Arizona republican., 1910-01-12
MUST END N 4 MONTH
When Trade Convention Will
 Expire-N egotiations S By Which Each Nation Hopes to Avoid the Others Maximum Tariff Rates

Washington. Jan. 11.-Nearly half a billion dollars worth of trade is al stake in the game of diplomacy now in progress between America and Germany. the issue of which will be known within month
 On February z, in accordance with the notice given to Germany by the state department. the reciprocity ar engagements made with Germany dur ing the Dingley act will expire and simultaneously the general tariff rates of that country will apply to all imports from America unless in the short period intervening Secretary Knox and the German ambassador reach a mutually satisfactory under standing.
 At this moment, the indications are That this understanding is beyond at tainment, and it will be only under the stress of a bitter and costly strug- gle that the two nations can compose their differences.
 America will not be the only suf- ferer from the rupture--for on April : next the full rigors of the maximum tariff rates carried by the Payne-Ald- rich bill will be automatically applied t6 the ,German import trade. which in 1908 aggregated more than sl00,000, 900 and every article of German produce tion coming to America must pay a 25 per cent increase in duty.
 Negotiations have been in progress for months between the two govern ments to, avoid the issue, but an ob- l1 mand of the state department for a relaxation of the German prohibition against American cattle.
 The German government takes the position that these restrictions, found ed on veterinary and sanitary grounds and embodied in laws of general ap- plication, cannot be regarded proper py as discriminatory against the Unit ed States. and that it would be as reasonable to ask America to repeal or suspend the pure food law as to require the German government to disregard the provisions of the animal importation act
 America shipped to Germany. our second best customer among the na- tons, no less than $500, ,000, ,000 worth Of products in 1908. Many Of these will have to pay increased rates after February z. In 1908, s29,000,000 worth of American wheat entered Germany; this must pay a penalty of marks for each 100 kilograms this year, which probably would result in a transfer of all this trade to Argentine. Canada and Russia.
 Corn shipped to Germany amount aI t.. ha Antt that will be exacted on this staple will be marks per 100 kilograms, virtually a prohibitive rate.
 Ninety million dollars worth of cot ton formed part of the exports to Germany in the same year. and while this is at present on the German free list it might be subjected tc heavy duty if the German government should have recourse to it's fighting tariff"
 A half million dollars worth of American apples and s2.000.000 worth of dried fruits will have to pay an excise of between { and marks duty. failing amicable arrangements be- tween the two governments.
 Six million dollars worth of sawed lumber will pay double duty and great number of other American products will suffer in like propor- tion
 On the whole the effect upon the American export trade will be iar greater than in the case of the abro- gation of the French reciprocity agreement. only a small number of American products were concerned in that, while the German tariff covers inc xyhnle ranOa nf ;p,nnrfc