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help them achieve these results.
TOKYO EXPOSITION.
An Opportunity to Display Our Friend.
ship For Japan.
An invitation has been extended by
Japan to the government and people
the United States to participate in Il
great national exposition to be held al
Tokyo from April l to Oct 81, 1912
and in which the principal countries
OF the world are to be invited to tax,
part This is 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 q great ma
tional exposition has been held by q
great power dwelling on the Pacific
and all the nations of Europe and
America will, trust join in helping
to success this first great exposition
ever held by a great nation of Asia
The geographical relations Of Japan
and the United States as the possessors
of such large portions of the coasts of
the Pacific, the intimate trade relations
tries, the warm friendship which has
been maintained between them with
out break since the opening of Japan 70
intercourse with the western nations
and her Increasing wealth and produc.
ton, which we regard with hearty
good will and wish to make the occa
sion Of mutually oenenclai commerce.
all unite In making it eminently desir-
able that this invitation should be ac-
copied | heartily recommend such
legislation as will provide in generous
fashion for the representation of this
government and its people in the pro
posed exposition. Action should be
taken now. We are apt to underesti-
mate the time necessary for prepare
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-
cember, 1895, and so many are the de-
lays necessary to such proceedings that
the period of four years and a half
which then interviewed before the ex-
position proved none too long for the
proper preparation Of the exhibits
German Tariff Agreement.
The adoption Of a 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
list 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
eral German tariff duties, from Is to
50 per cent higher than the conven-
tional duties imposed upon the goods
Of most of our competitors for German
trade. =
Under a special agreement made be4
tween the two governments in Febru-
airy, 1905, the German government
postponed the operation of their notice
until the Both Of June, 1907. In the
meantime, deeming 1t to be my duty to
make every possible effort to prevent
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, I sent to Berlin a COM
mission composed Of competent ex-
perts In the operation, and administra-
don Of the CUSTOMS tariff from the de-
parmens OF the treasury and com
merce and labor. This commission was
engaged for several months In confer
ence with a similar commission APP
pointed by the German government
under Instructions 80 far as practices.
BILE 10 reach o comm~ a,!,..:: tas,i;tts
as to all the facts regarding the tariffs
Of the United States and Germany ma
terial and relevant to the trade reIa-
lions between the, two countries The
commission reported, and upon the ba-
sis Of the report further temporary
commercial agreeneut was entered fnz
to by the two countries, pursuant To
which In the exercise Of the authority
conferred upon the president By the
shird section of the: tariff act Of JHiy
"a, 1897. extended the reduced tariff
rates provided fer IN that sacsien TO
champagne and all either pasEssne
wines and pursuant TO which :iap e fssessS
aaan conventional - minimum tara
rates were exfenis6 10 about 9s115a per
ssnt OF all the exports from the Unit
ed states to Germany. This agree.s
ment Is to remain In force until the
a0th OF June, 1908, and until six
months after notice By either party 10
terminate 1t. Il 5s;5 4
The agreement End The report Of the
commission on svhicS II u based viii
be laid before, the con gress for its iii,
formation. $ s55s ;5sSas
This careful examina ton into f'se sssss
aR relations between the uni tatss