Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
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Alleged Negotiation of a Treaty
with Germany.
WANTS FREE ENTRY FOR HER SUGAR

| And Makes Valuable Concessions as to
Our Products to Obtain the Same
After Ian. 1, 1892 What Secretary
Wharton Says-Superintendent Porter,
of the Census Bureau, Writes Some
salty Comments on a New York Herald
Publication-CapitaI News Notes.
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 1t is current re-
port here that a commercial treaty has
been negotiated with Germany by which
IN return for the free entry into the United
states of her beet sugar, Germany makes
Important concessions in the matter of
tae entry into her territory of agricultural
and other products from the United States.
II is stated that the negotiations have
been completed, but under the law they
c,nnot go into effect until Jan. /, ls93
The proviso under which President Har-
rison has been acting is contained in the
tariff of 1890, section B, schedule n, which
authorizes the president to reiiapose tho
duty on sugars and other free articles i'm
ported into this country from countries
which impose what he may consider unjust
exactions on the importations into those
countries of any of our products. This
reimposition cannot take place before Jan.
l, 1892.
Germany Especially Anxious.
Under this section the president, about
Jan. l next, can impose the duty on Ger
man beet sugar, which finds an extensive
market here. Germany has been espec-
tally anxious to make treaty. since one
has been made with Srain to allow
Cuban sugars and other products to come
IN. Up to Jan. l the United States can
do nothing in the matter, bat Germany at
once saw its advantage in making a
treaty now, so that it can go into effect
ON the first of the year. Count Won
Mumm began negotiations with the
state department and through Secretary
Rusk and Gen. John w. Foster, acting
Tor tie state department, the treaty has
been brought toa successful completion.
Delay in the PRONUNCIATION.
1t was signed last month at Saratoga
when Gen Foster and Count Won Mumm
paid an unexpected and hurried visit to
that place when President Harrison was
there as the guest of Mr.. Arkell. The pa
pers at that time mixed General Foster
mp with Secretary Foster, and made the
visit appear as one to consult on bonds
One proviso in the treaty, which has pre-
vented the publication of the treaty, and
which will perhaps delay the promulga-
tion of the full contents, is that Germany
claims the right to first announce the
signing and PRONUNCIATION of the treaty.
At present German beet sugar comes into
the country free under the new tariff law,
and nothing can prevent it until JAN 1,
when the president is given power to shut
1t off.
Ground Hog Case with Her.
Just at this time Germany, with its
short wheat crop, finds that free entry
of cereals from the United States will be
beneficial, and, besides, she must have a
market for her enormous beet sugar out
put The majority of her exports are to
the United States and Cuba The new
treaty prohibiting these from coming into
America free will lose Germany her best
10 save herself, to make the present agree
ment with the United States
Says Negotiations Are Still Pending.
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton
said late yesterday afternoon that the ne
giations between the United States and
Germany to secure the free entry of cereal
products of this country into the German
empire, and the reciprocal admission here
of beet sugar from Germany free of duty
were still pending. He declined, however,
to intimate what reduction would likely
be made in the German tariff on United
States grain products or what particular
|cereals would likely be affected when an
agreement is reached by the two govern
ments.
SOMEBODY SEEMS TO BE LYING.