The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-22
STRIKlAO HARD At
MEAT INDUSTRY
Various Articles Favor Com
NnstCe Of Other Great
Shipping Nations

(By Associated Preaa3
Washington, D G, Men. ~ Tile ai'I
lension og Alneficar manufacturers
win not Tor tho next few months beI
entirely focused upoa me proposed tar
In revislon III this country france
proposes 10 reVlse It's tarfl and Ia tsel
changes 10 be made the United states
IAvltaliy Interested. Ii the proposed
French tnrin bin should be enacted
into law Ia ils present shape, Amefi
can Trade would be lniurlousiy affect
90
Contrary 10 The usual custom the
Inraaure had ltn origin Id the tariff
e0nnmiilgc Of the French chamber Of
deputies and the attitude Of the Gov
ointment toward Il, therefore, has mol
formally been defined In parliament
The probabilities are, however THAI
the bin Win undergo Il number OF
changes before Il finally Is enacted III
ID law which It Is expected, viii bel
about the f.gat o. next year
Some Interesting facts Ia regard 70
lie new .ftoppsed measure are CLEANED
from eompllalimn entitled: spro.
ppsed new customs tarlif Of Fran, =.
prepared BY N Il stone. ltrIfl ex
pert 0f The depaltlnen Of commeae
and labor, the object 81 which Is to in'
dlease the proposed changes OF taria
Iutea on goods which the United siasaa
elsher exports To France or could ex
port nnEer favorable conditions.
Taking up the articles covered hy
The existing FrAnco-AmericHn agree
menl It Is found that the following are
affected BY the proposed changes
Canned Msats
i Is proposed TO advance the ger
ufal ratio Of 20 francs per 100 kilos
10 80 francs. an Increase OF 60 per
cent while leaving The minimum rate
If rs ffancs unchanged while the
aggeemelg iemalno Ia force. the pre-
posed chtnge would. therefore H0t af
feet American canned meats
Fresh Apples and pears.
Undef the existing agreement thaaa
ffulta arc admitted al the rate ~ :
francs pef 100 kil0s Il Is pr0p0aef'
10 advance tho minimum rate to
francs. an Increase OF lb0 per cent.
and 10 increase the general rate from
40 frunus Should the increase OF
these und the other minimum rates
covered by tht existing agreement
lead to ls aUFbgatlon, Il woulh ee
shit IN at increase fFom The present
minimum rate of . francs se the nev
general rate Oi 3 francs, which would
rnise the duty f1uIf0ld Il IS proposed
10 increase the mihlmum rate on hops
from 30 70 40 francs and the gensra.
from ib 70 SO frahea per 100 Kilos.
Ear mors numerous ere the iarlff |
changes on pitlcies which are not
affected rs thu commercial agreement
NJ present 10 .Drce between FRI. .ee
and THIS country m proposing tie
many changer. lhe French commits
sion waH guided Ny the object Of max
lng the difference between The gener
Al and the mlhmum rates about 50
per cent on W. average. being e0n
siderably higher than The difference Iii
the present tarln the purpose being
ID make Il wJrth while for foreign
countries 10 negotiate reciprocity tfea
tlea for The application Of the min
lmum rates
Az all TIE important canmeFcIai
countries except the United States
enjoy the benefit Of the entire mini
mum tariff ID France the changes Il.
ready mentioned would AFFECT lniuf
iunslg Impvfts from the United states
only. and wonld sill further aS.ra
eale The disadvantages under which
America ptoducts must compete with
nrsducta from other countries IN the
French markets
hiihcelIany Matters
Among The more Important Of these
changes the lfllnwing may be- men.
toned. The ATE being given In francs
per 100 kil3as Meat extracts Gun.
efal TIT lawFaseu from 40 10 j.
ffnncA: COTTON seed now admitted
free rs he subject 10 d duty Of 1901
FRANCS: peanuts now admitted free
10 he subject n q duty b a.be francs
and pfrRcfbeh vegetables duty n.
creased from ~ 70 "a francs
Changes Hurt.
Even more dlsadyaulage0ua to
American trnde are the proposed
changes. which. while increasing tha
general rates to which American ecaaa
ARE subject. contemplate reduction
If the minimum rates which are an
nlIeahIe te Imports from favored aoun
ifIea AZ instances Of such changes
shF fnlIpAlns may be mentioned Hea
i agricultural machinery weighing