Show AUST FiA OPPOSED TO DUTY objects to discriminating tax on bounty paid sugar washington jan 4 i the tariff war between the united states a and nd europe reached an all acute phase today to day abo first official act or of mr the new austrian min minister ster was the lodgment of 0 a protest against that paragraph schedule act ch 0 of the imposes an additional duty of one tenth of 0 one perc percent ent on sugar coming coining to to the united states from countries export bounty on it which pay par an aa this action was taken today to day and the ground around taken by the minister was waa similar to that which formo formed it the basis i ot of the tha protest of Gerni germany any that additional duty paid discriminates against austria and Is consequently a violation ot of the treaty of comi commerce with that W so tar far no threat ot of retaliation ac a ar led tho the protest but in this mr n Hensle gloo muller Is but follows following ng the c cx x orri pla t by the germon german minister SEer and the next step he will undoubtedly take will be in the same direction L namely tho the imposition ot of some restriction upon american products that are imported in quantities into austria the four F great reat sources of our sugar supply outside of the email proportion contributed by louisiana are cuba germany nanco n anco and austria with three of these countries we are already at odds over the sugar duty and in tho the case cage of france there are arc already andl cation sot of the adoption of a retaliatory policy in the imposition ot or restrictions up upon oa our me meat it t trade and the importation of american wheat and flour the whole subject was under discus irion by the cabinet today todar to day dar and as aa far fais aa can be ba ra the outcome it if congress falls to come to the relief of tile the executive by tile the removal of the duty which is supposed to cause the trouble then resort must be had to retaliation tal lation which will either cither 0 open pen european countries to our exports or close our own ports to all ail european products |