The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-14
GoperaI Crant,s Vows.

NEW York, Feb IL The world has fur
nlshsd the Associated Press With TIE follow
ing interview With General G. an aud the
Ne xican Minister o. the American treaty:
A reporter was sent yesterday 70 ask Gen
eral Grant what the present condition ard
outlook are on the Tscriprocity trestv vita
Mexico, ntgOuated by him with Romero,
the Mexican Minister at Washington, and
General Csntdo. the Special Commissioners
of Mexico seat u meet and confer with
General Grant, TTescot and Romero.
General Gran said: Il see by the dis
patches from Washington City, while the
commercial treaty with Mexico is likely to
be reported favorably by the Committee
having il IN charge II may meet WIFE OppO-
siticn il the Senate FROM the fact IL seems
TO leave it possible TO ship sugar. from
Havana to Mexico and reship ~ 10 this
country IS Il IL were the prodccs OF NeXicln
soil. 1t NAV be possible such shipments
will be IN .de fr, N Cme 70 time Ou at great
risk by p. rsJns in that business, precisely IN
the same Way IS goods are now smuggled IL
from Cuba AID from Europe. Sooner or later,
however, they are detected, and the parties
engaged in business ara punished By
forfeiture aud fine, aud its not probable this
business will be carried on successfully 10
any great extent, any more than smugSiinE
nov. The treaty at present IS very great
advantage to for the United States a5d
for Mexico. as they touch each other on the
frontiers era have similar Institutions. Ii
would seem rGces ary the two countries
should enjoy the most intrinsic relations,
Cd but it is well known lsct that fer many
years back Mexico has been sensitive
and afraid of American encrocah-
ments. Mexican suspicious of us are
now in 3 large degrees disPelIed, as is shown
By their willingness TO negotiate such a
treaty as tie one now before the Senate.
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into Mexico ard the development in Mex
ico cons qcen5 upon the building of these
roads. sn1 the increase Of general business
and induS'Tv in Mexico, must inevitably
make Mexico large commercial country,
increasing n IN orisnce from year to year
IN very r q q ratio, and II we fail now 70
use this, IT, hts5 opportunity we lave bai
OF cultiyaii closer relations, II IS MT only
possible bu- very pTuha Gle IL VII be many
years bgf re- gs c2n expect another Oppol
tuni.v 81 ntgO iaiiny such q treaty.
With this IatIted Dy both Govern
ments, il ma he assumed IL will be posi-
BILE to masr another treaty subsequently
which shaii remedy any defects wnicu may
be found in working this. Anorher gcOi
reason fO- - ratification is the fsct it Ia.
beel and is HOW violently oppO,ed bV sll
European merchants and agents residing in
Mexico. Fureiga merchants ;bere are al
influential C'sss, because they import pretty
nearly 81 he goods imported into the cOuL-
try, and rs quertly pay into the Mexican
Treasury lar percentage Of all the pre-
ent revenues Of that country. Their ,Liu-
ence is inc esscd by Ibe fact thai the small
retailers are generally natives al iha cOuC-
try who purchase their goods frc!a the i'm
p rters on iOrg cfeGits, paving for them out
OF sales OF eC1ls; cJnseq lentiy, S. yeu see
these foreign nt-IcrlsuUs rave great Influence
both with toe GJveHmeI; iii as and
with eEtecpy',ing Mexican dealers. Ttey
are upon the spit u work against TINS
treaty, While wc have no corresponding clsss
Of American cliizens 80 present IN thar couu-
try 10 reDrr~c { OF SIDE ot the que ton.
The Pras'0 .; Of tie Republic. however,
ard E;s Cl5i,e, "a. tie Independence, ana
"a | th'nF, sod sense - acc1s; the treaty rs
10 is now presented IN our Senate aud !Dey
accepted Ibis though thry had hegun By De
ing very strongly p-eiudiced against IA -k'ng
any commercial treaty with the Unit
Sta rs. ko0w objection has been or may
be Tsised 10 - treaty FROM The fact that
there Is me- aing ia which it prohibits
Mexico from Eiaking similar tre4Jies with
other conntries. Ii would have been hardy
lair Tor Us . have asked Mexico 10 have re-
strained To- own powers WITHOUT ever re-
stricting ,theTs IN scms Tsy, andait is not
pr babe a..s treaty could have been ratified
by the Seaa'e of ths United STATES which
NOhtoAltIA a AA-h~t HtfhlottiAS WV 4 nllcl
States from rleki,.g treaty like this or aoy
other treaty With her countries, whenever
it should ss' IN proper and advtn age0us %
d. so. Bat il Is not likely Mexico considers
similar treaty With. the European c1untry,
because there is no European country that
can give Msxics the market for her surplus
product Ne can. and they are Furthermore
remote from Mexico, and not neighbOrS, as
we are. This II, ATTY, if it goes into elfec',
will naturally bring the people OF the two
adjoining republics closer together, but il
gives maJeisl advantages in another way to
both # as. We receive from Mexico ell the
produces which she is capable of producing
Or unmanIi9ctuTed articles there are
twenty-eight in number. OF these articles
twenty are at present in cur free list and
six are articles which enter 10 a greater Or
less extent into our manufactures and which
we do not produce. There are but two
articles produced by the United States
which are admitted free from Mexico under
the treaty, cue crude sugar, the other leaf
tobacco"