Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-19
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Presidents Zoro.Ia nation Putting IN
Force the New. ReciErocil!
Trezfy With Germany.

Washington, July 14.-The following
proclamation by the president on the
German reciprocity agreement has
been made public:
RECIPROCITY WITH GE2MANY-BY
The PRESIDENT OF In UNITED
STATES Or AMERICA.
"a r-fCcIaGaatIon.)
Whereas. Inc German government has
entered into a commercial agreement
with the United states in conformity with
the provisions OF the third section of the
tariff act OF the United States. approved
July "A. 1897, by winch agreement, in the
judgment OF the the president, reciprocal
ana equivalent concessions are secured IN
taVo" CT the products OF the United
States.
Therefore. Be it known that I, William
Mckinney. president OF the United States
81 America, acting under the authority
conferred by said act OF congress. do here
by suspend during the continuance in
force OF said agreement the imposition
and collection OF the duties imposed BY
the first section OF said act upon the ar
tlcleS hereafter specified, being the prod
ucIs of the sol! and ln0usJry OF Germany
of duty proviSed IN the tnIrd section of
said act to be in force and eIect from and
after the date of this proclamation, as
follows. namely:
Upon ARGOS. or crude tartar.or wine less.
ccUt.c. nVe percentum ad valorem. Upon
branches or other spirits manufactured or
one collar and SeVenty-fiVe cents for proof
gallon. Upon still wines and mt in
NcShSf NAAA nv VIZ PNA OAIEA ~ u
Ties or jugs. per case CT one dozen bottles
or uSs. containing each not more than
one quart ana more than one pint, or
tWentN-four bottieS or jugs containing
each not more than one pint, one dollar
and twenty-five cents per case, and any
excess beyond these quantities found in
such bottles or Jug shall be sub
ject to = duty of four cents per pint or
fract:Una! part thereof, but no separate
or additional duty shall be assessed upon
the bottle or jugs. Upon paintings in oil
or water colors, pastels: pen and ink
ad vaiGrem. OF which the officers and citi-
zens OF the United States will take due
notice.
IN testimony whereof. l have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seat Of the
United States to be asked.
Done at The City Of Washington; THE,
Thousand nine hundred and of the indie
p]endence of the United States of Ameri-
ca the one hundreth and twenty-fifth.
BY the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
Terms of Agreement Not Recited.
The proclamation does nor 1ecite the
terms Of the arrangement. 1t is said
hat each government will proclaim
only such features of the arrangement
as are necessary for the guidance of its
ONE officials in administering it. The
arrangement itself will not be made
Tut}ic at present.
Operation of Mcat Bill Deferred.
The putting into operation of tie
CernIan meat bill is deferred for an i'll
definite periad. The official eXpldna-
ton is that the purpose of IT'S suspen-
sioE is simply to allow of the eNecu.
ton CT existing contracts held 10y
American meat packers. 1t IS not dis
covered just now whether or not
this meat act figures in any way i'll the
reciprocity agreement, and II may he,
ard probably is, the fact that the sus-
leIsion has been arranged for sepa-
rately.
state Department Satisfied.
The state department is perfectly
satisfied with what mas been secured
TIGer the agreement for American cN-
rorters. and though the proclamation
e~nu1nerates no special privileges con
ferred upon these exporters, the de-
Iartment officials feel hat they will
be satisfied with the results attained
when they are fully disclosed.