The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-31
Our Commercial Treaties-KecIprOcity In
Trade.

The potical revolutions IN England, and the
changes these revolutions have already brought
about, will have very important influence upon
all treaties of commerce, and give an opportunity
to perfect and edopt more liberal principles ID the
formation. of future compacts. The Iollverein
has been destroyed by the new confederation of
German States and the difficulties which have
existed heretofore in regard to the reciprocal COM
mercial treaties, have doubt also disappeared
In the event of the German confederation entering
into negotiations with all nations relative to COM
mercia intercourse, it will no doubt place each
entirely upon an independent footing
The clause which has for so many years
been attached to commercial treaties, made
with different countries, that they shall be
entitled to privileges equal to those enjoy
ed by the most favored nations, has placed
all upon par, and prevented concessions
IN favor Of any that would IN re-
turn grant equal advantages. 1t was nothing
IN the world but the insertion OF that clause
IN all the commercial treaties between the
Zollverein and Great Britain, that prevented the
treaty made between the Zollverein and the United
States, few years since, from being ratified by
the combined powers. For certain concessions in
our tariff on the products and manufactures Of
those nations forming the Zollverein, we were to
receive corresponding concessions on our pro-
ducts and manufactures imported into those coun-
tries composing the confederacy. After the treaty
with these improvements had been negotiated by
the representatives Of each power, IT was discov-
cred that any concessions made in the duty up
on Amencan manufactures imported into the
Zollverein, must also be made upon SINH
lar maaufs ctures inn ored !, ON Great Britain.
This at once arrested futher prcgress--ihe
new treaty was laid on the Shelf and the
old one ominred in force Since that time
we have adopted tariff, which takes prece
dence of all commercial treeties, If its provisions
are more favorable, but if not, commercial treaties
regulate the CONNIE rcial intercourse between all
nations The tariff of 1916 places the products and
manufactures of the Zollvereip, IN entering our
ports upon more favorable footing than the tariff
Of 1912, or the commercial treaties now in exis-
tence, and II is consequently the law BY that act
we are entitled to concession from the German
confederation in the formation of new treaties or
In the reconstruction OF theirtariff
In accordance with this, and upon the prin.
cipe OF reciprocity, the Hon. A. j. Dopel-
con, our minister to the German confede-
ration, WIS, at the last accounts, at Frank.
fort, for the express purpose Of ne gotatng com.
mercal treaty of the most liberal character. Thu,
movement has become a source of great lea
lousy to England, and the Briush government will,
without doubt, do everything in its power to pre-
vent successful termination of the mission Of our
Ielotator
The course usually pursued by the government
of Great Britain, whenever the government OF the
United States commences negotiations relative to
more favorable commercial treaties, pretty clearly
illustrates the progress we have made as a rival in
the commercial world, to that nation and the fears
entertained relative 10 our future success. AS an
noying as such interference undoubtedly is, it is
highly gratifying that we have so far advanced
in such short period comparatively, as to compete
successfully upon the same footing with such
rich and powerful natioa.
In spite of ali their efforts 10 check our progress
jtwil, under liberal commercial systems be more
rapid than it ever yet has been, and long after
the renulesturing interests OF England have turn
ID tne eliminating point, will be lncre ,siag
~ strength, 80 cstehl and 10 supremacy