The sun., 1906-12-23
GERMAN TARIFF PEACE?
PROF. MUENSTERBERG AND THE
AGRARTAN ORGANS DIFFER.
American Commissioner Says the Nesotia-
tiOn Was Master stroke or Diplomacy
Defends Prof. BURGESS Monroe
Doctrine speech-Kaiser Friendly.
Special Gable Despatch 20 THE SUN.

Special Gable Despatch 20 THE SUN.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-Curious differences Of
opinion seem TO prevail as to the results Of
the Tariff Commissions efforts. Prof.
Hugo Muensterberg OF Harvard told the
correspondent of THE Sun to-day that
tariff friction between the United States
and Germany was a thing Of the past. On
the other hand, wrath seems to be aroused
among breeders and farmers in Germany
owing to a rumor current here that the
German Government is discussing with the
Tariff Commission the feasibility OF per-
mitting American meat exporters 10 send
live cattle to Hamburg for killing and
thence ship the meat by rail everywhere in
Germany.
The agrarian organs doubt the idea
but ask, il by any possibility the report is
true, what concession America is willing
TO make in return. No information on this
subject can be obtained from the members
of the Tariff Commission.
Prof. Muensterberg said that all well
informed Germans shared the opinion that
the tariff experts Of the two countries will
be able TO readjust commercial relations
on a mutually satisfactory footing. This
feeling, which is reflected in influential
German circles, he said, demonstrates that
the action Of America in sending a tariff
commission to Germany was a master
stroke Of diplomacy and craftsmanship.
The Germans recognize that America did
a unique act of international courtesy in
appointing a commission to visit Germany,
inasmuoh as fundamentally Germany's
interests and not Americas are at stake,
so that diplomatic usage would require
that a German commission should visit
the United States.
Prof. Muensterberg added that President
Roosevelt said TO him a few days before he
left for Europe that his prime object In
sanctioning the commission was as much
to demonstrate practically Americas friend
ship and sympathy as to protect Americas
business interests.
When asked about the alleg ed remarks
Of Prof. Burgess in his Berlin lecture 70 the
effect that the Monroe Doctrine was super
animated, Prof. Muensterberg said
THE Monroe Doctrine Ia an article of
faith which every American believes in and
one in a hundred understands. As 30
Germany's attitude. America will some day
learn that the Fatherland has no designs
whatever on the Doctrine and that moderate
German immigration to South America is a
blessing and not an evil. The American
national character forces the people at all
times to seek a target. First it was England
then it was Germany and now IL Is Japan
Leading Germans are satisfied that mis-
trust Of their integrity on the subject Of the
Monroe Doctrine must shortly disappear
Prof. Muensterberg defended Prof Bur
CESS. He said the latter did right in giving
free utterance TO his convictions.
The restriction Of freedom Of speech in
the Roosevelt chair" said Prof. Muenster-
berg, would be tantamount TO the frustra-
ton of the primary objects Of this project
for Geman-American thought exchange.
Prof. Burgess simply made a slight tactical