The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-12

BERLIN. Feb. u.-In the reichstag 20
day Count ven kanitx. the agrar!an
leader. at the instance OF the German gov
ernnent, interpellated the government on
the question OF the commercial relations
between the United States ana Germany
The minister or foreign affairs, Baron
Won Buelow intimated bis readiness 10 re-
ply forthwith.
In introducing the Interpolation. Count
Won kanitz referred To the proaiaitive
effects OF the Dingiey bill, and contrasted
the decrease OF German exports with the
increase in American exports He said
that to denouncs the treaties containing
the favored nation clause was now scarce
iy necessary, as tho Americans no longer
fully o1,sS-ved their treaty. The AEperi-
cans. he added, must be made 10 under
stand that the Germans had no need
whatever 10 obtain their whole list Of
necessares from them alone. X one
country closed its markets TO smother
good commercial relations could not per-
manentiy continue. Ia this connection
il was In the interest Of German agTicul-
turo 10 upheld the purchasing power of
the country against American measures.
Tariff War Undesirable.
4 tariff war was certainly undesirable,
but IN the event Of such a struggle, ow-
ing TO the greater volume OF her Inn
ports. the United States had much more
TO lose than Germany. The count con-
cluded with expressing the hope that the
Federal government would act both eau
tously and energeticaiiy. His remarks
were applauded by the rightists.
The Favored Nntion Cinuae.
Baron Won Buelow replied that ii was
impossible. III view OF the pending nego-
tiasluns, 10 make an exhaustive declara-
ton OF the position taken by the German
and American government. In the specific
question Go-mary's differences with
America were mainly attributable To con-
illcting interpretations of the favored ma
ton treatment assured by the treaty os
1873. Cloud Conservative iutcrruption)
The baron then read part of the treaty,
and continued:
THE German government has always
considered these clauses OF the treaty as
implying unlimited most favored nation
treatment fer Germany in all tariff trsa~
ties. Concessions 81 any other kind which
the United States might grant TO a third
state IN return for some special compeu-
satfon, Germany would only claim II she
made a corresponding return to the
United States, From shis yiew Is based
the we'll weighed meaning and text of the
treaties Germany cannot reccde from
this position:
Treatment of German Sugar.
AS regards the 1iYerent!al treatment OF
German sugar. apart lrom tha pngiey
tariff. the German government objected
that this treatment was opposed 80 the
most favored national treatment and that
+, was customs s1irtax Incorrectly ca3cu-
lated. We have ordered the removal OF .he
different charges arising fT N unfair reck-
onlng OF the surtax buc Germany has
further demand respecting the deduction
OF additional excise from tho so-caIls.f over
contingent which has been psrststently re-
jected on the otner hand. the American
government has promised 10 consider Ger
nany's proposal fer the reduction II the
general Industrial tax 10 which German
sugar is subjected.
Question of Tonnage Dues
The question % tonnage dues has arisen
ffoEn ne fact that ln view ~ czr derlaga~
f;on Of }sss according to wa! b n8 tonnage
or Ilvhfhntls-s 7ues corresponding 20 tae
American togEzage and ughthoase duties
aye collected az German haThorg. America
granted vessels from Germany exemption
from these duties and Afterwards witadfew
this exemption. although - tae meantime
10 charge y ha;eFer Was uzas'e Ia TIE Ger
fnRg shipping circles ARD fbn s.t88ts8n IN
eV~Tr ffsEtc5 rreEUsnft az g. wse There
are however fn8.catiene So au ssr.inatlan
ur01 ,re part 90 tAo Uuisss sgAteA hy
amending tire present legislation u remove
4s} causes fJT complaint
Again car Interpolation of fhs most
favored na'aca tres tuseat aoes .la, admit
'haf the I-u'te5 S.ztes anos'4 grant - Inc
same 1rtT re$urssaH as Fv&are ats.asrt.s
FROM varusR a.s~1a Usssler the re~t1seYo5fy
rs7sses'.aEi - 5s.a 3ud wAioa was recently
ex;auaed TO tas sasae pro1aet2 from swllx.
sgiarsS.
REGARDING ths complaints os or ex-
>ortarE a. tAe hSGa. rates4 81 tae Isax,ey
tgTT @14 tse r0saT@r 81 Wl.lc1 tse Anaarz-
can tar5T re.g3s11auas weTs enforced. an9
enc slsfEr4sag .sr1ess al tts If.ss-ei-s s1etsts.
aatss au3 tae tssT 4eyss1ea. reEaIa11eg1a ~
gre AFner.cgG cs4stocn pra esssre, ercg A4vs
taaea tEe sub3sct 0t geDes1ss3 ard tarrens
representa- tsoas n th@ American govern
meet sor csslcltstlon of the co,.fAssirg
vlews - Gssr rights. ard a satisfactory
lr5ersta aEss;la< Is pents2E
Fnr-Rraching Interests
'~Tnsfe uasst - fer ho,e ss4ess a. apsre-
1la,ton q h0~ fat-fescHl1x for .zch of to-
tao countries are iae natt0aal inserezsx m
vowed. afp1 ho5d tns; Ia ne Increasing
Gsvegopaaanss cs AFasrscaa expa~tz 20 Ger
nssuY. r= must ssSaFas that enc stxns
vsgw - Aels Ia tas United 3zt-~ nQ2S
that 81 ns @l~saut date @s.sssEga ~ ttga sx-
se,.ng ssfaes5isle. vii - attained accept-
aa.e and ssa.lss2cEory - haga parties
'"T7ss fesafa4 government Claims me co.,
Continued Ga xase Mira