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Show Ud U OF FM1EE CELEBRATES Brilliant Dinner Marked by Utterances Ut-terances of More Than Usual Significance. PARTS, July 3. Tho annual Fourth of July dinner of tho American Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce at tho Hotel Palais d'Or's tonight was exceptionally brilliant. bril-liant. Laurence V. Bcnct, president of the chamber, presided, and covers were laid tor 'J00, among whom were many visiting Americans. Tho guests of honor included the Amorican embassador, embassa-dor, Henry Wliitc; M. Barthou, minister minis-ter of house works; Jacob G. Schunnaii. presidont of Cornell university, and Patrick Murphy. Embassador White, who was given an ovation, delivered the principal speech, us reference to the aid rendered by branco in achieving American independence inde-pendence and the increased American prosperity under President Taft ealliuc forth applause. His most important u tcranco constituted an official assurance, addressed directly to Minister Barthou. that the American tariff revision, contrary con-trary to the idea prevailing here, was in no wise aimed at France. The embassador em-bassador explained that the United States, like other countries, in an age of Drcadnaugt.s and constantly augmenting aug-menting expenses, needed additional 'revenue, and, like other popular governments, govern-ments, decided that tho increased taxation tax-ation should fall on those best able to pay. lie pointed out that France cn-jo3ed cn-jo3ed a monopoly in articles of luxury exported to the United Stales for Ih'c use of the well-to-do. On tins other hand, a slight augmentation in the. price of necessaries would rcduco consumption. consump-tion. Throwing Bouquets. "I do not claim." said the embassador, embassa-dor, "that in revising tho tariff our first, pro-occupation is to safeguard the interests of France or any other foreign for-eign country, but T do insist that the contrary is not true." M. Barthou. after paying a tribute lo tho United States and President Taft, recalled former President Koosevelt's words to M. Jussorand. the French embassador: em-bassador: "T. can imagine war with any other country than France," as an expression of the friendship between the two countries. The minister said that France could only await tho consummation con-summation of the American tariff with some apprehension which perhaps might bo oqually folt on the other sidot as both countries had ultra-protectionists. President Schurman warned his hearers hear-ers that the.ro was less enthusiasm for liberty and the rights of union in the United. States and Europe that thoro was a generation ago. He viowed with grcnt satisfaction present conditions in the United States. |