UNITED STATES TARIFF.
, . THE. PHILIPPINES. : (By Telegraph.-Press Asoooiatlon.—Copyright.) ' C "'* New; York,. Juno 17..
Tho Tariff Bill provides for tho freo' entry of all Philippine products into the United ■iStates oxccpt rite. The exception'favours tho Louisiana growers.
Tho demands of tho- labour unions, havo also reducod tho limit of freo importation of Philippine tohaoco. ,
Rn Apnl President Taft sent a speoiar mes-sage-to Congress with reference to the Philippines, the interests of which .he has'continu;ally walohed sinco-ho was Governor-General' of tho. islands. _ "The pending tariff - Bill (tele■graphedl, a'Nefr .; York oorrespondont)' will propose Free-trado with tho : Philipplnee with certain limitations... The revenues of the'-islands will i be : considerably affected, and therefore the President ,proposes to Congro6s a : revision of the Philippine tariff. This'proposal, in the form of a Bill, makes a slight increase in the rates now provided ■by the Philippine , tariff/ but ite .framers say that it will tend to ensure as far as practicable the benefit of ; the Philippine market for American manufacturers and products. Some additions are made to the free list and the internal revenue duties, which are enacted by the Philippine Assembly, are to be raised; to make up , the • loss which' the islands will incur by the operation of tho Freo-' trade provision."] . v . ,; . .1:.- - ( ... ; .■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 5
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