Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-03

Instituted in consequence of TIL
Franco-Gerinan treaty, and within IN!
limit of this reform, to the legal posi-
ton which resulted from the simulta
neouS acts of 1910.
1T welcomes. on the other hand
with the greatest satisfaction the Offer
made TO ii by the Government OF The
United States to substitute for these
simultaneous acts which have only
given an incomplete status to eX
changes between the two countries 3
treaty giving to individuals and cor
porations of each of the two states
as we'll as to their trade and naviga
ton. extended guarantees consistent
in all points with their traditional
friendship.
"As the American Government sug
rests. it lie, the French govern
ment) is ready to begin within a few
weeks the negotiation of a treaty OF
this nature. but it believes. however,
that it should subordinate its adhe
sion to a preliminary assurance.
To-day. as during the laborious ne
ROTATIONS carried on from 1897 until
1910. the French government believes
that It is not possible to place on the
hame level the indiscriminate applica-
ton of the common customs law prac-
ticed by the United States, which eX-
cludes any present or eventual favor
being granted 10 third states and the
positive advantages of the most IA
vored nation treatment and of the
granting of the minimum French
tariff.
ION the other hand, the French
government is of the opinion that the
prohibitive regime resulting for GER
tain French products from the par
ticularly high tariffs which the United
States has in force at present and the
moderate rates of the French MIMI
mum tariff, which offers to American
exporters generous possibilities on the
French market, cannot be considered
as equivalent.
The French government cannot.
therefore, consider that Article Of
the preliminary draft presented by the
American embassy, under date OF
September -, constitutes a favorable
basis for the negotiations which it is
disposed to undertake. It would like
to receive the assurance of the Amer
lean Government that it agrees to
consider that the negotiations which
are about to be undertaken must, on
the one hand, guarantee to America
q treatment of more complete equal
tty with its most favored competitors
bn the French market under the re-
Eime of granting the minimum tariff
TO the principal exported products,
Ind, on the other hand, guarantee to
French exports advantages Of the
same nature on the American mar
ket, not only by the application with
but discrimination of the tariff of the
fof h,Yf a lSan fhnrn
be occasion, by such reductions or
adaptations of this tariff as might
appear necessary to permit the sale
pf certain specific French goods on
the American market.
IF the French government were to
receive this preliminary assurance,
which appear to 1t to be the indiS-
pensable starting point for the elabo-
ration Of treaty consistent with
Equity and the interests of the two
countries. it would be disposed, in
order to facilitate the negotiations and
10 permit of their development in an
atmosphere Of active cordiality, to en-
bet Immediately decree diminishing
y SO per cent the surplus rates insti-
tuted by the decree Of August 80 for
he benefit of products originating in
Ind coming from the United States
which, not being covered by the
statute of 1910, find themselves at
present subjected to the maximum
hates Of the said tariffs.
This highly conciliatory measure
kould take place Immediately after an
Exchange of letters specifying the OBJ
lect which the two governments have
"a view in opening the negotiations
tor definite treaty.
sit may be Withdrawn il these ne.
rotations should not bring forth the
happy result that the two govern
hents hope for"
The following Is the aide-memoire
Fhich the American charge d'affaires
b Paris was instructed by the State