The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
Demand Against Tam
pering With Discount
Is Vigorous.
MANY PROTESTS
BEING RECEIVED
President Waits the Opinion of
Attorney-General McReynolds,
Which, 1t Is Understood,
Will Be for Repeal-Un-
derwood Opposes
Action.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]


Washington, October lG-Thc de-
,nand that Congress shall not tamper
with the per cent discount provision
OF the new tariff law found vigorous
/ expression in statement by Senator
MARITIME, Of New Jersey In the Senate
to-day. Tho New Jersey Senator. voic-
ing a strong Americanism urges Con-
gress to abrogatc treaties III they i'm
tcyfere with the exercise Of right Of
Congress to favor American shipping,
rather than repeal the proviso that in
some small measure will begin the re
habilitation OF the American merchant
marine.
On the ground that the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty with Great Britain inter
feres with too many American rights,
at least claimed by Great Britain.
Senator MARITIME urged the Senate to
recommend the repeal or abrogation ot
that convention. He told the Senate
lie had received many protests that the
, per cent rebate provision OF the new
tariT law was violation of that
treaty
Other Senator's Receive Protests.
Many other Senators also have re-
ceived similar protests. There are in
dications that propaganda has been
started TO manufacture public senti-
ment" and compel the repeal of this
provision of the new tariff.
Although all the machinery OF the
government which has to do with the
repeal or nonrepeal OF the per cent
it is announced to-day officially that
the President will not take any action
until Attorney-General McReynolds
shall have settled" the question by an
opinion which he is preparing and
which he will send primarily TO the
State Department. although it is In
tended ultimately for the President.
\ Underwood Opposes Repeal.
1t is understood that the Attorney
General will sustain the opinion OF
Comm ssioncr Folk for repeal Chair
man Underwood OF the Ways and
Means Committee of tho House, is de-
termined in his opposition to repeal
and his committee stands behind him.
Japan has protested against the per
/ cent differential in favor of the Ameri
can ships In the tariff act
The protest was received at the
State Department to-day.
The argument of Japan is based on
her treaty OF 1911. the same under
which she charges the Wilson admin
istration with insulting the Japanese
people. through the California alien
land law
japan Claims Favored Nation CInuse.
Washington. October l6.-Japanese
Ambassador Chinda called at the state
Depat tmcnt to-day to inquire Wnat
would be the effect upon Japanese ship
ping of the section OF the new tariff
| law. which provides for a diTercntial
of . per cent on imports In American
ships. The ambassador mentioned
that the treaty of 1911 between Amer
lea and Japan contained n Favored
nation" clause. which. he believed.
| would warrant the allowance Of this
differential to japanese shipping.
Acting Secretary Moore said pending
an opinion from the Attorney General
constituting the Gfferential provision,
the state Department was unable TO
define the application OF the law to
foreign shipping.
President Wilson told callers to-day
he was awaiting the Attorney Gen
erals opinion, and indicated he was
not considering the proposal to repeal
the clause.