The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-04
G { r M ANY AND THE UNITED
STATES WILL ExCH HAN G e
MINIMUM FOR MINIMUM.
PRESIDENT is CRAIIFIEO
Cattle and Dressed Meat Issue Left
Out of Agreement just Made,
and Will Be Taken Up
Separately.

by bOlh the united States anu Gel'
many averted threatened tariff war
The question of minimum and maxi.
mum rates has been settled with the
exception of the cattle and dressed
the present negotiations and will be
pursued hereafter in separate diplo
matte representation.
The result OF the negotiations
agreed to today is to exchange the
American minimum rates for the en-
tire unqualified minimum list OF Ger
many. The result is considered just
and advantageous to both countries
A statement by the state department
says;
There will be no interruption of
commerce between the two countries,
the actual volume OF which probably
exceeds $500,0G0,000. The products of
the united States are assured the full
est opportunity to participate in the
constantly growing business of the
Cermaa empire, on complete equality
with tunpeting products of other
counttio
by the terms Of the commercial
agreement in force since 1897 Ger
many extends to the United States
her conventional or lowest rates on
about 100 ont of nearly 1000 tariff
numbers. These hundred covered q
large per cent OF the value OF the
actual imports from the United States,
but nevertheless left many important
American manufacturers at com
petitiye disadvantage.
"This agreement expires February
7th. In consequence of the friendly
disposition of both governments an
agreement has been reached under
which ii win be possible for the Ger
man government with the co-opera.
tion of the imperial parliament, to
avoid any interruption of trade and
extend to the United States not only |
the rates at present enjoyed. but the |
entire remaining schedules OF mini
mum rates now accorded other coun,
tries.
THE basis Of the settlement is that
Germany grants the United States her
full conventional tariff rates in return |
for the minimum tariff of the United |
States, an exchange of minimum for
minimum
In the presidents opinion the re-
sponsibilities deyolved on him by the
Payne-Aldrich act require from all |
countries a grant to the United States |
of substantially their lowest tariff |
rates. 1t is gratifying to the pres.
ident that Germany agree to extend
TO the United States her complete |
minimum schedules without reserva-
tion or qualification"
The statement says the solution is |
largely due to the friendly and con
ciliatory spirit of the German govern
ment Both sides recognized that the
nature of Emergencies need not pre-
clude an agreement which will be mu-
tually beneficial
Germany being accorded the mini. |
mum tariff of the United tSates," the |
statement continues, as in the posi-
tion of the most favored nation in her
tariff relations with the United States. |
The maxirm tariff of the United States |
which would otherwise apply after
March 81, will, therefore not go into
effect.
In reaching the settlement some
questions regarding the administrative
features Of the Payne-Aldrich law and
some misconceptions as to the posi- |
BILE unfayorable treatment of German
imports, has been dispeled to the sat
isfaction of the German government
The collateral matter relating to the
Interpretation and application of the
pure food law was also explained sat.
isfactorily"
It was Taft's opinion, says the
statement, that in view of the thor.
ough inspection of pork products un-
der the United States inspection law
of 1906. the healthfuIness of these
products Is so fully established before
expectation that the results should be
accepted by foreign countries in the
place of the microscopic inspection
which formerly existed in the United
States.
No objection was made to micro !.
Fscopic inspection in their own by for.
eign counties, but the insistence on
! certificates of microscopic inspection
from the United States was bar to
tsle admission of these prodr cts into
German ports. Under the new agree
ment Germany will modify the regu-
lations under which some ports
refused to admit American pork
products.
THE scope of the negotiations COW
cred all questions that vexed the ex.