The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-14
WARCLOUD IN TRADE.
German Reichstag Adopts Retaliatory
Clause of Tariff Bill.
AIMS SHAFT AT UNCLE SAM
Agrarians Affirm 1t Is Necessary to
Arm Government With Weapons
For Reprisal, Especially Against
Our Customs Practices.

Berlin, Nov. 13.-The reichstag has
adopted by 1872 to II votes the para
graph of the new tariff bill authorizing
the government to retaliate on any
country discriminating against German
goods. The Agrarians openly affirmed
that it was necessary to arm the gov
eminent with weapons for reprisal, es-
pecially against the United States GUS
toms practices.
DR.. Brumer, National Liberal, cited
an instance in which, he said, 5000, 900
worth of enameled goods were ordered
in Germany for New York; but, the
speaker asserted, the customs officials
changed the classification at the in
stance of the American trust. where.
upon the New York importer Cancelled
the order" 1t was proved, the speaker
continued, to the customs officials that
the invoice was in exact accord with
the German sellers books and that in
stead of the goods being undervalued
the books showed that shipments had
been made to India at still lower
prices. DIR. Brumer further asserted
that the customs officials treatment
was dictated by the interests of the
home manufacturers, and he contin-
ued:
1T is said that we must not offend
the United States, but they will re-
spect us more and we shall gain more
by showing our teeth than by always
giving pleasant words"
Opposition by Herr Gothein.
Herr Gothein, Radical Liberal, re-
piled that such words were no fitting
epilogue to the sentiments expressed
by Count Posadowsky, the home Sec
rotary, in the presence of the foreign
secretary, Baron Won Richthofen, at
Ambassador Whites farewell dinner.
"They will make discord," he con-
tinued among the wishes spoken
there for friendly relations with the
United States. Why empower the gov
eminent to do something it does not
want to do? Although the present
government would not apply the para
graph some succeeding government
might commit such folly. Retail
atory duties are the weapon of chau.
vinism and not of patriotism"
Herr Fischback, Radical, said all the
chambers of commerce were opposed
to tariff war with the United States.
Herr Broemel, Radical, remarked
that If Germany adopted retaliatory
measures against the United States OH
account of regulations which applied
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be serious breach of the existing
treaties.
Won't Drop the Measure.
Your correspondent is authorized to
announce that the ministry has not
decided to drop the tariff BILL as pub.
lished in London, but is determined tc
persist until the dissolution of the
reichstag in June. The tariff debate
will probably be abruptly suspended
by the presentation of the budget in a
few days instead of waiting for the
first week in December, as previously
intended.
Chancellor Won Bulow finds that the
reichstags time is being wasted and
wishes to employ the house on the
finance bill. SO soon as the latter is
read the government will take up the
tariff bill, when lapse of time will
have reduced the majority in the house
to a more yielding disposition.
The ministry has also decided not to
agree with Russia or any other coun-
try for five years extension of exist
ing commercial treaties.