The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-03
THE oFFIsH POWERS.

erS with respect TO taxing part IN the
San Francisco Panama Canal Erposi.
tion Is becoming more fully demonstrate
ed day by day as the returns como in.
Russia absolutely refuses to participate
This refusal, as explained, is because
or Russia resentment at our termina-
tion of the commercial treaty negoti-
ated between the United States and
Russia in 1882; which treaty was ter
minated by the United States. after due
notice, because Russia refused TO honor
American passports in the case of Jews.
And so Russia must be counted out. for
reason which has no bearing at all
upon the Panama Canal.
Germany is in disposition TO refuse
to participate because Of the tariff re-
vision proposed in the administration
bill now pending in Congress. The
Crouch Of Germany with respect to this
bill is as to its administrative provi-
sions rather than to the rates Of tariff.
AS duties in the revised tariff are to
be imposed on an ad valorem basis, the
United States seeks to establish in the
operation Of this bill some definite and
fixed basis OF valuation. 1t is neces-
sary to do this in order to prevent
frauds in undervaluations. Fraudulent
invoices undertaking the cost of ar
ticles Of import have always been the
dodge OF importers OF goods subject to
ad valorem duties. The United States
naturally wishes to prevent this sort
of fraud, and German exporters Of goods
to the United States wish, naturally
enough, TO increase their exports, and
they are quite willing to do so by the
use Of fraudulent invoices, if the law
would allow Of such fraud. In Difference
to Germany's objections, the PROPOSE
tion first put into the tariff bill to pro-
vide for investigation ct the manufac-
tories in Europe Of the actual cost Of
goods sent to this country, was dropped
out The idea In this provision was
that in case of any dispute with re-
spect TO the official valuation that
would be fixed upon imported goods
when they arrived in this country, tho
facts would be ascertained by an in
vestigation ct the place of manufacture.
Germany strenuously objected to this,
mated; but still, Germany objects to
the official valuation clause, and so Is
disgruntled, but that Is a clause Of
the bill which cannot be left out at
the peril of long and tedious litigation
in the courts, which would cmbroil the
United States in constant trouble. Be-
sides, German officials say there are
too many world oIpositions anyhow,
and they also resent the fact that the
United States IS never represented, as
nation, at any Of their world exposi-
tions. They say, therefore, that until
the United States comes into line on
this proposition neither will Ger
many as a nation come in, al
though the German government will not
object to private exhibits by German
manufacturers or tradesmen who desire
to show their goods at the canal e1-
position. So that Germany's refusal,
like that Of Russia, is based upon rea-
sons altogether aside from the Panama
Canal triumph and its commercial ad-
vantage.
Great Britain refuses to be represent
ed officially because (though this is
now earnestly denied, probably diplo-
matically) the United States insists that
having built the canal, we are at lib
erty to superintend its operation in
our own way, and to favor our own
commerce passing through that canal,
If we desire to do SO. The British
claim is that British vessels ought to
be allowed to use the canal on the
same terms that our own vessels are
allowed to use it. This claim, pushed
to its logical outcome, would mean that
inasmuch as we may pass our own war
vessels through the canal free of tolls,
we ought also to pass British war ves-
sells through it free Of tolls, The alb.
surdity Of this is evident; and indeed
the absurdity of undertaking to deny
the builder and absolute owner Of this
canal the right to exercise proprietary
rights therein, is also manifest.
France will be represented in the e1-
position, and it looks now as though
France will be the only leading Euro
pean nation SO officially represented.
Austria-Hungary, as 1t is stated, is
likely to plead poverty, and SO refrain
from official participation in the expo
sition.
But the United States and the States
Of the Union are able to make q grand
showing in and OF themselves at that
exposition; and that they will do so
does not admit Of the least doubt. The
participation of Japan is also assured,
on large scale It is probable that
the Great Republic OF China Will also
participate on an extensive scale il
that exposition. SO that in spite Of the
general ofishuess Of Europe, q trenen-
dous success in that exposition is amply
assured.
KEEN AFTER THE JUDGES.
Representative Cordell Hull Of Tea