Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-15
Republican Members Of the
House Have Agreed on Pro-
Gram Refardint Islands.
Propose to Reduce Dintley Rates
AGAINST Philippine PRODUCTS
Is Per Cent.
This Arrangement Said to Be
Satisfactory to the
Administration.


Philippines held an informal conference
yesterday. The Philippine tariff bill has
been practicall agreed upon. The bill
will be reported to the full COMMITTEES
Thursday. The program relative te
Philippine tariff legislation has beer
practically decided upon. The senate
will use the Philippine tariff bill passed
by the house as a basis. 1t will be
amended to meet the suggestions Of the
treasury department and OF the war de-
partment In number OF minor particu-
lars, which will contribute to better ad-
ministration OF tariff matters both for
this country and in the islands In
handling the Philippine trade.
Most important Of the decision OF the
day is the proposal to reduce the Ding
ley tariff rates assessed against pro-
ducts of the islands by Is per cent. The
other important tasR proposal Is to
lower the Dingley rates on those arti-
cles which are obliged to pay an ex-
port duty when sent from the Philip
pines. The lowering OF the Dingley
rates on these articles will be in proper
tion to the export rate, 80 that the ex-
port duty collected when the goods are
shipped from the Philippines and the
reduced Dingley rate will be equal to
the regular Dingley rates. The general
% per cent reduction OF the Dingley
rates Is also to be applied in the handl-
ing OF the articles which pay the export
duty. so that they will share in the gen.
eral advantage proposed.
The administration accepts this ar
arrangement, which meets favor with a
large number Of senators OF both the
majority and the minority The state
ment given out on Saturday by Mr..
Root, secretary Of war. against any
reciprocity arrangement between the
Philippines and the United States was
designed against any proposition to al
ter or amend the tariff system In any
way which was devised for the Philip
pines by the war department and prom
ulgated November is last.
From the outline Of the senate pro-
gram just given, 1t can be seen that no
reciprocity project Is under consldera-
tion. The customs officers In the Phil
tppines will collect the duties provided
for In the local tariff system. They Will
also collect the import duties contem-
plated by that system. The United
I States market will be open to the Phil
appines at an advantage by the ,educ-
tion proposed Of Is per cent OF the Ding
ley rates.
+ The action as to reducing the Ding
ley rates upon products which pay an
export duty was forecasted In these
dispatches week ago. 1t Is designed
TO avoid double taxation upon those ar
ticles. The articles paying export duty
are but six in number. hemp, cocoanut,
indigo tobacco, sugar and rice. The
export duties are merely nominal, but
the principle involved was contended
for by a number OF prominent senator's,
the most persistent being Senator
Spooner, OF Wisconsin.
The reduction Of Is per cent in the
Dingley rates, II carried into effect by
the final action of the senate, Will not
effect by the final action Of the senate,
affect In any way our open door" pol
icy In the orient. Our products when
sent to the Philippines will be on exact
~ the same basis ss the products Of all
other countries. This is the point which
has been insisted upon most strenuous
~ by the administration. An effort
has been made to secure special con-
cessions for the United States under the
contention that the Philippines are a
colonial Possession, and as such we
could 1eg1slate for them without involv-
ing the open door," Tho administra-
ton has held that the Philippines are
included in the whole oriental trade
proposition. We have demanded the
same trade arrangements in China that
are occurred by. other nations without
possessing a foothold In the empire.
Russia, Great Britain. Germany and
other countries. have practical control
over certain Chinese territory, and yet
we demand that they give us the same
trade rights which they enjoy. This we
have secured The administration is
determined that our course in the Phil
1ppines shall not endanger our OPEN
door policy in Gny particular. The de-
cison to reduce the Dingley rates te, an
extent which will not endanEer any Of
our protected Industries, It is believed.
win simplify the effort c. the admins
tration to secure CONCESSIONS 10 the Gu
bans.
About the same reduction OF the
Dingley rates Is proposed for the Gu
argument that favors were denied the
people Of the Philippines which were
demanded for the people OF Cuba. The
difference In the administrations pro-
gram toward Cuba was that, az an in
dependent government is to be esrab-
1ished there and the open-door policy is
not affected, the arrangement for Gu
ba Is to be a reciprocal one.
The democrats VIII oppose this re-
publican program as to Philippine tariff
legislation by a free-trade measure,
which is to be offered by Senator Raw
Inns. Of the minority in the Philippines
committee. A lengthy report Will &C
company this free-trade bill. which will
declare that he Philippines shoul6i be
held only until the people OF the islands
can devise a government OF their own,
and tariff and taxation system of their
own.
Nicaraeuan Canal Measure.
Washington, Jan. 16.-The house Mica
raguan canal bin was considered yester-
day by the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals, but action was deferred
iii order to permit further investigation
Of the proposition made by the Panama
canal committee. The motion for this
pcstponement was made by Senator
Mitchell. It provides for meeting next
Friday, and instructed Senator Morgan,
I : - cbe trrnar ~ the committee IN cnpfer