The San Francisco call., 1905-08-18
A DUAL TARIFF.

THE CALL has raised warning against the intrusion OF pre-
udce passion discussion of the proposed changes
tariff alleged in the interest OF our eX
port trade The proponents OF change by reciprocity met u week
in Chicago and news dispatches from that city
nouncne expenses conference paid by the
machinery OF this done Tor the pu
pose ensng antitrust prejudice the side OF anreciprocly
Upon general question involved the East is against the
Middle West with California apparently in alliance with the ex
eme East The Chicago conference was not onesded aai
but have furnished free forum for discussion IN that
following the example Of the California State Board OF
Trade which first took the subject on this Coast AS result OF
discussion Chicago the reciprocity plan is abandoned At
method and slow national pol
icy that makes reciprocity treaties desirable because exPednt at
the change make them undesirable and their
abogaon dstubs trade which requires stability OF policy tor its
extension its profits.
The conference decided dual preferable
for meeting the discriminating tariffs of continental
Europe The only criticism of adopting
would be merely initiating commercial enemies This if an
argument, by the speech OF Senator Cuom OF
Illinois, chairman of the Senate Committee Foreign Relations
Ee said
But if we cannot secure the ratification reciprocity
other method that seriously considered by the
Committee Foreign Relations than two years ago. when
apparent reciprocity could be ratified
and that is the adoption of maximum and minimum tariff Have
minimum tariff applicable to all nations which give our products
the favored nation and maximum tariff
higher to apply to nations which discriminate against our
American discussed the
dential tariff years before Germany proesed to discover
principle and induced adoption by her allies the
against Our with Germany has been this
regulated by treaty 1929 entered into with Prussia
and the of the Hanseac League Bremen ubeck ETC. That
treaty contained the favored nation clause Now Germany has
deential tariff with Russia, Austria
Italy Switzerland Roumanla Belgium Serva and several South
states of former treaties but it said with
the understanding that she is denounce and abrogae the
treaty 1928.
deprives the favored nation privilege, and it is
will deprive of Of trade annually with Ger
The German tariff which becomes effective
March, affects = per of exports that country On
against
dried goods 900 manufactures
machinery from Some of these derenas
will The duty hops per kogrammes
pounds IS maximum 90, minimum 81 76
That say American hops pay the higher and
hops the On the maximum is
$40 u, minimum So 49, which, of excludes cured
wood alcohol duty of 81 TO- while that
hit hard is shown in another The lumber dferenta
oppressive rough lumber and there all
dressed. But shut lumber higher freight
charged American lumber by the German railways which
all owned by the Government.
If this commercial affected trade with Germany alone
could perhaps the $Ioooooooo annually of trade
But Germany commercial al
lance offensive and defensive with half of other nations
with which have trade Senator Cullom that will
dierenial and reciprocity There
fore California should begin to study diferentas