The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-29
THE FRENCH
| TREATY SIGNED
Both Sides Have Made Some
Concessions
ABATEMENT OF 2OPER CENT
Duty on Champagne Minimum Rate on
American Provision for
Commission to Consider
Changes.
ABATEMENT OF 2OPER CENT

Washington. D. G., Jan. 20 Secretary
Root and Ambassador Jusseraud yester-
day signed the Franco american reel.
procity arrangement drawn under SER
ton 3 Of the DingIey act.
The agreement comedies to France an
abatenest of twenty per cent in the
duties OF champagne and sparkling
wines imported into America. For is
part, the French government confirms
tile minimum tariff rate nov accorded
% American products. Provision also
j. made for the appointment ri com
mission 81 three members on each side
70 consider and report upon possible
amendments To TIRE existing trade Fegri-
iatipns In both France and America 20
facilitate exchange
The new agreement differs sabssan-
tally from the various trade arrange.
merits drawn uader section . III the
Dingley act. which have preceded It. The
Important point Of difference Is the
method employed to protect each party
from that form Of tariff manipulation
which consists 10 arbitrarily increasing
the duty On certain articles Az a basis
for securing additional concessions from
the other SIDE Therefore it Is provided
IN this new arrangement that the abate.
ment Of duty on French champagne shall
b conditional only. and tnak the Old
Rates MAg be restored whenever the pres.
ideEt snail becozne convinced that France
= Increasing The duties on imports from
America France is granted a similar
privilege, namely, Of APPLYING maximum
duties eli American products when salts
fed thai America = Increasing the du-
ties "a FFenrh goods The state depart
aaef1 explains t4sat no considerable re-
4Eeti0ns d French dnties oal American
products are neeuFded 10 tfis rev Ar
ran9tnFqt fox ahe simple Teason that
An#Tiea has already beeH eEsiOYing min
imum taTiH rates - many casee solely
ty special c0n @son of the French goy
arTnert, IN anticipation III expected
concessions
For instance The Freueh government
fog more liam TOUR years h1s delayed
ths application of tie dutfes ii Porto
Rie4a coffee, and Il has dome more. il
tiH 0pinaaa of the state depart nent on
riafs Il has resisted the demand n the
French oiiYc gro@ers for the application
81 maximum dtlt5as on American cotton
seed aii which eanyetes with olive VI
There ai-o has beer a sz0ng aeEnand fov
aG.i7i0nai duties "a American skoee ard
snnHg other articles ili tie interest 81
the frensh manufacturers But The con
elnsign 81 the reciprocity arrangement
with Germany whereby German clam
gag5ses and sparkling wines we're gramte9
an ahateFaent q twenty per CERT b
duty brought matters tc a forts. and
tae FrpFsh government. pointing OFT tae
extasss Of she eoEsaeszi0rs offered to the
American trade. suggested that Frenca
4 isanspsa rses Also aA0ild e granted fhe
saaae rates 81 dssi-s aeeofziad 10 German
ehaHspagnez, and this r. 3 tasis jar the
arrangement e0relHssad Fez4prdaT Not
befng treaty bHt rEeresy sn arrange
ns ude~ sectieH three 81 the Diag.sy /
act. wiieh delegated - the president /
poser ID esIeet linat@a reciprocal TX
aaefs. this uew arrangement wIKl not
rsaa5re tIs approval q the United !
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