Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-06
TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS.

The now tariff law in section two,
| respecting the maximum and minimum
tariffs OF the United states which pro-
vision came into effect April 1. l9i0.4im-'
posed upon the president tho response
bility of determining prior to that date
whether any undue discrimination eX-
listed against the United States and
its products In any country of tho world
with which we sustained commercial re-
latocS.
In the case of several countries IN
stances of apparent undue discriminn-.
ton against American commerce were
found TO exist, These. determinations
were removed bylneg3tiations. Prior tn
April ]. 1910. when the maxi,num tariff
was to come into opera ton with respect
to importations from all those countries
lin whose favor no proclamation apply
Ing the minimum. tariff should be Is
sued by the president $50 such procln-
nations were issued. This series OF
proclamation embraced the entire com
mercial world and hence the minimum.
tariff Of the United States has been
given universal application. thus testi-
Tying to the satisfactory character OF.
our trade relations with foreign coun-
tries. %
SOME ADVANTAGES. 3:
Marked advantages to tho COM,
MERGE OF the United States
F. NEiUa i cLtdlIlcu 4. LiIIOuSIlout. tIlesc
tariff settlements. Foreign,
nations are fully cognizant OF the fact
that under section . of the tariff act,
tho president Is required, whenever lie
Is satisfied that the treatment Accord
cd by them to the products of the Uni.
ted. States is not such as to entitle them
To the benefits OF the minimum tariff
OF the United States. to withdraw those.
benefits by proclamation. giving 90
Iut ,,ff j,t, h,
tariff will apply to their dutiabe protl-S
ucts entering the United States. In it's
general operation this section OF the,
tariff law has thus far proved n guar
anty OF continued commercial peace,
although there arc. however. unfor-
tunatcly Instances where foreign gov
iCrnments doal arbitrarily withfAmeri-
can interests within their jurisdiction
in n manner injurious and ineIuitablc.
TRADE WITH CANADA. i.',
The policy of broader and closer trade,
relations Will, the Dominion of Canada
which was initiated in the adjustment
OF the maximum and minimum provi-
sons of the tariff net of August. 1909.
has proved mutually beneficial. 1t
justifcs further efforts for the readjust-
inentfof the commercial lations of the
Two countries SO that thnir commerce
may follow the channels natural to con-
tlguous countries and the commensur-s
ate with the steady expansion of trade.
and industry on both sides OF the
boundary line. The rcciprocaton on
the part of the Dominion government
Of the sentiment which was expressed
by this government was followed in
October by the suggestion that II would;
/ be glad to have the negotiations. which
had bcen temporarily suspended. dur
Ing the summer. resumed In accord
ancc with this suggestion the secretary
OF state. by my direction, dispatched.
two representatives of the department
of state as special commissioners to
Ottawa-to confer with representatives
OF tho Dominion government. They
were authorized to take such steps for
formulating a reciprocal trade agree
mcnt as might be necessary and to-
receive and consider any propositions
which the Dominion government might
care to submit.
Pursuant to the Instructions issued
conferences were held by these COM
missioncrs. with officials OF tho Donr-
ion government at ottawa In the car
~ part of November ~
The negotiations We're conducted on
both sides in a spirit of mutual accom-
mediation. The discussion Of the COM
mon commercial interests of the two
countries had for its object n salts
which offers the prospect OF Il freer In
.tcrclange for the products Of the uni-
ted states and OF Canada Tho confer
cnccs werc adjourned to be resumed IN
Washington in January. whom 1t Is
hoped that tho aspiration of both gov
ierilnents for n. mutually advantageous
measure of reciprocity Will be realized.