TRADE WITH SAMOA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19147, 15 April 1924, Page 8

TRADE WITH SAMOA

'• DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AMERICA. f l/Jrc.' '"y • .■«..■ ■■■■ . EMPHATIC protest. —By Telegraph—Copyright, ‘ . WASHINGTON, April Id. *i(Koceived April 14, at 9.50 p.m.) The American Government has pro-* tested to Britain against the action of Zealand in allegedly ■ subjecting .American goods entering Western Samoa per cent, higher tariff than Bri"♦iefa .-goods. The United States maintains Hfttt j’thia' violates Article 111 of the trijteiipte; Convention concluded in 1899 between: the United States, Germany, and HjyrjtfHA, ■ which provides for equal treat.jjßent, in the matter of commercial privi- : leges in the Samoan Islands. The United States Government says jthat American firms doing business m Samoa have suffered heavily, one large jJjWßae-being forced to withdraw from the Samoan trade. Protests against the Orderit-in-Council of September, 1923, 1 establishing the discriminatory rates were ■lodged' shortly after that date, but Britain replied stating that the Colonial TOnce was. considering the matter which would be handled as expeditiously as possible. In view, however, of the alleged continuous loss which American firms are liunerihg,. .the protest is now vigorously Wqitenrted, and an early decision is being wunsted upon.—A. and N.Z. Cable.