Evening journal., 1922-05-18
AMERICAN TOBACCO AND FRENCH GLOVES.

lVVvHIIE American importers cooperating with
| w French interests abusing Congress for the
proposed duty French gloves American tobacco
is being denied access to the French market. Mr..
lVaran Banks Of New York. replying TO the complaint
of Mr. Emile Utard president of the Franco American
Board Of Commerce Industry brings this fact to
the attention of the American public in letter to the
New York Herald Utard is disgruntled because the
pending tariff bill places protective duty on gloves.
'If the position by Utard consistent with
the rules and regulations adopted by France. there
would be some in his argument" declares Mr..
Banks but unfortunately. he is trying to help the
United States house and is ignoring the neces
sitv for Just such solicitation behalf the French
government" AS Illustration Mr. Banks cites an In
stance in which he sent a friend in France two
pounds Of American tobacco, accompanied by letter
specifically stating that the tobacco for the per-
sona the addressee being assured that tobacco
sent for private would be delivered To my
prise learned from friend that the French govern
men refused deliver this tobacco him and after
few months delay It returned to with return
postage thereon demanded"
It is evident from the statistics that is taking
precauton protect her tobacco interests Our own ex-
ports of leaf tobacco Che material for cigars and
cgaretes) fell off 900 pounds from 100000
to 90 pounds the eight months period ended
February 2S. 1922 compared with the similar period
February 1921 According TO reports France is
tobacco purchases in her provinces,
in other parts world while purchases OF Ameri
can tobacco are being curtailed. Those who have
smoked a French cigarette will need sworn testi-
mony TO this effect.
But what is marked is the small export to
France of American cigarettes. During the eight
months period ended 1922. above mentioned, we ex-
ported to France but 4721 thousand cigarettes. Of
value OF Ss46s4 During the entire year of 1921 our
exports of cigarettes toaled but 67SS thou
sand worth sbs143. The high French duty on cigar
aretttes effectively keeping them out of that country
but II is not reported that any American organization
IS inter-meddllng with the French government to in
iuce to write tariff cigarettes which will suit u.s.
nor is the French press being propagandized on behalf
of American manufacturers OF cigarettes The French
press wouldn't stand for 1t. in the FIRST place
Last year we imported from France 551.57s dozen |
pairs OF gloves worth s9S63,OOO about S14O pair
IN the average. They coming in about the same
ate this year. But by the time they reached the
umer they sold for minimum of SIS a par-from
hat up to SIS The importers after paying overhead
md fixed charges making a killing in this trade
Tow they are raising a because the duty is TO be in
reased and the Franco American Board OF Commerce
nd Industry helping them because French interests
Tant to control the American market And certain
ewspapers are helping along the foreign cause obvi-
usly a Republican Congress will frame the duty on
loves in accordance with American 1t is for
he Democrats to espouse the of the French