The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
Some Other Important News Notes.
Grant Talks.

Mexican minister on the MeAican treaty.
General Grant said: 81 see by dispatches
from Washington that while the CONNER
cial treaty with Mexico is likely to be re-
ported favorably by the committee having
it in charge, it may meet with opposition
in the senate from the fact that it seems to
leave il possible to ship sugar from Havana
to Mexico and reship to this country, us il
il were a product Of Mexica soil. 1t may
be possible that such shipments will be
made from time to time, but at great risk
to persons who engage in this business,
precisely in the same way as goods are now
struggled in from Cuba and from Europe
Sooner or later, however, they are detected,
and the parties engaged in the business are
punished by forfeiture and fine, and it is
not probable this business will be carr. ed on
successfully to any great extent, any more
than smuggling Is now. In other words, 1t
is a question which concerns not the treaty
making power, but the administration
of the treasury. The treaty presents
very great advantages for the United
States, and for Mexico, as thew touch each
other on the frontiers and have similar in
stitutions. 1t would seem necessary that
The two countries would enjoy the most
intimate relations. but it is well-known
fact that for many years the bulk OF Mexico
will ne senstiyely afraid OF Ameri-
oan encroachments. Mexican suspicious of
the United States are now in large degree
dispelled as is shown by their willingness
TO negotiate such treaty as the one now
before the senate. The development of our
railroads running into Mexico and the de-
yelopment in Mexico consequent upon
building those roads and the increase of
general business industry in Mexico, must
inevitably make Mexico large CONNER
cal country, increasing in Importance from
year TO year in a very rapid rate, and if we
fail now to use this first opportunity that
We have had of cultiyating closer relations,
1t is not only possible, but very probable, il
Will be many years before we can expect
another opportunity for negotiating such
treaty. With this treaty, ratified by both
governments, it may be assumed that
another treaty subsequently which
shall remedy any defects which may be
found in the working Of this. Another
very good reason for its ratification is the
fact that II has BEEN and is now violently
opposed by all European merchants and
agents residing in Mexico. Foreign mer.
chants residing there are an influential
class because they import pretty nearly all
goods imported into the country, and con
sg9uently pay into the Mexican treasury
iSHe percentage of all present revenue of
that country. Their influence is in.
creased by the fact o, smal! resources gcner.
suy OF the natives of this country, who pur.
chase their goods from these importers ON
long credits, paying for them out
OF sales of goods. Consequently, as you
zee. these foreign merchants have great in
fluence, both with the governing officials
and with the enterpfising Mexican Dealers
lhey are upon the spot to work against |
thiS treaty, while we have no correspond |
ing class of American citizens at pres mt in |
That country TO represent our side of the !
question. The president of the republic,
however, and his cabinet, have had the in.
and as | thiak, the good sense,
20 accept this treat as il is nov presented |
n our senate, and they accepted this
'hough they had begun by being very
commercial treaty with the United States.
know objection has been or may
% raised to this treaty from the fact that
here is nothing in il which prohibits Mex.
GO making similar treaties with other coun-
Iries. 1t would have b, Ell hardly fair for us
70 have insisted on Mexico restricting her
own powers without ever restricting our |
selves Ia the same way. and it is not proba-
BILE that any treaty could be ratified by the |
senate OF the United States, which contains |
Ihe clause prohibiting the United States |
rom making treaty like this, or any other |
Treaty. with other countries whenever 1t |
Should seem proper and advantageous to do |
30, but 1t Is not likely that Mexico will |
consider similar treaty with an European
country, because there is no European |
country that can give Mexico markets for |
her surplus products that We can, and they |
are further more remote from Mexico and |
not neighbors as We are. This treaty, if 1t |
goes into effect, will naturally bring the |
wo adjoining republics closer together, but |
II gives material advantages In another |
way to both OF us. We receive from Mex.
leo all the products which she is capable of |
producing, in manufactured articles; that
IL, OF y in the number Of these articles 20 |
are AZ present on our free list and @ |
are articles which enter to a greater or less |
extent INTO our manufactures, and which |
we do not produce. There are but two arti. |
oles produced byus which are admitted free |
from Mexico under the treaty: One is crude |
sugar, the other leaf tobacco. Taking the
latter into consideration first, conceive the |
treaty would be very advantageous to us,
and certainly very advantageous to Mexico,
because, under IL we are only to receive to-
bacco free from duty in its unmanulactured
state, and the tobacco which they
raise does not correspond at all |
10 the article raised by us,
put ia similar and equal in
quality to the tobacco raised in Cuba. IL is
presumed that when Mexico raises enough
OF this tobacco. to supply the market the
mainu'actute OF our own Havana" cigars
viii take place in our own country, and the
tobacco OF Mexico being free from EXPORT
duty in Mexico we shall be LARGELY able TO
compete with Havana In the outside mar.
kets OF the world in two articles, manufac.
tured tobacco and cigars. In regard TO
her sugar, Mexico at the present time does
not raise perhaps a quarter of what
her own consumption Is, or will
be, with railroads to distribute it. The
country has great capacity for raising gu.
gar, put the territory where sugar can DO
raised without irrigation lies exclusively In
We low lands OF the gulf or on the Pacific
cans can't be induced to live or do any hard
work. The region where sugar is nj prss.
ent raised, and where II will continue to be
raised as long as the country rs occupied
alone by the present working population, is
on the plateaus at between l 800 and 4 600
ieet altitude, where II Is healthy and where
the seasons are divided into rainy and dry,
sugar can be raised there only on grounds
which can be irrigated and the water sun.
ply IS entirely inadequate to irrigation
anywhere OF a very large per centage OF
lana lying under q climate adapted to the
cultivation Of sugar. This Of itself will
limit the production for a good many wears
SO that while Mexico will receive sons
benefit from the tariff Of duties upon i'm.
ported sugars coming from the other coun.
tries, she will not be able 10 furnish
enough sugar 10 as within the limit Of
ms treaty TO effect the price.
In other words, she will
yet the benefit o; our tariff In the price OBJ.