The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
TEXT 0 GERMAN TREATY
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT ENTER
ED INTO BETWEEN UNITED
STATES Ard GERMANY
REDVcT1oNs> ON LIQUORS
TIA
Hereafter American Dried and
EvapOrated Fruits Will Not BE
Subject so Inspection for
SEN Jose Scale.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-FolloWing is
the text Of the commercial agreement
with Germany, upon which the presi-
dents proclamation was issued on July
-, 1869. The state department has been
informed it has been published in Ger
many today
Commercial agreement with Germany,
the undersigned. on behalf of their re-
spective governments, have concluded the
following commercial agreement:
l. In conformity with the authority
conferred upon the president in section 3
Of the customs act Of the United States,
approved July "A. 1897, IT Is agreed, on
the part OF the United States that the
following products of the soil and indus
try Of Germany imported into the United
States shall, from and after the date
when this agreement shall be put In
force, be subject to the reduced tariff
rates provided by said section 3. as fol-
lows:
Upon argols or crude tartar or wine
lees. crude 3 per centum ad ValOrem.
Upon brardies or other spirits manu-
featured or distilled from grain or other
materials, SIZE per proof gallon.
Upon still wines and vermuth In casks
50 cents per gallon; In bottles or jugs, per
case OF one dozen bottles or jugs, con-
tanning each not more than one quart,
and more than one pint, or twenty-four
bottles or jugs, containing each not more
than one pint, 81 % per case, and any eX-
cess beyond these quantities found IN
such bottles or jugs shall be subject to q
duty Of four cents per pint, or Fractional
part thereof, but no separate or addt-
tional duty shall be assessed upon the
bottles or jugs.
Upon paintings in oil or water colors.
pasteIs, pen and ink drawings, statuary,
10 per centum ad valorem.
g Reciprocity, the imperial govern
ment guarantees to the products Of the
United States on their entry into Ger
many, the tariff rates which have been
conceded by the commercial treaties con-
cluded during the years 1924, between
Germany on the one part, and Belgium,
Italy Austria Hungary, ROumania, Swift
erland and Servia on the other part.
Moreover, the imperial government viii,
as soon as this agreement shall be put in
force, annul the regulations providing
that the dried or evapOrated fruits i'm
ported from the United States into Ger
many be inspected on account Of the
San Jose scale. These fruits shall, dur
ing the continuance in force Of this agree
other charges than the payment of the
customs duties to which they may now or
In future, be subject by law.
g. From and after the date of the
presidents proclamation which shall give
effect to this agreement, the same shall
be in force and shall continue in full force
until three months from the date, when
either party shall notify the other OF it's
intention to terminate the same.
Done in duplicate, in English and Ger
man text at Washington. this 10th day
of July, 1900.
John Hay,
Secretary Of State.
-Holleben,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tertiary of His Imperial and Royal Mai
esty, the Emperor Of Germany, King of
Prussia.