The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
whe.h.r speA ImportasLos .hsn y. q PrItI.A

whether such importation shall DO In Britfsh
Mr.. Smith says that the explanation of how
Imports OF British vessels from other than. the
European ports Of Great Britain nh haze z. so so iSpp e
section 1902 81 the ]" Revised Statutes, which is
Great Britain by which vessels from ports OF
other than European British territories arc OK
S%gs lE Sss b sss q resGissed ~ acts Su " cS Sns saas
and Mr.. Smith quotes a circular letter OF Score,
t tar; e i ,sG aT,r r a %SIcyS W. y; j NJ; MsrSd aba of astSa
OF customs that from Jan. /, 1850, British yes.
sels will under our existing laws) be allowed
manufacture, or production OF any part Of tho
world" on the same terms as the vessels of tho
1hansa, i, St ;hs h;ri n cG may1seaiao laws Sr m essts an
that time. Mr.. Smith concludes:
"If l am correct in my premises and conclu-
tween the United States and Great BTitSin in
which provision Is made for the exemption OF
our discriminating duty. it will DO necessary to
collect the 10 per cent. ad .valorem d~tscriminnt-
Ing duty from all lmIor!s ~ BrIt. s rs ships enter,
ports. There is tho probability, then, II I am
correct-as l hope 1 may bc-of our being able to
tho force Of which It is capable"
various steamship limos which would be Affected
by the new duty revealed the fact that to most
of the men PrI intSres,eG doth thu, g, was ,Som q wh,SSll oily p new
noticed the part OF tho section referred to, had
given II any serious consideration. As u rule
nation, and therefore they could not DO touched
by discriminating duties. When tho matter
said that the subject needed thought before they
ventured my serious opinion, and. they added,
- there will be time enough TO think when the
Treasury Department has pnesed on it."
Edward n. Norton of the Norton line, which
trades with South America and South Africa,
had heard nothing OF the subject.
80 far as tho South American trade Ia con-
cernedIthet is. the Brazil and River Platte
see Is the raising oRif se o. freight q su iust 10 Hp per ! cent" can
RI X, Gemnel. general manager OF the Atlas
line, whose steamers ply between this port and
favored nation" clause to help out the British
II have heard nothing OF this whatever" he
said, but its effects would be most serious. Is 1t
not very unfair that imports fromJ amaioa should
p Do 5Hs should la Pof '' The "na iimpSr,s Of ff tSe r LiSe to
All countries outside OF the British possessions
IN nf,. nng ElanSa makes 5;s. the er case e :, stu worse. The
TREASURY DEPARTMENTS OPINION.
WARRINGTON. Aug. lit was explained at
the Treasury Department to-day that the
Sissd5i%G mnal1s duty ,rsct, could qnio mot not 1 30 lsyi si.t on
In British vessels from countries not British.
A special exemption is made in the Tariff
Great Britain gives British vessels the right to
bring goods from non-British countries to this
tries not having such treaty privileges from
other foreign ports are apparently. prohibited.
| under penalty of forfeiture, except in certain
cases. from landing dutiable articles in America.
The provision of the new Tariff law applicable ID
found In section %, which reads as follows:
That no goods. wares or merchandise, unless in casea
provided for by treaty, shall be imported into the
United States from any foreign port or place, excep,
4 in vessels of the United States, or in such foreign yes
sells Is truly and wholly belong to citizens and sub
Jects of that country of which the goods are ths
growth, production. or manufacture, or from which
| such goods, wares, or merchandise can only be. OF
most usually are. nrst shipped for transportation
All goods. wares. or merchandise imported contrary
to this section, and tho vessel wherein the same shall
be imported. together with her cargo. tackle. apparel
and furniture. shall be forfeited to the United States
eel. and cargo shall DO liable to be seized. prosecuted
and condemned in like manner, and under the eamt
regulations, restrictions. and provisions Is have beer
heretoforo established for tho recovery. collection
distribution. and remission Of forfeitures to the
United States by the several revenue laws.
Section "a qualities this provision in large
measure. It reads as follows:
That the preceding section shall not apply TO vessel
or goods, wares. or merchandise imported In voasel
Of o foreign nation which does not maintain a simila
regulation against vessels Of tho United states-
This plainly means that the United Statei
Government proposes to retaliate against any
foreign country which will not allow good
brought In an American vessel from o non
American port to be landed In that country.