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 2524 PROCLAMATIONS, 1910. a no e rt bount or imposes no export duty or prohibition `IIIPUII the e§rtation ogany artihle to the United States which unduly drscriminates against the mted States or the products thereof, and that the Government of the German Empire accords to the agricultural, manufactured, or other products of the United States treatment which is reciprocal and equivalent: · _ irimmum ua-nr ap- Now, THEREFORE, I, Wrr.L1Au Howann Terr, President of the §.L‘,§*§,'}‘,,,,,§°,,,_*'°"°"*’ United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby ma e known and proclaim that from and after March 31, 1910, and so long}thereafter as the aforesaid Act of Congress is in existence and the overnment of the German Empire imposes no terms or restrictions upon the importation or sale rn Germany of the products of the United States which imduly discriminate against the United States, all articles when imported into the United States, or any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), from German shall be admitted under the terms of the minimum tariff of the ignited States as prescribed by Section one of the Tariff Act of the United States approved August 5, 1909; d,£g;¤•¤<>¤, V gig: Provided, however, that this proclamation shall not take effect against Andean wm- from and after March 31, 1910, but shall be null and void in the event "'°'°°· that at any time prior to the aforesaid date, satisfactory evidence - shalf be presented to the President that the Government of the German Empire has made such change or changes in its present laws or regulations affecting American commerce in Germany as to discriminate unduly in any way against such commerce, and in the further event that a proclamation by the President of such fact, revoki the lpresent roclamation, shall have been issued. IN WITN SS W`fI)EREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be afiixed. DONE at the City of Washington, this seventh day of Febru, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and ten, and ofiqe [ssrn.] Indpipendence of the United States of America the one hun red and thirty-fourth. H Wm Tam By the President: P C Knox Secretary of State. F¤¤·¤•ry¤.m¤. Br mn: PRESIDENT 01-* THE UNITED STATES or Anrmucn. A PROCLAMATION. '!‘¤r¤¤ ¤¤ Mexican WHEREAS it is rovided in the Act of Congress 4; mved August ¤i°·‘};iiii»n¤. 5, 1909, entitled "Xn Act To provide revenue, equgllize duties and 4··¢¢·v~¤’~ encougage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes ~— ,£l‘§&2?;'3 Z”° $ “$§Ji?ie'3’}`$i'?E“lElLZZ€'ii.'§”&i?i“°°§°;i¤lL`;‘l°'*‘§d““° i°“‘ °‘°°"‘ paid on all arlffdles whxhn imported from any foreigneghiintry intgvfhe’U:i)1iti¢cdwSita:gs(1 or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands and the islands of Guam and Tutuila), the rates of duty prescribed by the schedules and paragraphs of the dutiable list of section one of this Act, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem; which rates shall constitute the maximum tariff of the United States: Provided, That whenever, after the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and ten, and so long thereafter as the President shall be satisfied, in view of the character of the concessions granted by the minimum tariff of the United States, that the government of any foreigircountry imposes no terms or restrictions, either in the way of tar1E rates or_prov1sions, trade or other r ulations, charges, exactions or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, upon (gre importation into or the dale in auch foreign country of any agricultural, manufactured, or other product of the