The Bozeman courier., 1921-11-09
ITALY TAKES LESSON
IN TARIFF FROM Us

Washington, Nov. 7.-'Italy is an
other country which has gone over
definitely to the protective tariff pol
icy and discarded the free trade poll
cies Of Cavour and his successors.
"The Italian protective tariff be-
came effective July 1. Even though
the rates in the present Italian tariff
are not as high as the protectionists
Of that country desired, they are quite
frankly adopted with the view to
making the foreign producer pay
stifT customs tax before he can get
into the Italian market. That great
er revenue would probably come into
the state treasury through the higher
customs duties was expected says
W. Mel. Clarke, Canadian trade COM
missioner, at Milan, but the sine qua
non Of the tariff must be adequate
protection
GAS far back as 1913 Royal Com
mission was appointed in Italy to
bring in proposals fer a new tariff
to supersede the obsolete customs re-
gime Of 1887. The instructions to
this commission were to frame its
recommendations on the basis of pro-
lection mot revenue only) to Italian
r,'~-' sios. The commission laid its
30-volume report before the ministry
IN 1918. Because it was based on the
pre-war economic conditions of 1913
it was deemed expedient, before Civ
ing it legal sanction, to review the
duties proposed by the commission fol
the purpose of harmonizing them will
conditions as they had changed since
1918, not only in Italian industry an'
agriculture, but also in the economi
life and tariff policy of other nation
with which Italy was likely to trade
"The year in which this commits
sion was appointed and instructed t
formulate bill on the basis of pro
lection should be carefully noted, fC
that was the year during which tt
indefatigable Italian tariff lobby we
enjoying the hospitality of the DEM
cratic members of the Ways al
Means committee cooperating fl
free trade or reduced duties on g
products entering the United State
Mr. Wilson had just issued his bull
accommodation to those represent
tives of American industries WI
were seeking vainly to secure sol
consideration for their own interes
knd the steam of his outraged m;
esty was being expelled in Kisses
insidiOus lobby behind the clou
Of which the lemon lobby was SEE
Iously at work with the Democr'
to put the California and Florida
dustry on the hummer.
"And what had occasioned this C
ding of the lemon lobby? Th
years later the news broke which S
GeSBcQ ING ICdSOus IL was r&AAAAOOAA
that $140,000 had been raised in l
to lobby free lemons through C
gress, and one William G. Beer '
employed by Italian interests to
it over. 4 do not mind saying t
beginning with 1910 we accomplis
some mighty effective work,
Mr.. Beer. We organized the TIA
Democratic League and had branG
all over the country. We did notl
but preach Democracy to them.
the Italians voted for the Democ
and the Democrats realized it.
Beer was suing in 1916 for S75
balance due on his promotion
tract. We did raise fund amour
in all to about $4,000 to have
duty on Sicilian lemons reduced,
mitted S. S. Amarosa, vice presi
of the Italian Importers Union.
the United States the importers
paying 5 cents box on lemons
ported, raised $1O5,0O0 and the S