Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-28
ALLIES BOYCOTT
Of ENEMIES MAY
Be A BOONE RANG
Writer in French Magazine
Shows Dangers Of Proposed
Economic War internal
Strie Possible.


Paris, May ij,--Mr Asquith's adj
vice TO the British delegates TO the re-
cent interparliamentary economic
conference to she careful not through
excitement or blindness, or with the
desire to clinch a victory 70 take
measures that will do you more harm
than the enemy was well given in
the opinion of some French economic
writer's.
Before the first interparlpmentary
conference there were fears In French
as wei as in English circles as to
what might be the results OF unau-
discussion by parliament
tarians Of international affairs. and
the results Of the economic confer
ence have not allayed such fears
Economic Conflict Possible.
Max Hoschiller. in the Revue dc
Paris, says there is great danger that
the hasty conceptions of these con-
ferences. put into practice would turn
against their authors. and that the
only plan of economic reciprocity be- ;
tween the entente allies thus far de-
veloped is of a nature To arouse the
liveliest apprehensions that II Is even
liable to bring about differences and !
provoke grave conflicts of interest be- +.
tween the allies after the war
II. Hoschller declares ""impossible !
Of application between the allies !
themselves the proteetionsm In four /
degrees proposed by the conference, !
As follows:
Reciprocal preferential tariffs be- !
tween the United Kingdom and It's CO. !
lonial possessions.
Reciprocal and preferential tariffs, |
secondary to the foregoing, between
The British empire and its allies.
Favorable treatment, but In the !
third order of preference, to neutrals.
Prohibtve tariffs on products OF (
now enemies of the entente |
powers.
Preferential Tariffs Unpopular.
In the first place, the preferential !
reciprocal tariffs proposed for the |
United Kingdom with its colonial pos !
sessions put Great Britain In hostility |
With Russia and in eventual conflict !
with her own colonies The latter, !
NJ Hoschiller expects, will seek larg- /
sr advantages from the exceptional I,
in which events have placed |
hem as providers of raw materials in !
his industrial war
Canada. which bought more than !
i426. 000. 600 worth of goods from the |
United States during the fiscal year {
I9j4-15 and only 100000, 900 from
Great Britain, Notwithstanding prefer
initial duties of 80 1-3 per cent would
De reluctant to consent to an econo-
nic arrangement that would impede
from the United States TO
he profit of the mother-country, and
NY dearer for products which the
after would not perhaps he in posi-
ion to furnish.
Russia's Competitor.
Canada, at the same time, is the
great competitor of Russia in the
British market, its expectations of
wheat to England having gone from
u per cent of the total In 1889 to Sd
per cent of the total In 1911, while
Russia's percentage of British con-
remained stationary at about
10 per cent. Discrimination against
Russia would shut her out of the mar
set altogether Russia's importatlons
If wheat into Germany were 1000
ons. as against $4,000 from Canada.
W. Boradaievsky, pointing out the
ignificance Of these figures to the
Pan II ussian Agricultural congress,
itated that unless the entente allies
acilitate the expectation of Russian
the empire would be forced
Lfter the war in an economic arrange
nent with Germany.
Professor Migouline, president OF
IN economic commission attached to
he Russian ministry of finance wrote
'ecently that il would be impossible
or Russia to boycott a country like
Germany. which was before the war
is best customer. unless the entente
lilies opened their markets more
argely He points out that Great
5ritain bought in foreign markets In
1913, S50,000,000 rublcs in cereals
md 2,740.000,0 rubles in alinen-
airy products, of which Russia's part
vas only 1876 million rubles, lnsignifi-
ant in comparison with Russias ex-
iorts to Germany.
Canada and America.
1t is pointed out by NJ. Hoschiller in
he case of Canada that her present
financial dependence on New york
will eventually make II impossible for
Ter to treat the United States other
wise than on the basis of recipro-
al tariff and that In any case, the
likelihood of an economic war such
IS would be involved in the interpar-
amentary conferences proposed tar
If is impossible between the twol
ountries.
The interparliamentary commits
Ions proposition of preferential tar
ifs between Great Britain and the
olonies would in the opinion OF NJ.
Ioschiler make II impossible for
france TO accept the arrangement.
england was Frances best customer
,efore the war; she bought goods to
he value of billion and half
rancs principally silks, automobiles
md provisions) Of France l913-ar-
icles which Germany could not COM
,ete Consequently discrimination
~ Great Britain against Germany is
# no advantage TO her, while dis
by Great Britain in favor
# her colonies would be a substantial
TO her.
French Silks McDaced
The sumptuary measures taken by
England 10 force economy among her
PEOPLE and thus ease exchange and
reight, and the consequent menace
o French silks and ribbons, is point
d out by NJ. Yves Guyot as showing
he irritating character of these eco
ionic problems and how necessary It
+ for the allies to go slow.
David Mennett. president Of the
'hamber of Commerce of Paris. has
lso warned the senatorial committee
N economic organization that the ecu
ionic situation with England and