The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
TEXT OF GERMAN
TARIFF SCHEDULES
American Flour Practically Excuded-Purely an
Agrarian Neutrality-suspicious. Anticipated.

Ing influx OF foreign fruit inspired the
trainers Of the new German tariff 10 pro
vide that apples. peers. and ounces un-
packed shall be admitted free from Sep
TENDER % to November p. Thencefor-
ward until September q of the next yeae
they VIII be dutiable at 60 cents per dou-
bic centner.
Packed Apples Higher.
Meanwhile all packed apples-that is.
contained in barrels. boxes or otherwise
than in bags or loose in bulk-must pay
10 marks, or g2.39. per 100 kilograms
l22ot pounds. The effect Of this tngenf-
Gus provision will be that while apples
in bags or loose in cannaIboat loads viii
come in from neighbor,ng countries free
during the season Of apple harvest aad
at all other times under a nominal duty.
the fruit coming oversee OF long dis
tances by rail viii be assessed about 81
per barrel The question of future Ger
man trade in American apples viii de-
pend, therefore, largely on whether the
grades Of fruit suitable lot this market
can or cannoAl IL brought 3versea in
sacks or Ioos se bulk wheat in the
holds of vess - The American apple is
fully introduce and highly esteemed in
this country. but it is doubtful whether
it would stand en- any large scale a duty
Of 50 per barrel
New Commercial Treaties.
The general subject now enters upon
its final and. in some respects. most com
plicated phase-that Of the negotiation
of a new set Of commercial treaties has
ed on the revised tariff. During the final
debate on the bill in the reichstag it was
promised that the government would
undertake, before making new conven-
tions. a thorough revision of all exist
ing treaties which contain the most
favored nation clause. "A a reason for
this II was stated that the United States
has introduced in practice modified in
depreciation Of that clause which renders
Il inadvisable for Germany 10 Concede
-favored-nation privileges to any
countries except those with whom new
and special arrangements viii be made.
a new reichstag wiz be elected in
June and one of its earliest and most
important duties will be the ratification
of the new treaties. It is therefore i'm
/ porJant not only that they shall be
/ agreed upon as soon as practicable, but
that a reichstag shall be elected with
/ g. majority that will sustain the policy Of
reciprocity treaties, the general effect
OF which viii be to reduce the higher
duties that have just been adopted.
An Agrarian Measure.
The tariff law as It stands is an
/ \ Erarian measure drawn and enacted
with the avowed and obvious purpose of
| enhancing the interests OF agriculture.
That the duties on cereals. meats.
Eherses. fruits. and other agricultural
/ products we're pushed to figures which
/ the Government thought excessive and
| hesitated to accept goes almost without
! Saving. The Government is now put into
! the somewhat curious attitude Of de-
pending upon the political elements
/ which opposed the higher duties for
power to secure the ratification OF the
! treaties upon which the future CONNER
! ciaI development and prosperity Of the
empire VIII so largely depend. Another
| Agrariau reIchstag viii assuTedly oppose
any commercial treaties which threaten
/ to seriously reduce duties on agriculru-
raj products. Representatives Of indus
/ trial and commercial interests. on the
other hand. will support negotiations
which will in effect reduce the cost Of
bread and meat for their employees and
/ open the way for liberal and free-work-
! ing relations with other nations The
/ coming elections will have, therefore, an
/ exceptional interest for other nations IS
. we'll as for Germany