Show FRENCH PEOPLE WANT FAIR PLAY Dingley Tariff Rates Will Probably Be Met With Equally High Schedules Washington Nov 9 Dispatches from froni Paris quoting the semiofficial Tempes Tempos in protest against the efforts of high protectionists to prevent the French government from undertaking further tariff negotiations with the United States and other powers are taken in administrative circles here as presaging a weakness on the part of the French government to extend the modus viv which expires Dec 1 No Information is obtainable here of the character of the counter proposition tion about to be submitted by the French ambassador It is known how however however however ever that his attention has been called caned to the handicap under which the exec executive executive executive labors in trying to compromise the tariff situation between the two countries While act gives the president power to make conces concessions concessions concessions to a foreign government on certain certain tain tam articles in return for tor concessions made to this country the list is so lim limited limIted limited that so far as France Is concerned It practically is confined to champagne and sparkling wines Little Can Be Done Persistent demands in France that the maximum tariff be applied to arti art articles cles des imported from the United States and opposition among American wine manufacturers to a decreased duty on French wines leaves little on which President Roosevelt may make trades France having consented to extend the present tariff rates to Porto Porte RIcan coffee pending negotiations It is pre presumed presumed presumed here that similar action will vIll be betaken betaken betaken taken with respect to cotton seed oil and other classes of merchandise m as to which efforts have been made to In Increase Increase increase crease the duty At t the French embassy today It was stated that the counter proposition of the French government has not v yet been received but Is expected daily dall |