The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-20
State Department Explains
Countries Who Receive
Lowest Rates Are Ones
Who Have Favored U. S.
TRADE RELATIONS OF
COUNTRY EXPLAINED
In the Statement 1t Is Shown
Great Britain Takes About
One-fourth of the American
Exports.

Washington, Jan. 2O.--To make per-
fectly clear the reasons that influence
ed the president in according the mini
mum tariff rates under the Payne-Al-
drich act to the six countries named
in his proclamation the state depart
ment has made public concise re-
view of the trade relations between
those countries and the United States.
This shows the enormous volume Of
trade between the countries and Am
erica and makes apparent the fact
that in no case has any of them
sought to deprive the United States
of that equality of trade which is &C
corded by European countries toward
one another The statement follows:
"The United Kingdom furnishes the
best market which the United States
enjoys in foreign countries. for it
takes nearly one half of the total
American exports to Europe. or one
third of all our exports to the entire
world.
This vast importation is received
on the same favorable tariff terms as
those accorded to like imports not
only from any other foreign country,
but from the British colonies as well.
Fair Treatment.
'The customs tariff of the United
Kingdom applies to but few articles
from the United States. which fact
has been favorable to the expansion
of our trade. The cattle and meats
of the United States are received on
as favorable terms in the ports of the
United Kingdom as are granted to
those produced in any European coun-
try. The live cattle are admitted for
slaughter with a delay Of II days,
which permits their recuperation af-
ter the voyage.
"In the last IA years cattle from the
United States to the number of 1900.
900 have been landed in Great Brit
ain. The annual valuation of this
trade is $3O.O00.000.
According to the statistics of the
British government, exports from the
United States in 1908 were valued at
1904 1927 900 in total importation
from the world of s2,sS6, 100000.
ltaIy's Policy.
Italy employs a dual tariff system
of the general and conventional kind.
the latter being based upon a series
of reciprocity treaties with various
European governments. Italy has in
variably extended to importation from
the United States her complete and
unqualified conventional rates. which
are the lowest rates given to any
country.
1.-The percentage of increase of ex-
ports from the United States to Italy
in the past 10 years is phenomenal.
In 1899, according to United States
statistics, Italy purchased American
goods to the value Of $25,O35, 900,
while in 1909 her purchases amounted
to $5S,5O9.OOO.
Russia uses the same kind of tar
if system as Italy, and likewise ap-
plies her entire conventional tariff
to imports of American products, thus
giving to the United States the tariff
treatment of the most favored nation.
According to United States Stats
tics our exports to Russia increased
from s1O.O3O,O0O. in 1899. to $780,
900 in 1909, or an increase Of y per-
cent
Shows Us Favors.
Spain employs a maximum and
minimum tariff system, and since 1906
has extended her complete minimum
tariff of importations from the United
States. thus treating this country on
the tariff basis of the most favored
nation.
According to United States statis-
tics our exports to Spain increased
from $s,07S.00O, in 1899, to SIS. 1878. 900,
in 1903. or a growth of III percent.
switzerland employs the general
and conventional tariff system and eN-
tends the complete conventional tariff
rates to importations from the United
States.
According to Swiss statistics the
value of importations from the Unit
ed States in the calendar year 1905
was $11.707 900 in total importation
of $2S7,02O.000.
Single Tariff System.
The Turkish government has a sim
Gle tariff system. There is no dis
elimination against the United States
or its products in Turkey in Europe
or Turkey in Asia.
According to United States statis-
ties our exports of American products
to Turkey increased from $4,000. in
1899. to s2.9ls.OOo. in 1909, or an in
crease of 392 percent.
In the case of two Of the above
mentioned countries the proclama-
tions issued include the colonial pos
sessions of Italy and Spain.
THE colonial possessions of Italy
are Eritrea and part of Somaliland,
on the east coast of Africa
THE colonial possessions Of Spain
are the Canary Islands and certain At
rican possessions"
The statement adds that no Gliscrim-