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Show TARIFF WAR Germany Not Disposed to Recede From Its 1 Position Berlin, Jan 19. Tho government has decided that, In the eent that an agreement on reciprocal tariffs between be-tween the United State and Germany Is not reached by February 7th when the running arrangements expires, Germany's general tariff rates, must, under the law, be applied to American Ameri-can imports at present coming under tho conventional tariff. One hun dred and twenty-seven articles will be affected. It was, however, seml-offlclally declared de-clared today that the tariff negotiations negotia-tions with the United States had not been broken off and It waa added that time remained for a settlement of the (inferences between the two countries. coun-tries. In the absence of such a settlement, settle-ment, the general tariff rates will go Into effect automatically at midnight on February 7th. The imperial consultative con-sultative commercial board, composed of manufacturers and financiers, has been summoned to meet on January 24, to discuss the trade position taken by the United States. Last night Privy Councillor Gold-berger, Gold-berger, before the American Assocla-1 lion of Commerce and Trade, Indl-1 cated that Germany was not dis-' posed to give way to the United Statets. His speech was based, It was learned, on Goldberger's personal per-sonal inqurlcs In government quarters. |