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 PROCLAMZATIONS, 1910. 2657 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. umnzs, 1910. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is Xgovidcd in the Act of Congress aplproved August Su'}`;{*d§,f’¤ P’°d°°“ °‘ 5, 1909, euutlegi " _Act To PTOVIQB revenue, aqua me duties and Kumble. 61100111:8gG the mdustncs of the United States, and for other pur- ”*°’ I" 81 p0ses’ — That from and after the thirlyiirst day of March, ninemsn hundred and ten, except u 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 Phihppiue Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutmla), the rates of guty prescribed by the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiablc list of section one 0 this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad vs10rem• which rates shall constitute the maximum tariff of the United States: PTO®'lu0d, Timt whenever, after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the President shgll be :~= tislicd, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the United States, that the government of any foreign couggg imposes 110 fuerugs. or restnctions, either in the way of tariff mtes or provisions, e or other regulatnons, 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 auch foreign country pafys no export bount¥I0{ imposes no export dug? or prohibition upon the oxxyortaticn o any arucle to the mted States which urgd y discriminaws against the nited States or the products thereof, and that such fqrtggn country accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the Um States treatment which is mci I and equivalent, therzgfou and thereafter, upon proclamation to this effect Ky the President of the Uni States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the Phmpinc Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutum, from such formgn country s, except as otherwise herein provided, be admit under the terms of the mmimum  of the United States as prescribed by section one of this Act. Arm WHEREAS satisfactory evidence has been presented to me that the Government of Salvador imposes no terms or restrxctions, either iu the way of tariff rates or provisions, trade or other regulations, charges, exactions, or in any other manner, drractlgr or indirectly, ulpon the importation into or the sale in Salvador 0 any agmcultaura , manufactured, or other Brqduct of the United States, which uudulg discriminata against the mtcd States or the products thereof, an that the Government of Salvador pays no export bounty or IQIIFOSGS no export duty or prohibition upqn tpc exportation of any a,rt1c 0 to the United States which unduly dmcnmiuates against the United States or the products thereof, and that the Government of Salvador accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and cgiuwalcntz Now, Trmmsmonm,, WILLIAM OWARD TAm·, President of the lgg{;¤¤¤g) °¤{§p_;g United States of America, by virtue of the {owner m me vested by gum smvmm. the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby ma. c known and proclaim that from and after Marc}1 31, 1910, and so 10115 thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Congress IS in existence and the overnment of Sal-· vador imdposes no terms or restrictions upon the imggrtation or sale in Salva or of the products of the United States w ch unduly discriminata against the United States, all articles when imgortcd into the United States, or any of 1tS possessions (cxcipt the hilippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), rom Salvador shall be admitted under the terms_ of the minimum tariff of the United States as prescribed by Scctwn one of the Tariff Act of the United States approved August 5, 1909; Provided, however, that this proclamation shall not take effect dislzjxgggngf uga}: from and after March 31, 1910, but shall be null am} void in the event aganm American wmthat, at any time prior to tlwaforesaid date, szmsfactory evidence m"°°‘ shall be presented to the President phqt the Government of Salvador has made such change or changes m nts present laws or regulations