Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-07
GAGE CORRECTS A CALLER
Tell, Mccormick Agent Mower, Ar. Not
on Rusias List
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ALL EXEMPT
Protesting Illinois Manufncturers'C call
ON the Secretary of Treasury liza.
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! WASHINGTON. March 6-Tne dale,,tio,
OF the Illinois Manufacturers association
which yesterday called on Secretary Gage tn
protest against his action In declaring n
counterNailing duty against Russion beet
sugar mas received the reply OF the secre- =
tary to their criticism.
Inc protest was presented by Martin y.
MADDEN who said his association repre.
| sehted a constituency Of 3OO, 900 emplover.
ana workers in illinois, whose combined pro-
auction amounted TO s. 600 900 600 annuaIlv
Tie said that not only these people. but all
me manufacturers and wage-earners OF the
United states would be injured il retail.
atory measures are to be enforced against
our manufactured products because OF the
1 recent decision of the treasury on counter
NaiIlng Russian duties. After going at col. .
siderable length into the industrial revival
! OF the country during the Lass four years,
the petition concludes:
IT is our belief that the decision re-
Gently rendered by this department against
| tue Russian government will seriously
, aHect all the great agricultural and manu-.
tacturing interests OF the United States In
view OF this belief we feel that We are not
/ only justified in requesting a reversal OF
the decision rendered but that we would he
ialse to the interests OF the country IL We
did not demand its immediate repeal"
II is signed by Martin B. Madden chair.
man; William c. Mundt. Charles VI. Deere
j. VI. Glenn and William D. Haynie.
McCormick Agent Corrected.
hr. Mundt who was special representa-
tive OF the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
company. made a supplementary statement
in which he said:
FOR your information [ desire to point
out that on one single item in our shin
ments TO Russia this season the proposed
extra duty will amount to s. 900. This item
represents but quarter OF our total ship
menis to Russia this year. But very
small portion OF our machines has as vet
reached that country; the mass is still
ahoat and cannot be landed until after
the proposed advance on the part OF Rus
sia has gone into effect. We feel that in
the event Of its imposition We shall suffer
from what appears to us as a discrimina.
ton"
In reply to this statement, Secretar,
Gage said: "Will you kindly state the item
of shipment that you refer to on which YOU
will have to pay $4,000 more duties than
you contemplated, by reason Of Russia's
late action?'
Mr. Mundt answered.: "Yes, sir. on
mowers" 4"
Inc secretary replied: 81 am inclined 10
the opinion that they are not touched at
all Mowers are not included in the order
In fact, there are large number OF articles
In the United States not included in the
orders OF advance. Agricultural implc.
ments Of all kinds are specially excepted
from the operations of the Russian or.
der"
The secretary also explained at some
length that it was perfectly useless for any
association OF manufacturers or anyone
else to demand OF the Treasury department
the repeal of the countervailiug duty order.
The duty in question. he said. was imposed
in obedience TO the law OF congress and was
a matter over which the Treasury depart
ment had no control except to carry out
the law