The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-31
THE AIMS OF GERMANY
NO DESIRE FOR TRADE WAR WITH
 AMERICA.
ChanceIlor won Buelow Talks of the New Tariffs, and Hopes for Treaty of Commerce With
 United States.

Berlin, Oct. 30.-Baron Speck von Sternburg, German Ambassador to the the United States. who sailed for New York October 25, from Bremen on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II, will, on his arrivai at Washington this week, submit to Pres ident Roosevelt the proposals or the German Government for trade agree ment between the United States GoV- ernment. The Ambassador takes with him full knowledge of the German GOV erninent's position and is prepared to negotiate
 The correspondent here of the Asso- ciated Press asked the Foreign Omce if, in view of the public interest in the United States on this subject, the lm- perial Chancellor would not define Ger many's attitude with some precision Prince won Buelow received the corre- spondent today and among other things said:
 "An idea I suspect is abroad in Amer ica that the changes is the German tariffs and the modifying agreements with other European countries were In some way directed against the United States. and that Germany desired to damage the trade of the United States. This, I am glad to say, was never a motive with the German Government and the proposals that are about 10 pc made are designed to increase the ex- changes between the two countries ana not to contract them.
 ''The facilities for transportation De- tween Germany and the United States are destroying their locality, and Dy the operations of forces beyond the control of either of them. are bringing the two peoples into greater Identity of economic interests. Each country has special aptitude and products or which the other may avail itselr ana vet maintain the revenue and protec- five systems adjusted to its individual situation.
 germany Is as little. inclined to shane it's commercial policy according to rigid dogma as the United States. We desire to promote the interests of our country and act in consideration of its economic needs. The old tarin of 1879, with the amendments added to it, in the course of time no longer correspond, in view of the develop ment of Germanys economic life, with our interests. Germany's agricultural interests in particular suffered in con- sequence of the treaties of the sos, whose chief purpose was to win Tor eign markets. For this reason special attention was given to German agri- culture in the new tariffs.
 That this aim is not hostile to the commercial treaties of the other coun- tries. we have already proved by the negotiations of a series of new com mercial conventions. With the United States. too. we can live upon a friendly footing in trade relations and extend our system of exchanges to the ad- vantage of both countries. Such is our will"
 Could not the existing agreement resting on the most favored nation tn- terpretation of the existing treaties be continued? That appears to be the prevailing sentiment in the United States"
 Prince von Buelow, replying, said:
 "A continuation of the present con- ditions unchanged is not possible if only for the formal reason that our agreement of 1900 with the United States Is founded expressly upon tariff duties. Under the old commercial treaties with Austro- Hungary. Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Servia, Rou- mania and Russia, these duties. in con- sequence of our new tariff and our new commercial treaties. will be abol- ished at the end of February, 1906. The German-American agreement will lose it's basis when the new tariq goes Into effect, March 1, next, and, there-