Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-07-29
The TREATY SIGNED
Reciprocity NegotlationsWith
France Successfully Clossd
OVER TWO YEARS OF DIPLOMACY.
TIE Preduets Of the Untsea sss'v-
NDi sow Eater France on tas
same Hast. -. Teo.c 81 Eng
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WASHINGTO\. July 2a--Thc long /
pending reciprocity treaty negotiations }
between the United States and France /
were brought e. = successful close az tho I
state department. late yesterday. when /
Embassador CamhOn IN behalf % France p
and Commissioners kasson in behalf ot /
the United States afixcd their sigma
lures 10 the reciprocity treaty. I, is ~
far the most Important treaty concluded
under the reciprocity provisions ~ tho
DiRgley Law AID the only onc affecting
the trade With n larrc commercial nation.
The concessions granted by France en-
hraced most of the articles in what Ia
known as the FreEch minimum tariff.
This comprise ga heads. the rates he-
ing or an average about n per cent bs-
low thosc In tho general tariff ~ France.
II vsss found necessary. however. ov no
20 protests srnm French agrarian inter-
csts. 60 except from this minimum fsf
about - srticles. chiefly agricultural
products. The Trcnrh ministry was
obliged 20 pay heed 90 this sentiment.
and in tnrn ". CamhOn made the cxrep-
tions condition 81 closing Tho TREATY u
was un this point that tho Negotiations
were in doubt Tor several days. nui II
Vas only by comprimisiuc on .hc extent
of the exceptions that IN agreement Vaa
made possible A. firsc presented the ev-
ceptions numbered n but some % these
were classes Including number 81 dis-
tincr items So that in all there we're a
large number OF exception. A. finally
determined unon, these exceptions were
narrowed down 10 -. and outside 81
them thc United States gets the benefit
OF all the reductions on the French mini
mum list
lseSi,lcs the reduction given - this
country the treaty IL important in con
tinulng a number Of minimum rarcs
which wGuld have been abolished if tho
.reaty hsd NOT been concluded The most
IN portaHt ~ these articles are petroleum
ans mineral oils. AT present these oils
enter vance 0n the minimum rate. but
had ths treaty failed rate would have
been inlposed making difference 81 du-
( ~ amounting 20 about 5000 OoO. The
salos IS true as 20 cotton. Nhich l. one OF
the chief articles ~ shipment from the
( United States 20 France and enters duty
4 FREE Had the treaty f,ihed heavy duty
w"o.a ar h..'n lnpcsed apon American
cvttoa. II -atue Ia trec % copper. rub
hs.r and many siasses 90 machinery.
frince serurcs Important concessions
l on over loo of the chief products sent by
France 20 this country The Dinriey
law allows not "a cAcccd ~ per cent re-
I duction As a basis % reciprocity. bur the
/ iuN -b per cent o. not allowed on Hil the
Articles covered by the treaty. ON soma
I OF them the reduction lS = per cent. on
others 10. on others = and up to - pei
cent
The treaty viii result in placing th,
products OF the United States on the
same basis in Franc" a5 products oi
Great Britain and Germany At present
these countries have the minimum French
rate. hllc the American goods. With few
exceptions. have hac 60 pay tho maxi
mum rate.
The negotiations lust ended were hc
qua nearly two years ago by VI. Patcno
tire. then AMBASSADOR from Frame Whcl
he was succeeded nv NJ Cambon. th
latter took up the negotiations. and 70
a tine there were prospects OF conciudinl
a treaty, hut delays occurred. ami In oE
der 20 close the matter the French au
thOrities senS from Paris NJ. Charpen
ticre. p trade expert. as special reciprOSi
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