The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
GERMANY IS FRIENDLY
Won Buelow Replies to an Inter-
pellation.
FAVORED NATION CLAUSE
Conflicting Interpretation of the Treaty
of 1928-Conf1dent That America
..1 Will Protect German Interests
in the Philippines.


Berlin, Feb. lin the reichstag to-
day Count Won kanitz. the agrarian
leader, at the instance of the German
government, interpellated the govern
ment upon the question of the CONNER
cial relations between the United States
and Germany. The minister of foreign
affairs, Baron Won Buelow, intimated
his readiness to reply forthwith.
In Introducing the interpella ton.
Count Won Kanitz referred to the pro-
hibitive effects of the Dingley bill and
contrasted the decrease of German eX-
ports with the increase of American eX-
ports. He said that to denounce the
treaties containing the favored nation
clause was now scarcely necessary, as
the Americans no longer fully observed
their treaty. The Americans he ADDED,
must be made to understand that the
Germans had no need whatever to OBJ
tain their Whole list of necessaries from
them alone If one country closed it's
markets to another good commercial re-
lations could not permanently continue.
In this connection, it was in the inter-
purchasing power of the country
against American measures.
A tariff war was certainly undesir-
able, but in the event of such a strug-
gle, owing TO the greater volume of her
imports, America had much more to
lose than Germany. The count con-
cluded with expressing the hope that
the federal government would act both
cautiously and energetically. His re-
marks were applauded by the right
lists.
Baron Won Buelow replied that it was
impossible. in view Of the pending ne
gotiations to make an exhaustive decla-
ration of the position taken by the Ger
man and American governments. In
the specific question Germanys differ
ences with America We're mainly at
tributable to conflicting interpretations
of the favored nation treatment assured
by the treaty of 1925 cloud conserva
tive interruption). The baron then read
part of the treaty and continued:
THE German government has always
considered these clauses of the treaty
as implying unlimited the most favored
nation treatment for Germany in all
: tariff treaties Concessions of any other
kind which the United States might
grant to a third state in return for
some special compensation, Germany
would only claim if she made a CORE
SpOnulHS return TO the United states.
From this view is based the WELL
weighed meaning and text of the
treaties. Germany cannot recede from
this position
LAS regards the differential treatment
of German sugar apart from the Ding
ley tariff, the German government OBJ
jected that this treatment was opposed
to the most favored nation treatment
and that it was customs sur-taX incor-
"a Ia lad IL, h To
the removal of the different charges
arising from unfair reckoning of the
sur-tax. but Germany has further
demand respecting the deduction of ad-
ditional excise from the so-called over
contingent which has been persistently
rejected. On the other hand, the Amer
lean government has promised to con-
slider Germanys proposal for the de-
duction of the general industrial tax
to which German sugar is subjected.
THE question of tonnage dues has
arisen from the fact that in view of
our declaration of 1888, according to
which no tonnage or light house dues
corresponding to the American tonnage
and light house duties are collected at
German harbors, America granted YES
sells from Germany exemption from
these duties and afterward withdraw
the exemption. although in the mean
~
the German shipping dues and the stu
alton having in every respect remain
ed as it was
There are however indications of
an inclination upon the part of the
United States by amending the present
legislation TO remove all causes for
complaint. Again, our Interpretation of
the most favored nation treatment does
not admit that the United States should
a
as France obtained for various grounds
under the reciprocity convention of 1898
and Which was recently extended to
the same products from Switzerland.
Regarding the complaints of our ex-
porters at the high rates of the Dingley
tariff and the manner in which the
American tariff regulations were en-
forced and the unsuita bleness of inter-
changeable duties and the burdensome
regulations of the American customs
procedure, they have been the subject
of repeated and urgent representa- tons
to the American government for a con-
Citation of the conflicting views of our
rights and a satisfactory understand
ing is pending.
There must be for both sides an ap-
probation of how far reaching for each
of the two countries are the national
interests involved and in view of the
increasing development of American
exports to Germany we must assume
that the same view is held in the Unit
ed States. | hone that at no distant
date solution of the existing difficult
ties will be attained, acceptable and
satisfactory to both parties.
THE federal government claims the
confidence of the reichstag that it will
know how to follow such course as
will lead to the interests of the father
land, entrusted to the ministers being