The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
THE TARIFF WlR Is ON.
Situation Grows More
Grave.
Carlisle. Gresham, and 0Iney
Seriously Alarmed.
Another Ugly Phase Of7the At
fair Brought to Light.
Foreign Objections TO Quarar-
tine Inspection Recalled
to Mind.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The pre-
test Of Austria against the Ameri
can discriminating duty on sugar
filed with the State department
yesterday. supplernenting as
does similar action BY Germany
is giving the administration gray,
concern. An evidence Of this wa.
a conference to-day lasting abou
an hour between Secretaries Gresh
am and Carlisle and Attomey-Gen
eral Olney Secretary Gresham
is concerned in the subject from ;
diplomatic point of view; Secreta,
Try Carlisle is interested in the ef
feet Of possible retaliation upon
the revenues Of the government,
and upon Attorney General Olrey
deyolyes the duty of giving an
opinion as to the legality Of any
proposed move by this government
This protest of the Austrian min
lister undertakes to show in the
first place that the imposition of
the differential duty Of 40 of /
cent per pound on Austrian sugar
is IN violation Of Article 3 Of the
treaty Of 1899 between the United
States and Austria Hungary. Then
it is asserted that the exchange Of
notes preceding the reciprocity
agreement under the Mckinley
act established d new basis of com
merclal relations. and that Aus
tlla-Hun9aly conceded to the Unit
ed States the same reduction of d.
ties granted to other countries IN
der what is known as the most ia
vored nation clause. The Aus
TRAN minister alAo shows that tie
payment Of bouniy upon sugar
producedil Austria is not the act
OF the imperial government, but is
entirely a provincial affair, and 50
corresponds to the independent &C.
tlon of any of our States.
inasmuch as the bouty system
OF Austria differs from Germany
1T was contended that the same con.
stluctlon which put the dilIeren.
Aal tariff on German sugar did not
apply to Austrian sugar. But
men the question formally came
before Secretary Carlisle, upon an
inquiry from the collector Of GUS
oms at Baltimore, TIE secretary
'ilectually disposed of the conten.
zen IN these words, in a letter
lated August 81, las:
The department is IN receipt
u youl letter of the 18th inst. in
which you request to be informed
hst foreign countries grant direct
n indirect bountes on sugar. mi
eply | will have to state that Ger.
many and Austria-Iiungary Grant
" direct law bountics on SUGAR.
nd that under the operations OF
ne laws Of France, Belgium, Den
1arN and Netherlands, providing
or remission of internal revenue
lxes on hcets used in the produc-
Gu of exported SUGAR. indirect
mcy apparently be canned
y the exporters"
This letter not only disposed Of
'ermany and Austria. but also
cid subject to the additional tax
'gars coming from four other I1p.
'peaA countries. 1t may be more
IAN a coincidence that each Of
lese TOUR countries has begun the
'plication Of restriction on tie
= i'oi 'at'otl al American cattle or !
her food products. I
The whole situation is made !,
ore grave by the belief which i, h
hertalned by the administration
III 1t Is well nigh hopeless to M, n
al to congress for aid. II it +.
1ally held by the administration !
at the sugar duty is IL diScrq.j, +
n ing duty, then there probably /.
II oe an appeal to congress ,o &
pea 1t, but il it is held to he =
+ tax. and not in contrayentjon !.
the favored nation clause, H.. >
Sc probably will be one rconir. !;
:, simply executive action. .,
he figures collected by the :,
'r department bearing on the
']ect show that during the past 0;
;al year the imports vi beet root IL
ar into tho Itnite1 S+,to r.