Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-07
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called attention by q special MESSAGE
5ueros Aires Conventions.
The four important conventions sign
ed at the fourth pan-Ameriean CONFER
enee at Buenos Aires. providing for tn'
regulation of trademarks. patents and
copyrights and for the arbitration o.
pecuniary claims. have. with the al
vice and consent of the senate. been
ratified on the part OF b Unlteo
States. and the Publications have e
deposited with the government OF the
Argentine Republic In accordance WITH
the requirements of the conventions
/ am not advised that similar action
has been taken by any other OF the
signatory governments.
Fcrsian Trade Relations Of she United
l etstsa.
In my last annual message ] refer
red to the tariff pegotia lions of the de-
| partment of state with foreign coun-
| tries 10 connection with the appiica-
| ton. by a series Of prociamatfons. OF
the minimum tariff Of the United
States to importattons from the sew
| eral countries. and I stated that In ifs
| general operation section ? Of fhe new
tariff law had proved a guaraney OF
continued commercial peace, although
there were. unfortunately. instances
where foreign governments dealt ar
b~itrarily with American interests with
In their tu~risd. elton In a IN
furious and inequitabie. During the
past year some instances OF discrfm1-
natory treatment have been removed.
but / regret to say that there remain a
few cases of dinerenfial treatment nd-
verse to the commerce OF the United
States. While none of these Instances
now appears to amount to undue dis
elimination In the sense Of section z
of the tariff law Of Aug. 5. 1909. they
are all exceptions to that complete de-
gree of equality of tariff treatment
that the department of state has con-
sisfently sought to obtain for Ameri-
can commerce abroad.
While the double tariff feature OF the
tariff law of 1909 has been amply just
fed by the results achieved In remov-
ing former and preventing new undue
determinations against American COM
merce, 1t ia believed that the time has
come for the amendment OF this fea-
ture of the law In such way as to
provide a graduated e Of meet
ing varying degrees OF discriminatory
treatment Of American commerce In
foreign countries as well as to pro-
tecf the financial interests abroad OF
American citizens against arbitrary
and injurious treatment on the part OF
foreign governments through either
Legislative or administrative measures.
It wonld also seem desirable that
the maximum tariff Of the United
States should embrace within its pur-
view the free list. which Ia not the
case at the present time. In order that
1t might have reasonable Significance
to the governments Of those countries
from which the importations into the
United States are confined virtually
to articles on the free list.
Record Of Highest Amount Of Foreign
Trade.
The fiscal year ended June 30. 1911,
shows great progress Ia the develop.
ment of American trade. 1t was note
worthy as marking the highest record
of exports OF American products ts
foreign countries. the valuation being
In excess of s2,o00.oo0.00o These ex
ports showed a gain over the proceed
ing year of more than $500. 100000.
Crying Need For American Merohan.
Marine.
] need hardly reiterate the convic
ton that there should speedily be bull