The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
August IL, 1908


be forced at the coming session of
Congress to take their front feet
out of the trough and consent to
a scaling down Of tariff duties in
line with the sentiment ofcOuntries
that have to do business with the
United States and with the citi-
zens of the United States who are
suffering now from the monOpolies
that have grown up under protec
ton. The wave ofreciprocity has
spread all over the west and the far
mer with big crop of wheat in
front of him and the cattlemen with
steers to sell and export does not
look forward with any satisfaction
to discriminating tariff against
him in the German market that
will put his wheat under a handi-
cap of AZ cents buShel as com
pared with seven other European
countries and double the tariff
against him on meat products. 1t
is of course known that Germany
has negotiated tariff with seven
other countries in Europe contain
ing the most favored nation clause
and that she had denounced the
treaty with us which will expire in
consequence in March, 1906 OF
course Germany has right to
frame her tariff to suit herself just
as we have. but it is one thing for
us to exercise that right and
another to find ii exercised against
us by Germany 1t is just posi-
/ BILE that this situation along with
the Chinese boycott of American
goods which cuts us off from two
big export markets. may have
some effect on the high protec
zionist who have turned down sew
eral very decent reciprocity trea
ties that have been sent them by
the State Department. The Presi
dent has said, so it is reported,
that he would send no more reel
procity treaties to the Senat- till
something happened to shake them
out Of their self complacency that
had led to the rejection of he
previous treaties. 1t looks very
much as though the time was at
hand when he could make this
move. and the chances are that he
will do it.
In the meantime China is pro
testing that she does not know
what "a boycott is and that there
, is no protest against goods in
| Chin The adviceS to the State
Department tell a different story
entirely. The boycott against
American goods which started in
Shanghai is spreading rapidly and
the Government could do nothing
to control it if it wanted to which
is very doubtful. 1t is on the
! other hand using the panic which
has been thrown into American
exporters to force the framing of
new treaty that will put the i'm
migration of Cinnamon to this
! country on very much more lib
eral basis.
At the same time the Treasury
Department has just received news
from Buffalo of most important
capture OF Struggled Chinese near
that point. 1t has known for
years that Chinese were run across
the lake and landed near Buffalo,
that being one of the favorite
points for that sort OF illicit traffic.
But last Saturday night it caught
the smuggler. red handed in the
act and not only will the crew of
Chinese and ROumanians that be
was smuggling be turned back
but his boats and launch were con
fiscated and there is a long term
i'll prison staring him in the face.
The Chinese Government has de
clared that the stories of Chinese
smuggling across the border were
fictionS and the only Cinnamon
entering this country were those
coming through the regular ports
and that these were subjected TO
great indignities. Itisjust posi-
! BILE that the present capture will
have something to do with the at
titude of this Government when
! asked to sign a treaty providing
/ for the freer admission of Chinese
to the ports on the Pacific slope
There has been a good deal of
rumpus over the Weather Bureau
of late and stories of corruption
and grating were current, on a
par with those circulated about
! the Agricultural Department and
! the Geological Survey. Chief
Moore of the Weather Bureau has
issued a statement denying the
existence of any Irregularities in
his department and inviting an
inspection of the books by any
reputable parties.n OF course
Chief Moore would be the Judge
as to the reputability of the par
ties and it is not known just how
far the books would really be
thrown open But he states that
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