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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. 2509 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM1m10A. J=¤¤¤¤*Y 18» 1910- A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is provided in the Act  Congress approved mfdaggw ¤¤ Turkish August 5, 1909, crmtlcd f‘A11 Act. To Erovxdc revenue., equalize Preamhle: duties and encourage the mdustnes of the United States, and for "'""·*"“‘ ~ other purp0ses"— That from and after the thirty-iirst day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, except as otherwise slpecially provided for in this section, there shall be levied, collected} and paid on al articles when imported from any foreign country into the United States, or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), the rates of duty prescribed by the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one of this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-Eve per centum ad valorcm; which rates shall constitute the maximum tariff of the United States: Provided, That whenever, after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the United States, that the g0vcrnment of any foreign country imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tariff rates or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon the importation into or the sale in such foreign country of any agricultural, manufactured, or other product of the United States, which unduly discriminate against the United States or the products thereof, and that such foreign country pays no export bouutirlor imposes no export dut or prohibition upon the exportation of any article to the nited States which uudugr discriminates against the United States or the products thereof, and that such foreign country accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the Unit States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent, thereugwn and thereafter, upon proclamation to this effect by the President of the United tates, all articles when imported into the United States, or an of its possessions (except the Phililppiue Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuiih), from such foreign country sha}, cxcegt. as otherwise herein provided, be admitted under the terms of the minimum tari of the United States as prescribed by section one of this Act. AND WHEREAS satisfactory evidence has been presented to mc that the Government of the Ottoman Empire irqppses no terms or restrictions, either in the way_0f tzmff yates or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, exacuonp, oy m any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon the importation mto or the sale m Turkey in Europe and Asia of any agriqultural, nmrgufqctpred, or pther product of the United States, whnch unduly dlSCl`1IIlll18,{5B against the United States or the products thereof, and thai:_ the Government of the Ottoman Empire pays IIO exp0rb_b0unty or mxposcs no exlgrp dutg or prohnbition upop the exportation of 2111% airtncle to the mted tutes which undulv dnscrnminutcs against the 'mted States or the products thereof, and that the Government of the Ottoman Empire accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products 0 the United States treatment which is reciprocal and eguxvalentz _ Now, THEREFORE, L WILLI:AM OWARD TAFT, President of the l§g¤g;;=¤¤¤{¤° *¤;g*p0¢;g·_ United _Statcs of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Hom Ottoman mmpue. aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that from and after Murph 312 1910, and so long thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Qongress is m existence aqd jshc Government. of the Ottoman Em ire imposes 110 terms or restrictions upon the imgortutiou or sale in 'Furkey m Euyopg gud As1a of the products of the United States which unduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when ixpporyed mm the United Syatcs, or ang. of its possessions (except the Phnhppmc Islands angi the islands of uam and Tutuila), from Turkey 111 Eu_rope and Asga shall be admitted under the terms of the minimum tamff of the United States as prescribed by Section one of the Taqif Act of the United Syates approved August 5, 1909; Provided, however, that this proclamation shall got take effect diS§$;D¤g;;{¤gL>n;‘ {gg; from and &ft€f•M8I0h_31, 1910, buts shahl be null and void in the event mum American mmthat, at any tnmc prxor to the aforesand date, satisfactory evidence ‘“°'°"· shall be prpsented to the Pres1dent> that the Governngent of the Otto- 1118.11 EIDPIFO has H18d6 Such 0h8.Hg0 0I' Ch&I1g€8  NDS pl‘8S8I1t laws