Washington, Feb. 23.
Dr. Alfred Sze, China's Minister to the United States, has lodged a protest with the Government, via the Usual channels of the State Depart ment, against the excise tax fon eggs which has been introduced into the House by Mr. Clarence [Lea, Democrat representative of Dr. Sze's protest was made on the Jgrounds that such 2 tax would be discriminatory against China which practically the only country from which the United States imports eggs.
Tt was pointed out that though nominally in internal excise tax, the proposal would be applicable to imports only and, therefore, it actualjy constitutes a' tariff of ye cents Jper dozen eggs, 31 cents " pound on Jdried or otherwise prepared eggs. jand ten cents a pound on frozen yolks or albumen—United Press.
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