The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
RECIPROCITY MOVE.
-, TAKEN By FRANCE w.
- DEB sEw rAHifF'
-. for Reduction Left by
- Law. but Large Margin
ptss U~eneh TarifT-secre-
b1sS WIN Negotiate with
go Ansasssa"r'

49, fs.-Secretzry
xlsss,s Acknowledge ti's oesl.s
sxla - Frgr,e g7yeFiii'lel l- :. -.
sEs's = - - pssenotre. Tor nes2A''s1..is :
<ssssaa0i .r-stv between tho Ai4i5.1
s<zsgsa, s-anee undsr the reeiafs-4ty
rs saa - tarfT Law. ard the Sec
- q q. .~ss1rance that he hopes 20
4 81 sfsss = s-.-orearf subject AZ aEa ear
e ~ - 49,. 80 =. the FIRST effort toward
~ y -,.< o. the reciprocity
b ss<sis. So, - Isw, and 10 some extent
{ ~ . =, 80 future action q the gov
g SCI. 80 ,vsatses to BE- negotiated.
- AZ tbs careful l'lsesl.s 49,. =
~ a the status Of TRACE between
- - - tie United states So 2 Pre-
- - .szotiatsons. This has devei-
sfn : re reciprocity clause VIII aot
~ sas1 - - France Of much redac-
- The data prepared II this
y 9 -. $500 sscv that imports from France
szzssels - 500 amounted 70 SsLAo.ea0.
y y 1880 that the duties under the
80 = lar an imports u this amount
- ~. ~ a. 81 OF s15 per cent u the
~ !. = - goods. II. however, the reci-
- : ,iauss Is granted % france. the
- = rrpneh Imports Is estimated at
~ or q per cent. Of the value OK the
rsus he reciprocity clause would
- ,ss french duties less than 1.V99.l 90
- - ssrifaate shows that the duties
- imports are 81. 1900 under the
- s.. ~ a. against 81 GOES that
.-...s have been under the wilson
= Increase Of 81, 30 in duties on
y -soss As against this - II
- RAJ on imports OF the United
- = France. amounting 70 so, 5000.
800 would be ti8e0e0D or I'D per
: ,ss value. From the standpoint
=. rrerch government. there II much
=. M reciprocity between the French
- stous z per cent. against Ameri-
-.ss and ihe American rate Of about
q mi against French goods.
4. s-s<ert; negotiations will be So
.sse arrangement effected IS AM
80 Whitelaw REID. March - 1872.
- sanslnues 10 give the minimum
., - .s.srasea al that time although the
80 states long since withdrew tie
s,,rysI reductions on sugar. molasses,
! =. III skins. When the arrangement
g <rsd France granted the minimum
/ :. = he following American goods:
- fruit. dried fruit. woods, wood
-, hi payenlenfs. slaves, hops. pre-
~ s<ars and apples. Petroleum also
..~vs a certain advantage IN reduced
! = tss Il Is under separate provisions.
- minimum rates are stiii I'm force,
.ssssrh the French government has felt
a. . rsssore the maximum rate since
: rss,sd States ceased 10 give recioro-
~ a sugar, m0lasses. hides and skins.
zzsasaaor Patsnotre's proposition
-r:snslates that the French minimum
- eAH be continued II the United
k.,~ rants reductions under the reclp-
.vs,s clause Of the new law. Otherwise.
n Fssnch government is likely 90 restore
= zzrssnum rates against meats. fruits.
~ fruits woods. wood blocks fer paw
i sissss. hops. prepared pears and ap-
u ard possibly petroleum. The French
s.agtises feel that they are entitled 20
y rscproeity reductions, which at most
Z 40, exceed 81. eel.0o0 as heretofore
fss. because of the lower percentage
sasy levied By France on American
fr.s, compared with the percentage -
~ hYiea hy the United States on
kzzk goods.