New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
WINE TARIFF LOWER.
FR4NCO-4MERIC4N PACT.
Nesc Trade Agreement Make
Mutual Customs Concessions.


,yzsbinEton. Jan 2s-Secretary Root and Am
nss<sdor Jusserand to-day signed the necessary
,.-e-s and later in the day the President issued
,,-oclaraaiion announcing the conclusion OF the
Franco American reciprocity arrangement. drawn
,ynaer Section of the Dingey act Under it Amer
,ca comedies 20 per cent abatement In duties on
rhs-rpssne and sparkling wines imported into this
country. and France confirms the minimum tariff
-s,e now accorded American products Other i'm
-o-1ant provisions made including the creation
OF commission consider possible amendments to
the trade regulations in France and America The
proclamation follows
BY the President of the United States of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. The governmsnt of the United States tat
entered into an additional commerce agreement,
The application Of the minimum rate under the
third section OF the tariff act of the United states
sparkling wines is provided for in return for GER
tain speeed concessions in favor OF no Which
concessions. in the Judgment OF the President Ale
therefore. Be il known that L Theodore Roose-
Welt President Of the United States OF dd sct
Congress DO hereby conditionay suspend. No ff0e a
& th m n qsg 9d Wh the the terms Of the
said additional agreement signed -janualS ,o,,osed
BY the first section said act ugOn, the art ar.iesi so
heTeinsf5eT specsd being nd 16e do ecare in place
thereof the rates OF duty prosioeo tolows: III w I'm
seeon oa saao ae' rd ~ ali other sparkling wines, in
bottles containing not more thah one eeinane not
more than one pinf each and more than one,haf
Pint "a dozen; aIs eGn'hi IN botiss or other vessels
tanning more quart each IN acolceo e1ess Of
one quart at the rate Of s. 80 a gallon
.oo--,rx-,nr the proclamation is the text OF
., ov-eer,er- signed to-day, the feature OF winch
.n addition 10 the statement OF He" 49, oas &C
cbsr,nsrue is found in Article = "liiOii iea0S ~
follows.
It IS agreed the part Of The he nies Of the
r1en5 f1n iars ~ 10 coffee chocolate vanilla
and other food Pged~cofT66 ooT6naies de consona
lion except sugar s and I5,ted ffs States including
4 acfo' Fico shaI be condtionally SUSPENSE @ aIo
1hat the sa,d Iss4,s pTeoaft af the rates OF the MINIMUM
farar or at the lowest rates t1 aIp11eo 10 'he iAe
5 addon mineral Oils from the the, United sa5 sssTS Sb5
and coming under the 6scree a OF Igsy @ en5oy S'h the
1e-aers of- the lowest rates OF duty; .,o o
.Sjons I2IC nav Be withdrawn in the discretion OF
,be president Of the French Republic, Whehevess s
s56itionaI duties beyond those now e4Is.e' 4 o-n %
ich may deemed by him unjust 81 70 @ thg 0Ite 0gi
-oe-ce Of France. shall be imposed py the Cni'e0
states products OF france
-,ri,vy5nr the statement Of the champagne duties
., . naragraph similar TO the above. except that
=. ,,+bo-5zes the President TO withdraw conces-
so7s 70 France II case increased duties are levied
Tho final articles Of the agreement are as 1oilo"S
ARTICLE III
r - further agreed that inasmuch as com
plants have a5sen arr Tp3at3ons In force IN the re-
sctive countries affecting the admission OF eaSn a
- he regulations of either country any provisions
which unnecessarily restrict Iaoe1 sGG nonPpenf re
Tove6 = commission Of three experts snaii Se
nain+e5 bv the government OF the United states les
eD5 Ike commission of three experts shay e, 6e
appointed by the goVernen. ol each with the
o4ber INQUIRE into and ascertain fully the eK1sI, o
Ing conc lions 8. u fe e regulations affecting trade
o the other country and as as bearing upon Each a
5aor1rrtssion shall report 70 its own government
- : t,7-+ber agreed that upon the basis OF the
reports 50 made the two governments sIatt en- a.
] Io9 an 17 ca1,s of complaint in their respective
regulations regarding the admission Q, any ,sv he
products Of either country TO the olheI ii"'
removed.
ARTICLE "
--.,, additional agreement shall take effect and
ne in force and after the So Isl GO 80 long as the
srreeTnerts signed on May y, less anu <4Ns09
lg02 shall remain in force
Tho new agreement differs substantially III
form and scope from the various trace arraIse
rre,+s drawn under Section OF the Dinsley act
,,i.1, have n-eceded it The important point OF
difference is the method employed TO protect each
rsrtr from that form OF tariff manipulation
which consists in arbitrarily increasing Ohe outs
on certain articles as a basis for securing addl-
fore = IS provided in this new arrangement that
the abatement OF duty French champagne
shall be conditional only. and that the old rates
may be restored whenever the President shalI De-
come convinced that France is increasing the
duties on imports from America. The French
government has q similar privilege namely, OF
applying maximum duties American products
when satisfied that America is increasing the
tuties OF French goods II IS explained at the
Stale Department that no considerable reductions
~ French Cutfes on American products re
corded i1 TINS new arrangement for the simple
reason that America has already been enjoying
minimum tariff rates in many cases, solely by
special concession Of the French government In
other words, the American exporter not
legally entitled claim the benefits Of these
lover duties; they were merely extended as p
Favor By the French government in anticipation
u 1He reduction on champagne duties and the
sneloraJlon Of certain custom house regulations
ana certain provisions Of the American pure
'ood Law about 70 be applied TO French alimentary