The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-08
GERMAN TARIFF TALK.

y recent issue or the Daily Consular
and Trade Reports contains an inter-
esting account of u controversy be-
tween julius Wolf, professor of ma
tional economy At the University of
Breslau. and George Svendson, writ
ing in the Franfurter ZeltunS,
Professor Wolf pointing out the
fact that Germanys annual inn
ports from the United States have i'll
creased by Sis, 10000 and her exports
70 the United States only siS,0SS, 900,
argues that a tariff war would result
favorably 10 Germany. AIR. Swendsun
shows. however. that the opposite el-
feet would be reached
The figures of Professor Wolf he re-
CARDS as misleading because the Ger
man export statement should be cred
tied with freights, which are paid TO
German shipoWners both ways, by the
millions of dollars paid to German
steamship companies by American
passengers and by The goods that pass
through Germany in transit TO 9th"
countries. Besides. most OF the goods
imported by Germany from this couh-
try are of a character, almost eXcius-
lively. that Germany cannot get "a
home or buy more cheaply il any
other country.
The single exception is petroleum.
Of which the United States supplies
Germany a large per cent, valued al
1OO0O,OOO marks. II would be possible
for Germany 10 buy her petroleum
from Russia. but the item is not so
rious matter for this country. O.
other American products Germany i'm
ports cotton and cotton waste value
at $40, 600 900 marks, copper worth t9G,-
100000 marks, lard worth $4,000
marks and large quantities of 1arm
machinery. phosphates, Indian corn
and oil cakes
The contention Of Professor Wolf
that German products are more ueces
sary TO the United States than prod.
ucts Of the United States are to Ger
many is declared by Mr.. sycndson u
be absurd He says that this country
could purchase practically everything
it now imports from Germany, except
perhaps. potash salts. chloride of pot
ash and sulphate OF potash, the annual
value of which is 100000 marks. ffoal
other countries eheaply and easily.
y tariff war between the Unitcl
States and Germany would, Mr. Syend-
son believes. result disastrously to
German industries in toys, chemica:s,
furs, hides, scientific instruments. POI
ash salts textiles, ceramics, glass anc
leather. Continuing, Mr.. svendson
says:
while the people Of the United
States desire no tariff war with any
country and cannot understand the
cry therefor arising from German
manufacturers and agriculturists. un-
less it is "a bluff" TO wiring concessions,
they are fully aware Of the fact that If
pushed thereto they are self-suppogt-
ing; they produce everything the.
need and could live in themselves
though the world should be mad
enough TO build a tariff-war wan a
mile high about them. What other
great nation can say as much?
The talk of a tariff war 10 bring
the United States TO terms satisfacto
ny TO German manufacturers and agri-
cuiturists (Which would shut us out
OF the German markets ana open our
TO German manufactured,
after the manner of Professor Wolf. rs
Of the high Intelligence OF
Germany, and only confuses the qucs-
ton al issue. The matter must oe
delegated 10 the representatives OF both
governments, who, according to an I'M