New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
ON MINIMUM LIST
SIX NATIONS NAMED.
Tariff Proclamations Issued by
President Taft.
rFrom Tn. Trihun. Bureau ]


washington Jan. 1s.--Six Executive proc
lamations were signed by President Tart
tonight applying the minimum rate. in
accordance with the provisions OF the new
tariff law. to importations from Italy. the
United Kingdom, Russia. Switzerland. Tur-
key and Spain. This action is the first 10
be taken under the Payne-Aldrich law au-
thorizing the President to apply the mini
mum rates to the products of all countries
which do not unduly discriminate against
the products Of the United States. 1t also
marks the completion Of the first step
toward the accomplishment of the herculean
task now before the tariff experts of the
Treasury and the State Department of ad-
justing the tariff relations between the
United States and approximately one hun
dred foreign countries under the same pro-
vision. By the terms of the law the maxi
mum tariff goes into effect automatically
at midnight Of March 81. Efforts are now
being made to complete the task before
that time.
The countries are taken up for consid-
Grafton in the order in which application
was made for the minimum rates. From
time to time. as decision is reached re-
gardins other countries. proclamations will
be issued in a similar way. until the list
cases that the maximum rate will apply.
but there is hope of reaching amicable
adjustment with practically all the coun-
tries of the world
THE PROCLAMATIONS.
The text of the Presidents proclamations.
which are identical except in respect to the
name Of the country concerned. follows:
Whereas. It Is provided in the act Of
Congress approved August 5. 1909, entitled.
An act TO provide revenue. equalize duties
and encourage the industries Of the United
states and for other purposes 1.-THE Presl-
dent here quotes the provision of the act
referred to and continues followsl:
And whereas. Satisfactory evidence has
been presented to me that the government
OF Italy imposes no terms or restrictions
either in the way of tariff rates or pro-
vision, trade or other regulations, charges,
eXactionS or In any other manner, directly
or indirectly, upon the Importation into or
the sale in the kingdom and colonial pos
sessions of Italy of any agricultural. manu-
1actured or other products or the uniled
States which undIly discriminate against
the United States or the products thereon,
and that the government or Italy pays no
duty or prohibition upon the expectation
of any article from the United States which
States or the products thereof and that
the government Of Italy accords 10 the
agricultural, manufactured or other prod
ucts OF the United States treatment wnich
is reciprocal and equivalent;
Now, therefore, l. William Howard 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 exist
ence and the government of Italy imposes
no terms or restrictions upon the, importa-
ton sale in the kingdom and colonial
possessions of Italy of the products of the
United States which unduly discriminate
against the United States, all articles when
imported into the United States or any of its
and the islands of Guam and Tutufla)
from the kingdom and colonial possessions
of Italy shall be admitted under the terms
of the minimum tariff of the United States
prescribed by Section of the tariff act
OF the United States, approved August 3,
1909.
Provided, however. that this proclan1a-
ton 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
be presented TO the President that the
country of Italy has made such change or
changes in its present laws and regulations
affecting American commerce in the king
dom and colonial possessions of Italy as 70
discriminate unduly in any way against
such commerce. and in the further event
that proclamation by the President of
such fact revoking the present proclanna-
ton shall have been issued
In witness thereof, [ have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city Of
Washington this 18th day Of January, A D.
one thousand nine hundred and ten, and OF
the independence OF the United states of
America the ons hundred and thirty
fourth.
The proclamation is signed by the Presi-
dent and Secretary Knox.