The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-14
AGAINST YOUR
UNCLE SAMUEL
European Nations May Unite to
Meet American Competition.
CUSTOMS UNION PROPOSED
GERMANY THE PRIME MOVER
IN THE MATTER.

Rome. April 1S.-The International
agricultural congress was inaugurated
at the capitol today before King Vic
tor Emmanuel and Queen Helena.
About 200 delegates were present The
American representatives, Dr. Daniel
+. Salmon, chief OF the United States
bureau of animal industry. and Henry
i. Alvord. chief of the dairy division
of the United States department of ag-
rlculture, have not yet arrived. The
Marquis di Capelh, president Of the
congress. in his opening speech criti-
cised the ultra protectionism of GER
tain American countries" and said ne
foresaw that their attitude would
change with Increase Of their popula-
ion 20 the average Of those of Eu-
ropean countries
Count Won Schwerin Loewitz. a lead
ing member of the reichstag and presi-
dent Of the German agricultural con-
gress, arrived here today. 10 has been
stated that he viii present a PROPOSE
ton to the agricultural congress for a
European agricultural zollverein to
meet American competition.
The count said TO the Associated
Press correspondent tonight.
My proposition does not exactly con-
template a European ZOllverein, but
merely an understanding between the
European countries to put themselves
IN position to safeguard their agri-
cultural interests through a combined
system Of tariffs / shall submit my
proposition at tOmOrrOW's session OF
tie congress and it will explain my
ideas.
My scheme is based on differences
in the natural conditions Of production
which viii have to be leveled by thu
protectiOnist duties These differences
are considerably less between the Eu-
rOpeau states and the oversee cOun-
tries. The unequal competition of the
nom European product is growing daily.
owing TO the diminutiOn in the expenses
OF transT ortatiOn from the non Eu-
! ropean countries. especially America
and the British colonies. ] underst7 -
/ that the economic superiority of large
I Industrial territories toward economic
coalition, hence a coalition of the Eu-
I ropean countries is absolutely neces-
sary. The efforts i'm this direction have
/ failed hitherto because no government
/ wishes TO abandon its independence i'm
/ this field i'm favor of such a union, and
( 10 is also difficult to agree on a com
] Al4tu Lal III
Protection is needed in varying pro-
portions in the different countries, and
common tariff demands a common
administration. All this is difficult TO
/ establish. Beside. an economic cOali-
( ton requires a certain political cOali-
/ ton which is far from likely. Hence
/ the idea of a European customs union
must be renowned and instead * must
l be recommended that in concluding
commercial treaties among the Euro
pean states a clause be introduced
/ whereby goods exported from one Couu-
/ try to another shall enjoy special low
/ duties which shall not be applied 10 the
same goods coming from nOn-EuTOp6au
countries. This would prepare a way
/ TO the future formation of a European
customs union"
Count Loewitz also intends to submit
| proposition with a view To prevent
/ ing nom European goods landed i'm one
country from being exported there from
as originating from the country in
which they were first landed.