Show I RECIPROCITY II I I WITH GERMANY Washington July following proclamation b by the President on the German aerman agreement hu lean trade mid public Reciprocity with Germany Dy By the tho J President of the United St States te ot of America A proclamation Whereas the government has haa entered Into a commercial agree agreement ment with the United States In con conformity with the provisions ot of the third I section MOtion of the tariff oct act of the United d dSt St Stales la approved July 14 1897 by which In the judgment of the President re rea and equivalent t concessions are ani secured In favor ot of the products of the United Slat States Therefore be It known that I Wll WIIlIam lIam ham n President of the United States of America noting under the tho au authority ot of said ald act ct ot of Congress do hIre here hereby by suspend during the continuance in force toru ut of said Rid agreement the imposition and collection of duties imposed b by the first section of said laid act acl upon the artl ones hereinafter being th the products of the soil soli and industry o of Germany and do declare in III place the there thereof ot of the rte rates of duly provided In the third section of said ald act to 10 be In force and nel effect from Crom and nd after aCter the date datil o othla of this proclamation as folio follows namely Upon or crude tartar or wine lees crude 6 per ad valorem Ulan brandies or other spirits menu manu or distilled from graIn or other oilier materials nn for proof gallon Upon still wines and vermuth la In casks 85 15 cents yes gallon gullon In bottles or jugs Juga per case of at one dozen dorm bottles botU or JugS containing each not Inure than one quart and more than one pint or twin I bottles or jug containing each lIach I net more thAn on one pint SUi per par see caN i and an excess beyond the these e quantities I found In such luch bottles or Ju juga eoll be subject to a 11 dut duty ot of 4 cents cent per tOr pint or fractional part thereof but no sepal separ separate ate ale or additional duty hall ahall be assessed aa ee ed uyton ullOn th this battles or jugs Upon PRints paints In n oil or water colors pastels pen Ien and Ink drawing and ury 16 15 Ir gar ad valorem Of which the officers and citizens of the United States will vIII take due notice In te testimony whereof I have here hereunto unto set my hand and ami caused the seal ot of the United to be a affixed Done one at tine the city ot of this day lIay of Jul July A D one une thousand rune hundred and of the Independence ot of the United States of oC America on one onehundred hundred bundred and WILLIAM WILLIA I Ily Dy the J President I John They Secretary r of State The proclamation dON does not recite the terms of the agreement It Is 1 said sald that each tuh government will proclaim only such features of oC the arra as asare 1 lire are necessary for tor the guidance of It its own administering It The put putting I ting Into operation ot of the Garman milt meat I bill la II deterred deferred for tor an Indefinite period The official explanation le 18 that the pure pur pose pole of Its suspension Is simply to al allow 1 low of the action ot of exiting contracts held b by American meat It I Inot le lenot not dI discoverable just now hether or not this met meat act figures to n any way In the reciprocity a agreement and It may be and probably is III the tact fact that the suspension has haa been arranged for tor separately The state department I is perfectly satisfied with what baa secured under the tho agreement for far American ex ax porters and though the enumerates no special e I con roo conferred upon the these ri th the doe de pertinent fl feel wW be beM M the r attained when the they are re fully Cully disclosed WITH SATISFACTION Berlin JulY referring to PresIdent proclamation of a reduction on wines willet equal to those ac accorded c corded to France etc It mat mar be hailed with that a cause for a commercial anal UtI poll discord between two to great stales Ial engaged In trade with ori one another Is 11 thus thull removed and the foundation laid for tor further a economic |