New-York tribune., 1905-02-12
IN THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
The Ner Commercial Treaties
Efforts to Unite Liberal Partu.
Berlin. january 2s,


agreements with Russia. Austria-Hungary.
JtaIy, Belgium. Rumania. Servia and switzer-
land. representing altogether a volume of trade
with Germany at present amounting to about
see00o0o00 marks or, in round figures So O0O-
Nl9ooo export and import. II is very curl
Gus 20 observe how greatly the balance of
trade differs with these countries With Bel
GUM Switzerland and Austria Hungary. for
instance the balance is greatly in Germany's
favor: with Russia, so far. the scale is about
even. and with Italy Rumania and Servia the
balance is largely against her. With all that
both Belgium and Switzerland buy more large
" from Germany. considered per capita. than
from any other nation
What changes Ia this will be brought about
bv The new treaties remain 10 be seen. The
fuu text OF the treaties is not yet available. but
enough has leaked out TO show that under their
ape.aiim there wiz be vital changes Least
satisfactory Of all, from the national point OF
view. Is the one with Austria Hungary That
country hereafter will not be so good a market
for industrial products it has been for twenty
years past This is due. OF course, TO several
chief causes: For one thing the strong Agrarian
movement in Germany and the higher duties
imposed here on agricultural products have
steadily diminished purchases Of Hungarian
cereals, wines, brandies fruit hides, furs, ETC..
and for another the growth Of an indigenous in
dustry both in Hungary and Austria will not
allow the continued supremacy of German in
dustrial products there. The treaty with Russia,
on the other hand Of it passes both Reichstag
and Bundesrath unaItered), is certain to in
crease very largely the interchange of goods be-
tween the two countries
There viii be manifested, however consider
able opposition against these treaties as they
stand. in the end, though they are likely to find
The Kaiser. In fact, has already taken this for
granted. for he has been at pains to express
70 Count ven Bulow his high satisfaction with
the treaties. II is understood that he has Of
fered 10 create the Imperial Chancellor prince
Of the empire; but Count von BGlow, with good
common sense, has intimated that such high
rank without the additional income that ought
70 go with it would be worse than barren
gift; and il the present state of the empires
ezehequer-that is, with regular and growing
deficits staring the country in the facet is not
probable that either the Rechstag or the Prus-
sian Diet will be generous enough to make
Count ven Bulow happy by q gift of a million
or So or else of a fine estate, such as Bismarck
received on several occasions
The better regulation Of commercial relations
With the United States is a topic which also has
come again 10 the surface A semi-oficiaI or
litical News') yesterday made the announce
rpept that fresh negotiations between Berlin and
Washington. would be Immediately reopened.
having for purpose the conclusion of CONNER
csl tariff treaty, or, to put il differently, of a
reciprocity treaty. For mutual basis of these
negotiations. the organ went on to state, would
Re taken the existing American tariff law and
q The German side the new autonomous" tariff
scale. There, is and there has been for years
y5fe
ant tariff relations between the two countries,
apd not only by the recently established .Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce" in this city, which
@boVe all aims at such reorganization. but all
over the country. il is thought that under more
favorable tariff conditions on both sides Ameri-
can imports into Germany and German exports
10 America could be very largely increased. The
Gernan-Anlerican commercial provisions of
July 10, 1900. can. after all, be reckoned as
nothing better than temporary measure oper-
sting loosely and far from smoothly
OF as great, or even greater, Importance would
be definite readtustment of commercial rela-
tons with Great Britain and her colonies. These
are still in statu quo, and nothing is heard of a
better understanding and this notwithstanding
the fact that Germany has actually become Eng
lands best customer but one, ard, in a sense
her best one, If il is taken into consideration
that year after year, with scarcely any varia-
Great Britain; not very largely, it is true but
steadily. However, the more or less strained
political relations between the two nations evil
oertly cut figure in this failure to place the
commercial ones sound and permanent
footing; and while on this side of the Channel
the sentiment Of Anglophobia $50 strong and
virolent only couple of years ago. is rapidly
dying down, the same cannot be said for the
other side. All politically liberal minded Ger
mans feel sincere and deep regret at the fact
but the fact itself is undeniable.
One Of the most striking evidences Of this may
be found in the fact that British tourists more
and more shun the German shores. AS late as
q decade ago tens of thousands Of English
travellers could be seen every summer along the
Rhine IN the Black Forest region, in Baden
Baden, Wiesbaden. etc, but they are few
and far between. whereas French tourists, aftar
avoiding the country for thirty years, are grow
ing once again familiar figures to hotelkeepers
and walters Not alone that, French pupils and
psnsionnaires are now TO be met with by thou
SANDS al the public and private schools,
'Aercisl colleges and technical institutions. At
Z recent students festival at .Old Heidelberg
French student (and Partisan. TO boob rose
ana 70 everybody's aunazement, made a neat
"tue speech in very tolerable German, the pur-
p9F1 Of which was nothing less than his desire
- see the two nations become friends, and his
0ohVicton thar very many of his countrymen
~ nome shared this desire. OF course. the
sVuhg Gaul was cheered to the echo, and how
Many Stems Of beer he was made TO swallow
''i Oilal history sayeth not There is prepar-
--e fspprochement between the two peoples
'NiS sentiment is naturally strongest among
'"e young generation both in France and Ger
".9Ay, tne generation grown up since the war
q -9'o- a. and unacquainted by actual eye