Show I CLEARS UP SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE TilE GERMAN IA J AGREEMENT NEW EW YORK Nov 12 Speaking 12 Speaking at t the tho annual conference of local appraisers ap- ap raisers in session here Assistant See See- of the Treasury James B. B 1 ir olds just back from a special tariff inquiry in Europe took the opportunity to o clear up for the benefit o 0 ot the appraisers ap ap- a great reat deal of the tIme existing about the German a agreement Mr lr Reynolds Renolds made mado a alear clear lear and unequivocal statement as to what hat was expected of the officers in in makin making appraisements under this treaty and arid he took particular pains to bring ring out tho the fact that the 3 agreement applies to other countries as well as aso asto asto to o Germany This is the fir first firt t pronouncement from froma a 3 high official I source as to an opinion I which has lon long prevailed in customs circle circles cir dr cle cles namely that since tho the United States cannot grant to one ono country countr commercial is denied to another no DO other document outs outside dc of the tho ho German a agreement is necessary to secure to France Austria or any other country the same earno concessions as to export export ex ex- port price etc that have been granted to Germany Besides the official expression of opinion opinion ion to tho the appraisers Mr r Reynolds Rynol s in inan inan inan an interview later said that the administration ad ministration had always regarded the treaty as nothing more or less than an lin interpretation 0 of tho the administration adminis- adminis act and that th tibe view accepted accept accept- ed in sonic some quarters that th tho 3 agreement agree agree- ree ment is is a n series Bencs of f special concessions to Germany is is entirely erroneous Moreover cr the administration fully int intended that the tho one a agreement should stand for all countries |