Show WAR elul FREE RANCE AND AMERICA the long pend ng negotiations con ducted by the two nations have been barren of result results paris indications point to an early inauguration of a tariff war be tween france a n c e an and d the th e alln united it y J states the negotiations fr opened last summer f for or an ar arrangement r a n g em e bat 0 on a a b basis a s 1 s giving prance france the benefit of a 20 per cent re in wines in return tor for prefer enolal rates upon a list of about one hundred articles including shoes tools machinery etc have thus tar far been barren of results any and the action of the french government saturday in lit virtually promising not to conclude any further commercial arrangements until parliament passes upon the proposed revision of the tariff of ebu seems to preclude any chance 0 or agreement last week before the government made this promise a reluctant assent was given to an exten extension slon of the de crease granting the minimum rates to porto rican coffee until december I 1 while the extension nominally keepe the issue open for another month it Is practically certain that nothing will be accomplished unless the united states radically changes its attitude france having all along regarded the conces concessions dons asked of her as being ut iii terly disproportionate to what was of it if the porto rican coffee decree Is withdrawn december 1 as now appears likely the un ted states la Is expected to retaliate and a tariff war will then be on |