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Show HALF A BILLION AT STAKE Question of Tariff Duties Between United States and Germany a Serious One. Washington. Nearly half a billion dollars' worth of trade Is tho stake In the gamo of diplomacy now in progress pro-gress between America and Germany, and an lssuo will bo known within a month. On February 7, In accordance with tho notlco givon to Germany last April by the stato department, tho reciprocity re-ciprocity arrangement made during tho Dingley act with Germany will expire, and simultaneously the gen-oral gen-oral tariff rates of that country will apply to all imports from America, unless In tho short period of time intervening in-tervening Secretary Knox and tho Gorman embassador roach a mutually satisfactory understanding. At this moment tho Indications are that this understanding is beyond tho attainment and thnt it will be only under tho stress of a bitter and costly strugglo that tho , two nations can compose their differences nnd restore their trado to normal conditions. |