Show POTASH JION MONOPOLY The new Gorman German potash law over which there were diplomatic exchanges ex 01 exchanges changes lest last spring and which has been awaited with considerable anxiety anxIety anxiety on both sides of or the Atlantic will wUl willbe willbe be officially o promulgated by the kal kaI I sera 8 ministers shortly American interests ts will be adverse adversely ly affected by this law Jaw although the representative of or United States at Hamburg says 78 it is still sUll too early to anticipate the precise effect o of this I UOn upon the Ute cost OOt of ot American fertilising materials and there are probably many questions of or interpretation interpretation tation which will require time before settlement can be bo reached The German airman government refrains under this tills law Jaw from taking over oer the potash Industry as u a whole for Its own account nevertheless the production said and sale safe aro are monopolized just jut as sure surey surely surety ty ly y by the Ute limitations the law Jaw lays Ian down Iowa Reading Heading of the opening line Une is 18 sum wm sufficient dent to t put Americans on guard as to what Is Intended The owners of or potash pot vot potash ash works are allowed to sell potash salt alts only in accordance with the pro provisions visions ona of ot this act This means mean the absolute control by law of or an Industry In la which various German govern goern governments governments ments and aAd both bout German aerman and Amen Ameri American ran can corporations are Interested An extremely difficult point In draft drafting log ing ID the bill was th the reconciliation of ot an 8 arbitrary level of or prices and apportionment of production with the Ue conditions con On conditions existing because of or unfilled contracts The difficulty has hu boon been solved by providing that all contracts made mad prior to April 17 1910 1310 are exempted ex 01 exempted empted from rom the effects of ot the luw ht sad and the further provision that an increase of oC production beyond the allotment figure Jl Ure IB in necessary ry for Cor the of or contracts contract made prior to December 17 1990 1900 such web Increase may maybe mayb ma mabe be b permitted without the payment mont of CIS a penalty tax tac tacIt It was owing to the be between between between tween Washington and aAd Berlin that these theM exemptions were mate made ma Just Jut bow bony American interests were further farther will wm probably develop in course of time |