New Ulm review., 1900-07-18
NlHGERIlAM.
Reciprocity Agreement with That
Country Formally Proclaimed
by the President.
TERMS OF ARRANGEMENT NOT REVEALED
Each Government Is to Proclaim Only
such Features of the Arrangement
as Are Necessary for the Guild
ance Of Its omcialsIn Administer
ing It. # ssi

Washington, July l6. - The follow
ing proclamation by the president on
the German reciprocity treaty has
been made public: sse s4:z4 81
Reciprocity with Germany-By the.
President of the United States Of Amer
fica-A Proclamation Whereas, The Ger
man government has entered into a COM
merc1al 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, 1887, by
which agreement in the Judgment of the
president reciprocal and equivalent con-
cesslons are secured In favor Of the prod
Eucts of the United States: H$r6E* eg.e wv; Fl
therefore, Be it known that T. Will
liam Mckinley. president of the United
States of America, acting under the au-
thority conferred by said act of congress,
do hereby suspend during the continuance
! in force of said agreement the imposi-
*tlon and collection of the duties imposed
! by the first section of said act upon the
ARTICLES hereinafter specified, being the
products Of the soil and industry of Ger
many; and do declare in place thereof
the rates of duty provided in the third
section of said act to be in force and
effect from and after the date of this proc
:lamation. as follows, namely:
t Articles Affected.
Upon argols.- or crude tartar. or wine
lees, crude. five per; centum ad valorem
+ Upon brandies. or other spirits manu-
factured or distilled from grain or other
materials, .s1.75 for proof gallon. W. r..
Upon still wines and vermuth in casks,
35 cents per gallon; in bottles or jugs,
per case of one dozen bottles or jugs
containing each not more than one quart
and more than one pint, or "a bottles or
jugs containing each not more than one
pint, $1.25 psr case, and any excess be-
yond these quantities found in such bot
ties or jugs shall be subject to duty of
four cents 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 stat
uary. Is per cent ad valorem.
"Of which the officers and citizens Of
the United States will take due notice.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this
thirteenth day of July. A.. D., One Thou
sand Nine Hundred. and Of the independ-
ence of the United States of America,
the one hundred and tWenty-fifth.
''WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
by the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State"
Terms of Arrangement Mt Not Published
The proclama tion does not recite the
terms of the arrangement. 1t is said
that each government will proclaim
only such features of the arrangement
as are necessary for the guidance of it's
officials in administering it. The ar
rangement itself will not be made pub
lie at present.
The putting into operation of the
German meat bill is deferred for an in
definite PERIOD The official explana
tion is that the purpose of its suspen
sion is simply to allow of the execu
tion of existing contracts held by
American meat packers. It is not dis
coverable just now whether or not this
meat act figures in any way in the reci
procity agreement, and it may be, anc
probably is, the fact that~the suspen
sion has been arranged for separately
The state department is perfectly
satisfied with what has been secured
under the agreement for American ex
porters, and though the proclama io1
enumerates no special privileges con
ferred upon these exporters, the de-
partment officials feel that they will be
satisfied with the results attained
when they are fully disclosed.