Discrimination Against U. S. Products

The latest Communications received from l'niled States ministers and consuls in Eiiropecontainvariousallusions to the increaBiog Irritatiön among the land ownera and farmers and certain classes of manufacturera, hecausa of the enormous importation of American produce. The American pork scare was instigated chiefly by tradespeople and parties interested in checking the sale of American pork in European' markets. In Spain, Germany, Austria and llaly and other countries there is renewed discussion on the policy of imposing discrimiaatlng dutieson various competing articles imported from the United States, [r. Kasson, late minister to Austria, in a cornmunication printed in the last munber of the commercial reporta issued by the state deliartnient, rel'ers to the growing importance of this subject. Ilesays: "Wè are so far removed from the countries of interior Kurope t!i;it their govermnents are notsocareful in treatIng economie qnestions involving our totereeta alone as they are in dealing with like qiiestions afifecting inimediate nelghbors, Their sense of international justiee is also largely inlluencccJ by the widespread team ainong their people of the effect of the recent development of the products and of the industry of the United States, and of the resulting competition in Europeañ markets. These fears paröcularly apply to the agriculture of America. The taxation of reaJ estáte liere isvery luirdeusoine. In America it is light. Kents must hero in large regious be piad to landlords. [n AmeruM the farmer s usuaïly ï'ree from rent charges. Ilere lands have been highly paid for. 'rhere tlicy were conaparatively clieap. These considera! ons are pressed opon the governmenta. It is more tlian possible that they will lead to palpable injustice and inequallty towanls the, United Slales in t henear future. Henee tlie question whether congresa ought aot to ann the executive with tlie power, to Irnpose temporarily a percentage of' discriminaiting duties m tlie producta of the soil and ui' the Industry of those nationa which apily diseriminattog duties ot regulatlons agaiast the products of the soil or industry of the United States. Some two years ago, I had the honor to advise you that the condition of pablio sentiment, in this country and on this continent generally gave serioua cause for alarm to American interests. I beg now in view of the parlial tion of those fears to renew tliat declaration, and to direct attentiou to remedial and precautioiiary measures."