New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
Mr.. TAFT AVERTS
A TARIFF WAR
NEGOTI4TEONS WITH
CANADA SUCCEED.
Friendly Understanding Is
Reached at Conference Scith
Dominion Ministers.

.ffN.N Aif Af-bane k.feall
washington, March aG-President
Tsfi achieved a great personal victory
to-dsy Wien he brough; 20 a successful
ronclusion tho tariff negotiations with
Osnsds. Confronted with an apparently
hopeless situation. with many industries
along this side of the Canadian border
thrsatened with seriously injury through
a lorif war. and the diplomats Of both
countries hope.essly discouraged, Presi-
cent Tast himself reopened the negotia-
tions 90 Albany last week with the
Canadian Minister 81 Finance. "a. s.
Fielding. and tie result is a notable
triumph Tor the wen recognized Giplo-
macy of William Howard TAFT
50 determined 10 achieve success Was
81. Taft and 50 carefully did he guard
the negotiations that when ne returned
a. Washington he did not confide the de-
tails % any one even leaving the British
Ambassador. Who called az the White
House Immediately. I'm the dark
IN connection with the plan adopted
hv the President and Mr. Fielding al
Albany. the Minister Of Finance came 10
Washington yesterday. and to-day had
q conference with the President an which
fnal agreement was perfected. the
details ~ which viii be announced stimuli
mneouslv an Ottawa and Washington
noNt Wednesday. After short discus
SION With Mr. Fielding to-day the Presi-
o.ui called in iho Secretary Of State.
fae Secretary ~ the Treasury. George
r Graham. Canadian Minister Of Rail-
Wsys, and Charles n Pepper. OF the
Bureau ~ Trade Relations. and the
fEreemcut was reduced 10 writing. Mr..
Tsu then suggested 20 Secretary Knox
the slyisability ~ announcing the sue
cess of the negotiations. which Mr. Knox
did as follows:
Negotiations between the President and
the Canadian representatives, which
were begun a. Albany some days AGO,
we're resumed az Washington 10 day, and
we're concluded. They have taken a form
which gives assurances that q friendly un-
derstandina will be come 20 innuedistely.
IS expected that the official announce-
ment will be made simultaneously az
Warrington and Ottawa on "Wednesday,
the 30th instant.
Both the President and Secretary
Knox feel constrained 20 treat the de-
tails of the agreement as entirely conf
Dental until the time for the Official an
nouncemeut but IL is assumed that they
include certain concessions by Canada
IN schedules I'm which this country is
especially interested. il having been
shown that the treaty between Canada
ana France contains number 81 con-
cessions which, even II granted 10 this
country. would afford no material bene-
o. 20 American producers and exporters.
Probable Basis Of Agreement.
rnder tho existing treaty between
Canada and France the latter country
rsoeiNes The conventional rate on about
ninety articles. As 10 MANY ~ these.
however. the United states has little or
no interest, and there is reason 10 be
leHo that this government has con-
sfutr6 o. receive the intermediate rate
on much less than hall that number.
The tariff experts who have 50 sue
o'ssIulIy conducted this large work take
particular pride in thc fact that for the
FIRST time the United states now enjoys
tno minimum tariff rates of an impor-
tanf nations. Heretoforo American
g"ods have generally paid the maximum
fates and have had 10 force their way
n'o foreign markets solely on The basis
o' their superior merits or because they
'ol'a not 1e produced outside Of Amer
iCs.
lsr possibility - temporary brcach
u tar0 relations with Canada. owing
io the expiration next Thursday of the
period u'iow-d l,v thc Payne AlGrich act
3" the nakins o. such arrangements.
Hts ~ one ume regarded rs serious.
br q Is now said that q viii not be
necessary 10 cooslue tlme Foo the ca
madam Pa.lamcnt .n giving the ar
ri-smeut vitality hy legislative enact
n.rt. fur fne reason tIst Il can b,, put
H'o operation az once uy au order in
calncL which vlI T~oba;v be the
course followed. It FL understood that
'ae agreement Was .-ached on the basis
o. flturc negotiations between the
inte1 states and canada for "a general
usde treaty.
canada has fou- rates 80 tariff which
o.re- materially from one another. The
cate which tho Cuitod Ststcs probably
$500 -eceiye is clsssod as rate so >. ,.
| te treaty rate. and. within the umiu-
| uCns as 90 tho nGmrcr 81 articles i'm
/ 'oired. i7 the same ass that allowed 40
France under The existing treaty.
Cp o. this t'rae more than one hundred
tsaors and their dependencies. by IHoc-
smstipn p thc President. hska received
American miuiiDusa Iai"s. and this
efes ony about twelve countries "a
N.Ca action 81 SSH 20 nc taken. The
Acct important os these - canada.
The tvo Canadian ministers with the
Aorc1 their party, were guests ~ the
Fts.deu' o. "a trip 90 Mount Nernon this
rlsrEoon uu thr Maynsner.