The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-10
WORRY OVER SUGAR
lax on That Article Is Puzzlinc
the Administration.
Practical Exclusion Of American m..s
Products From tho contin.nt
must he Avoided.

Austria against the American, A,1,s,.rsy,,. &
mating duty on sugar, supplemen1t.,,
as IL does similar action by Germany.
Is giving the administration great con-
Germ. An evidence Of this was the CON
ference today lasting about an heur.
between Secretary Gresham, Secretary
carlisle and Attorney General Olney.
Secretary Gresham Is concerned on1.
the subject from diplomatic point OF
view, Secretary Carlisle is Interested In
an effort OF possible retaliation upon
the revenues OF the other governments.
and upon the attorney general devolves
the duty of giving the opinion of the
legality of the proposed movement Of
the government.
The Austrian minister Undertakes II /;
show in the first place that the lrnposi-
ton OF a differential duty OF 1-lo Of
cent per pound on Austrian sugar il In
violation of article of the treaty or
1892 between the United States and
Austria Hungary. 1t Is asserted that
the exchange of notes preceding the re-
ciprocity agreement under the Mckinley
act established a new basis of COM
mercial relations and that Austria Hun
| gary conceded to the United States the
same reduction of duties that 1t granted
| to other countries. under what is known
| as the most favored nation clause. The
| Austrian minister also shows that the
assessment Of bounty upon sugar pro-
| duced in Austria is not the act OF the
| imperial government, but an entiYelys
provincial affair and SO corresponds ~
| independent action Of INV Of o,,rs - ~! &
Inasmuch az the bounty nvrt61s n
| Austria differs from that OF Germ ~ Is
II was commended that the same con-
| struction which nut differentiaI In ~
on German sugar, did not apply to AUS
| TRAN sugar. But when this question
came formally before Carlisle upon an
inquiry from the collector of customs
at Baltimore the secretary disposed of
the contention in these words. In a letter
dated August 81 last:
1.-THE department is in receipt OF vour.
letter of the 18th inst, in which YOU re-
Guest to be informed that the foreign
countries grant a direct or indirect
bounty on sugar. In reply I have to
state that Germany and Austria Hmm
gary grant direct bounties on sugar.
and under the operations Of the laws OF
France. Belgium. Denmark and the
Netherlands. providing for the remis-
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ease VIII propipiS pc one requiriH9