The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-27

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Who will head the Ways ard Means Com
nult'" Of the next House. said that the
uerHmont would tend to reduce the cost
"i living III this country and at the same
time would open up good markets for the
United |it"S in Canada. He was glad
I, soc lumber ON the free list and he ex-
pressed til" opinion that other Demo-
Crats would support the agreement
Ihe prmpcrit, apparently welcome the
propos'i lnIl~lItl'n as a move in the di.
reytlon ,hat they are to follow when thcv
take up the revision Of the tariT ne At
winte..
AErl,Li : IS IHt frth LIsr.
H" arr" som" ot the more important
item. IN the ieeiprocil free list contained
in tho agreement.
Live ANIMALS, cattle. horses. mules, swine
sheep and lambs, poultry. wheat. rye, oats
barley, tn,Aw wheat. corn or maize, hay and
straw, fresh vegetables. III, ludiug POTATOES
iie>h and dried fruits. dairy products, eggs
honey, cottonseed oil. fish of all kinds seal
herring, whale and other fish oil; salt
mineral waters. timber. heWn sided OF
squared otherwise than by saving sawed
boards. planks and other lumber. mica
ieldspar. asbestos. glyccrine crude tale
suiphate OF soda, extracts OF hemlock bark
brass in bars and rods rolled iron or steel
sheets, crucible cast steel wire galvanized
iron or steel wire. type casting and type
setting machines. barbed fencing wire. coke
pulpwood and print paper
The admission of cottonseed oil free of
duty into Canada lis "a concession by that
country and Is especially pleasing to
Southerners. Under the terms of the
agreement. mutually reciprocal reduc-
tons have been made wherever possible
on secondary food products Fresh meats,
on which the United States placed duty
OF Ia cents "a pound under the Payne
Aidrich law, are admitted under the
proposed legislation AT Il. cents pound
his is 867 per cent. reduction hv the
United States and ~ 80 per ~. Mt. reduction
by canada. The duty on bacon and hams
which is cents "A pound under the present
tarln law. Is reduced To Il. cents u pot.nd
similar reductions have been made
In the duties on died. smoked and canned
meats. The duty on lard * reduced by
thls government from ! cents pound
10 II. cents pound.
Canada grants a reduction on ploughs.
harrows. harvcster-. reapcrs, mowers.
tnreshlng machines. drills. planters. horse
rakes and cultivator- from IL per cent
10 10 per cent Similar reductions are
made on other agricultural implements
fixtures fiom - to 3?'. per cent on
clocks and watches from ~ TO 81 per
cent. on feathers crude in their natural
state from u to l"lg per cent Other
mutually reduced manufactured co,nmod-
tiles include motor vehicles. cutlery.
s1tchels and similar leather goods. plate
glass. brass band Instruments. printing
Sk and miscellaneous articles PartiCu-
lar stress Is laid by the American ne
gotiators upon the concessions obtained
for American automobiles and motor
Nenlcles The Canadian tariff on these
was 81 per cent and under the reciprocity
agreement is reduced to 80 per cent.
SPECIAL RATES on. SOME OBJECTS
The agreement contains "A small list
of articles on which special rates are
placed by each country. Canada reduces
her duty on bltuminous coal from -
cents To IS cents IA ton. which is regarded
a. one of tn. important concessions in
the treaty. She also reduces her dut,'
on cement from l2l to II cents for one
hundred pounds. The United State.
on the other hand reduces the duty on
ron ore from 10 cents to 10 cents ton
II also reduces the duty on laths from
20 cents to 10 cents for ,oho pieces and on
shingles from ~ cents to 81 cents a thous-
and. This Government also IL To reduce
the duty on sawed boards plauks and
other lumber planed or finished on one
SIDE from 81 70 81 cents for 900 feet.
Similar r.. I,,r,i,no .ro nada an o,ba-
frrrs Of finichoj hnbe, The duty an
aluminium in cr,d, rnr,, and j., b.a.'
or bar,, nito H. r,d,,roi
The agreement "a submitted to rongr,ss
vas in n, form of a Ia.f,r nv " = lila
ing thu C'anpglia., Minister If Einprc. !
and Willif,n Patterson IpnaIa's nCrotio |
t.,rs Ia :; rr.tgrr Enox with Mr. Knnx;s
r.niy thereto
In rrrard Ia ,h. nor ,,u,.ut tba ta,a
"Tha C;ovnrnmonts Of IN, two coun,r,..
having ,nrI, mi. agr,ornrt Sron, tho
ccnyjc,itn tbs, if confirmed lac tho nos
eIry Ecislp,iy.. an, ho,ifi,. II viii han.6,
iLareonl ON Lot,, si,jas of tb hnrd"r Ina
md nd ''->"Il'plE nope ana expect tha'
main in on.r' i'm for ,.nn.id,r,l'I, ,o-
Rod Only thi. nNpa,.t.tion ON In. rart
o! bQth Governments would justify tn. /
I'm" ana l"por LN g.. "a =" been "mHlDyrd |
III " Hi, ,,hthG oi TN proposed in"aSur IS
~. ti,hr. ., u - dle'lh'llS, under
~. H:ooi . ,i.a " u' nov :" ,"'lin 70 h'hn ior |
, '.'' !, ini' ~, NV il.''u H'",'N
hr, ,b,, aa,b ~, ,t.'' n,',t ~, "'ta'''ii i
be .bsoi,,e ala, fraa f., MD o,,,. a'''
,f tnrif noiicy or ,t ans, o,bar p,a,,n,
GOV erred by The present arrang.n.nt |
that NAV Dc deemed oypedien, We /
COX for the continuance Of the arrange
iEeni, nos tecau-' either party is bound /
3. Il. III; because of our conviction that |
'Ho NOR liberia trad" policy thus 10 toe