| Show HALF A BILLION AT STAKE question of tariff duties between united states and germany german a serious one wash washington I 1 agton nea nearly aly halt half a billion dollars worth of 0 trade is IB the stake inthe in the gams game of diplomacy now in progress between america and germany and an issue will be known within a month on february 7 in accordance with the notice given to germany last april by the state department the reciprocity cip elp rocity arrangement ment made during durin 9 the dingley act with germany will empire and simultaneously the general tariff rates of at that country will apply to all imports from america unless la in tho the short period of time intervening ter secretary knox and the german ambassador reach a mutually satisfactory understanding at this moment the indications are that this understanding Is beyond the attainment and that it will be only under the stress of a bitter and costly struggle that the two nations can compose their differences and restore their trade to normal conditions |
