The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15
Presidents Proclamation Concern.
ing the Reciprocity Treaty
Just Signed.
ITS TERMS ARE KEPT SECRET.
German Meat Inspection Bill. How.
ever. Will Not Take In
mediate Effect-Berlin'S
View of 1t.

Washington. July 1.-THE following proc
ianlation by the President on the German
reciprocity agreement has been made public:
RECIPROCITY with Germany.-By the Pres
ident OF the United States of America. 4
proclamation:
Whereas. The 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 che United States, approved July II.
1897. by which agreement in the Judgment
Of the President. reciprocal and equivalent
concessions are secured in favor OF the
products OF the United States:
Therefore. be it known, that I. William
Mckinley, President of the United States Of
America, acting under the authority con-
fcrred by said act OF Congress. do hereby
suspend during the continuance IN force Of
said agreement the imposition and collec-
ton OF the duties imposed by the first sec
ticn OF said act upon the articles herein
after specified. being the products of the soil
and Industry Of Germany; and do declare
in place thereof the rates of duty pro-
yided IN the third section Of said act TO be
in force and effect from and after the Gate
Of this proclamation. as follows. namely:
Upon ARGOS. or crude tartar. or wine
lees. crude. per centuIn ad valorem.
Upon brandes. or other spirits manu-
featured or distilled from grain or other ma
terials. $.15 for proof gallon.
Upon still wines and vermou:h, IN casks.
IS cents per gallon; In bottles or jugs. per
case of one c0Zen bottles or jugs containing
each not more than one quart and more
than one pint. or twenty-four bottles or
jugs containing each not more than one
pint. Is per case, and any excess beyond
these quantities found in such bottles or
shall \
per pint or fractional part thereof, but no
separate or additional duty shall be
assessed upon the bottles or jugs.
Upon paintings in oil or water colors.
pastels. pen and ink drawings and staiuary,
10 per centum ad Valorern, Of which the Off
GERS and citizens Of the United States will
In testimony whereof. 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
''Done ct the city OF Washington this
thirteenth day of July. \. II. one thousand
the United states of America he one hun
dred and twenty-iifth-
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
by the President:
.Jchn Hay. Secretary of State"
The proclamation. it will be seen. does not
recito the terms Of the arrangement. II Is
only such features OF the arrangement as
are necessary for the guidance OF It's own
officials In administering it. The arrange
ment itself will not be made public at pres
ent
The putting into operation Of the German
meat bin IS deferred for an indefinite
period The official explanation is that the
purpose of its suspension is simply to allow
Of the execution Of existing contracts held
by American meat packers. IL is not dis
coVerable just now whether or not this
meat act figures in any way Ia the reel
pfocity agreement and il may be. ana proba-
bly, is. the fact that the suspension has been
arranged for separately.
The State Department Is perfectly salts
fed with what has been secured under tho
agreement for American exporters. and
though the proclamation enumerates no
special privileges conferred upon these ey-
por;ers, the department officials feel that
they Will be satisfied with the results At
tanned when they are fully disclosed.
GERMANY PLEASED.
Berlin, July 1.-THE seniofficial Reichs-
arzeiger. referring 10 President Mckinley's
proclamation of reduction of duties On
German wines, equal to those accorded to
France etc, says:
liz may be hailed with satisfaction that
a cause for commercial and political dis
cord between two great states engaged in
trade with one another is thus removed and
the foundation laid for further economic