The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-22
Duties On a Number Of Pro.
ducts Are 10 Be Gfeat
n Increased.
Is i u / 3 + / S ATE lSlloN
Proposed Changes in France
Are Of VITAL Interestto
This Country

- u - ! L.
The attention Sof Aipeticatl Snaarlaiaes
Iturers win not for TIE next sew
months be eiitifsly toenseS upon The I
liproposed taFitl teyislon iti this eouilsi
try. France PROPOSES g revise its
! tariff and in. the cliaIll r. beS made
1.-THE Ilited is any Interested.
lsIf the proposed French taria eiils
should be enacted SO 20 law e rs
lpresent shape, Alnerlpslii tf'stde Nonld
be injuriously atteetcd
4 Contrary 10 the usual custom, tlse
lmeasurc had ITS oEigin n tlae Iaftn
\ Committee % the French s'liRnbee
iof Deputies and ne attitude ot tie
eipyernneiit toward therefore. has
inot formally beea dtfliiea N eatllar
nent The probablllties are, that
4 the bin will liudefgo 4 number of
changes before II tinaily IS enacted
into law which, II sis expected, = ~
be aDopt the lIlst part Of next year
Some intarestine 8 facts III regard %
The nov measure are steamed from
compilntIons cntltied Preposed new
customs tafIff % France prepared
by ". !. Stone, Tatllf Export of tie
Department OF Commerce and Labor.
tho object Of which IS 70 indicate ,lse
proposed Eiange 81 fa1it rates On
goods which the United States either
exports tolF'rance 81 eonld export la-
der favorable conditions
Taking upon the Articles cosered Isl
the existing France american agree
mcnt II isafound that the following
are atfected by the proposed chauges
Canned mcs d ii Is proposedsfo ads
vance the general rate - 20 francs
per 100 ktloH tog s0 fgancs ain IN
erease et lesr cont aslliie leaving
the aatnpintum rate of Il francs un-
changed While the agreement re-
mains In force, the .pFoppsed change
would, therefore. not attcct "a inerican
canned meats.
Flesh apples aud pears Under the
existing agreement these ffuits afe
admitted at the rate of 1 francs per
100 kilos. It Is proposed 70 advances
the minimum Fdtc 10 g francs u M
crease Of 1bp: per, cont, ana 10 IN
crease the general rate iron, i Il i
francs, should tie increhsc 3oe these
and the other minlIhnni rates covered
by the existing agreement leae d iss
abtogation. 1t would result Ia an IN
crease from the present minimum rato
'0f 2 francs TO the now general Islse
of francs. which would raise tlie
duty fourfold. II is proposed to itts
crease the minimum rate on iaopa
from 80 to 40 francs. and The genetaf
from 45 to so francs per 100 kitos.
Ear more numetous are the tafitf
changes on articles which are not ssf.
fected By the commercial agreement
At present in force between France
anu this country. In proposing fl,e
many changes, the French Commits
sioner was guided by the object 81
making the difference between HE
general and the minimum rates lbout
90 per cent on the average; being cof,
siderably higher than The dIff9febs 4
In the present tartf, the p,if.po 4 be.
ing 10 make 1t worth wlatle sat *.
eign countries to negotiate resin.a (,
treaties for tho application "A j,,,s
minimum rates.
AS ali the Important con,,,s,.e, 1,
countries except tho United sst,sss ~ -,
joy the benefit OF Tho c,,tir. 4,
tartf in Franco tho cbsrss * !, ~.
mentioned would affact S,,,,.,,,,...,.. s.,,,.ss
Imports from the rJnitad8 s.s.s. ..'ssss 80
and would stir furtte, - u,
disadvantages under ,gi,is .,,,ss,s
products must connsts ~
from other countries s. n. i, pISsssss -.
market. Amonr ~ -, s4s =. ..... .Jlsl.
Of these changes M to,io,.,,,,s ,a,s
be mentioned. the ~ hs;,,s .isa.,
IN francs ,o,. ,ao W -, tAee pelns slsea.
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