The New York herald., 1876-12-06
France Monopclizing the Ger
man Iron Trade.
Government Bounties on French
Exports.
CHINESE DIPLOMACY IN FRANCE.
Germany IS In Favor Of the Widest System
Of Free Trade.

Respecting the commercial dimculties oetwe0n
France and Germany have 10 report that the German
account Of this traders trouble Is thus giveu:-
.You right, !" said grave. handsome man to me
few hours ago, ''in supposiny that have devoted
considerable time and to the present state OF
commerce between Germany and France" The
speaker Of tho best types Of German states
men, calm, thoughtful and with intense desire alter
truth making itsef audible his talk and visible in
his steady, earnest eyes 1t Is such who have
made Germany great, and have done moro oven than
that for ner because whilo punctiously maintaining
her dignity ami their own, they have inspired
belief In her political honesty and goodiah
that survived the attacks OF the wittcst people
in tho world, smarting under Of defeat Ny
Informant paused moment when he had thus simply
acknowledged that he could tell me what wanted to
tnow and then, after collecting his thoughts cap
would bid his troops TALL into rank parade he
continued with frank courtt sy very winning
lcss:-
LIES rixBREs D'AcQUIrs CAUTION
constitute tho sole dicul,y at present existing be-
tween France and Germany need scarcely add that
10 . mercantile question only and not . political
liflculty. 1t has become sore point with our mer-
hanis. however, because those tim6res dacqmits
ion, we'll enough, perhaps in their way when first
granted, have of late degcncratcd into abuse In
iurious 10 German trade Nov, II is tradition among
not 10 tolerate aggressive policy the part OF
our neghbOs, and therefore, " France any other
country were 10 persist in mOlcslng commerce
should protect our merchants in tho manner which
seemed best 10 us That Is TO say, shall do we
done by The timbrcs dacquits caution DO
mentioned In the presence Of any German merchant
without causing him instantly to become vocal, pas
siouatcy vocal the subject Of the damage caused
thereby TO his business HIS protests particularly
loud just now because
GERMAN TRADE A WAY.
There IS no doubt, however, that tho complaints OF
our merchants would be equally we'll founded IN the
most prosperous times for the timbres dacqaits
tion have now become bount,es paid by the
French government TO French merchants upon tho
export oi French goods into Germany, and IL Is
solely in consequence OF these bountes that French
merchants able 70 underscll German merchants in
Ihcir own markets. Nomnally and osteusiby this Is
not the case; N fact 1t is In Short these bounties
arc sound IN principle. abusive in practice. Thus,
when French merchant exports 100 tons OF iron rails
into Germany, the French custom house tho iron
tier gives him undertaking 10 admit 100 tons Of
German iron free of duty There would be no objec.
tion to this proceeding If the exported also
German iron; but the exported iron is French iron,
which, by ot the bounty received upon !. can
be sold in Germany at lower price than sho ore ex.
tracted from German mines Moreover, certain par
ttcuar kinds OF iron are exported from Germany into
France, and French merchants obtain this iron
FREQ OF duty, whereas German merchants have to pay
duty upon IT, and thus the whole trado in
Germany 10 thrown exclusively into French hands;
for the tinsbres d'dcQuits caution salabic
modItics snd change IRON hand to hand readily, 20
that the Of French iron rails dsposes OF
custom house free pass another French manuac-
turcr Of different goods who requires German
iron for commodities where it is employed in prefer
ence to French iron. BY these adrot practices and
by clcveriy managed coiIusion among French manu-
lecturers
THE GERMAN IRON TRADE Is RuISED
II has got into lauguishing condition that German
iron mines can NO longer be worked at profit and
German masters glad TO sell such they
have on hand under tho cost of producing II We
mus, therefore take steps to abolish regulate
The bountics granted by the French governments 10
French merchants upon tho export Of certain French
manufactured articles into Germany, because II Is only
reasonable and nauro that should defend tho in
lerssts Of commerce. But snail resort to even
partial system OF protection, confined to France
alone with great rcluctance ana only the las.
rcmuy; should the French be deaf to oil protest
and all argument tcmpcratcy urged Tor the prin-
cipc OF free trade has GOT fast hold OF the German
mind, and any return to protective measures wocld
sluliiy the reasoning OF our best political economists
Hencc diplomacy Ia bosh countries has been trying
negotiate new commercial treaty, and right to
that when the proposal TO consider the whole Qucs
lion from equitable point OF view lrst made
the French government u was not III received But
French officials seem to confound all prcconccived
opinions OF their naona character and are astonsn
ingly slow basincsE; SO that the only reply which
Germany has yet been abc 10 extract from them is tho
SORT ANSWER
that tho affair will be referred commercial COM
mttce which sits perpc ualIy at the Foreign ONCE
the Rue dc PUnversiid. No l30 'Humph.' said
for patience. please be quick about IT, or. Bul
have no wish to b' rude so the august lips arc
silent, and there has been no threatening unkind
talk on either sae Indeed, am fully assured that
all negotiations between Germany and France
Quoted IN very LOFTY and generous spirit by the chv
slrOus gentlemen now representing the Emperor King
who seems truly TO be rs magnsnimous In peace In
THE FRENCH ACCOUNT
OF tho commercial treaty question pending with
Germany may be put thus, tor Il put thus IN my
hearing the GEAR concise language Of the French
statesmen who spoke with INC abou, il si rneles In
my though tbey had been sprinkled with iced
vinegar. yoycz vous celia, said the nrst taKer of
the new generation IN France, when had opened my
business with him. He took very fine cigar out OF
his mouth while he addressed me, Tor the French
have quite recently adopted the practice OF smoking
high priced Havanas Then he curcd himself up IN
an armchair ana began 10 twist hs logs INTO odd
shapes as he play ed with the model oi pocket
pi., winch had been sent Tor his Inspection voycx
vous ccia, hc repeated, those Germans arc always
wanting somethiug' Having thus expressed his
opinion Of the hereditary enemies oil his country
he began 10 fire volley Of acts into by snap shots
The Germans arc already IN tho position with or
Frankfort, on the 10Th OF May, ls7l they were put on
the same iootinr ms AUSTRIA and all the conditions
OF the treaty OF commerce concluded between cher
Agcnor.' known TO diplomacy the Duke dc
sramont. and excellent irirnd Beust. were cx-
tended 10 William tho Conqucror, Bsmarck ana COM
lany, tcgehcr with their faithful subjects.
TIKI TREATY,
called after the Duke de Gramonts Christian name, "
II be Christian name, signed the 1Ith Of De-
crmbcr, 1866, when France and Austria were as Two
happy lovers, and Germany aiterward allowed 10
roin them as ie hencuI Germany
enjoys all the advantages which we're granted by
French friendship Ior Great Britain in 1850, 10 Bel
gum 1851 and 1868 the old OF the Zovercin
in 1s62, 10 Italy Ia 1863, to Switzerland IN 1864, 10
Sweden IN 1865, to Holland In 1865, and Spain
In 1868 Wo have been very polite TO Gefmany though
II will perhaps aston-h 10 hcar that aiec,ion
fer her Is not or that playful and tender character
which she appears TO think that she has right 10
nc, from us The Germans arc great thinkers, you
know.
TREATIES COMMERCE.
have been made by Franco with any other country
1866 tho Convention OF Frankfort 1871 merely
fcnd exisIInu IrnuIics