New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
MINIMUM TARIFF
prvIEW OF TRADE.
Presidents ActiOn Explained
croat Britain Best Customer.

ra1 $40 make per
M< rbe reasons which influenced
feoa-s ss,ssnt in according the minimum
TIE - under the Payne-AldTicn act
iarlli -,,,,-ies named in his proclamation
70 sA the State Department To-Day
.es'-.h,s- 2 review Of the trade rela-
rls10 80, these countries ana the
tons c..+es This shows an enormous
tD''e- - trade and makes apparent the
Foi- :, no case has any OF lheHl
fscl - aenrive the United States OF that
soas ,r+,cb is accorded by European
e.--,r;es 10 one another Ine s'a'eiiieii'
follows
-. United kingdom furnishes me oese 81
a-,er which the United STATES o,,el a.
rsIArs countries. for il takes nea4lE one
io,sSaT ne total American eApoI1s 10
..sL or one-third OF all our 800 800 = 70
- gS,rs~e word. This vast lnli1cI 80.
Teceifec those accorded 10 ike imports,
terms f-o-1 auv other foreign country
re. s-ov-7 the British colonies q NSlI, III
e. -,,sro1us tariff OF the Silleo l.oli
-; - bur few articles from lle : IA "a
spp-ies ,t5cI fact has been faVorabte to
.se sxpsnsion Of our traoe- ,to 7-,;ted
- e-e receiv ved on as f2Torahie terms
States 49, - of ne United Kingdom as are
iA y = those uroducrS IN any European
sI.~-. The live cattle are adnlllte9 LoI
cea-r,1a- with a delay OF twelve oeys,
tls1s--- ,s---7irs their recuperauon aIter
EnleL n The last fourteen years
tlt u, S-aT7 TIE -c--l1ed states 10 the num-
ca--.ss = 500 600 have been lanced IN Ire4l
g-s-si- The annual ValuaIloh OF tAls
irzae irzate-o~-;rg = 70 the statistics OF the Brit
49,, ,.-,S,,,,s~-T1ent. ,r--S ,the importauons from
:. - T-nireG States N lSoS were EaIueo slt a.
,sss ee- 00c u toJai 5iIllo' "a '40N IA
- world Of s2.SS6, 0oe.oee
-TALY-s DUAL TARIFF.
-,slr employs d dual tariff system Of the
e-:i and conventional klnG the 4aIier
go bssed upon series OF reciprocity
oe.ns @s0rcl,,5ed with various European
LSs----e-rs Italy hzS lnTarlapIy eA-
ssE - i-77porIauions from me United
S-se S.lce - complete and unqualified con
STATES =. -.@as w1ich are the lowest rates
- s-v country. The percentage Of
esyse nj exports from the United States
- 80, n The past ten years IS pile-
-s-sl IN 1898. according 70 United
1one--1r- 1r--.-ss-ics italy purchased Ameri-
e-ete1 e1.oSe n me value Of s25,0S5, 600.
,e-re in lea her purchases amounted 10
NSes;s ,-ses t7e same kind of tariff sys-
r--iy md likewise applies her en-
-o-yer rioual tariff 70 imports OF Aueri-
- 7-oducts. thus giving 70 the United
S-sres the tariff treatment OF the most
-o-s5 nation According 70 United
c.s,ss statistics our exports TO Russia in
49,. s-o1 g6es0e 90 IN 1893 TO sl7.a69, 600
"a ~ = increase OF = per cent
ce;r s-rrIovE z maximum and minimum
sE Is s,.s-a-- and since 1905 has extended
rar corualste minimum tarlU 10 lmporta-
=. - s-a-r ne United States, thus treat
i-g MS COUNTY, On he Lar1I1 basis OF the
s, s [svo-e5 naton. According 10 United
C-s-ss s-sris1ics our exports 70 Spain in
--essas ron sJt0 IN 1923 10 SO 6Z9. 600
= % AZ 2 growth Of IL per cent.
S--rze-isud employs the general and con
-.srrf0nsi rz-.E system. and extends the
oo-,nisre conventional tariff rates 70 i'm
-o-rs-i0ns from The United States AC-
eo-5ing 70 Swiss statistics, the value Of
4--norrs rom the United States IN the
- siendsr wear 800 was 81. 10T, ,eco in q total
Importation OF SO, ,02o00o
he Turkish government has q single
-z--N svs1su There Is no discrimination
srsirsr ne United States or its products
y Turkey Il Europe or Turkey IN Asia.
According 70 United States statistics, the
erro-s q American products 70 Turkey
increased from 522.00l in 1899 70 S2.51S, 600
" lsp o. an increase Of So per cent
n the case of Two Cf the 4 0ove-mentloned
countries me Cr0Cl laTaCOus issued include
-hs colonial possessions OF Italy and Spain.
ne colonial possessions OF Italy are EriIl-
-ez ana ps-r Of SCmaliland, on the east
0oss- o. Africa. The colonial possessions
of Spain are -he Canary Islands and GER
rsn African possessions
The statement adds that nc discrimina-
con against American cattle and meat
rro5ucrs had been made by the counties