Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-09-20
Consul in Germany Who Is TO
Take CoWdy's Place ls
Banqueted.
rEUroT1c COMMERCIAL VIEWS
Position of Germany and the United
States and What Germany
~ Would Like to Ne
gOtiate.

under the auspices of the American
Association Of commerce and labor in
Berlin, was given at the H1tel Kaiser
hof to Frank 81. Mason, the retiring
United States consul general here who
10 to succeed John K. Cowdy as consul
general at Paris. All the prominent
members Of the United ststes colony
and numerous Representatives, of Ger
man commercial interest were present
There were also ip attendance many
United States consras ip Germany, oh
behalf Of whom Frank s. Hannah,
consul at Magdeburg, presented Mason
with q silver loving cup. A hand
some Testimonial Of regard was also
presented to Mason on behalf of many
of bis Berlin friends by F. Hasenberg,
Won Koerner Throws Bouquets.
Charlemagne Tower, the United
States ambassador, presided. He pro-
posed the health of President Roose-
welt and then that Of Emperor William
and the member Of the imperial fam
lily. Director Won Koerner, head of the
department of foreign commerce in
the foreign Office, who was delegated
to represent the imperial government
made the first address. He said that
the relations between Germany and
the United States were manifold and
rested on q firm basis. No two coun-
tries In the world, he added, has made
such progress in the past few decades
as Germany and the United States.
The Director closed by wishing all
prosperity to the United States.
Unele Sam Committed to Tariff.
:, Privy Councillor Goldberger, who is
one of the close advisers of the Ger
man government in commercial mat
ters, and the author of book on the
United States entitled THE Land Of
Unlimited Possibilities, ;" insisted that
the United States and Germany be-
longed together economically, each sup
plementing the other. He dismissed
the idea of any militant customs pol
icy, which, he said, could only please
the commercial rivals of both coun-
tries. He admitted that the majority
Of the people of the United States de-
sired at the present time to maintain
the high protective tariff; and was op-
posed with con. mercial treaties with I'M
conditional most favored nation treat
ment for long periods.
st 81 : -
Mentions Some Economic Facts.
Germany, on the other hand, as a
consequence of its present commercial
policy, must terminate it's existing
agreement with the United States.
Otherwise it would be quitting the
paths of its commercial policy, as al
ready constitutionally determined on,
and would be acting contrary to the
spirit, if not the text, of the treaties
already concluded with seven Europe
an countries. These, the speaker said,
were economic facts which must be
understood, and which could be dealt
with without acrimony.
Wants a Reciprocity Treaty.
Herr Goldberger pleaded for q reci-
procity treaty in the sense of Presi-
dent McKinley's last political utter
ance, but said that so far as posi-
BILE equivalent advantages must be
given. He urged fair play in execut.
ing and administering whatever ar
engagements might be made, and add.
ed that he hoped the Forthcoming ne
gotiations for treaty would bridge
over all economic differences between
the two great nations.