The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-03
TOKYO EXPOSITION.
An Opportunity to Display Our Friend.
ship For Japan.

ship For Japan.
An invitation has been extended by
japan to the government and people OF
the United states TO participate In
great national exposition to he held nj
Tokyo from April TO Oct. 81, 1912.
aud m which the principal countries
oi the world are TO he invited to take
part This is an occasion OF special In
tcrcst To all the nations of the world
/ and peculiarly 80 to ne. FOR II Is the
. FIRST instance In which such n great ma
. tiunal exposition has been held hy y
great power dwelling on the Pacific
and all tho nations Of Europe AMI
America will, | trust. join In helping
10 success this first great exposition
} ever held 10y great nation of Asia
. The geographical relations of Japan
and the United States as the posscssoi,
! of such large portions OF the COASTS uf
/ the Pacific. the intimate trade relations
/ already existing between the two coun.
| tries, the warm friendship which has
I been maintained between them with.
out break since the opening OF Japan To
1 Intercourse with the western nations
and her increasing wealth and produ..
! tlon, which we regard with hearty
/ good will and wish To make the occa.
/ sion of mutually beneficial commerce.
I all unite IN making II cminently desir.
I able that this Invitation should be- ac-
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herman Iaritf Agreement.
The adoption Of n new tariff by Ger.
many accompanied by conventions for
reciprocal tariff concessions between
that country and most OF the other
/ countries Of continental Europe. led
the German government TO give the
notice necessary to terminate the re-
ciprocal commercial agreement with
this country proclaimed July 10. 1900.
The notice was TO take effect on the
Is, of March. 1906. and In default of
some other arrangements this would
have left the exports from the United
States to Germany subject to the gen
cral German tariff duties. from % Ia
90 per cent higher than the conven-
tional duties imposed upon the goods
of most of our competitors for German
trade
Under IA special agreement made be-
tween the two governments In Fcbru.
AIRY. 1906 the German government
postponed the operation of their notice
until the Goth of June, 1907. In the
meantime. deeming Il TO be my duty TO
make every possible effort TO prevent
a tariff war between the United States
and Germany arising from misunder-
standing by either country OF the con.
ditions existing In the other and act
ing upon the invitation OF the German
government. | sent to Berlin a com
mission composed OF competent ex-
perts In the operation and administrp-
tion of the customs tariff from the de
partments of the treasury and com
mercc and labor. This commission was
engaged Tor several months In confer
encc with a similar commission ap-
pointed by the German government
under instructions so far as practlca-
Die To reach common UNDERSTANDING
hS To "ll the facts regarding the tariffs
"t the United States ana Germany ma'
terlaI ANA relevant to the trade rcla-
Tons between tho two countries. The
commission reported. and upon the ba'
SIS "i the report further temporary
commercial agreement was entered IN
TO by the TWO countries, pursuant To