The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-07
Department of State Has Ale
ready Officially Informed
Other Nations
SkTrade Relations Under Scrutiny
to Determine When to Apply
Maximum
New York, Boston and Phila-
deIphia Custom Houses Find
No Trouble With Duties

lNO 1IOuUlC VIII DutiSS
W. WASHINGTON. Aug. e.-The fun
AA/ amount OF time stipulated in
trade agreements with foreign
governments. which is six months in
- aase of Germany and Great Britain
sna 70 months in the case of Portugal
italy, spain and The Netherlands. will
he given by the state department in the
sbrogation Of these agreements under
the new tariff law.
switzerland. Bulgaria and Franee.
r5t having any term of notice stipu-
y ted in trade agreements now in force,
were notified Of the abrogation of these
treaties April 80 last. so that they now
have about three months to prepare
for new conditions.
Department Acts Quickly
The state department thus has adopt
&c q course which il is believed would
be beyond criticism Of foreign govern
ments. although the tariff law stipu-
lates that such notices shall not ex-
ceed the time agreed upon for diplo-
matte abrogation of the agreements.
Inferentially this would authorize a
notice covering any less period than
the president might deem desirable.
The law provides that the president
shall issue these notices within 10 days,
bVt the state department took the mat
ter in hand promptly and issued them
at once.
The department IS carefully consid-
ering the trade relations. between the
United States and foreign countries to.
determine in which, if any. cases it
~ be necessary to apply the maxi
nun duties OF IS per cent in addition
10 the rates stipulated in the law.
AS to Discrimination
Before such action is taken the ut
most effort viii be made to obtain q
correction Of any discrimination found
. 70 exist against American products. It
viii be only as a last resort that the
maximum rate viii be applied
It is not believed that any practice
Of = South American country will be
clsssed as discriminatory against the
United States, as trade relations with
latin America have been generally on
p most satisfactory basis. The depart
nent is now making very careful
survey of the field to determine where
any discrimination against American
products exists that will warrant ap-
plicstion Of the maximum tariff rates.
Germany Is Notified
BERLIN. Aug 6.-The state depart
ment at Washington has notified the
German foreign Office of the termina-
ton of the German American tariff
agreement within six months and 10
days from yesterday, the 10 days be-
ing added to the stipulated six months
in order to provide an interval for the
signature Of President Taft. The act
is not liked in Germany, where it is
regarded as hurtful to German trade
with the United States.
Working With SmOothness
? WASHINGTON, Aug. Authorization
received at the treasury today from
New York. Boston and Philadelphia in
dictates that the new tariff law is
working with unexpected smoothness.
Generally at the beginning of the
operation Of new tariff law. matters
in the big custom houses are at .sixes
and sevens" for few days, but no
confusion has yet manifested itself in
Nae administration Of the Payne law.
II is said. BY treasury officials this is
accounted for by reason of the new
law having been constructed on the
general lines Of the Dingley act, al
though. Of course, the figures differ.
Brokers Will Protest
NEW YORK. Aug. s.-custom house
brokers interested in shipments on the
steamer Pennsylvania. from Hamburg.
which arrived last night too late to
admit Of her cargo being entered be-
fore the new customs tariff law went
into effect, decided today that they
would protest the action of Collector
Of Port Loeb in refusing to keep the
custom house open after hours for the
entering of the merchandise on the
steamer.
Champ Clark'S Statement
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.--In reply to
what he terms "tlle misrepresentation.
Of democrats in the papers" Champ
Clark. leader of the minority in the
house. today gave out statement re-
gsrding the course Of the democratic
.nlembers OF the house in connection
~eith the consideration of the Payne
Bill In part he said:
The old saying that hsbit IS second nature
was never more striklngly illustrated than by
the fact that many newspapers generally re-
publican or near republican-and mere individ-
usls keep mounting about the discussions among
the democrats and the perfect unity among
house republicans. notwithstanding the truth
known Of al men who care TO know that the