The Washington herald., 1910-03-31

harness leather. and eIaloA s7llr 10 III oSA%
Feathers and manufactures Of feathers n o. p |;
artificial feathers fruits grains. leaves. and Tow
ers suitable for oTnamelting hats, IA per cent
An goods not enumerated in this schedule as
subject 10 any other rate q duty and not other
Wis declared free Of duty and not being goods the
importation whereof is by law prohibited. l7is per
cert
Provisions of Agreement.
provided that duty shall not be deemed
to be provided for by this item upon
dutiabIe goods mentioned as IN. o. p" in
any preceding tariff item.
provided further that when the COM
ponent material Of chief value in any
nonenumerated article consists Of duti-
able material enumerated in this sched-
ule as bearing a higher rate Of duty than
is specified in this tariff item, such non
enumerated article shall be subject to
the highest duty which would be charge
able thereon If it were composed wholly
Of the component material thereof OF
chief value. such component material OF
chief value being that component ma
terial which shall exceed IN value any
other single component material in its
condition as found in the article.
Note-The abTeyistion n o. p" means not
otherwise provided" The words This schedule, "
n item III, mean schedule A OF The CanAdlGn
customs tariff.
II is understood that these reductions ara not 20
apply exclusively 20 the products Of the United
States but that the Canadian government is free
TO apply them 10 the products q any other eountry
Secretary Knox's Statement
Secretary Knox yesterday issued the
following statement, analytical Of the
agreement:
"The Franco-Canadian treaty consists
OF two schedules. The first includes q
small number Of French speeialties, chief
" luxuries. such as champagnes and high
grade silks, which enjoy the benefit OF a
special tariff on importation into Canada.
None of these come into competition with
the products OF the United States seriously
enough 10 constitute undue discrimination.
The other schedule gives France the
benefit OF a reduction from the general to
the intermediate rate Of a series Of tariff
numbers. Under the favored nation
treaties Of Great Britain. the benefit of
these rates was extended automatically
70 a dozen other countries. which gave
Canada no special concessions Of rates
in return for them. The most important
Of these countries, so far as related 10
competition with the United States. were
Switzerland, Austria Hungary, Spain, and
Japan. Many Of the articles named in
the treaty were Of little value TO any OF
the countries and of no consequence TO
the United States. On numerous manu-
featured products 1t was also apparent
that the United States. from its geo
graphical and other advantages. was in
no danger of competition. since IL al
ready controls the Canadian markets for
these manufactures. II was not consid-
cred that the intermediate rates on these
commodities constituted undue discrimi-
nation. When the list had been reduced
by this process Of elimination. there still
remained, however, number of products
IN which not only France but the sew
eral other countries would have an ad-
vantage over similar products from the
United States. The negotiations which
have resulted in enabling the President
TO extend 10 Canada the continued enjoy
ment of the minimum rates Of the United
States tariff were for the purpose of ad-
justing the Canadian rates on these COM
modities-
Forty Staple Commodities.
The intermediate rates of the Franco
Canadian treaty conceded TO the United
States by Canada cover business amount
ing approximately to $4,000 annually.
They include about forty staple commodi-
ties. The omnibus clause Of the Canadian
tariff, which covers a large variety or
miscellaneous articles, is conceded in its
entirety Heretofore all articles under
this clause imported from the United
States have been subject TO the general
tariff of % per cent ad valOrem. Here
after they will pay III per cent ad
yalorem.
Cotton seed oil is one of the most
important products covered by this clause.
The importation from the United States
exceeds $4,000 annually. Vegetable and
ether oils besides cotton seed oil. mineral
waters and manufactures of celluloid are
among ether articles of largest importa-
ton. Drugs and dyes exceeded 500, 900.
Other leading articles covered by the
omnibus clause are lime. sausage cas-
iugs. sponges. manufactures OF straw and
wax, glycerin and camphor gums, mag
nesia. bicarbonate Of soda. and miscel-
laneOus breadstuffs
The largest single group OF staple com
modities included in the agreement are
dates, figs, raisins. prunes, currants, al
monds, and other nuts. The exports from
the United States to Canada OF these
commodities in the last fiscal year
amounted to S1.140,010
1.-THE importation of toilet soaps, per-
fumes, and toilet preparations from the