The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
WATCHING THE TARIFF BILL.
Foreign Embassies and legations
Arc Scrutiniziug 1t Closely.
NO PROTESTS HAVE YET BEEN FILED.
Right OF the United stntcs IN Ctx
own TnrtT Generally Recognized.
Injury to Foreign Trade.

washington. April 1.-The foreign en-
basses aud legations In Washington are
watching the progress OF the ,arin bill with
care, as 1t materially affects commercial
nations. Reports are being forwarded to
the various foreign Offices and these in
turn are being made public abroad for the
information Of concerns shipping goods TO
the United States. Naturally the feeling
among the diplomats Is not favorable to
the measure. as 1t VIII restrict many of
the lines of foreign trade in this coun-
try. Among the representatives, of the
larger countries the expression isgencral
that there Will he n large decrease in I'm
ports and that this in turn will be fol-
lowed by an increase Of duties against Am
crlcan goods. The representatives of ma
tions which are most concerned with re-
ciprocity do not regard the reciprocity font-
ures OF the present bill with favor
Without exception. however, members of
the diplomatic corps are refrainiug from
oNerttng any influence towards keeping
down the duties. The principle is accept
CD on all hands that this government has
the right TO frame It's tarih as 1t secs ilt
and that 1t is purely domestic AFFAIR, with
whlch foreign ministers have no right to
concern themselves. Up TO the present
time no protests have been filed from any
source although it is said certain repre-
sensations from the Argentine government
are on the way to the minister here, Some
c( the ministers have talked unoirlcially
with Secretary sherman as to the general
character Of the bill, hut they have be
come satisfied that the executive branch of
the government had no desire TO exert in
lt4 a1tt
keeping down the tariff rates.
The British embassy strictly udhcres to
the rule that ii has no concern with the
matters OF internal LEGISLATION. A full re-
por, on the bill Is made to the Lotdon for
cisn office. and the government win take
steps to give the widest publicity to the
measure as II means of informing English
manufacturers OF the conditions with which
they must deal These steps. however, are
entirely for the purpose of informing the
home government and the people AL
though English trade is more affected by
the hill than that of any other country.
no representations or protests of any kind
have been made 10y the English government
Although Canada ia a British colony. 1t
makes It's own tariff laws which operate
AGAINST England as we'll as the United
States. The talk Of retaliation ON the part
of Canada is confined 10 dominion quar-
ters. and such retaliation. " adopted does
not require the ApprUNal OF the EONpru-
mout
Al tho German embassy no Instructions
have heen received from the home govern
ment relative TO the tariff Al the same
time ercnt stridoe mndo hy Germany MS an
industrial nation give specie, interest To
tho present legislation MS If will affect
many lines Of German goods coming To this
country II is considered likely that a
,rarfarn will g. suit which will
1,od II, an Increase. Of larin ratos in Ger
many As Austria Hungary is closely
allied Win Crrn,.uy in commerce os wcI
as foreign affairs il IN said that a tariff
increasc Inv GERMANY would he followed hv
AUSTRIA Hungary and otb,r ,.ntrnl Furou-
can nowors.
Tho Icrench officials here are awaiting
action on tina hill by tho senate. regard
inr tho nrrsent condition of Inc measure
as very imnerfret They take TN. same
view ma the British and German officials.
maj hero is mo- eromnd for protest as
,ho tarifi lie I, domcgifc nffpIr. II * felt |
mat The eneet of The hin viii be partic- |
ultrjv sever. ON Tho nuo wooden good, and |
silks coming from Frame.
spain's interest i'm the bin is due mainly !
Ia ihn tr,Jn hetvycan Gubn and ,h,, Iini,oa |