Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The The danger danser of ot a break In trade trade relations rela rela- with Germany Is Js a athe tc to the newspapers Philadelphia Inq Inquirer Anyhow a war with Germany isn't worth while en entering en- en Into merely for r the promotion o othe othe at atthe the business abroad of at the beef beet trust Providence JO Journal Journal- Surprise Is exPressed expressed ex- ex Pressed In Berlin nerlin that the administrator administration should contemplate a tariff war In behalf behal f ot a trust which It is ta about to prosecute The inconsistency is obvious But al although although although al- al though the beef beet trust may be liable t tc to prosecution as one ot of the bad organizations organizations organizations of at capital the tho provisions o of the tariff mako make no moral discriminations Troy Times The unprincipled attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt made In some quarters to create the Impression that Germany has special specia antipathy to the United States customs CUstom exactions and Is only too anxious to en enter enter enter en- en ter into a tariff war with this country countr calls for tor the tho strongest reprobation The Th report like many others of the same general character comes from those who lose no opportunity to misrepresent and anc abuse the American protective tariff Chicago News It fl Is not a a. little curious that the federal ted ral authorities are threatenIng threatening threatening threaten threaten- ing to plunge the country into a a. trade war with Germany and France because of ot their restrictions against Am American meats at the very moment it Is trying tc to out If there Is not some way of ot making makIng mak mak- ing lag meat cheaper bere here at home Is II It really worth while to run large largo risks of ot increasing prices In other directions b by clapping 25 per cent more duties e upon im imports imports im- im lt ta Ut ports from France and Germany r y because a athose those countries do not freely treely accept American meats for tor which there Is such sucha a demand at home Indianapolis News News- Germany does not wish our cattle because her agrarians think that they ought to be allowed to get high prices for their product We Ve demand that our cattle be admitted al although although al- al though we have not not so so It is claimed enough to feed our people at prices which they can afford to pay Perhaps If It presidents and emperors and congresses and would get out ot of the way and allow the natural trade forces to work we should get better results They could hardly be worse than those brought to pass by the statesmanship of ot our chosen leaders Washington ashington Post Any impression that the United States has unconditionally unconditional unconditional- ly y waived the maximum clause In the case caso of ot Germany will be dispelled upon a clearer understanding of ot the results of ot tho the negotiations These show that the material concessions gained as the quid pro quo Of ot yielding the point as to disCrimination discrimination discrimination dis dis- dis- dis crimination against American cattle are aro con considerable considerable perhaps fairly offsetting what has been yIelded Certainly so when we come tl to consider the sentimental advantage accruing from having extricated extricated extricated ourselves from the anomalous position position position tion of fighting lighting against the beef trust at home lome and fighting its battles abroad Boston Herald It is important not only that tariff wars with Germany France Prance and Canada be averted but that the tho best possible terms for the tho admission of ot our products shall be secured That can be accomplished only by intelligent negotiation and by friendly consideration of ef existing and prospective International commerce Reciprocity Is an old word declared by some to be obsolete thought by others to have lost Its power But It ItIs Its itIs Is s the essential element ment In our foreign trade relations and sooner or later will w come back Into Its own and have proper recognition Memphis Commercial Appeal The United States lost four times as many people to Canada nada last year jear ear as Germany lost ost to the world The total value of ot Germanys Germany's foreign trade Is now more than ours The balance of trade rade between the United States and Germany In manufactured goods Is now more than in favor tavor of the tho lat lat- lat lat- ter Nine times as many potatoes are grown in Germany as in the United States Germany German has 33 miles of ot railroads and all but hut 1000 miles are owned d by the states operating them Germany controls the South American markets A package weighing eleven pounds can be carried SOO miles In Germany Germany Ger Ocr many for less than 12 than 12 cents And Ger Gel Germany Germany many Is Just four tour times the size of ot the state of New York New Haven Register It Is impossible ble to o say accurately but It l looks k very bg tl oIO art uba much c a as if the barring out t to a certain extent by Germany of American beef beet might give Americans a greater plentitude tude ude of the product and lower prices here jere here And that as It Is easy to understand understand understand under under- stand Just at this moment would be a again again gain cheaply y purchased lr at t the cost of deference re af to t the wishes o of oG Germany G a t It Its itis Is s wholly believable that the government government govern govern- ment which is Just now proceeding otherwise against the beef trust may have have lavo considered that In thIs connection The largest view of the case ase however Is s that the t expert commission which Is s now at tho the work of adjusting our Lariff relations with other countries suggested sug sug- tested this concession The chief end to tobe tobe be DC gained was was trade peace with an Important important Im im- im- im portent foreign country By Dy conceding we gain good will and profit in the large sense senSA This is not a sacrifice of pride prider or r right It Is directly In the line of ot good business and it makes for tor International International Inter Inter- national profit t and broad advantage |