The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-02

Washington. Aug. in a late number
OF the Congressional Record, containing
speeches on the tariff conference report
is a speech by NJ. N. Johnson, of North
Dakota, in which he makes compilation
Of the protests received by the state
from foreign countries against duties
imposed in the Dingley tariff bill, while
that measure was pending. Some of
these protests have been made public,
others have been referred to the COM
mittees of congress having the tariff bill
in charge, and little or no attention has
been paid to them.
Nearly all the communications revert
to the commerce between the several
countries and the United States. They
insist that the new tariff bill retards
commerce, and some of them intimate
that it will result in decreasing the de-
mand for American goods. They
make the reports for the ben
eft of the commerce between
the countries. Some suggestions
are made that the injury to be
done the United States on account of
the imposition of the proposed duties
viii be considerable.
from Baron Fava, the Italian ambas-
sador. The first protests against the
duty on italian oranges and lemons,
which, he says, would prove very dis
astrous TO the Italian trade in these
fruits. a second communication from
Baron Fava is against the proposed
duty on candied fruits. which the
manufacturers of Leghorn say would
destroy their market in the United
States.
In third communication Baron
Fava speaks of a letter of the secretary
oil agriculture, in which ne refers TO
ministerial decree OF Italy relating to
meats from the United States. This
decree required a consular wise for GER
tifcates of origin, issued by American
authorities and accompanying ship
ments of meat. Baron Fava informs
the state department that the question
has been submitted for examination to
the zootechnic and episootic board.
The ambassador adds: His majesty,
however, desires TO perform a friendly
act toward the United States by frankly !
forewarning ii that it 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 in retain
ing in the new customs tariff the ex-
OTDllanI
honor to call your excellency's attSntion
IN my preceding written and verbal
communication"
TURKEYS PROTEST.
The Turkish government protests
against the duty Of 81 per pound on
crude opium, and says that the tariff
cannot be for the purpose OF protect
leg q home industry. He thinks the
revenue Of the government would suf-
fer, but says that in case it did not,
the cost of the drug used for medicinal
purposes would be greatly increased to
consumers
DISASTROUS TO SWITZERLAND.
]. B. Pioda. minister of Switzerland,
says that the new tariff will be disas-
trous to three principal industries of
Switzerland, Swiss embroidery goods,
silks. watches and clocks He says
his government appeals to the senti-
ments of friendship and equity of its
sister republic. he submitted what the
Swiss government desired as follows:
That the boiling cloth remain on the c
free list and thar there be no increase
in the rates on silk goods, silk ribbons,
Swiss watches and watch
,
MACKEREL AND HERRING.
Sir Julian Pauncefote sent two brief {
one in December,
1896, informing Mr.. Olney that the fish t
Try board of Scotland protested against /
he high rate on cured herring and G
hat at the request of the Marquis of '
he represents to the United l.
states government that the high rates I
which the Dingley bill imposes on salt !
naekerel and other cured fish would t
ause grave injury to the fishermen on n
he west coast of Ireland. This note c
s dated June is, 1897. n
The protests Of the German ambas- p
ador and the Austrian minister a
gainst the countervailing duty on n
county export sugar have already been b
published. il
The consul general of Greece pro-
ests against the rate imposed upon
ANTE currants and raisins.
Fifty-three Irish members of the =
British parliament join in a letter to I
resident Mckinley, saying that the D
uty on cured mackerel and herring, W
aught on the west coast of Ireland, Z
i'll work a great hardship to the Irish VI
shermen, and praying the president II
} secure a modification of the rates el
the Dingley bill. II
The protest of Argentine against the in
uty on hides and wool, and of Japan II
gainst a number of duties has already II
cen published. China made a protest Ell
4 lines similar to those of Japan. hi
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