The herald., 1897-08-02
NATIONS
PROTEST
Against Unconscionable
Tariff Rate
INTIMATI0NS OF REPRISAL
TO THE DAMAGE OF FOREIGN
COMMERCE
If Italy Can't Sell Oranges She Won't
Buy Meat-0ur OK Is Gored
at Klondyke
TO THE DAMAGE OF FOREIGN
COMMERCE
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. LIN a late
number Of the Congressional Record,
containing speeches on the tariff ques-
ton, is speech by M. N. Johnson CT
North Dakota, in which he makes COM
pilation of the protests received by the
state department from the representa-
tives of foreign countries against duties
imposed in the Dingley tariff bill. 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 com
| merce between the several countries
and the United tSates They insist that
the new tariff bill retards commerce,
and some of them intimate that it will
result in decreasing the demand for
American goods, They take the re-
ports for the benefit of the conference
between the countries. Some sugges-
tions are made that the injury to be
done the United States on account Of
the imposition of the proposed duties
would be considerable.
There were three communications
from Baron Fava, the Italian ambas-
sador The first protests against the
duty on Italian oranges and lemons.
which, he said, would prove very disas-
trous to the Italian fruit in these trades.
A second Is against the proposed duty on
canned fruits, which the manufacturers
of Leghorn say would destroy their
market In the United States In a
third communication Baron Fava speaks
of letter of the secretary of agricul
ture, in which he refers to ministerial
decree of Italy relating to meats from
the United States This decree required
a consular wise for certificates of
origin, issued by American authorities
and accompanying shipments of meat.
Baron Fava informs the state depart
ment that the question has been submit
ted for examination to the zootechnic
and episootic board.
The amba assador adds: His majesty,
however, desires to perform a friendly
act toward the United States by frankly
forewarning it that it could in no case
contained in the aforesaid decree in ac-
cordance with the desire expressed by
the department of agriculture in the
United States should persist in retain
ing in the new customs tariff the exor-
bitant duties to which I have the honor
to call your excellency's attention IN
my preceding written and verbal COM
munications."
The Turkish government protests
against the duty of 81 per pound on
crude opium, and says the tariff cannot
be for the purpose of protecting home
industry. He thinks the revenue of the
government would suffer, but says that
in case it did not, the cost Of the drug
used for medicinal purposes would be
greatly increased to the consumers.
The minister Of Switzerland says that
the new tariff will be disastrous to three
principal industries or Switzerland
Swiss embroideries silks, watches and
clocks. He says his government appeals
to the sentiment of friendship and equity
Of it's sister republic. He submitted that
the Swiss government desired as fol-
lows:
"That boiling cloth remain on the free
list, and that there be no increases in
the rates on silk goods, silk ribbons,
embroideries, Swiss watches and watch
movements"
Sir Julian Pauncefote sent two very
brief communications; one in December,
1896, informing Mr.. Olney that the fish
cry board Of Scotland protested against
the high rate on cured herrings, and az
the request of the Marquis of Salisbury
he represents to the government of the
United States that the high rates the
Dingley bill imposes on salt mackerel
and other cured fish would cause grave
injury to the fishermen on the west coast
of Ireland. This note is dated June IS
1897.
The protests of the German ambas-
sador and the Austrian minister against
the countervalling duty on bounty ex-
port sugars have already been pub
llshed.
The consul-general Of Greece protests
against the rate imposed on Zante cur
rants and raisins.
Fifty-three Irish members of the Brit
sh parliament join in letter to Presi-
dent Mckinley showing that the duty
on cured mackerel and herring caught
on the west coast of Ireland will work
a great hardship to the Irish fishermen,
and praying the president to secure q
modification of the rates in the Dingley
bill
The protest Of Argentine against the
duty on hides and wool and of Japan
against number of duties has already
been published. China made a protest
on lines similar to that of Japan.
be utilized as a cold storage, he tried to
OUR OK CORD
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-Mer-
chants of this city who have prof1ted by
the Klondyke excitement are considering
seriously the advisability of communi-
eating with the treasury department
in Washington and asking retaliatory
measures against the new Canadian
tariff. 1t has been estimated by many of
them that nearly million dollars have
been expended within the last few weeks
in this city in the purchase of supplies
and outfits for the Alaskan mines.
Since the news was published that the