Show alms AIMS filow AT OUR COKE COFFEE desire dere on an part of frenchmen to force forc action on reciprocity treaty believed to t be the real cause cauce the reason for the issue in paris paria of the decree imposing the maximum duties on coffee import ed from the united states state and porto rico Is said at the state department to be dissatisfaction of the french gov at the failure of the united states senate to act upon the french reciprocity treaty which has been pending before that body for or several years added to this it Is said Is a suspicion upon the part of tie the french government that the negotiations now in progress between the united states and germany relative to the tariff upon american goods imported into germany conceals con ceala some advantage to be bestowed upon german trade with the united states in which french trade is not to share this decree Is regarded as the be ginning of a systematic effort to bring such pressure to bear upon the amerl can congress through the american export trade as will force the whole subject of reciprocity upon its atten con at the beginning of the next session sesmon the state department officials fear that this action Is but the pre cursor of similar attacks upon amerl ameri can trade by other nations of europe it Is feared that the effect of the french decree will be disastrous to porto rico which at present finds almost its only market for its coffee in france now that spanish market la Is closed by excessive duties |