UNITED STATES TARIFF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 695, 21 December 1909, Page 7

UNITED STATES TARIFF.

:';; /.Wra'THEBE: BE •A' REVISION?', f : ;;: ' : COAST' NAViGiTION : , LAW.:' ■.':. ■j.;:' IBy Teieiraph--Sp«lal \ Oorriubondonu . '■■'.■' ' ; iii■■■'' 'i-L ■• i' ■ A"ckiand, December: 20.:: the Kepubhcan party of the United States.; which, is committed to .the revision , of' the tariff; downwards,' was only partially anc-: cessfnl in its: recent attempt to remove duties fr 9>n .raw materials, it is certain, in the opinion of/Mr.;;W.B. Peck-(a supporter of that party and a member of the New YorV Chamber of .Commerce, who is at present visit-1 ing -Auckland):.that another attempt towards! this end will-be made dnring President TaftVl : terni of ofnee: Mr.; Peck .'says: the party has loanied.iby experience that it is not wise to attempr.a"general revision of' the tariff .-,becauso,the .parties interested, in. the retention of; high duties ' and' the influence of all threatened interests' is , brought to bear ;aßainst'.;each ] proposed: reduction. ■ A':bettor : .way, he considers, would be to bring up in-dividual-schedules which only excite opposition from the:'particular sections.interested; Wool in .whioh New Zealand i 8 particokrly inter! ested, was bound- to be put on the free ' list sooner, or lator. ■ •:■ ; -. -•■. -. • •■ -. ... ii " Th ?, 1:?, w . iU ? ever b .? another ffisa' Protec. .hpn-vßill in -the United States/'/said the .visitor in emphasising--the growth of public 'opinion in favour of, admitting raw materials free. Tflo/general effect of the recent revision hadlieen to take duties off raw materials and put a:higher duty on luxuries such as pagne and: tobacco. ... . ''. . v .-'. -.Mr 1 . Peck/ expressed himself strongly in favour of the re-establishm«nt: of the San Franewep mail service,: the cessation of which, he faid; had not only lost to San Francisco a largo volume of Australian and New Zealand business, but had inconvonienced commercial meneven on ihe i East Coast..Hβ.thought no nme should be lost in arfanging a subsidy from both Governments if that were necessary fpr-the of the service. Mr Peck :mentioMd that if the American Coast navigation. Law; wore suspended as regards Hawaii, a great deal would be done to en,coura(tev an, outsido lino to. run froni San .™«« to -Australasia. This law prescribed tlmt all : traffic passongers, cargo, and mails, lietwecn American, ports must be carried iri snips of American- register. The result was tlint Hawaii wasnot now so well-served with steamoN. as-beforo.it became part of' the .United States, because foreign shins could not; do a carrying trndo .between San Francisco and that port Hp hod,-,-in'.August last, Tisitod; Hawaii mthn party of Congressmen and they 011-acknmvlodgfid tliat this law Zk a great drawback to nawaii. ..If it were.sus-■pendwl-.in; respect to that port it might • bo track with: San Francisco would be. substantial enough to encourage;a company to trade from San Jrandecb to Auckland.