New Britain herald., 1924-09-24
TRADE TREATY NOT
 50 EASILY DRAWN
France and Germany Likely to
 Find Obstacles
py The Associated Press.

py The Associated Press.
 Paris, Sept. 24.-Negotiation of treaty of commerce between France and Germany is regarded by busi- ness circles in Paris as likely to be a long and laboflous affair because Of the disposition shown in Berlin 10 insist that Germany be accorded most favored nation treatment and the anticipated resistance to French demands that the period in which products from Alsaco Lorraine be admitted to Germany, free of duty, he extended.
 The French imposition of 26 per cent recovery duty on importations from Germany has complicated the situation. In addition French manu- lecturers, notably builders of rail- road rolling stock and manufacturers of other material, have entered for maj protests to the government against any further facilities for the importation of railroad material and other steel and iron products from Germany.
 The key feature of the new ac- cord is expected to be in the eX- change of French iron ore for Ger man coal and coke. It is thought that little trouble will be experience ed in coming to an agreement on these products because Of the mu- tual needs of the two countries. The ninch is expected to come in Ger many's demand for favored treat ment on other products "hlch French industrial leaders say she IS ready to dump in France in alarm ing quantities.
 The first passage at arms, 1t is be- r,eyed. will come over the trench demand for an extension Of the reriod during which products from Alsace Lorraine, under the treaty ot Versailles. will be admitted free or duty by Germany.
 The Germans, it is understood in well informed circles here, have al ready intimated that in exchange for fine favor of this extension they VIII want France to consent at the ouN- set to the principle that Germany he accorded most favored nation treatment.
 Premier Herriot Is said to be em- bsrrassed by the fact that deciara- lions made by him on his return from the London conference, to the effect that in exchange. for conces- sions he made there he had re- ceived a promise of favorable com mercial treaty with Germany, do not now accord with the spirit shown in Berlin.
 This fact is given in business cir cles as one of the principal reasons for the imposition of the 26 per cent recovery tax on German importa- lions. The tax, it is argued, fur nishes material for bargaining.
 It is estimated in German circles however, that the delegates from Berlin will demand that this recov' cry tax be abolished before the trade negotiations begin.
 The phosphate question, Whlcf has already been settled by private agreement, will not come up. Ami line dyes, though, will be an i'm portant feature of the discussions Notwithstanding France is now making more than nine-tenths of the dyes she consumes, the other tenth is considered more important than all the rest because it is the most valuable and impossible to ob' tain elsewhere than in Germany.
 It is anticipated here that the French will, in view of the fact tha the agreement is likely to require some time to elaborate, propose terms modus vivendi by which Al satian products will continue to en joy German market and deliver les in kind of reparation be provid ed for pending adoption of the fl nal accord.
 There are already rumors of disagreement inside the French cab inet as to the terms of the Franco German treaty. These were official ly denied today, but they persiss, il business circles where it is held tha certain members of the governmen feel that Premier Herriot went to- far in promising the country favor able commercial arrangements wit Germany,