The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
SENATE ACTION
NOT NECESSARY
Proclamation Announcing the
Franco-A American Treaty
Made Public.
TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT
CHAMPAGNE AND SPARKLING
z WINES FAVORED.

= Washington, Jan. 2S.-The president
late today issued a proclamation an
nouncing conclusion of the Franco
American reciprocity arrangements
drawn under section 8 of the Dingley
act. Under it America comedies a 20
per cent abatement in duties on cham
payne and sparkling wines imported
into this country. and France confirms
the minimum tariff rate now accorded
American products. other important
provisions are made, including creation
of a commission to consider possible
amendments to the trade regulations
in France and America. The procla-
nation follows:
Whereas, The government of the
United States and the government of
the French republic have entered into
an additional commercial agreement,
signed on the 2Sth day of January, 1908.
by which the application of the mini
mum rate under the third section of the
tariff act of the United States, ap-
proved July "a, 1897, to champagne and
all other sparkling wines is provided
for in return for certain specific con-
cessions in favor of products of the
United States, including Porto Rico,
which concessions, in the judgment of
, the president, are reciprocal and equiv
Rlent; therefore, be it
Duties Suspended.
known that l, Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States of Amer
lea, do hereby eonditionally suspend
from the first day of February, 1908
and during the time and in accordance
with the terms of the aforesaid addi-
tional agreement signed Jan. %, 1908
the imposition and collection of the
duties imposed by the first section of
said act upon the articles hereinafter
specified, being the products of the soil
and industry of France: ard do de-
clare in place thereof the rates of duty
provided in the third section of said
act to be in force, as follows:
ION champagne and all other spar
king wines, in bottle, containing not
more than one quart and n gre than
one pint, Sc per dozen: containing not
more than one pint each and more than
one-half pint, IS per dozen; containing
one-half pint each or less, $50 per
dozen; in bottles or other vessels con-
tanning more than one quart each, in
addition to Sc per dozen bottles on the
quantities in excess of one quart, at
the rate of S1.9O per gallon"
Text of Agreement.
presentation
the text of an agreement signed today,
the feature of which. in addition 10 the
kfatement of new duties on champagne,
is found in article one, which reads as
follows:
1T is agreed on the part of the
French government that the applica-
ton of the duties of the general tariff
to coffee, Cocoa, chocolate, vanilla and
other food products known in the
French tariff law as ''dengrees coloni-
ales de consOmmation, except sugar
and its bi-products and tobacco prod
ucts of the United States, including
Porto Rico. shall be conditionally sus-
pended. and that the said products
shall be admitted into France and AL
geria at the rates of the minimum tar
iff or at the lowest rates applied TO
the like products of any foreign origin.
Gin addition, mineral oils from the
United States, and coming under the
decree of July Z, 1893, shall upon entry
into France and Algeria enjoy the ben
efits of the lowest rates of duty.
but ii is expressly understood that
these concessions may be withdrawn in
the discretion of the president of the
French republic whenever additional
duties beyond those now existing. and
which may be deemed by him unjust
to the commerce of France, shall be
imposed by the United States on prod
ucts of France"
Withdrawal Possible.
Following the statement of the cham
payne duties is a paragraph similar to
the above, except that it authorizes the
president to withdraw concessions to
France in case increased duties are
levied. Article of the agreement fol-
lows:
1T is further agreed that inasmuch
as complaints have arisen in both
countries regarding the effect of the
regulations in force in the respective
countries affecting admission of each
others products, and TO the end that
If there be in the regulation of either
country any provisions which unneces-
sarily restrict trade. such provisions
may be modified, and the cause of COM
plant removed, a commission OF three