Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-23

action or we can take a friendly and
appeasing course" The Press sees
merit in the plea made to Secretary
Kellogg by foreign trade interests that
peaceful conditions in trade are alb
solutely essential"
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att Is reassuring," remarks the New
York Times. Ito learn from Washing
ton that our Government has no in
tention of going headlong into tariff
reprisals against France. OF
all wars, tariff wars are apt to prove
themselves to be the most foolish and
destructive" The Tulsa World de-
scribes such conflict as warfare that
reaches in its effects into the average
American home. just as did the battle
losses" The Duluth Herald declares
that "in both kinds of war everybody
loses and nobody wins" The Lynch
burg News predicts for such a war
''losses to business and depression
over the whole country"
"The French ultimate consumer.
as well as the American producer.
will suffer from the present mistaken
policy" says the Providence Journal.
IF the type of commodities on which
the extraordinary duties have been
imposed were highly competitive with
French goods, the French policy wotld
have something to justify it. Bun
such is not the case"
As to the French position. the
Waterloo Tribune explains: France
makes tariff deal with Germany by
which the minimum tax Is put on Ger
tain goods. We want that minimum
tariff, but we have no minimum tariff
to trade with" The New York Sun
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State Department to argue about rec.
iprocity in the absence of a change
of mind and legislation on the subject
by Congress-" The Buffalo Evening
News emphasizes the requirement OF
two-thirds vote Of the Senate for
approval of a treaty, and adds: A
change in customs duties would re-
quire also the sanction of the Houss
or Representatives, since revenue laws
must originate in that body"
Because OF the nature of the Ameri.
can tariff. the Fort Worth 'StarTele.
gram says: THE ma tier is not one
for bargaining at ALL The United
States merely asks equality with other
nations in the application of tia
French tariff. The United States al.
ready has accorded France equality
with others in the application of the
American tariff" But the Richmond
News-Leader suspects that France
may reason that America will not will.
ingly change the basis of the debt
settlement. but that il il comes to
choice between scaling down Frances
debt or changing the tariff Congress
will be willing to reduce the obl.ga
ton in order to save the Ere ch mar
ket.' The Schenectady Gazette sees
combined with the feeling about
American tariff rates complaint
against having our agents prvins
into the business affairs of y=rioua
industries" and declares that Argen'
tina has Joined Europeans in that
protest.
THE situation would not have de
veloped # we had had most favored
nations treaty with France. asserts
the Newark Evening News. The
Syracuse Herald contends that I'VE
must logically concede to other ma
tons like France the right TO follow
our example" The Springfield Re
publican finds significa nee in It's vision
Of 'battalionss of industrialists and
manufacturers prepared to fight to
the last ditch against revision down
ward" Many papers, including the
Baltimore Sun. Dayton Daily News
Asheville Times. Ann Arbor Times.
News and Salt Lake Deseret News
suggest the reopening of the tariff
question as a party issue in this oGun'
try. with the French complication as
a factor.
On the other hand. the Detroit
News believes I'VE can provide for
reciprocity on a basis just to both
sides. to be negotiated with those
countries with whom it would be mu.
tually advantageous" The Chicago
Daily News is convinced that the
Importance of foreign markets to !
American producers has become very
great: that there Is reason to think,
Indeed. that the American high tariff
before very much longer will be sub.
iected to changes at the special re-
quest of its friends. the manufactur.
,rs. In order that they may benefit by
helpful commercial Treaties with Tor
sign nations"