Show FRANCE RUNS I UP LIP TARiff ON ONAY I I I MANY AY IMPORTS I 1 WASHINGTON Dec lo Amen Ameri American I can Consul General Mason fason at Paris Pans hn has hassent hassent sent to tho the state department a L report of tho the proposed r revision ision of the tho French tariff ariff tho the purpose of which Mi Mt Mason l says s frankly is is to increase the minimum rates of duty as prescribed b by bythe ho tho general tariff schedule on a largo large I number of articles which are thought to bo be insufficiently protected by tho the present import duty Some of the tho essential essential essential es es- es- es features of this proposed revision re- re vision ision already havo o been pointed out in inho in inthe ho tho A Associated Press dispatches from Paris aris Tho The preliminary work has been done b by ba a parliamentary customs arii t commission and the revised re schedules so o far as they have havo been revealed the report says saS show a general Jeneral willingness on the part of the commission to comply with the tho demands for higher protection on many classes of manufactured mer- mer merchandise chandise The project for revision is iso isto is isto to o be bc submitted to parliament in Januar Jan Jan- uary I While Mr r. r Mason tInson says sars it is uncertain how low many man manor or which of the tho proposed changes will bo boo confirmed and adopted he le gives s l a 3 number of examples selected from the thus far imperfect list of pro pro- proposed posed chan changes es which he thinks will wil fro be interesting as indications h of the genral gen gen- gen gen- on- on ral eral tendency of the pending revision It t will 11 be bo noted rioted the report continues that hat the few cases in which reductions from rom the present schedule arc are recommended mended relate almost exclusively to raw or part partially manufactured materials I which are needed in French industries Mr Ir Mason presents a list which includes in- in I eludes he says a number of articles se- se s elected e e. e on account of their direct inter inter- cst cat in in relation to American imports import's into trance Franco and because they illustrate clearly learly the tendency of the tho proposed modifications This shows show the proposed rates ates of dut duty in Frances France's per unit of oC 00 kilograms ranis pounds avoirdupois a unless otherwise specified The items include the thc following Elastic tissues linen cotton or tinsel weft increase J crease in general tariff 50 francs Elastic tissue real silk ilk weft general increase francs franc minimum francs Elastic tissue artificial silk weft general increase minimum increase 00 Elastic tissues in tho thc piece a For industrial purposes wei weight weigh h SOO 00 grams rams less or-less per leas per per- square meter general decrease minimum de- de crease Weighing 1 more than SOO 00 grams rams per square square meter general decrease minimum decrease b Same for other purposes general increase increase 50 Rubber boots and shoes shoe wool or felt lined unchanged Rubber boots cotton or linen lined un un- un changed hanged Rubber tires for cycles or carriages general Leather and manufactures of patent leather other than calf unchanged Patent I I calfskin general increase 35 minimum I I increase 25 5 Horses and asses asses' hi hides es mineral tanned general increase 30 minimum increase o 20 O. O Calf goat and sheep skins mineral general increase 30 minimum increase 20 Fish reptile reptile rep rep- tile cow ow and horse bides hides mineral tanned general increase 20 minimum I increase 10 Chamois or parchment white or colored general increase 16 I Tops uppers uppers' and quarters quarters' for b boot o I Inot not patent general increase 25 minimum minimum mini mini- i mum increase 10 Artificial leather i hands hand ct etc for machinery general increase in in- crease minimum increase 60 30 Boots for fOl divers cr l etc thigh hoots boots per pair general increase 5 minimum increase 3 Boots with leather Jeather soles nailed per por pair general increase J Boots Boals 0 cowhide cowhide cowhide cow cow- hide with soles sewed per pair general increase 2 increase 1 Shoes heels other than Louis XV per pair general decrease 1 minimum decrease 3 f. f Shoes of colored goat kid or imitation imitation imi imi- ta tation per pair general increase c minimum m increase 4 Metals and metal goods foun foundry ry iron ron and forged pigs pi s under l C S per pcr cent manganese general increase W. W 4 Foundry Foundry Foundry Foun Foun- dry iron over oer 5 per cent and less than 15 per cent manganese increase 1 minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum increase Increase spiegel el iron 15 Hito to 25 5 per ner cent c nt manganese general increase l 1 l minimum increase 1 Ferro Ferro- mangan over ocr 25 percent general in increase ip crease Ms |