New-York tribune., 1901-03-07
THE RUSSIAN SUGAR DISPUTE
SECRETARY GAGE TELLS MANUFACT-
URERS HE CANNOT REPEAL, -.
HIS ORDER.

Washington March s-The delegation Of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association which called on
Secretary Gage yesterday TO protest against MS
action IN declaring a countervailing duty against
Russian beet sugar has received the reply Of the
Secretary 10 their criticism The protest was pre-
sented by Martin 3. Madden. who said his asso-
caton represented a constituency Of three hun
dred thousand employers and workers - Illinois,
whose combined production amounted 70 S2,0nOoo,-
co annually. He said that not only these people,
but all the manufacturers and wage earners OF the
United States would be injured II realiatory meas
ures are 10 be enforced against American manu-
factured products because of the recent decision
OF the Treasury countervaing Russian duties
After going at considerable length into the indus
trial revival in the country for the last four years
the petition concludes:
II Is our belief that the decision recently rem
dered by this department against the Russian gov
ernment will seriously AFFECT all the @ gTeat % i;e age
states In view of this belief. We feel that We are
decision rendered but that we would be false the
interests OF the country II We did not demand It's
immediate repeal
II IS signed by Martin p. Madden, chairman;
Charles II. Deere. William 9. Mundt. j. VI. Glenn
and William d. Hayne.
Mr. Mundt who is a special representative OF the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Company made
supplementary statement In which he said;
For your information desire to point out that b,t
season the proposed extra duty will amount 10
q represents
total shpments Russia this year But a very
small portion OF our machines nave as yet IeaonCt -
rh.t country. the mass Is still ahoat ana cannot
be landed until after the proposed adTahcs on Sne
nart NJ Russia has gone into effect we Ieel that
in the event of its imposition We Shail SuHer itoh
what appears as a DISCRIMINATION
In reply to this statement Secretary Gage salo
viii you kindly state the item or Shipment @ .hdt
YOU refer to on which you will have TO pay SSo"
more duties than you contemplated by reason OF
Russia's late acton?'
Mr. Nundt answered: Yes, sir; on mowers
The Secretary replied Il am inclined 10 the
opinion that they are not touched at all Mowers
are not included in the order. In fact, there are
very large number OF articles in the United States
not included In the orders of advance. Agricultural
nIor,ents of all kinds specially excepted from
rbt oneratfons of the Russian order .
Tho Secretary also explained at some length that
II vas narfectly useless for any association OF
No cturers or any else to demand or the
1"Tras,rv DEPARTMENT the repeal OF the counter
dtli,,T any order The duty in question, he said,
80 n-as matter over which the Treasury De
nartmen- had no control except TO carry out the
iaM Az 5,agation also had an interview with the
President at which they submitted argunents 20
iibC1t that the discrimination against RUSSIAN
SiI@ars might seriously injure the export trade TO
T2,,eeio If retalatory measures were lhsiSteQ upon
80 tbat \ general trade war against the Gnlted
So potgbt arise The President expressed nope
tbat no ench war would be precipltated put salu
that the law plain lie i5 suS5e ~ y tast oese
onIv solution Of the question would De TEST ease
e,,cb aS vas contemplated by Secretary cage Wneh
he issued the order imposing the couhtelNdllns