The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

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President issued his proclamation in
which it is declared that under the
new tariff law the countries of Italy,
Great Britain, Russia, Spain, Turkey
and Switzerland are entitled to the
minimum rates imposed by the act.
The proclamations, which are identi-
cal, read as follows:
"A proclamation by the President
of the United States of America;
Whereas, 1t is provided in the
act of Congress approved August 5,
1909, entitled an act to provide reve-
nue., equalize duties and encourage
the industries of the United States
and for other purposes
(The President here quotes the
provision of the act referred to) and
continues as follows:
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 provision, 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 CO.
lonial possessions of Italy of any ag-
rlcultural, manufactured or other
products of the United States which
unduly discriminate against the Uni
ted States or the products thereof and
that the government of Italy pays no
export bounty on or imposes no ex-
port duty or prohibition upon the ex-
portation of any article to the United
States which unduly discriminates
against the United States or the pro-
ducts thereof, and the government of
Italy accord to the agricultural,
manufactured or other products of
the United States treatment which
is reciprocal and equivalent.
Now, therefore, l, William How
ard 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 existence and the gov
eminent of Italy imposes no terms
or restrictions upon the importation
or sale in the kingdom and colonial
possessions of italy of the products
of the United States, which usually
discriminate against the United
States, all articles when imported
in the United States, or any of its
possessions Except the Philippine
Islands and the islands of Guam and
Tutuila), from the kingdom and
colonial possessions of Italy shall be
admitted under the term of the min
imum tariff of the United States as
prescribed by section of the Tariff
Act of the United States, approved
August 5, 1909.
Provided however, that this
proclamation 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 afore-
be presented to the President that
the government of Italy has made
such change or changes in its pres
ent laws and regulations affecting
commerce in the kingdom
and colonial possessions of Italy as
to discriminate unduly in any way
against such commerce and in the
future event that proclamation by
the President of such fact, revoking
the present proclamation, shall have
been issued.
''In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affix-
ed Done at the city of Washington
this 18th day of January, A. D. 1910,
of the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirty-fourth.'
The proclamation is signed both
by the President and by Secretary of
State Knox.