Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-14
GERMANS Mill REIAL|A1E.
German Reichstag Passes Paragraph
Of Tariff Bill Aimed at the
United States.
Government Believes That the Agra
rians Should be Armed With
an Offensive Weapon.
Dr. Brumer Says Germany Should
DR.. Brumer Says Germany Should
Show Her Teeth to American
Agriculturalists.

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adopted by 1872 to II votes the para
graph of the new tariff bill authoriz-
ing the government to retaliate on any
country discriminating against Ger
man goods. The Agrarians openly af-
firmed that it was necessary to arm
the government with weapons for re-
prisal, especially against the United
States customs practices. DR.. Brumer,
National Liberal, cited an instance in
which he said 100000 worth of enam-
eled goods were ordered in Germany
for New York, but the speaker as
serted, the customs officials changed
the classification at the instances of
the American trust, whereupon the
New York importer cancelled the or
der" It was proved to the customs
officials, said DR.. Brumer, that the in
voice was in exact accord with the
German sellers books and that instead
Of the goods being under valued, the
books showed that shipments had been
made to India at still lower prices.
Gain More by Threatening.
DR.. Brumer further asserted that the
customs officials treatment was die
tated by the interests of the home man
ufacturers and he continued:
''It is said we must not offend the
United States, but they will respect us
more and we shall gain more by show
Ing our teeth than by always giving
pleasant words" =.
Herr Gothein, Radical Liberal, re-
piled that such words were no fitting
epilogue to the sentiments expressed
by Count Posadowky, the home sec
retary, in the presence of the foreign
secretary, Baron Won Richthofon 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 Retalia-
tory duties are the weapons of Chau-
vinism and not of patriotism
Oppose Tariff War.
Herr Fischback, Radical, said all the
chambers Of commerce were opposed
to tariff war with the United States.
Herr Broeme!, Radical. remarked
that if Germany adopted retaliatory
measures against the United States
because Of regulations which applied
ito the goods Of all countries it would
Ne a serious breach Of the existing
treaties.
The Associated Press is authorized
to announce that the ministry has not
decided to drop the tariff bill, as pub
Nshed in London, but is determined to
persist until the dissolution of the
reichstag in June The tariff debate
will probably be abruptly suspended
by the presentation Of the budget in q
few days, instead of waiting for the
first week in December, as previously
intended. Chancellor Won Buelow
finds that the reichstag's time Is being
wasted and wishes NJ to II employ the
house on the finance bill. AS 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 dispo-
sition.
The ministry also has decided not to
agree with Russia or any other country
for a five years extension of existing
commercial treaties.