Show I I Digest Dige t of the Foreign Press I I I How t to Get Your Tax Money Back f is a luxury tax in France THERE I but it does not apply to to export goods So the thousands of Americans who buy gowns hats Jewelry and other Paris fancies to o take home with them tire are entitled to a a remission of the l luxury xury taxes paid at at th the time of p purchase But being entitled to this rebate rebates is s one thing thing getting getting it 1 is another I Le Matin Paris t thinks th that thit t. t a good goodS i S many will prefer to let th the French Trench government government gov gov- I kept the money in in view of cf the procedure n necessary to re reclaim l m It it In th the first pl place ce you must demand with W each a h purchase se a pass passant passavant v pt or or- stating t that that at the go goods ds are purchased for export and that it is is' In Intended in- in I t tended to apply for tor a rebate Then when you sou reach your port of embarkation tion you present presen th this s passavant at att atthe t the house and exhibit t your p purchases pur pux- r.- r. I chases hases Here rere is my certificate here I Is Ith 1 ilease the merchandise merchandise merchandise-j please ase give me my I francs or what whatever r may be the amount of taxes paid I But nut not so f fast st We dont don't pay payout out any money here says the customs of official of- of You must go to the registration tion office But there her Is ls no time tim for that that you'll miss your boat The cus customs cue cus- toms agent kindly suggests t that at you rou roumay may collect at atthe the French consulate in l New ew York You accept this advice The consulate consulate consulate con con- receives you jou courteously but but V I You must bring l to the consulate aUthe alt all the merchandise The consul after verification will draw up a certificate tax 2 You then send the certificate c ate cate te to your our representative Jn In Paris who must have a a.- duly executed power of attorn attorney y you you The tax tax- for powers o of attorneys is also alo 2 Your representative will take the he consuls consul's s certificate with your passavant t to the director of registration and stamps of the department of the Seine ein If It you jou have no r representative in Paris write to any ny commercial agent agent but but of f course he pe ie will want a commission on 1 Jap Japan ri and I G Germany ermany 1 Before sailing from Germany Germani Dr SOlf lf who has be been n appointed ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- d to to Tokio eulogized Tap Jap Japan n n. nand and h her people and arid emphasized the neet need for the economic and spiritual alliance alU- alU ance ance aiice of Japan and Germany In view of the friendship which h existed be before the war and the future of Germany his remarks are w worthy rth of special consideration Contrasting Japan Tapan whose financial po position has been markedly str strength strength- ened as a result of the war with Germany Germany Ger kr- many who has lost foreign credit Dr Solf said that his principal mission was to recover the financial credit of Germany In the eyes eye of the world What he meant fo say was that he I would strive for the furtherance of economic relations between Japan and Germany The shrewd merchants and I manufacturers of Germany have al- al al already already ready laid down a plan pian for her IndustrIal industrial industrial indus Indus- trial re rehabilitation with the aid of Japanese capital A certain German company has approached the department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture and commerce in Tokio Toldo with a proposal to make ar arrangements ar- ar for the bartering of Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese goods for German We may ex expect expect expect ex- ex that it will not be long before the economic rehabilitation of or G Germany Ger Ger- rm r- r m many n Is effected A As was pointed out by bv Dr Solf Japans Japan's relation with Germany has I hitherto been spiritual rather than economic eco eco- Many Japanese institutions I have been patt patterned after arter German I models many Japanese scholars have 1 studied in Germany With the col collapse col- col lapse of German militarism Imperialism imperial Imperial- cOI 1 ism bureau bureaucracy racy and 1 the Japanese sympathizers with these do doctrines trines are declining in influence put But ut German science is destined to prosper forever Germany German is Is still one of the worlds world's m most st highly civilized countries The Germans sa ed from bureaucracy y will wilI perhaps develop their I. I genius in various branches of science to a greater extent than they have ever j done The Japanese have many things to learn from the Germans The Japanese should not flatter I themselves that th though they are materially materially ma ma- inferior to the Westerners they rise Above bove them spiritually it is the spirit of the Westerners their liberty of learning their liberty of study which have produced their unrivaled material civilization WoO Woe to a country where an exposition of Prince Kropotkin's thoughts Is considered criminal and where universal suffrage ge geis is considered subversive of the order of society Dr So Solf If in his conclusion says that the Germans should devote their whole eff efforts to leading Japan with their ex experience experience ex- ex and enterprise This statement statement statement state state- ment reveals