The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-11
The HI FIRST |; Rs TREATY I !: 7
Details Of the Proposed Reciprocity
Measure With Newfound-
land Given Out.
It Would Go Into Effect Thirty Days
After the Exchange Of Rat
- ifications. ,...a#


tween the United States and Great Britain
regarding commercial relations between
the United States and Newfoundland has
been made public. The treaty is as fol-
lows: ~ t.%F r. '>.Ea5
Article Limited States fishing vessels
entering the wa ters of Newfoundland shall
have the privilege of purchasing herring.
caplin Squid and other bait fishes at all
times on the same terms and conditions
and subject to the sa me penalties as New
foundland vessels. e. II. ST.
They shall also have the privilege of
touching and trading. buying and selling
fish and oil, and procuring supplies in
Newfoundland. conforming to the harbor
regulations but without charge other than
the payment of such light. harbor and
customs duties as may be levied on New
foundland fishing vessels.
Article II.-Codfish, cod oil. seal oil,
whale oil, manufactured whalebone,
sealskins behring's, salmon, trout and sal
mon trout. Holsters. cod roes, tongues and
sounds being the produce of the fisheries
carried on by the fishermen Of Newfound-
land and ores of metals the product of
Newfoundland mines, and states from the
Quarries, untrimmed, shall be admitted
into the United States free of duty. Also
all packages in which the said fish and
oils may be exported shall be admitted free
Of duty. 1t is understood. however. that
in the provisions of this article.
Article Iu.-The officers of customs at
the Newfoundland port where the vessels
clears shall give to the master of the
vessel a sworn certificate that the fish
shipped were the produce of the fisheries
carried on by the, fishermen of Newfound-
land. which certificates shall be counter
signed by counsel or consular agent Of the
United States.
Article 4.-When this convention shall
come into operation and during the con-
tinuance thereof, the following articles
imported into the colony of Newfound-
land from the United States shall be adj
mitted free of duty: Agricultural imple-
ments and machinery imported by agri-
cultural sections for the promotion of
agriculture; cranes, derricks, flreclay,
FRIEDRICH rock drills, rolling mills, crush
ing mills, separators, drill steel machin-
cry Of every description for mining, used
within the mine proper or at the surface
of the mine. smelling machinery of all
kinds when imported directly by persons
engaged in mining or to be used in min
ing operations and not for sale;
brick machines, dynamite, detonators,
blasting powder and fuse. raw cotton and
cotton yarn, corn for the manufacture Of
brooms chair cane unmanufac tured; cot
tonseed oil, olive oil. boracic acid, preser-
vatine, when imported by manufacturers
to be used in the preservation of fish;
glue. hemp, hemp yarn, coir yarn, sisal.
manila, jute, flax and tow, Indian corn;
oil cake, oil cake meal cottonseed cake,
cottonseed meal. pease meal, bran and
their preparations for cattle feed;
manures ard fertilizers of all kinds and
sulphuric acid when imported to be used
in the manufacture Of manures; lines and
twines used in connection with the fish
cries, not including sporting tackle: ores
to be used as fllN; gas engines, when
protected by patents; ploughs: harrows.
reaping, raking, blowing. potato. digging
and seed sowing machines, when import
ed by those engaged in agriculture and
not for sale; engravers' plates Of steel.
polished for engraving thereon;r .photor
graph engraving machinery, viz: reuter-
and squaring machines. screen holders;
crossline screens and chemicals for use
in engraving. wood for blocking, engrav
processes, printing paper, printing types,
printers ink, when imported by bonafide
printers for use in their business, salt
in bulk, when imported for use in the
fisheries. and the duties to be levied and
collected upon the following enumera ted
merchandise imported into the colony OF
Newfoundland from the United States
shall not exceed the following amounts,
viz: flour, Is cents per barrel; pork, 81. SO
tongues smoked beef and sausage, Pa
| cents per pound, or $3.50 per liz pounds
beef, pigs heads, hooks, and. feet, sailed
| and cured, $1.O0 per barrel Of 200 pounds;
Indian meal, 20 cents per barrel; oatmeal,
80 cents per barrel of 200 pounds: rice,
A-cent per pound; kerosene oil, &c per
gallon. IL,
Article VT is understood that if any
reduction is mad e by the colony of New
foundland treaty at any time during the
term of this convention, in the rate of
| duty upon the articles named in article
w. of this convention. coming from any
other country the said reduction shall
apply to the United States and that no
| heavier duty shall be imposed on articles
coming from the United States than is
| imposed on such articles coming from
| elsewhere. s.:
! Article VI.-The present convention
shall be duly ratified by the president OF
! the United States of America and by the
| advice and consent of the senate thereof
and by his Brfttanic magesty. and the
| notifications shall be exchanged at Wash
1ngton as soon thereafter as practicable
| Its provisions shall go into effect thirt,
days after the exchange of ratification!
and shall continue and remain in full
| force for the term of five years from date
at which it may become into operation
and further until the expiration of twelv,
months after either of the contra ctins
parties shall have given notice to tn,
other at the end of the said, term Of nv,
years or at any time afterwards. :
In faith whereof. we the respective plen
ipotentiaries, have signed this conven
| ton and have hereunto affixed our seals
Done in duplicate at Washington thi
Sth day of November, in the year of sou
4 Lord. 1902. f.,.-:-.s 1-. 5s-,~.,--..5 Z
49, John Hay. (seaD. + "
IA Michael Herbert, (SeaD.