. Review of reviews and world's work. n for which certain modificationsparticularly desired by Germany have been madein the American customs regulations. The new German customs tariff went Germany . n t i -i nn • • rv Leads luto effect On March 1. ihistariflthe Way. consists of a double set of duties,called general and conventional. The generaltariff, with greatly increased rates, was adoptedby the German Reichstag as early as December25, 1902. It was not put into effect, however,but merely served as a basis for negotiationswith other nations. The conventional dutiesrepresent reductions from t
. Review of reviews and world's work. n for which certain modificationsparticularly desired by Germany have been madein the American customs regulations. The new German customs tariff went Germany . n t i -i nn • • rv Leads luto effect On March 1. ihistariflthe Way. consists of a double set of duties,called general and conventional. The generaltariff, with greatly increased rates, was adoptedby the German Reichstag as early as December25, 1902. It was not put into effect, however,but merely served as a basis for negotiationswith other nations. The conventional dutiesrepresent reductions from the rates providedfor in the general tariff, secuied by one or moreof the following eight countries with which theGerman Government has concluded commercialtreaties : Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Swit-zerland, Belgium, Roumania, Servia, and Bul-garia. Under the most-favored-nation treatieswhich Germany has with foreign countries,those reduced rates,—, the conventional tariff, 630 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REK/EIV OF REI^ THE CHANCELLOR OF THK GEHMAN EMPIRE. (Prince Beriihard Henry Martin Cliarles von BUlow, Princeof Prussia, President of the Prussian Council of Minis-ters, Cliancellor of the Empire since 19()0, who has over-worked, and, it is reported, may resign.) —are now ap})lied to imports from nearly allforeign countries, including the United treaties with seven out of the eight coun-tries mentioned have now been concluded for aperiod of twelve years, so that the new conven-tional rat(^s cannot be increased until the ex-piration of the year 1917. The treaty withBulgaria, however, may be terminated in fiveyears. The increase of duties under the newGerman tariff with a view to subseqncmt reduc-tions through reciprocity treaties with the for-eign nations mentioned was instrumental inbrinoiny; aliout a similar movement in thosecountries. As a result, new taiifis have beenor are aljout to be put into effect in severalEuropean states. In most cases the
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