The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-02

a late number of the Congressional Rec
ord, containing speeches on the tarin
conference report, is n speech by M, N
Johnson, OF North Dakota, in which he
makes a compilation OF the protests re-
celved by the state department from the
representatives of foreign governments
against certain duties imposed In tho
DInglcy tariff bill while that measure
was pending. Some of these protests
have been made public, others have been
referred to the committees of Congress
having the tarIff bill in charge, and little
or no attention has been paid to them
Nearly all OF these communications re-
vert to the commerce between the sew
eral countries and the United States,
They insist that the new tariff VIII re-
tard that commerce and some of them
intimate that IL will result In decreas'
ing the demand for American goods
Some OF the ministers dlsclaim any In
tentlon TO interfere In the internal af'
fairs OF the United States, but make
the representations for the benefit OF the
commerce between the countries. Some
suggestions are made that the injury
10 be done to the treasury OF the United
States on account OF the imposition OF
the proposed duties will be considerable
Minister Brun, OF Denmark, calls at
tention to the fact that the tariff on
American goods going direct into Den
mark is very favorable, and that his
government views with great deal OF
apprehension the pending tariff bill and
the rates especially. He says that the
admission OF Danish products on n IA
yorable tariff would only be a fair re-
turn for the rates granted American
products. The Danish products which
he said would be greatly affected by the
new bill were: Beer, cement, white
cabbages. hemp seed, porcelain, hides
and skins, wool. rags, pebbles, lines,
chalk, gloves, leather. condensed milk,
granite, monuments, dairy machinery
and doecker tents.
ItaIy's Protest.
There were three communications
from Baron Fava, the Italian ambasso.
dor. The first protests against the duty
on Italian oranges and lemons. which he
says would prove very disastrous to the
Italian trade in these fruits. A second
communication from Baron Fava l1
against the 60 per cent duty on candled
fruits. which the manufacturers of Leg
horn say would destroy their market In
the United States. In the third commu-
nlcatlon Baron Fava speaks of a letter
OF the secretary OF agriculture In which
he refers 10 ministerial decree of Italy
relating to meats from the United
States This decree required consular
vlso for certificates Of origin, Issued by
American authorities and accompany
ing shipments OF meat. Baron Fava
informs the state department that the
question has been submitted for exam
inatlon to the zootechnic and epizootIc
board The ambassador adds:
"Hls mnJesty's government, however
desires to perform friendly oct toward
that OF the United States by frankly
forewnrning II that II could in no case
be induced TO modify the provisions con-
tained in the aforesaid decree In accord.
ance with the desire expressed by the
department OF agriculture, II tho United
states should persist In retaining In the
new customs tarlff the oxorbitant du'
Ties TO which have had the honor 10
call your exccllency'B attention In my
preceding written and verbal cOmmuni'
cation. The same warning has been
communicated with the same nmlcable
Intent by my government TO the repre-
sentatlves OF the United States at
Rome"
Count Llchtervelde, minister of Bel
gium, sent three communications con-
cernlng the tarlff. one referred to tho
retroactive clause adopted by the house
nnd pointed out that II works great
hardship upon those who are shipping
articles which could not be safely trans.
ported in the winter, such as pnnts and
bulbs. The other Communications refer
10 tho rntog on cement and spral9 and
enrdlnes. He says that the discontinue
! ancc OF expectation OF Belgium cement
would result dlsustrously to grain eN-
ported from tho United States on nc.
count OF the higher rates that would
be charged because vessels would have
| to sail one way In ballast
The Turkish government protests
ngnlnst the duty of 81 per pound on
crude opium, and says that the tnriff
cannot be for the purpose OF protecting
n homo induatry or Becnrc Increased
revenue. He thinks the revenue OF tho
| government would suffcr, but sayR that
| In case II did not, the cost OF the Irng
ugcd for medicinal purposes would be
| tiIullN lUNItUHDh " 'h' N''''"''N'"'
s,yItIcriand's Modest Demands.
j. II, Plodn, minister Of Switzerland,
says that the new turIrf will be dsns.
trous to thrcc principal industries OF
Switzerland, Swiss embroidered goods
silks, watches and clocks. lie Hayo his
government "nppcals to the sentiments
of friendship and equity of lts slRlor tc-
public" He Hubmittcd what the SWISS
| government desired aH follows. "Thnt
boiling cloth remain on the FREQ list
ana that there be no Increase In the
rites ON Rlllt piece goods, SIX ribbons,
| pmbraldeFles, swIBR watches aud watch
movements aud tar colOrs"
Sir Julian pnunccfptc sent two very
brief communications one In December
1896. Informing Mr. Olnoy that the llHh.
| cry bnnrd OF Scotland protested against
| the high rate ON cured hcrrlngH, and
| that at the request nf The Marquis "
Salisbury hc represented IN the United
| gtntpn government that the high rates
| which tho plngluy bill Imposes ON salt
! mpClItrcl ana other cured i8h would
CAUSE grave Injury to the nrhcrmon on
the west conFl NJ ireland, This n0to u
! dated June 49, 1897,
| The prOicHtH OF the German nmhasgn'
| dor and the Austrian minister ngolHst
the cuuntcrvnlllng duty on bounty OK.
port sugar have already been pub
| linhpd
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