The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16

storekecpcrs of the French capital Will
reach the enormous sum OF 50,00O,0O
francs a year, solely through the
smaller purchases that will be made by
Americans when touring in Europe.
To an American paper il would at
once suggest itself that the annual loss
of 100000 francs worth OF retail bust
ness in only one European city must
be an excellent thing for the retail
stores of the United States. But there
are some American $50 called papers
that cater 10 foreign trade. One, no
toriously so-thc New York Herald. Mr..
James Gordon Bennett boasts of the
enormous amount of advertising pat
ronage that he has secured from Amer
lean stores and other sources, for the
New York Herald. As Mr.. Bennett is
50 literally patronized on this side Of
the Atlantic, it is just as well that his
patrons here should know how he mis-
represents our American affairs 20 his
patrons on the other side OF the Allan
tic through the Paris edition OF his pa
per, from a recent edition of which we
quote the following subhead and par
agraph:
banker Muicted To the Tune OF s17O
ON Apparel lie Had Taken
from America.
Mr. Morris X. Jessup. banker. was mulct-
ed 20 the tune Of $40 on personal wearing
apparel He aid not say much beyond as
sorting that he did not see the justice In
taxing him for stun ne took from this
country with him when he went abroad
seven weeks ago. Many English ward-
robes bought cheaply in London, were
brought up 70 American prices by the
duty.
This story OF Mr.. Jessup's being
"mulcted TO the tune Of Sl7O' ON wear
ing apparel that he took with him from
this country when he went abroad seven
weeks earlier is one OF those deliberate
falsehoods that the free traders have
been publishing for the sole purpose of
trying 10 make the Dingley law OBJ
noVious and Objectionable. Without
knowing it, their action has had quite
contrary effect. The interior press
Of the country is practically unanimous
as 10 the need for a personal effects"
clause. 1t pleases importers, manu-
facturcrs, wage-carners and our store
keepers. Naturally, therefore, il is
obnoxious TO the French elientage OF
Mr. James Gordon BENEFITS Paris cdi-
tion OF the New York Herald.
We have said that the only trouble
with the personal effects" clause of
the Dingley bill is that il did not go far
enough, and that it should include all
articles purchased abroad without any
limit But there IS another trouble.
he law, as il stands, is not rigidly
enough enforced. The customs house
examiners appear TO have become scared
az the bellowings of the free trade press
and are, so we are informed, passing the
baggage of passengers without thor
ough examination. We believe that they
are allowing many passengers to land
more than 500 worth of foreign
goods. \ passengers trunk cannot be
examined by merely opening and shut
ting the lid, nor by the passing ofaman's
hand up and down it's several corners.
Whether the collector of port or the
appraiser Of the port be responsible for
the proper examination of n passen-
gers effects we do not know, neither do
we care, but we do know that the Ding
ley tariff is a good one And we do care
as To It's administration. Let the law
lie enforced as the law directs,