TARIFFS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 7

TARIFFS.

CANADA AND GERMANY. By Telctfrssh—Press Association—OoDjrrlirlit Ottawa, March 20. Canada is appointing a commercial agent in Germany.

Canadian papers report a great influx of commercial travellers from Gormany, also .thousands of, circulars and letters from German manufacturers

[Under the provisional agreement recently entered into between Canada and Germany, Canada'remits the surtaxj equalling . orio-third of ordinary duties, on German imports as a set-off against tho' conventional German tariff being restored to Canadian imports, including-grain, fruits, timber, cattle, and meat.] ■ -

FRANCE AND AMERICA. ; Washington, March 20. ' 1 The United States has given France a2O per cent.' tariff reduction. France concedes a minimum tariff with respect to certain iron and steel commodities, agricultural implements and other leading goods. INCONCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS. . CORDIAL SPEECHES. ' (Rec. 1 March 22, 0.30 a.m.) ■ • New York, March 21. : The tariff negotiations' between representatives of Canada and the United States at Albany proved inconclusive. The speeches of Earl Grey and President I'aft were cordial. Mr. Taft de-, clared that the people of tho United States were blow to realise what the potentiality of Canada was. "Wo must be as close friends'as possible," he remarked. TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS. The New York correspondent of the "Times," writing on February 3, states —According'to tho new tariff arrangements promised by Germany, minimum rates will be applied to about 1000 commodities. Tho United States promise, in return, tho minimum rates of tho Payne Bill. They also waive several claims, of which the claim to export live cattle into Gernnny is the most important.' It would seem, however, that Mi - . Knox intends again to ask Germany for thesb privileges at a later date. '

The way is now clear for tariff negotiations first with Franco and then with Canada. A tariff war, with either country is regarded here as very improbable In tho case of Canada reasons of domestic policy would dictate peace, even if commercial and economic considerations did not. Anything in the shape of a tariff war would probably lose the Republicans nearly every seat in the northern tier of States at the next elections to Congress.