New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-16
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Fob ANTI-DUMPING LAW.-An anti
dumping" law similar TO that OF CANADA
&c advocated by Senator Penrose, who be
ueves such measure would make possible
tho reduction or abolition of a number OF
minor duties and would prove even more
effectual than these permanent duties. TO
that end the Senator from Pennsylvania
will Introduce such measure soon after
the holidays. II has long been the con-
tention of numerous protectionists that GER
tain duties were required, not to prevent q
continued competition by foreign countries
because those countries could produce the
articles no more cheaply than the United
States, but solely to prevent such countries
from dumping their surplus on the Ameri-
can market, and so from time TO time
wholly demoralzng 1t. Conditions fire.
auently arise In large manufacturing coun-
tries. notably In Germany. where the manu-
facturcrs are glad TO dispose OF surplus
at cost or less, and were there no tariff
the manufacturers of this country would
be obliged 10 meet such irregular and un-
fair competition. Mr.. Penrosc has been
STUDYING the Presidents recommendation
OF a graduated tariff 10 take the place Of
the maximum of the present law. and he
believes tina, without regard to the merits
of that proposition, an "anti-dUmping' law
modelled after the Canadian law would
prove most useful and could not logically
be rejected by the Democrats. as it would
pave the way for a number OF reductions
from the Payne duties
CONGRESS WAKING UP.-Little by 1T
tic Congress Is waking up 10 tho i'm
portance OF the recommendation which the
President made in his message dealing with
the foreign relations of this nation, that
Congress enact a graduated tariff provision
as a substitute for the maximum tariff. II
has required some time for either mem
bers Of Congress or the public 10 realize
the Importance Of this proposition, but
there is evidence that il is gradually be-
ginning TO dawn on both. The attitude OF
Germany toward imports from the United
States has long been realized and has more
than once been brought 10 the attention
OF Congress, and II is IN the case of that
country especially that a graduated tariff
would prove useful, although there are q
number OF other countries which bar or i'm
pose unfair conditions on essentially Amer
lean imports, such as cottonseed oil, etc.
The Democratic leaders declared, as soon
as the Presidents message was received
| that they would oppose any increase OF
the maximum tariff. and appeared TO be
! disposed to let it go at that. Now, how
ever, they are beginning 10 realize that
there is too much wisdom in President
Taft's suggestion TO warrant It's being dis
missed 50 lightly, especially as II does not
necessarily mean any increase of the max
imum rates, but rather the enactment Of a
sliding scale, to be applied by the Presi
dent according TO the treatment accorded
imports from this country.
THE RUSSIAN TREATY The negotia
tons at St. Petersburg to which the Pres
ident referred IN his message dealing Will
the foreign relations Of this country are
not proceeding in a manner at all salts
factory 10 the administration, there beinl
disposition on the part of the Russian
authorities TO play fast and loose. Unde
these circumstances II will not be surprls
ing # the President decides to approve IN,
| resolution providing for the denunciatlor
Of tho treaty Of 1852, provided that resolu
ton is put in such form as TO assert onl,
that which can be sustained by the United
| states. The Committee on Foreign Rela
tons will consider the resolution on Mon
day morning, and viii probably recast il
| language with that end In view. II IS re
allied by members Of Congress that 4
might be possible 10 pass the resolution
over the Presidential veto. but they ap