Show PROVIDENCE WITH US Prominent German Tells Why Tariff Fight Is Aban Aban- cloned Berlin Feb Germany 25 Germany abandoned abandoned aban aban- doncel its tariff n fight ht because In the words of a leading lending German Gelman commercial authority nature is Americas America's all ally I 1 dont don't wish to b be quoted quotel as ns making such sucha a confession lon he said but hut so lon long as providence continues the bounteous favors favor of your soil Roll you rOll will be enabled to stand pat pal indefinitely So far tm as Germany German is concerned our only hope Is Ig that you OU will meet us half way out of sheer goodness of or heart It Is now perfectly plain there Is IR no weapon at atour atour atour our command capable of coercing you ou Our new tariff was constructed for or that purpose and all the world has hns seen how it crumbled when It Il came cam to a 11 ashow ashow show down It continues to be understood In Berlin that the United States intends Intend granting certain reforms In its custom customhouse customhouse customhouse house practices but Ambassador dor g has not yet et been able to re report report report re- re port anything definite Leading German German German Ger Ger- man exporters who have be been n Interviewed interviewed Inter- Inter viewed assert that tho promised re reforms reforms reforms re- re forms amount to tu almost nothing being merely to appear to have saved vel Its it face Americans In Germany are glad that thata a tariff war has Ilas been averted but point out that there Is no cause for maudlin gratitude for the tho fatherlands fatherland's magnanimity magnan magnan- Inasmuch as the most favored nation rates rales which American goods enjoy are oro frequently far in advance of the present rates Higher Than Present ent Hates Kates They Thc are so o high h In some cases that the they will almost entire entirely I ruin the trades affected such as aM the Chicago packing export which will hereafter fter radically practically be limited to lard The rates on lard remain unchanged but the tariff on beef products are arc in increased increased In- In crea creased from to 00 oo per pel cent The increases on numerous other r American Ameri Amerl can exports are considerable but m are not likely seriously to affect sales |