The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-25
TREATY COMPLEnED
France and the United States
Sign a New TIA if Agree

Washington. July A-Tht long pending
reciprocity negotiations between the
United States snd France were brought
TO successful close at the state depart
ment late this afternoon when Ambas-
sadore Cambon, in behalf OF France and
Commissioner Kasson. In behalf Of the
United States affixed their signatures TO
the reciprocity treaty. II Is bv far the
most important teraty concluded under
the reciprocity provisions of the Dinslev
law and the only one offectinp tho traaa
with large commercial nation Tho ne
EQUATIONS we're marked by rather sharn
ana long continued discussions which CON
'iiueu up 10 the time the signatures vvere
piaced on the document In the end
spirit of compromise prevailed and each
slae yielded something. As a whole botb
sides express satisfaction with the eener.
al result secured, for while the compro.
mise neoessitated some minor sacrifices
the general effect of the treaty win en-
courage commerce between tn two conn
tries
The concessions granted by France en-
GRACE most OF the articles in what is
known as the French minimum tariy
mis- compromises e44 heads tht rates
oelng on an average about 20 per cent
Dei0" INose IN the general tarin OF
fronce. It was foun1 necessary. how
ever owing TO protests from French AZ.
rarian Interests to except from tbis mir
imum list about a articles. chiefly evr,-
cultural products The French MINISTRY
was obliged 10 pay heed TO this sentiment
ana In turn NJ. CambOn made the evcen-
lions a condition Of closing the front,
II was on this point the negotiations uy.re
IN doubt for several days and n vae ,rtv
by compromising on the extent OF tho ev-
'eptlohs that an agreement was made
possible. As first presented the excen-
u"ns numbered 70 but some OF these yvere
classes including n number OF distinct
items. As hnaily determined upon. these
exceptions were narrowed down to twen-
ty-four, and outside OF them. the United
states gets the benefit Of all the reduc-
lions on French minimum lists
SOME OF THE ARTICLES
Besides the reductions given 10 tb,s
country. the treaty Is important in com
unuing number OF minimum rates
which would have been abolished bad no,
the treaty been concluded. The most I'm.
pO.'"ht OF these articles are petroleum
ana mineral oils At present these oils
enter france on the minimum rate but
i'"u touays treaty failed. a rate would
nave oeen Imposed making a difference
OF duty amounting TO about IS. 900 900 The
same is true as 10 cotton. which is
one OF the chief articles Of shipment from
the United States to France and enters
DUTY free. Had the treaty failed. q heavy
duty would have been imposed upon Anne.
rican cotton. The same IS true OF copner
rubber and many classes Of machin wv
France secures important concessions an
over 100 Of the chief products sent bv
France to this country The Dinglev law
allows not to exceed 20 per cent reduo-
ton as a basis Of reciprocity but the fun
20 per cent is not owed on ali the articles
covered by the treaty. On some Of them.
the reduction is five per cent on others 10
pc cent others 10 per cent and up to 20
per cent. The list would have been larger
ana the percentage Of reduction greater
In some cases, had II not been for the re-
luctance Of Commissioner Kasson TO per
nit exceptions from the French minimum
list. This was the main cause leading
10 the omission OF champagne from the
list OF important French products icluded
in the treaty While quite desirous Of
securing a reduction Of duty on this class
Of wines, the French authorities were not
ready 10 grant the large number Of re-
ductions asked as an onset OF the propos-
ed reduction on this particular article
AS result, the regular rates will be main
tained on sparkling wines coming to this
country
The treaty will result In placing the
products OF the United States on the sam
baisis In France as products OF Great
Britain ana Germanw. At present these
countries have the minimum French rate,
which the American goods with few ex-
ceptions have had TO pay the maximum
rate
The negotiations ended today were be-
gun nearly two years ago by NJ Paten-
otre. then Ambassador from France
When he was succeeded by NJ Cambon,
the latter took up the negotiation aad for
time there was prospect of conclud-
ing a treaty. but delays occurred and in
order 10 close the matter the French au-
thorities sent from Paris M Chapentire
a trade expert as special reciprocity de.
legate
Ambassador Cambon win leave for Paris
in about a week carrying with him the
French draft OF the treaty
The French treaty is the last Of the in
struments OF this kind and the treaty
work under the Dingley act is now
brought 10 close six treaties have
been made, all save that with France, re-
lating 10 British West India Islands