Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-04-11 | Page 2 | Tariff Bill Fails to Please Germans

TARIFF BILL FAILS . TO PLEASE GERMANS BERLIN, April 10. Tariff exporters and manufacturers In Germany aro Inclined In-clined to reserve their opinions on the American tariff revision bill pending tho arrival of fuller details than have been given in the cabled summaries. Dr. Wilhelm .Wandlandt of the Commercial Com-mercial Treaty society, which specializes In tariff studies on behalf of German commercial bodies, gives expression to what Is the fairly general belief wheh he declares that the matter of reductions of tariff Is less important than the methods meth-ods of appraising and collecting duties. The announcement that the formalities of ad valorem appraisal are to be made strlcier and that the treasury will be authorized to exclude wares whoso manu-turers manu-turers refuse Inspection of their books, he says, will render the reform Illusory as far as German manufacturers are concerned. con-cerned. The reductions, ho says, will open an Increased market for German products, but this will be too small to alter the general volume of German exports to the United States. The Frankfort Gazette holds similar views, saying that If the new regulations arc enacted 'Into law the American tariff reform will be a mere humbug. The great majority of foreign Interests, It says, would far rather dispense with any reductions than accept In the bargain an Increased opening for administrative chicanery. Tho idea of possible German-American reciprocity and of a permanent settlement of trade relations between Germany and the United States Is welcomed generally, gen-erally, although this Is considered to be still a long way from attainment.