The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-09
A PROCLAMATION
ON THE TARIFF LAW
THE COUNTRIES ENTITLED TO
THE MINIMUM RATES.


Washington, ID. c. Especially 49,
The President issued his proclama-
tion in which it is declared that un-
der the new tariff law the countries
of Italy, Great Britain, Russia,
Spain, Turkey, and Switzerland are
entitled to the minimum rates inn
posed by the act. The proclama-
tions, which are identical, read as
follows:
"A proclamation by the President
of the United States of America:
Whereas, 1t is provided in the
act of Congress approved August 5,
1903, entitled an act to provide re-
venue, equalize duties and encour-
age the industries of the United
States and for other purposes"
(The President here quotes the
provision of the act referred to)
and continues as follows:
And whereas, satisfactory evil
dence has been presented to me that
the government of Italy imposes no
terms or restrictions either in the
way of tariff rates or provision,
trade or other regulations charges,
eXactions or in any other manner,
directly or indirectly upon the i'm
portation into or the sale in the
kingdom and colonial possessions
of Italy of any agricultural. manu-
factured or other products of the
United States which unduly dis
criminate against the United States
or the products thereof and that the
government of Italy pays no export
bounty on, or imposes no export
duty or prohibition upon the eX-
pOrtatiOn OF any article TO the
United States which unduly dis
eliminates against the United States
or the products thereof and the
government of Italy accord to the
agricultural, manufactured or other
products of the United States treat
ment which is reciprocal and equiva-
lent.
Now, therefore, /, William How
ard Taft, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the
power in me vested by the aforesaid
act of Congress, do hereby make
known and proclaim that from and
| after March 81, 1910, and so long
| thereafter as the aforesaid act of
Congress is in existence and the
government of Italy imposes no
terms or restrictions upon the i'm
portation or sale in the kingdom and
colonial possessions of Italy of the
products of the United States, which
usually discriminate against the
United States, all articles when inn
ported in the United States, or any
of its possessions Except the Philip
pine Islands and the islands of
Guam and Tutuila), from the king
! dom and colonial possessions of
Italy shall be admitted under the
term of the minimum tariff of the
United States as prescribed by sec
tion / of the Tariff Act of the United
States, approved August 5, 1909.
Provided, however, that this
proclamation shall not take effect
from and after March 81, 1910, but
shall be null and void in the event
that, at any time prior to the afore-
said date, satisfactory evidence shall
be presented to the President that
the government of Italy has made
such change or changes in its pres
ent laws and regulations affecting
American commerce in the kingdom
and colonial possessions of Italy as
to discriminate unduly in any way
against such commerce and in the
future event that a proclamation by
the President of such fact, revok-
ing the present proclamation, shall
have been issued.
In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affix-
ed Done at the city of Washington
this 18th day of January, A. d. 1910,
of the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirty-fourth."
The proclamation is signed both
| by the President and by Secretary
| of State Knox