The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY.

COMMERCIAL hECiFhOSsis
Germupy will Remove the Duty frSns
American Cereals In Consideration ox
Her beet Sugar EeIng Allowed Free
Entry to the United Statcs-The Treaty
(aaBot Take Eject Until JannArJ L.
1899.
Ntw YoHg, Oct. 13-A Washington
Special says in regard to the proposed
commercial treaty between the United
States and Germsny:
"The negotiations have been COM
slsted, but under the law they can not
90 into sffect until January ], 1s9s-
The proviso uBder which President
Harrison has been acting is contained
in the tariff of 1890, section B, schedule
n: With view to securing recipro-
cal trade with countries producing tho
articles named therein and for this our-
pnsa, ON sud after the first day OF jan
uary, isg1. whenever and so often as
the president shall bc satisfied
that the government OF any
country producing and export
Ing sugar, molasses. coffee tea
and hides raw and uncured, or any
of such articles. imposes duties and
other exactious upon the agricultural
or other products of the United States.
which in view of frcs introduction OF
such sugars, etc, into the United
States. he may deem to be unequal or
unreasonable, he shall have tile power
and it shall be his duty to suspend. by
proclamation to that effect. the prorts-
ions of this act relating 70 the free in-
n at,s hr
duction of such country, for such
time ss he shall deem just: and
in such case and during suspension
duties shall be levied, collected
and paid upon sugar. etc, the
product, or export from such desig-
mated country as follows: All sugar
not above No. Is Dutch standard, all
tank bottoms, syrups of cane 1nice or
beet Juice. melada, testing by the po-
lariscUpe not above IS degrees, 7-lt OF
one cent per pound, and for every adj
ditional degree or fraction OF degree
, lilo of one cent per pound additional.
All sugars above No. Is, Dutch stand
ard. in color, shall be classified by the
Dutch standard of color and pay duty
as follows, viz: All sugar above No.
13 and not above No. 10 Dutch stand
ard of color 3-S cents per pound: all
sugar above No 16 and not above 10.
90 Dutch standard, : cents per pound.
Under this section the president.
about January I, can impose the duty
on German beet sugar, which finds an
extensive market here. Germany has
been especially anxious 10 make
treaty, since one has been made with
Spain to allow Cuban sugars and
other products to come in Up to Jam
uary l the United States can do moth
ing in the matter. but Germany Mt
once saw its advantage in making Il
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 Sccrc-
tary Rusk and Gen. J. NJ. Foster, act
ing for the state department, the treaty
has been brought to n successful COM
plction.
1T was signed last month Mt Sara
toga. when Gen. Foster and Count Won
Mumm made an unexpected and hurried
visit to the place when President Har-
rison was there, as the guest of MIR.
Arkell. The papers at that time mixed
up Gen. Foster with Secretary Foster,
and made the visit apear as one 70 con.
suit on bonds four correspondents "'
that time corrected the error IN ~ .neso
dispatches ana stated that t'eh- ros'er
had gone on RECIPROCITY business
One proviso in the treaty, which has
prevented the publication of the treaty.
and which will perhaps delay the pro-
mitigation of the full contents, Is that
Germany claims the right to hrst an