The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-07
TRADE FRICTION WIN err.
NAVY.

WARRINGTON. Nov. Potash r.,, .,
| pears ~ a cams. OF present fiction f..g..
tho United States and GERMANY am a,
a possible cause IL a tariff war -.,...,.r
those countries. A.. Chile virtual 80
| trolls the nitrate Of soda trade nf tho v
and Japan the camphor trade =. ia.
Germany control the potash trad. r.. .a,.
son of natural resources. The COMM. 81.
ity is found in this country and eI-av ..-.
in limited quantity. and n part Vt tho ,.r-.
ply is obtained by synthetical pro..,-..,
hut it is to tho mines Of German and
Prussia that the buyers Of the world yns
for the greater part Of wha, they unad.
The present dispute is OF particular in'o-ost
because Of the possible employm~nr n
Secsi on ? OF the Payne tariff law Ter.
10 no claim. il In understood. that th.-a d,
any undue discrimination on tn" mart "
Germany as far as the matter II '-,ta
equality with other nations il concerned
There IL an alleged violation of trad. .,,p.
tracts. resulting in loss and injury "a
American interests. for which Germanyh
held officially responsible because 4 A
Law passed last spring. The immediate
consequence has been "A price advance IN
three months OF about 20 per cent. AMER.
lean imports Of potash in its various form.
in the fiscal year 1910 amounted To nearly
&c. OO. 900. practically all Of il free Of duty
Because the surtax has not he.n en-.
ployed many persons Forget tina the
actual tariff rates Of the United States ara
tho specified rates -and in addition ihAra,o
rs per centlm ad valorem.- this Cons-i.
tutng what il known a. the maximum
rate proviso declares that whenever
the President shall be satisfied that any
given country does not unduiy dIscrimi.
nate against the products OF the United
States and pays no export bounty or i'm.
poses no export duty or prohibition upon
the expectation Of any article To the United
States which unduly discriminates againr
the United States or the products thereof
&c, he may authorize the admission II
merchandise from that county at the
so-called minimum rate" that il ar the
specified rate without the IS per cent
surtax As this case involves no qusa-
ton OF undue discrimination against
American merchandise entering Germany.
il ia to he inferred that the authorizes in
Washington are Of the opinion THAT 'un-
due injury may he inflicted on American
interests along the line Of merchandise
the line of merchandise shipped from our
ports. and that the law covers undue
in any form. The opin-
ion regarding the injury may he SOUND
but its support by the provisions Of the
law is not altogether clear.
In what is understood to he Germany's
attitude in the matter there il something
not entirely unfamiliar. IL il to the effect
that in the conservation Of valuable natu.
raj resources. private interests. including
hose Of foreig ners. are subordinate to the
anger interests Of the general public.
L seems TO be also the claim that con-
rarts must conform 10 laws: and il laws
ire changed. contract conditions must ne
adjusted 20 the changes In the law. Tn.
"details OF the case and its proceedings are
,ot yet availa bic. and IL il To he hoped that
heir publication may no made unnec",-
AIRY nv reason Of an amicahle settlement
hr ough the channels Of diplomacy.
arifr wa with Germany would he costly
nd Aar,Ip .a hla