Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-08

Uue eXports o The Swedish and
other islands 6nd their way to the British I.lsnd.; bu,
the charges thereby increased the profit, ara re-
ducrd Lumber, live stock snd some other articles will
ssquently terminated.
A. the British Islands have abou, twice IN, posn,..
NON oil Cuba 10 reasonable to suppose that our ex
ports to these Islands would under free trade
to Cuba"
The N. Y. Evening Post has also thus answered a,
once the past snd the future OF the oppo.i.
ton spar zsns" "But the parade OF figures made hv
the writer to prove his second poson that the trade
oil little value, const utes the most smsng psrt Of
bis article He takes tho value Of the British West
India trade In 1927, the average which he grounds
nj: Settlements Yet the direct intercourse In our
ssIs was closed ON the FIRST Of Oct 1896 and onv con.
tnued In British vessels under heavy re.,ictoas and
duties until March. ls27-Thereiore, tn. export, to
the British West Indies in 1927, amounting to 5000
s7S. mu.t have been made In about two monhs in YES,
sells subjected to heavy tonnage and dscmin ating du-
ties iorminE neither AFFAIR average for two mon'h., nor
twelve months. IL The writer eopsummateIy TO-
norsnt or does he presume upon tho ignorance Of his
readers.
I'VE cen furnish better dasas from which n ;uav. NJ
the value Of tho direct trade with the British WesiIn-
dies We havs access 70 official documents from Jamai-
eaby which We find that In about four years. while the
trade was open to our flag, the value of American pro-
ducs imported into that single Island was az 572s52
which paid freights Of pwsrd. Of million Of dollars.
and gave employment to $50 600 OF shipping This
Will give como idea Of what the whole trade was worth
to the various interests Of country. Mr.. Adams
we'll know s value aud hence his extreme auxstv IN
r.s,in by ret,,enE his steps; but unfortunately for
Us. he discovered his when late to repair t.
"The following statement Of the imports from thu
United States which paid duty in Jamaica between the
4h OF Oct, 1922, whsn the British West Indi. por,s
were opened. and March, 1927 when the intercnwr..
finally closed though comparatively little was imported
after Oct, 1925.
Bread, i4.s29 hbis., 10 bags, 1921 kegs 500 cvt
Rice. $50, 900 he.
Corn Meal, IS, 946 bbis.
Corn, Peas and B.sn. 209,6is bus
Slaves & heading. l9. S09 0S7 pieces.
Shingles. 2.6sI.742
Lumber, 49, 77 SS3 feet.
Hor'es, mules and csttl.. CSC.
"lmported from The u. s. into Jamaica from lst Oct
1922, to March, 1927"
The N. " E. Post of MONDAY last say. that I" A
Correspondent. whose letter is dated on the Cd of Oc
ober writes from Hartford tina, ews Of the arrange
man. Tor opening the We.t India ports had Just be.
received there, and that con a, i'm
Peran to the business of the city and the Of
oil the cauotry the Come ccut river Thsrs were
however some long faces among those OF the friends Of
Mr.. Clay Who dreaded the political effect"
The following comprehensive Summary from In.
same excellent gives the past and present stat.
oil the arrangement bstween the two countries:
From the NJ y. Evening Post.l
The conclusion OF tho negoria,ions betwsen tbi.
country and Great Britain, by which tho recovery OF
the British colonial trade has been so haopy eff.ced
by Mr.. McLane, has not taken the form of treaty hut
that OF a commercial arrange mt between thu two
on the previous statutes Of each Great
Britain consents to revok- her order in Council sued
on the 9th Of July, 1925, by which the port. of the
British West Indies were closed to vessels after the
lst OF December in the same year. Our government,
the other hand opens the ports of the u State. IN
British vessels coming from the West Indies In order
shat our readers may see what footing this arrans.
ment places our trade copy from tbs British Act of
Parliament Of July 9Th, 1926 ths 4h section which per
mis the free importation Of goods from foreign conn
tries into the British West Indies provided the permis
SION De reciprocatec by those countries This section
forms one oil the principal bases Of the now
made.
"And whereas, by the law of navigation fore,n .b;,
are permitted to import into any OF the British posse,
sions abroad, from the countries which thew belong
goods, the produce Of those countries, and to export
.tQ (rnn rrh oaa.s4 -
country whatever: Aud whereas, II 10 expedient hat
such permission should be subjsct to certain condon
De 1t therefore enacted That the privileges thereby
granted to foreign shps shall he limited the ships of
those countries which, having colonial
grant the like privileges eff aiding with those po..-s
sons to British ships which, not having colonial pos
ses,ons shall place tho aud of this
country. and ofs possessions abroad, upon the footing
OF the favored nation unless his Majesty bv his
order in Council, shall. in any deem expedien
to grant the whole, or any, OF such privileges Of tn.
ships Of any foreign country although thu conditions
aforesaid shall not in all respects be fulfilled by such
foreign country
About year after the passing Of th. act, namely ON
tbs 9th Of July, 1925, the British Cabinet issued an
Order 10 Council 10 which tn fore going act 1,
1t Is there stated that the conditions mentioned III .ren
"have not been 10 all respects fulfilled by the United
States OF America" Nevertheless the Order in C,un-
Gil by virtue OF the authority vested in the King by the
said act proceeds to grant TO the United States con-
nuance Of the privilege to import goods into the British
West india Islands, and TO export th.u to foreign
tries until the LIST OF December 1926, when II directs
that the privilege shall All olutely cease and
The Ordor closes the British ports OF the Cape of
Good Hope and the Ei, Indies after the LIST of March
1927.
On the nth day Of March, 1927, Mr.. Adams then
President issued his proclam alton in which by virtue
Of an Act Of Congress passed March Ist 1923 he de-
cared the ports Of the United States closed TO all Briti,h
vessels from the ports in the Bri'i.h North American
Colonies and the British West Indies. 10 this state Of
iuterdic our trade has remained since. Oh the
30h Of May last Congress- in contemplation Of such an
arrangement asi now male passed the following law
authorizing the Preside coBditionally to re open our
porte TO vessels from the Bt.b Colonies:
"a BILL to amend the acts requiring tie commercial
intercourse between the u States and certain coiops.
OF Great Britain.
Csc. I. Be IL enacted, &C., That whenever the Pre-.
silent Of the United States shall receive satisfactory ev-
idence that the Government Of Great Britain will open
the ports OF its Colonial ssons in the West Indies
the continent OF South America, the Bahama Islands
the Csicos, and the Bermuda Som.r T.l,nd. TO the
UneI States, for an indefinite or for limited term /:
that the vessels Of the Ua ted States and heir cargoes
jsct other higher duties Of tonnage or impos or
charges Of any other description than would he imposed
on British vessels or other crgoes arriving 10 said co
loni. possessions from the United Staes thai the YES
sells OF the United States import into said colonial
possessions from the United Satex any article or artj
Giles which could be imported in British ves,. into the
said pos,essions from the w. States; and that the vessels
OF the United States may export from the Bi,h colo
MES aforementioned, TO any country whatever o,h.r
than the dominions possessions OF Great Britain any
article articles that can be exported therefrom In
Brah vessel TO aoy country ohsr than the British do
unioDs possessions aiore s; that theu and In such
the Prssi1en, Of the Uni,ed States shall be- and he
is hereby authorised TO i'sue his ptocsmaioo decIar