The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-08

Washington. Feb. 1.-The president. to-
day, transmitted to the Senate repo1I
from the secretary of state in response
to Senator Aldrich's resolution of Janu-
airy 10, giving the correspondence with
Germany, Austria and other European
countries concerning the effect of the
present tariff law on the commerce OF
the United States with those countries
with especial reference to the duty on
sugar
The correspondence bearing upon the
subject was forwarded with the secre-
tary's statement.
The correspondence between Secretary
Gresham and Sir Julian PauncefOte.
British ambassador. shows that the first
inquiry was made as to the effect of the
sugar sections upon the agreements with
the West Indies under the Mckinley act
on August q, ana that Mr.. Gresham re-
piled on the 18th that the action would
have the effect of canCellinS agreements.
The correspondence also contains the
correspondence between the secretary OF
state and all other countries concerning
the cancellation of the reciprocity agree
ments, including Nicaragua, Guatemala,
Austria-Hungary, etc.
The full text of the protest Of 1e
Austria-Hungary minister on JanuaT b
is contained in the list. He calls qttal-
ton to the fact that the imposition or
cent on sugar imported from countries
paying q bounty is entirely at variance
with the treaty concluded in 1872 between
his country and this providing against
discriminating duties, and says the re
suit OF the continuance Of this policy
would be that his government would be
obliged to act independently. In his re-
ply, Mr.. Gresham asks a poStponemenI
of the conference until after the disposal
Of the bill in Congress to repeal the dis
eliminating law.
Mr.. Gresham, under date of January 80,
also makes the suggestion TO Count De
ReVentlOW, Danish minister, that the
controversy between Denmark and the
United States over the disadvantages
sugar duty should be postponed in view
of the tendency Of the bill repeating the
duty in Congress. This was in reply 10
q long letter from the count, Of January
10, in which he sought to show that no
direct bounty is paid on sugars exported
from Denmark; that an indirect bounty
is allowed only in the way OF rerund
on a certain class OF reuled sugars WEI !
manufactured in Denmark and exported
abroad and that no bounty direct or IN
direct, is paid on sugars produced ana
exported from the Danish West INDIES.
He says the king of Denmark is very
anxious that his country should be StrlcK-
en- from the list of hounty-payinS coun-
tries, but asks, if this cannot be done;
the Danish West Indies may De placed
outside the provisions of the, additional
duty. The full correspondence with
Spain concerning the dealings or the
DQlLeQ states VIII CuDd II given ~ u
the 18th inst the date of a dispatch from
Mr. Taylor stating the queen has r.
proved the bill putting into effect y lc
modus viVendi and that Cuba will be IN
mediately notified. Nearly all this dor
reSpOndence has already been published
While acquiescing in behalf of his gS1Y
eminent in the cessiOn Of reCtE~ "a
agreement between the United StsAe.
and his country, Senior Gil, charge dat
fairies of the Dominican republic. says:
1.-The existence of the treaty has had {
great influence in the development o.
: commercial relations of the two COun
tries, so it is legitimate to hope the mu
tual benefit following from its practica
operation viii not be diminished other
wise than by the natural consequence
Of it's revocation"
There is also a complete transcript o
, the correspondence between the secretary
= Of state and Minister ZeballOS. Of tn
Argentine republic, beginning June 80
1894 in which the latter expresses tht
qualification of his country over the &C
Z ton of the ways and means committee
in recommending the removal of the Am
. erican duty on Argentine woods. anC
I states that in appreciation OF this act
2 his government has included crude petrO
I leum among the articles TO be admitted
j free in that country. Replying to this
. Assistant Secretary Uni says it is ex
e pected the Argentine congress will ais
: exempt lumber, lubricating and fuel oil
e and refined petroleum from the Unitet
States from the imposition of duties.