CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1143, 26 March 1910, Page 2

CUSTOMS TARIFF.

APPEAL TO PREVENT A TARIFF 1 * WAR.

TAX ON WOOL

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPU— COPYRIGHT

PES PBEBB ASSOCIATION

Washington, March 24. A large deputation of lumber, gram, and manufacturing interests appealed to the United States Secretary of State to avert a tariff war. Two thousand million dollars' worth of trade, they pointed out, would be affected. .'■■■■■■

Mr Knox advised the deputation not to feel unduly alarmed.

New-York, March 25. , v lJ , le . Hoi) - folding is proceeding to Washington to confer with President I aft. It is believed that a temporary agreement is contemplated by which Canada, will escape the maximum basis. Negotiations will be commenced shortly with a view to reciprocity ■ upon'mi-extended list of articles

London, March 24. Keuters Paris correspondent reports that France has conceded to America the minimum tariff on 400 articles oiit of 600 scheduled, but reserves entire liberty to raise the rates. This satisfactory result is due to France adopting the Canadian attitude of refusing to yield to American bluff.

i The opinion prevails in France that 1 resident Ta-ft's pliancy is due to the unpopularity of tho tariff in America and the diminution of the American ioreign balance, raising the problem or how to prevent large exports of gold.

(Received March 26, 9.45 a..) Ti «r 1 • J^ 01^ March 25.. Ihe Washington corespondent of the London Times says that a chorus or_ protests by telegraph against the threatened tariff wai- is reaching the trovernment.

The Republican Party are impressed by them, and urge a peaceful settlement of the difficulty. The un^puThe Morning Post states that the liesident has requested Mr Bryce, British Ambassador, to impress' on Canada the necessity of concession. This w _ the first time that Mr Brvce has had an interview with President la t since the Tariff negotiations be-

(Received March 26, 9.45 a . ) i+ +i o Me } bourne ' March '26. At tiie Sons of Temperance Confer3'+* d€l i egat ° ad ™">*«* a taxi ivool to mako up for the loss in revemie through the prohibition of alcoi" rl W V<,mt ?\ out that ™ol averaged £13 per bale, of which £3 went T tiTo'f s #i there T^ a p^*