The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-10
TO ABOLISH TARIFF.
Statistics Show That Tariff Revenue
Is Not Needed In Porto Rico.

Washington, July 9.-The prompt ac-
ton of the Porto Rican legislature in
notifying the president that tariff reve-
nue. between Porto Rico and the United
States is no longer required to meet the
expenses of the island, and requesting
that all tariff between the island and
the United States be Immediately abol-
ished in accordance with the provisions Of
the Porto Rican act, lends especial inter
est to some figures just prepared by the
treasury bureau Of statistics regarding
the commerce between Porto Rico and
the United States regarding the COM
merce between the United States and
Porto Rico since the Porto Rican act
went into effect.
The Porto Rican act, which IL win be
remembered went into effect May 1. 1850.
provided that the United States tarin
should apply IN Porto Rico as against
all countries except the United States.
and that the tariff rates between the
United States and Porto Rico should be
Is per cent of the regular tariff rates for
term of two years, unless the Porto
Rican legislature should sooner than that
time notify the president that 1t had made
provision for local taxation to meet the
necessities of the government Of Porto
Rico, whereupon all tariff between the
Island and the United States Should be
abolished. This notification, according To
the press dispatches from Porto Rico.
has been duly made by the legislature. the
act signed by Governor Allen. and the
president requested to abolish all Gus
toms duties on goods passing from the
United States into Porto Rico or from
Porto Rico to the United States on July
3, 1901, as authorized b. the act above
referred to.
The increase in commerce between Por-
to Rico and the United States which has
followed the Porto R!can act. by which
S Per cent Of the tariff betwcen Porto
Rico and the United States vas removed. F
has been very great. especially in exp IT'S
from the United states to Porto Rico.
The act went into effect May J. Ie-e. ara
the figures for the month OF April 1851
therefore conclude the frst year OF ce1i-
merce between Porto Rico and the Uni
ted States under this act In that year
the imports from Porto Rico into tie
United States were S3.11.fls. against 81
2ls.273 IN the corresponding y months OF
lSs9-ls10 and SZ.I51-..5 in the correspond /
ing e months o. lss.-is'S-an Increase - 4
over = per cent as compared WITH the e I.
months ending April g. 1ssS. when the (
island IVES under Spanish control II ex- 4
ports from the United states % Porto r. I
CO the increase is stli more strongly 4
marked. the exports GO that island dgrinv i
the FIRST year under The Porto Ei-an e1t 4
being S7.1ss aa1- against So 30 Or the c3r-
responding L months ending Esta APRIL +
1901. and 8. Sc - IN the corrssu1u iir- 81
months ending with Aprl 1sr and 81
ss.s-7 in the cores ondiag = ule1ths end
inE with ADrl. IssS-aE Increase 81 uaaliy
s@ rer csut
To sun ~ RE fere,or~n.r e - trade
between Porto RICO ara che Enirez
stEtes since the Porto Btczn acs abolish
Ing s. per cent % the ta-l1 rates between
the island ard tie United sga1sz vent ir-
10 eject. as compared vi-A carfifirrs -
fore the hegir1tnr ~ the Vaz Fth Sr1
< may &c SAID th-t Imports f-ou Per-o
REC have increased = r@T reut a-s exc
sorts % shat Island hzre increased rr
- Ffr c-at How fsr ti,e aeci-floa ~ -te
-enziri-- Is psr cert ~ Lae T-eier t
'Etes ard the @sla hliza1r 80 es-t frr
-rzdc between Porto Rie1 ars gre Tzi-s1
5.ztss VII further stimulate axe -uz-