Associated Asks for Loan to Retaliation Threatened Against Start Industry France Nanking, Nov. 21 London, Nov. 24.
In identical petitions to the 'The President of the Board tional' Government, the Executive Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, state] Yuan, the National' Eco fe Coun-the House of Commons' to-day oil and the Ministry of Finance, the that the French Government "had [Sik Industry Association for" the informed that, unless the provinees of Chekiang and Kiangsu! criminatory duties against Brit urge that the sum of $12 millions be goods were removed at an early pproprated. from the proscede. of date, the British Government would the American wheat and cotton loan for the establishment of a. large-impose special additional duties various French goods equivalent scale factory for the manufacture! the amount of discrimination, of, artificial silk (rayon).
'Mr. Runciman, said, "Shortly 'The petition declares that owing after' the suspension of the goll to the fact that articles made of standard here, the French Govern artificial silk are naw much more in ment imposed' a surtax of 15 per} Vogue than those made of real silk, cent, ad valorem on a wide range there has. been a growing demand of British goods on' importation for artificial "Silk. imported into France, in spite of the fact from abroad the pet that, when previously the French Unues, is selling of half currency had depreciated to of real silk in Chekiang and Kiangsu greater extent no special duties with the result that the market for Were Imposed in thi ative silk has declined considerably.
French goods, This surtax did not in onder to relieve the silk mer-apply to goods of all countries and chants, the petition urges that China was, therefore, discriminatory should' establish a. factor effect." own for the manufacture of artificial Subsequently, he went on, the silk—Kuo Min. position was aggravated by the exemption from. surtax. of "gonds from certain other countries, whose
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