Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-20

section 691 OF the Dfngicy Biil-t n
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e37 Wearing apparel. articles or personal
odornment. toilet articles. and similar per
sonai effects OF persons arriving In the
United States; but this exception shall
only include such articles rs actually ac-
company and are Ia the use of. and as are
necessary and appropriate FOR the wear
and use of such persons. for the immediate
purposes OF the journey and present COM
tort and convenience. and shall not bc held
tto apply 10 merchandise or articles intend
= I'd for other persons or for sale: Provided.
That Ia case of residents OF the United
states returning from abroad. all wearing
APPAREL and other personal effects, taken
by them out OF the United States to for
eign countries. shall he admitted free OF
ruty. without regard 10 their value. upon
their identity being established. under ap-
Il propriate rules and regulations 20 be pre-
scribed by the secretary of the treasury
but no more than 500 in valge OF articles
purchased abroad by such residents OF the
United States shall be admitted free OF
duty upon their return.
The above paragraph is numbered 69I
In the free list of the Dingley tariff.
The free trade papers have. intention
4 ally or otherwise. endea, ored to create
The impression that all foreigners and
strangers who may temporarily visit
The United States are compelled to pay
duty upon all the clothing they bring
lgch is not the ease. The law places no
whit upon the value OF their personal
effects. At the same time however. il
Hwere evident that our visitors brought
asuperabundance OF clothing. and some
that was either too large or too small for
the passenger bringing il TO wear, it
would only be proper that he should be
assessed thereon. as he would manifest
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goods into this country for the benefit
nj friends or relatives. In the same way.
strangers jcwelry should be- tax
able. If il were found to be perfectly
new or suspicioGsly excessive i'm quail
ity. The Dingley bin. however does
not tax the personal effects OF any Wis
itor TO the United States who merely
brings with him the ordinary effects
To which his station i'm life would en-
title him.
The nest point To he discussed con
Germs the responsibilities OF our own
citizens. The free trade papers here
also endcavor to create wrong i'm
preston. They have stated time and
again that every American whether
:, male or female-who has been abroad.
must pay customs duties upou all his
personal effects that exceeds 500 in
value. This again is untrue. ANY Amer
lean citizen can bring back To this couu-
try whatever personal effects he took
from here. without regard to their
value, upon their identity being estab-
lishcd. II should certainly not he
difficult TO establish the identity OF
ones own goods. Nearly every mau's
hat coat. collar. cuffs. shirts. shoes.
socks and neckties bear the stamp of
the maker or the store from which they
are purchascd; hence, proof is easy that
they were taken out of this country
originally, and therefore are not Ii
able to the pay ment of duty upon their
return. This leaves only such articles
as Undertaking, suspenders, trousers
and handlerchiefs about which there
could be any difficulty. Now that the
occasion has arisen whereby the iden-
tity of goods may he found necessary
by any American citizen. we are quite
sure that our retail stores will see to
j; that all goods which they sell are
suitably marked. This should the more
readily be done. because il is the aim of
the Dingley law to increase the business
I&Jf American stores and to check the
vfree importation of foreign goods
Thus we come down 10 the facts that
American citizens who 90 abroad are
not compelled to pay duty upon their
personal effects which they take with
them from this country; nor are they
compelled TO even pay duty upon all
the foreign goods that they buy
abroad and bring back with them.
They are accorded the privilege OF inn
porting 500 worth of foreign goods
free of duty. This il privilege that is
not granted TO those Americans Who
stay at home. The wholesale importer
of foreign goods is compelled to pay
duty upon every dollars worth % his
goods. He has no hundred dollar limit
free from customs duties Vet the
American who travels has the adyan-
tage over the business man 20 that cN-
tent. Our retail Storekeepers are equal
~ handicapped. The American tray-
eler can buy 500 worth OF clothes or
jewelry abroad, and bring il here
without paying any duty. II is only
upon his purchases in excess OF 800
that an American is asked TO contrib
ute To the national revenue
II there is any fault with the per
sonal effects" clause OF the DuVlev
tariff il consists in the hundred dollar
limit. There should be no limit what
ever. All foreign goods purchased
Aabroad by our citizens should be sub
ject to duty just as fairly and rightully
as all foreign goods that are imported
for sale When the american tourist
does his shopping abroad he decrease
the sales OF the American importer and
the american retailer. he also de
creases the demand for American labor
that handles more goods in our stores
ard that makes up the foreign piece
goods There should not he dollar
limit even Let The american bring
hack what ne took with him. let him
also pay his just share Of customs du.
ties on all that he buys. just as every
other American citizen will do. who
stays at home. II his fancy leads him "a
purchase foreign rather than American
goods.
The whole truth Of the matter is that
our free trade papers are. as usual
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