New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-12

therein name the time when such direction against
the importation shall take effect, and after such
date the importation Of the articles named IN sucn
any time revoke modify. terminate or renew any
such direction as in his opinion the public interest
may require.
REDUCED DUTIES ON AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
With the exchange Of notes of August o. 1890
every cloud that had overshadowed the commercial
rela tons between the United States and German!
removed. Meat products which had been eX-
cuded from the German markets for more IMAM
eight years were again freely admitted, ana on
agreement became operative. many products OF We
farms and forests of the United states were aninI
ted at lower rates of duty than for many years
previously. The duty wheat and rye was r.
duced from . marks 10 $40 marks ior W. n m.,e
etc from 10 80 on barley from % to q on Ind
1 TO 90; on bark Of wood and tan bark from 80 to
nothing; on lumber and timber hewn hubs ieiiIffs
spokes, etc. from 40 to 3o on unplanea nodruS
sawed cantlewoods and other articles. heWed OF
sawed from to So on wood IN cut Veneer'ncs; u"
hops and hop meal from 20 to H. on butter ana
artificial butte from 70 to % 70 on ' on pori siaugh-
tered fresh and dressed meats GeXceP' r DaGUU;
of grain and pulse to Wit ground or she!led sra c
peeled harey groatS oo 30 to 10: on oxen
50 to %; hogs. from 10 .. ,..,,, tho r-nitcd
such we're the trade relations bet Yen tnr i rJu
states ana Germany when the Democratic Admilis-
ration and Congress came mo poWet i Nv" Soirsi
SV roduc, of the United States. but there was
discrimination favor of many suCn proaHcTH, ,, 10y
corn and through the efforts OF Minister mhc'tS
ana b spe German prejudice against American
ond cornmeal had been overcome In a great degree.
and the us had Of bf nf oSay and err
Outraged by the German Government; which had
T,her Rasd Admitted into the tinted States free Of
duty The American farmer obtained ADMISSION
for his products at low rates OF dlty INTO 4 large
been excluded. and he as well rs every other con-
sumner OF sugar in the United States. obtained
cheaper sugar.
A SUDDEN REVERSAL OF CONDITIONS.
Before the Democratic party had been in power
eighteen months these favorable conditions were
suddenly reversed. BY the tariff act which be-
came law on August 2S 1894 with the consent OF
President Cleveland. the reciprocity agreement
waf fnae nGntga without NOTICE TO offman
OF its benefits BY the same act discriminating
the sole benefit Of h Sugar T" Trust WS on bet sugar U
produced in and imported from Germany. This
the German Government. which foreshadowed re-
taliatory action against the United States. The
the German markets soon followed. In the annual
three months after he had allowed the Tariff bill
which contained this obnoxious provision to be
mended and vigorously urged the repeal OF he
differentia duty Of l-lo OF cent pound So
nGge9 that 1n he snPd dd he regard su'n
Whatever else Is done or omitted earnestly
another portion of this communication that tho
upon sugar imported from countries paving a
bounty its export. be abrogated. II seems 20
pC G 'G o the proar,y Of Rs
The House of Representatives responded 20 the
ton the Dcnocratc senate ignored both the ap-
peal and the recommenda,ion, ana the obnoxious
provision remains in force
THE WORK OF THE DEMOCRACY
Since the abrogation Of the reciprocity agreement
and the imposition of protective duties upon sugar
by the Tariff act Of August oS. 1894. there has been
heavy decline In the exports especially Of aGrl-
cultural products from tho United States to Ger
Of corn from the nef sta1es 10 Srmany during
the four months ended December 81 1898. under the
tariff OF 1879 and tn" reciprocity agreement amount
81 to A0365l2; during the corresponding months OF
showing decrease Of - per cent. The total Va ues
1893 and $25o24S in 1894 decreas" OF 90 per cent
cattis spranF up and s;eadIy increasei from month
10 month until 1t was suddenly destroyed by the
year prior to that edct. amounted 70 SsO7.7i2. and
FOR The month Of October 1891. ne total was SIS;
growing. In November the exports dropped 20 $i,
@ ana had actually desroyd
Of the export trade and had crippled and paralyzed
producers OF the United States were deeply inter
ested, and at the same time II had imposed heavy
Which, they are large consumers' End had exposed
them 70 the tender mercies Of the Sugar Trust
Russia is Of the chief competitors ot the
United States for the German markets. so far as
breadstuffs concerned BY virtue OF CONNER
cial treaty between Germany and Russia. which
went into force in March. 1884, the latter country
enjoys all the advantages = o
that the United States enjoyed until deprived ~
them by the action OF a Democratic Congress and
President. What has been the result 10 Russia ,
In report 20 tho State Department. which viii
soon be published. Commercial Agent Stern. OF
Bamberg. says
cS nGS , the ne so ,4a G2msrca tTs1y
grain have increased TO such extent that II ap-
pears advisable 70 call the attention u the American
trade TO this fact As Is demonstrated BY the fol
lowing statistics. tho expectation II Russian wheat
10 Germany during the first months the cur
rent year has Increased more than toufol and
pared with the previous year"
The report shows that the exports OF wheat in
creased from l5s-6 1Ss 7GJ tons: OF rye from
b9l0i tons 10 iON3 tons. or oats. from 75i2 tons
to 2i944 tons OF barley. from ~ tons 10 PIG fG0
tons. and of Indian from SECS tons 20 q s74
tons. These figures well arrest THE a,tau- !
ton Of the American trade" and Il nigh, no, h..
Improbable for Profess0r Wilson and HE late az
soCates to study them.