Deseret Evening News | 1909-10-05 | Page 1 | Franco-American Tariff Relations

II I I TARIFF RELATIONS More Optimistic Feeling Prevails In French Government Circles Regarding Settlement ALDRICH THE PEACEMAKER ll l l Idea ConcernIng The Interpretation of or Section 2 1 Of Or the PW cv lAW Paris Oct S iLA A isore lH lHIng Ing leg prevails In Lii caVa cl cJ lc to Ip today today day da the thi ti adjustment of tariff relations under the n ne new w taw law la as a result of ot the explanations furnished by b Aid Ald Aidrich AIdrich rich of Rhode Island bland during his hili talk tAl last liI t k with ith a II number of oC the French ministers and other high officials In the first place Mr Ir Aldrich die db abused the minds of the Frenchmen of at the Idea entertained here that the termination of ot the existing commercial agreement between Prance France and the Ih United States months month In advance of oC the wIth other countries notably was u ll In any way In Intended intended tended as 05 UIL n fl discrimination against It sal Prance France and secondly and niece moro Im tin Important portent Senator relieved J th the anxiety In Tarts Paris concerning the Inter Interpretation Interpretation of section I of the new nel law la laThiN Thin This section the French believed In Involved velvet the th automatic Imposition of ot the th American merlean maximum unless France af at afforded forded every minimum and every ad administrative concession In her tariff As All some of the th concessions hail had been made after hard fought battles battle ba Ule with other countries In return for specific advantages g the government In spite of its ItH desire to 10 avoid a g tariff war ar wax nas a hostile to the lie granting of wholesale conceptions It H Is III understood Senator Aldrich ex cx expressed t X pressed sd the opinion that section J gave gao President Taft a u measure of latitude and anI that hut If II France accorded the minimum rate on articles In the United States State was wan principally In Interested Mr Ir Taft probably would cop con consider shier sider that America was wan not unduly dEe dis discriminated criminated against within the meaning of or the act Senator Aldrich who Is Iii now In Lon London London London don will return to Paris Thursday to attend a dinner which Minister of Finance will give In honor ot of the senator and Ambassador White hite