Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK
Dual Tariff Slogan Will Have
Effect.
Congress Likely to Act upon the Cues
tiOn Early In the SessiOn-Ccr-
many's Attitude May influence
Opinion in Favor Of Re.
taliatiOn.

In the opinion OF tariff experts the Chi
cago reciprocity convention came to a
wise and practical conclusion when it
declared in favor of the dual tariff. This
is form of reciprocity. or commercial
retaliation, whichever ii may be called.
that has been considered and favored
ly some of the wisest heads in the United
state Senate and House of Represen-
tativos, says the Washington correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Press
1t is believed II the resolution of the
Chicago meeting is pressed with judg-
rnent it will have decided effect upon
Congress.
Action of Congress is likely to be in
v0ked upon this question early in the
session The subject will come up when
the necessity of doing something to meet
Germany's new discriminatory tariff Is
brought to the attention OF the two
houses.
When the full facts are known about
Germany's tariff and the proposition tina t
has come from that government to the
United States to make new CONNER
cial treaty. it is believed that the sent-
ment in favor OF putting retaliatory
club in the hands of the executive will
be very strong.
There are indications that Germany pro-
poses, in any arrangement that is con-
sdered between the countries regarding
tariff rates, to give the United States
the worst OF it. Through Ambassador
Sternburg this government has been in
vited to enter upon negotiations for a
new treaty under the reciprocity clause
of our present tariff law.
1t Is understood, however. that this in
vitation includes a reservation on the
part of Germany to withhold from the
United States part OF the concessions
given to other nations with which new
treaties are to be made in accordance
with the new German tariff which goes
into effect on March next.
GERMANY'S ARGUMENT.
1t is said that Germany contends that
our law SO restricts the articles that can
be used in effecting a reciprocal agree
ment that she will not obtain the same
advantages in trade from us as she will
from other nations. consequently she Is
not disposed to give the United States
tho full benefit OF the Conventional
rates that she gives the other powers
entering into commercial treaties with
her.
These "conventional' rates are those
given to powers making treaties and are
very much lower than the general
rates that are imposed on goods coming
from countries which do not make new
treaties. While the German proposition
Is to make n new treaty with the United
States 1t involves n discrimination In
the 'convcntional'' rates.
The idea that the United States Is not
70 be treated as other nations are by
Germany when she treats Germany as
she does other nations is not pala table
and will be resisted II negotiations for
n new treaty continue. Cuba is the only
foreign country that receives any pref
erental treatment from the United States
and her case is so exceptional and is
based on so entirely different grounds
from those of any other country that
there has been no disposition on the part
Of great foreign government to cite her
as n Favored nation and demand the
same treatment
IT Is commended that all European ma
tons are treated tho same by our tariff
law. and if Germany wants n now recip-
rocal arrangement with us she must OK
tend the fun "convcnti onal' rates of her
tariff. I'm her case aximum and mini
mum rates. 1t is believed. would prove
very effective
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
Unusual interest Is being felt in the