The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-04


American products IN eli markets
Healthy commercial rivalry IN interna,
ionai Intercourse Il best assured BY
ne possession % proper means for
protecting and promoting our foreign
trade. IL a. natural thar competitive
countries should view with some con
Germ this steady expansion ~ our com
merce. Ifin some Instances the meas
ures taken ~ them % meet u are not
entirely equitable . remedy should bs
found
In former neEsarrs 7 have described
ne negotiations - the department u
state with foreign governments for the
adjustment 20 The maximum and mint
mum tariff a. provided m section 2 q
the tarin law ~ 1870 The advantages
secured BY the adjustment - cur trade
relations under THIS law have contin.
nei during the last year. and some al.
difiuunI cases q discriminatory treat.
meut ~ which We had reason % com.
plE'n have been removed The depart
ment n state has for the first time an
ne history ~ this country obtained
substantial most-favored-u nation treat
msnt from an the countries % the
world
There are. however. other instances
which. while apparently not constitut
ing undue discrimination 10 the sense
| - section 2. are nevertheless excep.
fi0ns % the compietl equity - tnriF
treatment for American products that
fbe department % state consistently
has sought % obtain Tor American
commerce abroad
Necessity For supplementary Lssisls.
tier.
/ These Developments conhrm the opin.
/ Ion conveyed % you IN my annual mes
age 81 1911, that while the maximum
and minimum provision o. the tariff
law o. 1909 has been fully justified by
The success achieved IN removing pre-
i iOusly existing undue discrimina tons
gaiust American products. yet expert.
| snce has shown that this feature %
fba law should be amended On such
way a. 90 provide a fully effective
Il means 90 meeting the varying degrees
1 q discriminatory treatment u Amer
IAN commerce IL foreign countries sun
/ HuCuuutered, ~ well a. % protect
/ sllnst Injurious treatment on the part
~ foreign governments through either
i legislative ur administrative measures
.he aunucial interests abroad % Amer.
/ an citizens whose enterprises enlarge
/ Zoe market FOR American commodities.
/ J cannot too strongly recommend o.
Iho congress the passage ~ some such
i snah,iug measure - the bin which was
Il recommended hy the secretary ~ state
n his letter ~ Dec. n, 1911. The OBJ.
Il .ect ~ the proposed legislation g.. IN
| brief. % enable the executive % apply.
IS the case may require, 90 aay or an
/ commodities. whether ~ not on the
/ free list from a country which discrim-
mates aGsinst the United States. a
/ graduated scale % duties up % the
maximum Of - per cent "a vaiorem
| provided in the present law.
! Fiat tariffs are out % date Nations
Bo longer accord equal tariff treatment
tn an other nations irrespective o. the
\ treatment from them received. such q
/ 1eAlble power az the command o. the
\ executive would serve 20 moderate any
nnfnvonbIe tendencies on the part 81
those countries from which the impor
fati0ns into the United States are sub.
FtsntialIy conhned 90 articles on the
free list a. wei as % the countries
| which fud q lucrative market I'm the
| United States for their products under
existing custom rates. II a. very neces
/ ary that the American government
should - equipped with weapons 81
negotiation adopted % modern econoua
o. conditions iu order that We may a'
nIl times 30 m = position q gain nCi
only technically Just but actually equIt
IDLE treatment Tor our trade and als6
Tor American enterprises AID vested In
Ierests abroad
Businsss Secured 90 our County b.
Direct omsiai EHort.
As Illustrating the commercial hene
dts O. the nation derived from the new
diplomacy and its effectiveness upof
The material a. well a. the more idea
side. n may be remarked that through
direct onicial efforts alone there hav,
hesn obtained IN the course % thi.
administration contracts from foreign
governments involving an srpeBditur,
n 100000 IN the factories % "a
United states
u r. germane o. these observations q
remark that in thu two years that hav'
elapsed sif.ce tho successful nerofia
ton ~ our rev treaty with Japan
which 90 the time seemed % present ~
many practical dimcultics. our expor,
trade 90 that country las Increased al
the rate ~ over 100000 q month
our exports % Japan Tor thu year end
"a June 90. 1910 were 81 a5a3
while for the year ended June 81. 1912
The exports were 53sTsOfa. q net 10
crosse in the sale II American prod
lrts q nearly 10 per cent
The act adopted 40 the last session
\ ~ congress 20 give eject % the On
vat convention ~ July Z. 1911. bstweeE
Great British. Japan. Russia and ths
United states provided for the sus