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REVISING CHINA'O TARIFF.
Americas Expert Soon to Leave
for the Far East.

] The Selection of Thaddeus :. Shar-
retts Gratifying 90 the state De-
PRrtmeut-The Very Important
Duties DevoIvinE Upon Him.
The State Department VIII send to ..Hi-
/ ma an expert who viii look after the ia-
! terests of this Government iu the work
of revising the Chinese tarIn. The rryi--
ion OF the tariff is included in the cra5i-
Z tions of the protocol. and although uoth-
/ ing has thus Tar been done ir the matter.
| This Government together with the Eu-
| ropeau Powers. is about To push tbc matt
ter to q conclusion.
The man whom the State Department
has designated FOR this wor', is ThaI-
4 deus = Sharretts. Tor ten years United
States general appraiser. and regarded -
a most capable man Tor the duty. mr..
( Sharretts is one of the few mer ia he
revenue service holding a life position
He holds ana appointment from Pres--
dent Roosevelt as Tariff Commis~i11er.
and his decisions ia regard 90 the work
or revising the Chimes tariff viii bc uuaI
ON Friday Mr.. Sharretts came 10 wash
I iUEtnH from Baltimore. his home ant r--
ceived his credentials from the pr-sfdrat
lie viii leave Baltimore tomorrow for
MS post ald viii pay another visit 10
President Roosevelt ou his way West
At san Francisco Mr.. Sharretts viii tv
appointment. meet IS. ". RockhHI the
Special American Commissioner to China.
who is returning from that country. Mr..
Rockhll mas been ordered by cable 10
meet Air Sharr-tts. The general Chinese
81 HHH g H..H HrHrH
retts win famiIiarize himself with the
questions with which he viii ba called
upon to deal He VIII SAIL from san
Francisco ou October p
Mr. Ad-e. the Acting S.crrrar,- OF Stale
tAis morning discussed tho work % be
done by the new tariff commission. lie
expressed himself as being greatly pleas
ed with The selection Of ar Sharretts
When 10 was seen that the State De-
lartmeHt would De- obliged 20 send a man
10 China to look after the interests OF
this Government in the matter Of tariff
revision. this department asked the Treas
ury Department for the most capable
man. said Mr.. Adee
"AIr. Sharretts was selected Tie is d
member af the board OF appraisers. ana
D. an expert
Mr. Sharr-tis is not strictly speakIre
=
menJ viii send its represeutaytves TO look
after its oun interests and the mon se-
lected win acl individually ami indcpluG-
entity
when ia China Mr.. Sharretts viii he
practically without orders and he VIII
have % use his own Judgment I'm deciding
the various Questions which viii arise.
As "a member Of the board OF appraisers
his decisions are supreme, and they VIII
practically boz So while he is engaged m
this work 2 am much pleased with his
selections, FOR yHe work VIII De labori0us
and none but am expert could do il with
satisfaction
The question must be left almost en-
tireIy 10 him. as we cannot know what
the attitude OF the Chinese Government
viii be-"
The tariff commission. composed IF the
represeutativ-s Of an the Powers that
Participated iu the Chinese war and sign
cd the protocol and cf which Mr. Shar-
rctts VIII Do what might De called mem
her from the United States. VIII meet in
Shanghai. and the object IS so TO change
the Chinese tariff as 70 secure the in
dgmnity ov ed these countries by China.
which has agreed 10 pay the expenses Of
each incurred In the war.
The idea is 20 change the ad vaI0reu1
tariff 10 specific tariu 70 obYiate auv
ciscord or trouble that may arise The
chief necessity for the United States 10 be
represented on the commission is to Sc
cure 10 the exporters Of this country
equal privileges and advantages with the
exporters OF other countries
In addition to his duties as tariff com
missioner Mr- Sharretts VIII. with Mr..
ConEer. the American Minister. represent
the United States at a conference Of the
Powers 10 negotiate a new commercial
treaty with China. The American repre-
seDtatives. in accordance with the senti-
ment of the business men Of this country,
viii strongly advocate the open-door pol
icy FOR China. After he has become set
tied al Shanghai Mr.. Sharretts VIII send
Tor his l.miLN