Show mS t I Il I 5 REICHStAG l I Tariff Arrangement With Unit United United ed States Did Not Fulfill Hopes of Members Berlin May Ma 7 The reichstag today passed the first reading of the com coin commercial commercial mercial modus between the United States and Germany and refer red Ved the agreement to a committee When the house took up the modus fendl Vice Chancellor Count Von expressed apprehension apprehension apprehension hension that the agreement at many points did not fulfill the hopes hones enter entertained entertained I tamed by the members Its essential features were almost exclusively ad administrative administrative administrative provisions made by the United States which If 1 carried out in iii inthe I Ithe the spirit of the arrangement made be between between between tween the United States and Germany would permit of the hops hope that many difficulties complained of would be moderated or removed Regarded as First Step The federated governments regarded the this modus as being only tho the first step toward reaching an under understanding understanding understanding standing with the United States upon a much broader basis American duties when compared with the German he le said are extraordinarily high and in ir inmany inmany many classes of goods wholly exclude imports Therefore Germany hoped that further negotiations would bring bringa a m mOre re just recognition of her claims The United States should remember that Germany is one of her best cus cue customers customers Referred to Committee Count Von con eon conservative conservative said the modus by no means corresponded with the spirit of reciprocity as interpreted in the United States What advantages the bill gave to German Germ h industry were definitely less than those Germany gave to the United States i I IThe The Tho agreement was eventually refer referred referred referred red to a committee of which It is expected will wll report In a afew I few days |