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Show FARMERS OJECT TO A TAX ON POTASH Washington, D. C, Jan 13. Tho state department is being Hooded with letters from farmers and others nil over the United States protesting against the actiou of the German government gov-ernment In levying a tax on potash, largely' consumed us ti fortllizer In America. , The absence of the German minister minis-ter of forelgu affairs from Berlin is given by Ambassador Hill aa the reason rea-son for the delay In making an answor to tho proposition of the United States to tho German government to consider tho subject of the potash tax diplomatically. nn |