Evening journal., 1897-08-02
TARIFF PROTESTS.
Some Of Those Received From
Foreign Representatives
SAY IT WILL RETARD COMMERCE.
Some of the Ministers Disclaim Any In
tention to Interfere, but Speak For
the Benefit Of International
Trading-Vie1ys of Others.

Der of The Congressional Record con-
tanning speeches on the tariff confer /
ence report is a speech by Nj. n. John
ston OF North Dakota. in which he /
makes a compilation of the protests re-
ceived by the state department from |
the representatives of foreign govern !
ments against certain duties imposed in
the Dingley tariff bill while that meas
ure was pending. Some of these pro-
tests 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
revert to the commerce between the
several countries and the United states.
They insist that the new tariff will re-
tard that commerce. and some Of them
intimate that il will result In decreasing
the demand for American goods. Some
of the ministers dsclaim any Intention
to interfere in the internal affairs Of the
United States, but make the represen-
tations for the benefit OF the commerce
between the countries Some sugges
tions are made that the injury TO be
done the treasury of the United States
on account OF the imposition of the
proposed duties viii be considerable.
Minister Brun of Denmark calls at
tention to the fact that the tariff on
American goods going into Denmark Is
very favorable and that his government
views with a great deal of apprehension
the pending tariff bill and the rates
especially. He says that the admission
of Danish products on a favorable tariff
would only be a fair return for the
rates granted American products The
Danish products which he said would
be greatly affected by the new bills
We're beer cement, white cabbage.
hemp seed, porcelain. hides and skins
wool, rags. pebbles lime chalk. gloves,
leather condensed milk, granite, monu-
ments, dairy machinery and decker
tents.
Three Communications From Italy.
There We're three communications
from Baron Fava. The Italian embassa-
dor. The first protests against the duty
on Italian oranges and lemons. which, he
saws, would prove very disastrous TO
the italian trade in these fruits. A Sec
ond communication from Baron Fava
is against the 60 per cent duty on can
/ died fruits. which the manufac turers Of
/ Leghorn say would destroy their mar
ket in the United States. In a third
communication Baron Fava speaks Of
a letter of the secretary Of agriculture
in which he refers TO a ministerial de-
cree of Italy relating to meats from the
| United States This decree requires a
consular wise for certificates Of origin
issued by American authorities and ac-
companying shipments of meats. Baron
Fava informs the state department that
the question has been submitted for e1-
animation to the zOotechnic and cpl
zootlc board. The ambassador adds:
His majesty's government, however,
desires to perform a friendly act to-
ward the United States by frankly
forewarning II that IL could in no case
be induced to modify the provisions
contained in the aforesaid decree, In ac-
cordance with the desire expressed by
the department of agriculture, If the
United States should persist la retain
ing IN the new customs tariff the eN-
orbitant duties to which 1 have had the
honor to call your excellency's attention
in my preceding written and verbal
communications The same warning has
been communicated, with the same
amicable intent, by my government To
the representative Of the United States
at Rome"
Count Lichtervelde, minister of Bel
guim, sent three communications con-
cerning the tariff. One referred 10 tho
retroactive clause adopted by the house
and pointed out that il worked great
hardship upon those who were shippinl
articles which could not be safely trans
ported in the winter. such as plants and
bulbs. The other communications refei
to the rates on cement sprats and sar
dimes. He says that the discontinuanc'
Of expectation of Belgium cement woul'
result disastrously to grain exported
from the United states, on account o
the higher rates that would be charged
{ because vessels would have to sail on
way in ballast.
The Sultan Has "A Say.
The Turkish government protest
against the duty of 81 per pound ol
crude opium and says that the tarii
cannot be for the purpose Of protectin
a home industry or secure increases
revenue. He thinks the revenue of tn
government would suffer, but says tina
in case it did not the cost OF the dru
used for medicinal purposes would b
: greatly Increased To the consumers.
j. b. Pioda minister Of Switzer
I land. says that the new tariff will b
disastrous TO three principal industrie
of Switzerland-Swiss embroidere
goods silks, watches and clocks.
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