Arizona republican., 1897-12-10
COMMERCE COURTESY
Reciprocity Is Likely to Be Ob-
 StruCted in the Senate
FRENCH TRADE RELATIONS
Democratic Newspapers and
 Customs Revenues
With the Inefficient and Mongrel Wilson Bill Still In the Public Mind Criticisms by Tariff Re- formers are Inconsistent

Mind Criticisms by iarlff Re-
 formers are Inconsistent.
 Washington, Dec 9.-SOme diff culty in the senate with the reciproc- ity arrangements which are in pro- cess of negotiation ct the state de partment is feared by the admins tration President Mckinley is de- valoping into a good deal of an advo- cate of liberal trade relations and is cordially supporting ex-Minister John A. Kasson of Iowa, who is conducting the negotiations on behalf Of the United States Agreements relating purely to argols, brandies. cnam- pagnes, still wines, paintings and statuary may be made by the presi- dent without the, approval of congress. but those involving reduction of 20 per cent upon other classes of arti- cles require the approval of both houses in order to give them author ity.
 Several such agreements will be made and submitted to congress, but none will probably be ready for some weeks after the opening of the ses- sion. The work of perfecting such agreements is slow one and none of the representative of foreign pow CTS is willing to affix his final sigma ture until he has transmitted the text of the agreement to his home gov
 
 France were supposed at one time to be fairly well advanced M. Paten- otre. the French ambassador. was birding himself upon the completion of an agreement regarding the limited list of articles named above before he left Washington for his new post at Madrid.
 Careful Investigation by the United States experts leads to the belief that the privileges offered by France were not sufficient to justify concessions by this country. France has a max imum tariff. but the minimum tariff has already been granted to many of her important neighbors. Nothing more than this was offered to the United States. and it has been felt that We should secure important con- sessions regarding the live animals and canned meats before making a discrimination in favor of French wines and works of art. The regoti- ations have accordingly come to a partial halt, pending the arrival of the new French ambassador
 A similar delay has taken place in the case of Germany, where the new ambassador is awaiting specific in- structions from the foreign office a. Berlin. The negotiations are farth CT advanced with European countries in most casss than with the Soutf American and Central American re publics. Some of the latter are a lit tie dissatisfied with the Dingley law and are not ready to negotiate. but i is believed at the state departmen mood within a short time
 MT. Kassol is finding enough to dt in studying the facts regarding th, European countries which are read, to negotiate. without having a mum Der of independent proposition. thrust upon him. It requires consid erable research to ascertain the ex act situation in any given case. be cause it is necessary to know the en tire importation and consumption o an article from all countries as wei as the importation from the Unite States alone. These statistics ar not alll readily accessible, in spite C the great assistance given the sta. department by MT, Worthington ( Ford. the chief of the treasury bul eau of statistics. The mere statistic moreover. are not sufficient source of information. but knowledge
 required of the trade conditions whie make it likely or unlikely that tt United States can wrest the mark from their rivals with slight tari discriminations in theiT favor.
 The influence of the admin:stratiC will be thrown in favor of fiber concessions. where an adequate r turn is received. and this inhuen, will probably be sufficient to carr such concessions through the hcus in spite of the opposition of loc interests. It also hopes that the SC ate will indorse liberal agreeme which promise an opening for Amer can trade, but the absence of a I publican majority there is causil the administration policy.
 Frantic efforts are being made some democratic newspapers to CT ate a panic over the public revenu, It has been asserted with positiy