The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16
A LIBERAL TREATY.
THE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS he
TWEEN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.

TWEEN GFHMANf AND AUSTRIA.
4 a.uey.ssa af the FrovislaHs Of n Cam
ventscn Remarkable for IT'S Novelty,
ana which Cen-eys Masgestions for
the united states In certain CeasiR-
gencies.
WASHINGTON, April 15- In 1867 the govern
merits Of Germany end Austria Hungary Ell
terei upun a practical test of q SYSTEM ct I'D
eral commercial relations between those
colgatries After enjoying fer ten years the
reciprocal advantage thus established. these
ryvefnmenta put forth condensed EXPIRES
stn of their mutual satisfaction Through
cslnn,erctsl treaty concluded at Berlin In De
csaher last. The principle of the most |
tayored nation is perhaps further extended
snthis treaty than has ever before benntat-
tempted NV adjoining countries. Because Of
Its remarkable novelties IN this respect,
,eopv Of the trnsty has been transmitted to the
state department. by the United States ~ ~
lister at tiannf. accompanied with the sug-
restiors that 1t may AT some time heefme
sesrhhle to make its provisions applicable to
our commercial relations with Mexico and
Canada.
The new t~eaty consists OF twenty-Eeven
Articles anelen appendix, In the first article
Of The treaty the contracting parties engaged
not Ii, interrupt the mutual traffic between
their ceutet les by any import, expert or
fransit vynhibitnns. Exceptions to the rule
are npted afly with respect ~ to tobacco salt
and gunpe.der; ~ for sanitary reasons and
dinary circumstances.
The sprond article provides that with re-
gard TO the amount, assuring and collecting
of the inay,ort and export duties, as we'll as
with regard 10 transit, no third nation may,
hv either Of the contracting parties,
be mere favored than the other
Every favor accorded In these matter to a
third nation Ia to be forthwith accorded TO the
other psrty to this treaty. Exceptions to this
stinulatinn are noted with regard to traffic lii
articles of food and domestic industry for
certain frontier DISTRICTS, aud for the tnhabi-
tants Of single territorial localities, aRd also
In cages where favors have been admitted by
one of the contracting parties under customs
unions already or hereafter to he concluded.
The Shld article provides that drawbacks
allowed upon the expectation of certain pro-
ductionR shall simply replace the duties or IN
ternal taxes without allowing any further
export premium,
Of either country, passing through the terri
tpry III the other, she' not he subject under
any circumstances to transit duties.
The fifth article provides for the mutual
exemption from duties of articles sept from
either country into the territory of the other,
inuncertain expectation Of finding sale, and
which shall be returned unsod to the cestntry
of their origin.
The sixth provides for the exemption from
,mrort and export dues ot certain domestic
productions. which. in the course ~ manntac-
ture may be shipped from one country to the
lated, elaborated or finishAi, or which may
he returned to either country for repairs.
Article provides IN substance that all
transit goods entitled to pass certt tteates, on
massage from one country to the other, shall
be accelerated as far as possible IN their
passaue through the tclstom-house, by the
discpDtnuance of present regulations whlch
require the removal OF plumbing. the atil2iilg
of another plumbing and the unpaeking OF
goods. .,.
custem houses shall be 90 situated that the
passage of goods from one to the other may
take place simultaneously.
Alticle nravides that internal duties Ina
posed upon the production, preparation or
consumption Of any article may, under eno
pretext, be higher or mere GENEROUSLY aileet
products of the other party than the same
products In the country of their origin
In article to, the contracting parties engage
TO cooperate for the prevention AUD punish
= ment u{ smuggling to or from their tefflto~
asaa, by enaeting appropriate measures, by
nrding legal aid by allowing pursuit o'
.nsgressors, and by allowing the leeal o.
ers of either country to communicate infor-
.ation and render asststancefn IN bringing Of
nders 10 Justice This article also provides
for reciprocal coast guard service On frontier
streams and where the territories OF the COM
tracting parties are contiguous to those OF
foreign States.
Article Il provides In substance that each
Of the contracting countries shall admit the
merchant vessels OF the other upon the same
conditions as its own merchant gesseis. and
that the bills Of admeasusement which may
be valid In either country shall suffice as evi-
dence of the tonnage of vessels in determine.
ing questions as to port and navigation
charges.
Article 70 provides that no navigation or
port charges shall be exaeted from vessels
which, owing TO distress OF necessity, may
enter the seaPorts OF the ether provided
such vessels are not used fer trading pur-
noees or otherwise unnecessarily delayed.
Article l3 provides that In tae. navigation
Of ali water Communications In the territories
r,,,S-tt ttAG n hnf
Article IA provides that IN the use Of high
roads and other ways. canals, locks, ferries,
bridges, harbors, landing places, channel
lights, pilot institutions, cranes ana Wsigihllg
establishments, repositories, saving shelters,
etc. no discrimination shall be maue by
either OF the contracting countries against
the other
Article l5 relates to the regulation OF railways
and ptesefibes that there shall exist 20 uls
criaiination between the inhabitants q either
Of the contracting countries with respee,Ir ,r, 10
expedition or rates of transportation. Ine
use Of railway traiiics which nave no. oeeL
duly published is prohibited ana genera
rules are prescribed respecting railway ad-
ministrations in the two countries.
In article l6 the contracting patties shsas1
to facilitate as far asspossihle reciprocal Lali-
way traffic In their territories by tne COZ
struption between the railways meeuhR -
oKe place by transport OF rolling stoeh M nSln
one road to the other. and by such othsi i
means as may be conducive to their muIuai
interests
The territories against interruptions ana oo.
staeie article IL provides that foihhs stoeh
which may have crossed from one country 70
the other Shall not be liable TO attachMenl or
seizure OF account of claims or detnaiius "
any sort against the company owning ~; suou af
Stock IL also provides for the dislliss.iont "
cars which have been used in the transports
tion of live stock III.