New-York tribune., 1878-12-20
AMERICAN STEAM LINES ON THE SEA,
COMMUNICATIONS SENT TO CONGRESS BY PREsI-
DENT HAYES AND SECRETARY EvARIs. Favor

DENT HAYES AND SECRETARY EvARIs. FAVOR
ING STEAMSHIP LINES To SOUTH AMERICA.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.i
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 19.-The President sent to
the Senate to-day communication about trade
with South America, in response to the inquiry of
the Sepate. In transmitting various reports ON
that subject recently made to Secretary Evarts and
Secretary Key, the President says:
The external commerce OF the United States has for
many years been the subject Of socude because Of the
outward dram OF the precious metals it has caused. For
fully twenty years previous To 1877 the shipment OF gold
was constant and heavy, heavy during the entire
period OF the suspension OF specie payments pre-
clude the hope OF resumption safely during fits contnu-
nnce In 1876 however, vigorous efforts made by
enterprsng citizens OF the country and have since been
continued 10 extend general with foreign
lands especially In manufactured articles anu these ef
forts have been attended with very marked success.
The importation of manufactured goods was at the
same time reduced in equal degree and the result
has been an extraordinary reversal Of the conditions
long prevailing and complete cessation OF the outward
drain OF gold The official statement OF the values
represented in foreign commerce will show the unpre
cedented magnitude TO which the movement had at
taIned ana the protection thus securti 10 the
public interests at the time when commercial security
become inds pensabe The agencies through which
this chance has been effected must be maintained and
strengthened II the future Is TO be made secure
turn 70 excessive imports, or 10 material decline in
export trade, would render possible return to the
former cOnd ton of adverse balances, Sith the inev
able outward drain OF gold a necessary consequence
Every of aid 10 the nrOductOl OF The products
OF our soil and manufactures into new markets should
he made available. At present. such Is the favor in
which many Of the products of the United States are
held they obtain remunerative distribution, not
whstandinR positive dihere OF cost resulting from
our defective shipping and the tmperfecion Of
our arrangements In every respect, in COM
trade with foreign markets. II have equal CONNER
cial facilities, need not fear competition where
The laws have now directed q resumption OF financial
equality with other nations, and have ordered
To basis OF values IL Is of the impOr
thatthe commercial condition fortunately
attained shall be made permanent, and that rapidly
increasing export trade shall not be allowed to suffer
for want OF the ordinary means OF communication with
other countries.
The accompanying reports contain valuable and In
struetivo summary OF Information with
commercial interests South America, where iDvit
Ing field for enterprise OF people is presented
They with the assurance that meas
ures that be enacted In Iurtheance OF tnes mpor
tant interests will meet with my cordial approval.
K. B. HATES.
The accompanying report Of Secretary Evarts,
which is made to the President states that the Sec
retary lays before the President copies Of the dis
patches of Mr.. J. w. Frack. recently accredited to
the Governments Of South America. The Secretary
than says thas without entering into an extended
discussion Of tho very important and interesting
tOpics suggested by the papers submitted. he re-
ypeetfuly calls attention to certain manifest con