Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-16

Entered 40 second class ma!sel
October II. 1868. st the postofAce. OF
eumWa, Iowa, under the Act OF Congress
o6 March Z. 1875.
TARIFF WAR AvERTED.
The adjustment OF the tariff be-
tween this country and Canada IS be-
ing pointed to by the influential re-
publican press as a great acnleVe.
nnent for the Taft administration ana
nna that robs the critics of the admin
lstration OF formidable weapon
These critics pointed to the delay IN
The negotiations with Canada as an IN
dication that the maximum and mini
MN clause OF the Payne-Aldrich tar.
~ law would involve the United
States in disastrous commercial hos
tilities. with other countries. The re-
verse nroyed to be true. Tariff relat-
Ions were adjusted with lSo nat,ons
and dependencies without the applca-
ton of the maximum schedules m any
Instance. The New York tribune
makes the statement that Uncle sam
can henceforth sell from SO to 6O per
cent OF his products In foreign couh-
tries without paying toll to the Gus
toms collectors, while the bulk OF the
other so per cent or 40 per cent VIII
enioy the benefit of the minimum TOT
eign rates" 1t adds that the complete
success OF the observation-disclosures
venture has naturally %stood the crit
les of the administration on their
heads. and it will be some time before
thew can recover their uninverted
|. hearings" The Philadelphia Press
% avs that 'for the first time In the
history of the foreign commerce or
the United States this country en-
ioys the minimum rates on the tar1n
schedules Of all it's important trade
customers" The Literary Digest de-
clares that the success Of the ADJUST
ment. OF the Canadian tariff is due to
the personal tact and diplomacy OF
President Taft. 1t adds:
.sThe most serious obstacle which
arose to block this happy outcome
was the difference with Canada. I'm
der Great Britain's favored nation,
policy certain preferential tariff rates
extended nv Canada to France in re-
turn for equivalent concessions are
extended automatically to thirteen
other countries, including Spain. Swift
zerland. Austria, and Japan. AS the
United States was not one OF the tnir-
teen; the arrangement appeared 70 pe
'unduly discriminatory within the
meaning of the Payne-Aldricn law, ana
therefore called for the enforcement
Of our maximum rate against Canad-
ian products. It was evident, now
ever. that Canada would have replied
by levying heavy surtax upon all I'M
portations from this country. Only
after direct negotiations between
President Taft and Canadas governor
general and minister of finance was q
commercial upheaval averted. On
March 80 the president signed pro-
clamation granting the minimum rates
Of the new law to Canada, and IN re-
turn the Canadian government agreed
to certain concessions.
hese concessions are described IN
the following paragraphs quoted from
the New FORK Tribune:
"The Canadian government, in re-
turn, proposes to grant to the United
States the intermediate tarin rate on
thirteen numbers, carrying about forty
articles, in addition to reduction on
articles included in the omnibus
clause which are not specifically men
toned in the tariff law.
.eThese intermediate rates-which
are the same on the articles included
n the concession as the rates of the
Franco-C Canadian treaty apply to bus
iness amounting approximately to
S5. OOO, 900 out of total Of $1SO,026.55O
of exports from the United States to
Canada. The chief items are dried
fruits and nuts, photographs, pictures
and works Of art soaps and soap pow
ders. perfumery. and toilet prepare
lions. tableware Of china and por-
ce1ain. leather and leather goods,
feathers and feather goods.
"The tariff rate on articles covered
nv the omnibus clause is to be re-
duced from 40 to 17.5 per cent. The
most important article of export under
this head is cottonseed-oil. Other ar
ticles are mineral waters and celluloid
manufactures.
..While the reductions actually ap-
ply only to something like 3 per cent.
OF American exports to Canada, a
large part of the exports are in non
competitive classes, where America
would have the market anyway.
"As to sptin, the United States
meets in the Canadian market with
strong competition in raisins, prunes,
and all sorts Of dried fruits. Canada
granted the United States reduction
on this class of merchandise.
with Switzerland the United
States meets competition in the Can
adam market in watch-movements.
Canada has granted a reduction which
puts the United States on an equal
footing.
with France, Austria and Japan
the United States meets heavy compe-
tttion in chinaware. Canada has
CASTORIA