Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-20
The German Chancellor Has
Hopes of Granting Of Tariff
Concessions
TO CONTINUE SIXTEEN MONTHS
Concession to Be Made to Give United
States Government an Opportunity
to Negotiate Trade Treaty and
Come Under Same Trade ResuIa-
tons as Other Treaty Nations

Berlin, FEB. 2O.-Chancellor Won
Bulow is confident the government will
have an easy majority over the OPP
position to giving the United States
reciprocal ta:iff treaty rights for six
teen months in order to see if the I'm
tied States will not agree to a new
commercial treaty.
The chancellor, Count Won Posadow-
sky Wehner, the imperial secretary of
state for the interior, and Herr Won
Delbruck, the minister Of commerce,
have talked over the subject with the
conservative, center, moderate, radical
and national liberal leaders, and all
though the views of such men as
Count Won Kanitz, Count Won Sch
werein-LoeNitz and Herr Won Olden-
burg OF the two conservative parties
are by no means identified with those
of the chancellor 1T is understood that
his policy will find ample support even
among the mild agrarians.
The DECIDING reasons are those of
policy, as this is not regarded as a
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ties which would be likely to lead to
a political arrangement of trade rela-
lions with the United States.
The quite dominant subject of the
day is the governments bill, which is
printed in the papers. 1t favorably
affected prices on the boerse here and
caused business animation in the large
provincial cities, particularly Ham
burg and Bremen.
Bill is Not Debated.
The governments bill to extend to
the United States the German COM
mercial treaty rates until June 80, 1907,
was not debated in the reichstag yes
terday.
Chancellor Won Bulow In memoir
andum 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: I'VE declared ourselves
ready November 20 to conclude with
the United States a new agreement
which should take into account the
changed circumstances. The negotia-
tions until now have led to no result,
the American government not having
found itsel. in position to decide upon
our proposition.
ut is, however, hoped that an I'M
derstanding will finally be reached and
for this object it appears proper to
create a provisional period which
measures for the further development
of trade between Germany and the
United States may be arranged"
Cabinet Member Mentions Subject.
Count Won Posadowsky -Wehner, the
imperial secretary of state for the in
terror, in speech at the opening of
the national trade convention yester-
day alluded to the subject as follows:
Unfortunately we have not reached
a new reciprocal trade and political
agreement with the United States, be-
tween whom and Germany so many
economic interests exist If Germany
under such circumstances shall decide
on her part to offer her hand by en-
acting a law continuing undisturbed
the previous trade conditions with the
United States she will do so in expecta-
ton that the way is being prepared for
any early arrangement by treaty that
will properly take charge of Germans
interests"
Rear Admiral George Reiter was or
dered to duty as a member of che
lighthouse board, relieving Rear Adj
miral Lamberton, who is to be retired
for age