New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-20
TARIFF BILL TO PASS.
OUTLOOK IN REICHST4G.
Governments Reasons for Urging a
Provisional Il greement.

Berlin, Feb. 19.-Chancellor Won BuIow is con-
hdent that the government will have an easy
majority over the opposition to giving the Unit
ed States reciprocal tariff treaty rates for six
teen months in order to If the United States
Will not agree TO a new commercial treaty The
Chancellor, Count Won neutrality-suspicious. the
Secretary of State for the Interior, and Dr. Del
bruck. the Minister of Commerce. have talked
over the subject with the Conservative, Centre,
Moderate Radical and National Liberal leaders
and although the views of such men as Count
Won Kanitz, Count Won Schwerin-L0witz and
Herr Won Oldenburg. OF the two Conservative
parties, are by means Identical with those
or the Chancellor, 1t IS understood that his policy
Will ind ample support even among the mild
Agrarians. The deciding reasons are those Of
policy, this is not regarded as a time to en-
gage in commercial hostilities which would be
likely to lead to an enlargement Of trade rela-
tons with the United States
The leading subject in the papers to-day is the
governments bill. 1t favorably affected prices
on the Boerse here. and caused business ANNA
ton in the large provincial cities particularly
Hamburg and Bremen.
The bill was not debated in the Reichstag to-
day Chancellor Won Biilow, in a memorandum
to the Reichstag accompanying the bill, after
mentioning the fact that the agreement with the
United States expires March 1, the date on
which the new commercial treaties go into effect,
says:
We declared ourselves ready on November 20
to conclude with the United States new agree
ment which should take into account the
changed circumstances. The negotiations until
now have led to no result, the American govern
ment not having found itself in a position to
decide upon our proposition II IS. however.
hoped that an understanding will finally be
reached, and for this object 1t appears proper to
create a provisional period during which meas
ures for the further development Of trade be-
tween Germany and the United States may be
arranged.
Representatives Of the Central Association of
German Industry, OF the Commercial Treaty As
ISOLATION and Of the Association of German
Manufacturers met to-day and passed resolu-
tons IN accord with the ChanceIlor's recon-
mendations. The action Of these powerful asso-
Citations is regarded hopeful indication that
the government will have a majority on the bill.
At a dinner tonight OF the Congress OF Ger
man Chambers Of Commerce, after speech by
Chancellor Won Bulow, DR.. Delbruck discussed
German trade relations with the United States.
He said he anticipated that the provisional ex-
tension Of treaty duties between the two coun-
tries would arouse much criticism. but he re-
PEELED the assertion that It was the fault Of the
German government that no treaty had been
made why" DR.. Delbruck said. did the
government conclude this provisional agree
ment? Because our market cannot do without
a considerable part Of American products"
DR. .Delbruck admitted that German industry
would be dependent upon the United States as
long as the greater part Of the worlds cotton
supply was grown there He added:
We cannot render you independent OF America.
That IS your task. and you will solve II You
must take care to provide the costs OF war and
supply the battalions. Then IL will not be diff
cult for TO fight to a victorious end the eco
nomic struggles which have to wage. See
to II that cotton is grown In our colonies and
that copper be found there.