Show BRUSSELS SUGAR DEAL text of the convention given by articles brussels march 3 letoile beige publishes the text of the sugar convention by articles by article I 1 the contracting parties to the existing direct or agree suppress not to indirect bounties and undertake establish such bounties during the period of the convention sweetmeats Sweet meats chocolates biscuits and condensed milk and all products containing in notable indor t artificially proportion sugar assimilated to sugar the borated po rated arc first paragraph so applies to advantages of every kind resulting or indirectly from the fiscal legislation of the different states article 3 limits the surtax to a maximum of 0 franca for refined and ashimi able sugars and to 2 franca for other sugars article 3 agrees to the imposition of countervailing duties not less in amount than the bounties granted and reserves the liberty of prohibiting the importation of sugars in this article the contracting parties also mutually agree to admit at the lowest rates sugars imported from countries party to the contract or their colonies that adhere to the obligations of the convention article 5 provides that cane and beet sugar cannot be subjected to different rates of duty t article 7 provides for the establishment of a permanent international commission of surveillance to sit at brussels to exercise general control to settle litigious questions and to decide on the admission to tho convention of non contracting states london march from brussels the correspondent of the times says the international sugar conference has obtained from great britain a promise not to adopt a preferential tariff in favor of any of her colonies producing cane sugar in obtaining this promise the delegates to the conference from other countries than great britain pointed out that because of the great suppression of sugar bounties and the cartels cane sugar waa now sufficiently protected and that it shortly might bo able io compete with beet sugar in the british market alie delegates from great britain says the correspondent not wishing to run the risk of wrecking the conference finally made this concession |