The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05
JAPAS-s TREATY WITH GERMANY
Dosn countries Expect TO Derive Many
ADVANTAGES From II

Berlin Dzspzseh in Lons.sr Times
re treaty o. commerce and nAxx<sffor
between Germany ard Japan. together
NsSa a consular convertfcn. has recesvea
TIE approval 90 the Federal council. and
azs oea1 lad IN the table OF ths imperial
Diet Tas treaty. which contains twenty
Two articles - oor "a come into force D.
Tore July x, isss. and AZ tha moment when
u Goes 80 the German consular fursxisc-
tion ceases The treaty Is 70 remain in.
loEce Twelve years. In compensation for
1nas TIE whole Of the japanese empire In
opened 70 the Germans and German trade
1ne prcFasso1S OF the treaty with regard
TO commerce Intercourse between ths two
nations rest on the principle OF reciprocity,
except IS regards the customs tariff Ger
many only grants Japan the privileges ae-
corded 10 the most favored narioa. which
the latter had hitherto enjoyed. while ia
pan grants. besides the most favored ma
wares
Generally speaking. the duties imposed
II tbs tariff on German goods imported
into Japan are higher than the ones az
present IN force. but it is not expected that
this will form any obstacle to German
trade According TO the latest statistics
available. German exports to Japan in 1855
amounted 20 - asS, 90 marks. Among the
articles Japan refused 10 place on the tar
IL were implements and munitions OF war,
as II vas argued that the country was GER
tain to be dependent on foresga uanufac-
tire for these for . long time 70 come.
and did lot intend TO raise the duties
thereon
The chief duties 10 be levied are as fol-
lows: 10 per cent. on velvets and velvet
eenS, cotton textiles of every description.
iron and steel wire and thin iron or steel
rods, not more than q quarter of an inch
thick. galvanized tn. iron nails and wire.
taeks. iron screws. dynamite, colcrs and
GyeErg materials, sllk-faced cotton. satirs.
hats. india rubber articles. linen wares,
paper. parzfane, clocks. but not watches,
wooden yarns OF every description. and re-
aned sugar; per cent on cotton. linen.
hemp. and jute yarns: Per cent. on un-
wrought lead. telegraph wire. pig iron.
rails. railway carriages or parts OF them.
locomotives or sections OF them, condensed
or sssrilizsd milk. hops and Portland ce-
ment
Articles TO II deal with the rights and
privileges TO be reciprocaIly granted by
Germany and Japan. and are OF no part.c-
uiar interest
Article Is. which treats OF the foreign
settlements in Japan. provides, as the An
glo-Jaranese treaty also does, fer their
incorporation in the Japanese municspali-
ties and for the transference OF all the pub
lie moneys. obligations. and duties con-
hectsI with them 10 the japanese authors
ties II is also laid down that no new con-
ditinns OF any sort shall be imposed In ad-
ditfon 10 those contained in the original
agreement under which the ground was
held.
The following paragraph Is not con-
fainsd In the same article In the British
treaty: THE rights OF possession I'm these
plots OF ground devoted to settlements can
In the future be freely transferred 10 ma
ffves or foreigners without the permission
OF the consular or japanese authorities"
The article concludes by stating that all
such tracts OF land as have been given
rent free by the Japanese government for
the purpose OF foreign settlements shah
remain permanently devoted TO their orig
inai object. free from all taxes and bur-
dens
Attached 10 the treaty are two letters
which passed between Baron Won Mar
schan and Viscount Aoki on April 4, the
very day OF the signing OF the treaty In
his letter the German secretary for for
eign affairs puts four questions to viscount
Aoki. Of which the first is particularly in
seresting- He asks whether. as foreign
ers canot hold land IN Japan. the right
OF German subjects to acquire interests
IN real property by way OF emphyteusss.
lease. etc. VIII be affected thereby. Wis
count Aoh replied that such rights would
not b affected. and concluded his lettaf