event OF Increase,
|1r government OF the United States
|'oud levy duties upon the produce
Ions OF those islands, now free under
1c reciprocity arrangement
|f0r Muruaga's inquiry was answered
II RIG effect that MILE lnorenae In the
1N;es Imposed In Cuba and Porto
4tp upon Span'sh productions i'm
4rted from the peninsula would not
| 5'Pct he privilege granted to Spain by
! M NAlAt@hs % HftlltIls dllA l1l-
foone OF dutisr upon the productions
ilthe United States exported to those
la1as which now enjoyed favor under
| 1ci reciprocity agreement would raise
| le Question whether the mcrsure OF
|<(lprocity remaining after such In
|7tase would Justify further non-exer-
| ,e2 of the power conferred upon thu
I}esidency by the third section OF the
FIT % October /, 1880.
f-It Tos arpLrt Mt, therefore. said Sec
IftHfr Gresham that the Spanish min
Itcfs inquiry covered no iLtimation If
ftto.iatiJn 10y Spain for the imposition
Z Quties on sugar or any other OF the
rodrcts now free under said third
sction, ana II, virtue Of the existing
kctprccity agreement. but rather sus-
Itsted an aprehenslon lest the United
{tctes should retuiipte were Snuin TO
Tx american pro1ucts Hov' free or
sVored by reduced rates IN cuba and
orto Rico.
Mr.. Gresham adds that P hill was in
|.odpced In the Spanish cortes on 5une
provldlng for Il trnnsitory duty OF q
| .cr cent upon all American products
low free In the Antilles under schedule
| OF the reciprocity arrangement, and
br lncreasing by q per cent the duties
In articles now enjoying reduced rates
ndcr schedule II, such change 10 tnko
| 'fect July 20. The department is not
dvised that this measure has become