Show LIQUOR 11 4 the treaty alion ali tie lir lidle tariff I 1 SWAI 8 A J krofek I 1 24 the interns international confer conference oace now in in progress in thie this cily city has bus fixed the I 1 fort aahl ic liquors imported into the cong cog free state at 16 15 francs for the first three years and at 26 frati franca cs per bectel etre atre for the following folio las three year years sir mr manfurd proposed proponed ewd a counter 0 it by which h ich ton fIrson at al cholle f i 0 r should il d be graduated on the I 1 eyale CI according ace to the al strength of afe each abut but ibis this idea w was not favorably a considered by conference hie ilia 1 attitude attil tude on thie this subject coupled with ith I 1 I 1 american to the repeal repeat of I 1 absolute tree free trade clauses embodied in the treaty ot of berlin for the government of the congo state bas has inspired 1 11 the majority ra bority of the elevates deley ele gates atee 1 with ith a notion not i on that the government at washington d lo 10 pursue an isolated polien on congo the tile delegates essay eay that thatis if america in in taking aai an individual course I 1 aad and to accept the condu sion a of the conference her opposition to preference of other nations will be I 1 ked although Al they eay say the united rates was signa I 1 I 1 tory to the berlin treaty ita its indorse I 1 ment of that conviction has never neter been properly satisfied in in america I 1 A hey they pat put the caw the united states delegates cannot legally protect an ail optie to the treaty |