Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04


they be prosperous, that they govern
themselves SO as to bring content, Or
der and progress ITO their island, the
Queen Of the Antilles, and our only
interference has been and will be to
help them achieve these results.
TOKYO EXPOSITION.
Ain Opportunity to Display Our Friend.
ship For Japan.
An invitation has been extended by
Japan to the gov rnment and people Of
the United States to participate in a
great national exposition to be held at
Tokyo from April / ITO Oct 81, 1912
and III which the principal countries
OF the world are to be invited to take
part. Thisis an occasion OF special in.
terest to all the nations of the world
and peculiarly SO to us, for It Is the
FIRST Instance In which such great ma
tional exposition has been held by q
great power dwelling on the Pacific,
and all the nations of Europe and
America VIII, trust join In helping
to success this first great exposition
ever held BY d great nation OF Asia!
The geograp hical rela tions Of Japan
and the United States as the possessors
OF such large portions OF the coasts of
the Pacific, the intimate trade relations
already existing between the two coun-
tries. the warm friendship which has
been maintained between them with
out break since the opening Of Japan to
intercourse with the western nations
and her increasing wealth and produe.
tisn, 81 which we regard with hearty
good will and wish, to make the occa-.
Sion Of mutually benef ciaI commerce,
ali unite Id making 1T eminently desirs
able that fhis Inv tati lon should basac
copied Il heartily recounend such
legislation as will provide In generous
fashion For, the representa tion OF this
government and Its people In the pro
posed exposition. Action should be
taken now II We are apt to underesti-
mate the time necessary for prepara-
ton in such cases. The invitation . to
the French exposition Of 1900 was
brought to the attention of the con-
gress by President Cleveland In De-
Icember, 1895, and SO many are the de-
lays necessary to such proceedings that
the period or four years and q half
which then INTERVIEWED before the ex-
position proved none too long for the
proper preparation Of the exhibits.
German Tariff Agreement. S.
The adoption Of i new tariff by Ger
many, accompa panied by conventions for
rectpro cal 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-
ciprocaI commercial agreement with
this country proclaimed July rs, 1900.
The notice was to take effect on the
list Of March, 1905, and In default Of
some other arrangements this would
have left the exports from the United
| States to Germany subject to the gen
eral German tariff duties, from IS to
30 per cent higher than the conven-
tiopal duties imposed upon the goods
q most ~ oy,r CONNIE Az, for Isar,, g {
trade. &.
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pointed by the German government
under instructions IS far as practice.