a propensity to regard the Japanese as being Inferior to the Germans G or to regard the latter as the teacher of the former It lt should be remembered however that the past experience of the Germans G-erman's las l much to teach the Japanese This point should be carefully considered by the militarists mill mili and imperialists s who who still mm I have some Influence in this thI country country Nichi i Japan 1 The I Conference Never before re in the history of ot Jap Jap- anese r relations have so many prominent Amerl Americans ans come to this country at one and the same time timeto to discuss important problems As the economic relations of Japan Jauan and AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica have become closer and more comi complicated com corn cornI I i of late years so have the 1 chances for mutual misunderstanding Increased Not only Japanese but I I many Americans are apprehensive of the future of Japanese American re reil relations re- re lations and thi this apprehension probably probably il ably accounts for the ease with which the present conference in Tokio has been arranged The he Americans and Japanese interested inter inter- inter InterI I ested in the conference should take positive steps to improve the relations relations rela rela- of the two countries without beIng being be- be ing content with the tho removal of misunderstandings mis- mis misI l I understandings Among other things I It i is desirable that the conference should to coordinate Japanese and American investment efforts In China If opinions are freely exchanged be tween the American and Japanese members on that point It may hayea haves have I a favorable effect on the proposed es- es esI I of the new consortium i which is now at a deadlock ev even even n though they have hava nothing directly to do with the new banking syndicate In addition addition to the consortium there Is ample room for Japanese-American Japanese economic cooperation In China and and therefore consultation on this point is Is' Is I specially llY welcome It gives us great satisfaction to note note I the frank franl and candid attitude of Mr t and his associates In In- In I deed eed the present conference would be e bem m but for tor their direct and I straightforward ard speaking It Is to be hoped that the Japanese members of or the cont conference ren rent i t wilf also l follow W their example and express themselves freely and plainly without any any res reserve JIji JIJI Japan Japao y Japans Japan's Cheap Lab Labor Only a Trad Tradition tion An Interesting statement has bas be been n made to the by Mr 1 I I. I Hahne a Swedish Sw engineer who has Just returned from a business tour to Japan and gives the results of his Investigations investigations In Investigations In- In a as to the situation of or trade in that country and ad of future trading possibilities Mr Hahne states that wages in Japan Jarian have en enormously increased durIng during during dur dur- ing the war Ivak and since Its conclusion tradition and cheap labor is now a Not only so but owing to the effi- effi ncy of Japanese workmen still being being being be be- ing on on a low level the existence o of some industries Is is' is threatened through the greater cost of living and the higher wages which have necessarily to be paid Among others this is the case with the great shipbuilding industry industry indus indus- try which rapidly developed during the war but which not being without subsidies sub sub- sidles is declared to be ba in difficulties ties The native industries in Japan have I been rapidly developed In all branches in recent years It ought however to toi i J. Jc c e well weIl known Mr Hahne says that thai of the tile merchandise formerly Imported the Jap Japanese nese industries have chiefly limited themselves to the imitation of ol such goods and machines as can be manufactured in Japan without placIng placIng placing ing great demands on the skillfulness of labor Taken as a whole there has scar scarcely elY b been en an any d development in the types s of machines made As a consequence consequence consequence conse conse- quence special machines the production production production tion of f which requires a a greater measure measure measure mea mea- sure of constructional capacity or manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing man man- skill have the best and most certain market in Japan On the other hand a less less' complicated machine machine machine ma ma- chine or Industrial product can certainly certainly find a market there provisionally provision provision- ally aIly until the native firms haye have learn learned d dhow how to produce a more or less favorable favorable favorable favor favor- Adv Advertiser Tokio able Japan copY copy Japan Deschanel Revives Ancient Pomp Deschanel is a president who takes care of the nations nation's ns n's prestige The receptions at the Elysee are once more the scene of brilliant uI uniforms uni uni uniforms i- i forms and gaudy trimmings The diplomatic corps Is requested sted to wear I full dress dress and and the full dress of a diplomat diplomat diplomat dip dip- lomat is like that of a South American general The first prize at the latest reception reception reception recep recep- tion was easily carried off by a secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the British embassy who dazzled daz in a costume of red and gold Thus do they save the republic Le Le LePo Po pula ire Paris |