The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1895-01-12
EMBITTERED BY SUGAR.
TROUBLESOME FOREIGN RELA-
TONS.
Cabinet Of1cers Exercised Over tho Pros
Pect of Serious Complications With
European Powers Which Arc Affected
by tho Sugar Schedule.


Pect of Serious Complications With
European Powers which Arc Affected
by the Sugar Schedule.
Washington, D. O., Jan. 6.-The pro-
test of Austria against the American
discriminating duty on sugar supple
menting as 1t does similar action by
Germany is giving the administration
grave concern. An evidence of this
was conference yesterday lasting
about an hour between Secretary
Gresham, Secretary Carlisle and Attor-
ney General Olney.
Secretary Gresham is concerned in
the subject from a diplomatic point of
view, Secretary Carlisle is Interested
in the possible effect upon the revenues
of the government and upon Attorney
General Olney devolves the legality of
any proposed movement of the govern
ment.
The Austrian minister undertakes to
show in the first place that the imposi-
ton of a differential duty of 40 of l
per cent. per pound on Austrian sugar
is in violation of article of the treaty
of 1923 between the United States and
Austria-Hungary. There it is assert
ed that the exchange of notes pre-
ceding the reciprocity agreement I'M
der the Mckinley act established new
basis of commercial relations and that
Austria-Hungary conceded to the Unit
ed States the same reduction of duties
that is granted to other countries under
what is known as the most favored ma
ton clause.
The Austrian minister also shows
that the assessment of bounty on sugar
produced in Austria is not the act of
the imperial government but is entirely
n provincial affair and so corresponds
to the independent action of any of our
states.
Inasmuch as the bounty system of
Austria differs from Germany 1t was
contended that the same construction
which put the differential tariff on
German sugar did not apply TO Aus
TRAN sugar. But when this question
came formally before Secretary Carlisle
upon an inquiry from the collectors of
customs Mt Baltimore the secretary dis
posed of the contention of these words
in letter dated Aug. 81 last: ''The de-
partment is In receipt of your letter of
the 18th inst. in which your request to
be informed what foreign countries
grant direct or indirect bounty on SUI
gar. In reply have to state that Ger
many and Austria-Hungary grant by
law direct bountieS on sugar and that
under the operations of the laws OF
France. Belgium, Denmark and Meth
erland, providing for remission of the
Internal revenue taxes on beetS used
in the production of exported sugar,
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