| Show TARIFF FOR FUR THE PHILIPPINES Its Is Promulgation Awaits Decision of Supreme Court D 1 N CO ED In II I ii 11 Ours Ones OlN 1 C limn hll her er fr ci 0 I I C IN I I April Apri 21 It Is not like likely ly I the tho Philippine tariff will wi bo bu pro lire until after aftel th the decision of Urn time Supreme Court In the Insular coco case U It I was WIS stated nt rut the tile war department whore where the matter mater has received con considerable attention that this decision may inn make It unnecessary for tor this tills government to establish a I system a stel of tariff rates In the tho Philippines although the department t has proceeded with the work of oC equalizing the rates and re ye receiving and considering suggestions as the coming decision would not make any change In the present con eon conditions Pome months ago ngo the war depart department lepart ment published the tariff as ns prepared preparO I Ib by b tho the experts In the Philippines And approved by the Taft commission In parties e especially manufacturers tUr and were Invited to examine this proposed tariff and nd make suggestions U it I h I Interesting to note that of or the thi paragraphs In Inthe II Inthe the proposed tat tariff Iff only paragraphs haw have provoked criticism or suggestion eUI Uon Kven these are arc In a I mild tone and nearly nil all 11 take the form turin of oC suggestion It I Is d that thai there will wi be dUll culty cult In ha making all 11 duties dutes and amul alu that In many casts cafes perhaps ad nI valorem duties clothes be he better betler There Is some pome objectIons objection nnA t tl in tile the metric system na aR American goods goo are 80 In yard folds timid and European goods are In metric folds If I the yard ud folds foils tules lire arc d It I would be he hI better for the time American A manufacture re TIlt fh chamber of oC commerce asks n that four months Intervene Ill II tween tile the promulgation of tb tariff and Us Its Is No o provision Is IH made for making oleomargarine to dis distinguish Ils It I from frum butter The Tho dahy Interests think su h a 1 provision des r rable able ahle A lower rate rat Is I asked Iskel for gaso gasoline gasoline ao line 11 to be b for fir fuel rUel awl f fr r launches An ad eti Re valorem duty Is ad advised upon stones and Wat wt hi illS s sOne One Ol of them suggests that coppers amid oxide should bp he upon thOm the th free list It I Is that cotton yarn t ph h iM ill not be admitted at n it I lower rate than tItan fabrics woven from such yarn HI lICO o that the Ihl weight and nd washing of cotton nUJ tissues should be hI changed In II thin thu In Interest terest of coarser cotton lon fabrics There Them has been hn quite quie an al extensive I discussion of this tills subject sal and It I has hns been Leen pointed out lilt thru changes change in 11 the Cuban uhan tariff were also allo needed in lii this particular The clue fre fra entry ot bf f news lews print paper Is 18 are naked of from fromn SO 20 t to 40 o remit cent celi on un harness harnO and I wares waits It I Is I that cheap slid and Rn expensive machinery I I should not I my time the same mine un rates Cere Certain er erlaIn laIn tain tall typewriter firms frs want the duty duly on their machine i Muc J JA A change Is II asked In iii II tho the classification of meat product It I Is ii hl that the duty on 00 alcohol should be bl doubled or manufacturers of whisky will wi be Le able to uw us UI the tho Alcohol for tor making whisky at a I much less lew lOSt est o t than the product California manufacturers a I ri rl on flour nour cereals prunes ben lIl gasolIne and petroleum some f C them sl that the articles be bt placed I on the tile free list Condensed milk mik and ant canned fifth tho tile Pacific coast out iy tr also alco all should louId IM be 11 placed pieced on the th free fN list lt One suggestion made Is that all al materials for the States forces forlI should lx I I admitted d free fT of duly Some rather Interesting Information has hatt hA the var department In connection with wih the tariff tarl It brIO shown hown that nU IA sends to 10 the th Philip Philippines pines lines of ot nil all ni the 1 Imported by b the time people of the Islands Islands fur for Far Fr North San Francisco April 22 MaJ Huh Itoh len lea In charge chasI of DC the shipment of g ti I v supplies to lo Alaskan points rays 11 that lO tens tons of or freight wIll Mill wi be besent besent sent ent to lo St lt Michael Nome Name and the var r houR InuA stations established by I the war on the Yukon this sea season se son |
