New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-12
RECIPROCITY WITH MEXICO.
GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS on ITS ADVANTAGES
THE sUGARAND TOBACCO QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.

GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS on ITS ADVANTAGES
THE sUGARAND TOBACCO QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
General Grant was asked yesterday what the
treaty with Mexico negotiated by him with Mr. Romero,
the Mexican Minister al Washington and General Cane
do tho Special Commissioner Of Mexico TO meet and
confer with General Grant, Mr. Trescot and Mr. Romero
General Grant said " see by dispatches from Wash
ingon City that while the commercial treaty with Mex
co is likely to be reported favoraby by the committee
having 1t in charge it may meet with opposition
I'm the Senate from the fact that 1t seems to
leave possible 10 ship sugar from Havana to Mexico
and reshp il this country 1t were the product or
Mexican soil 1t may be possible that such shipments
will be made from time to time. but at great fisk To the
persons who engage in that business precisely in the
way as goods are smugged in from Cuba and
from Europe. Sooner later. however they are de-
tected and the persons engaged in the business are
punished by forfeiture and fine, and 1t Is not probable
that this business will he carried on successfully to any
great extent any more than smuggling Is now III
other words it is question which concerns not the
treaty-making power. but the administration OF inc
Treasury.
"The treaty presents very great advantages for the
United States and for Mexico The development OF our
railroads running into Mexico and the development In
Mexico consequent upon the building OF those ROADS ana
the increase of general business and industry in Mexico
must inevitably make Mexico a large commercial coun-
Try, increasing In importance rom year 10 year III
very rapid ratio; and II we fail now
TO use this first opportunity that have had Of cuya-
ting closer relations II is not only possible but is very
probable TINT IL will be many years before we can ex-
poet another opportunity Of negotiating such treaty
know an objection has been or may be raised to this
irav rom the fact tfa there II nothing I'm IL Whch
prohibits Mexico from making similar treaties with other
countries II would have been hardly fair for to have
asked Mexico 10 have restricted her powers with
not probable trca could have been ratified by the
which "A
prohibiting the United states from making treaty like
This. other treaty with other countries whenever
IL should seem proper and advantageous to do 80.
This irea v II II gees INTO effect, VIII bring material
advantage IN another way to botn OF III. We receive
from Mexico an the products which she Is capable Of pro-
ducing-uumauuiactnrcl articcs-that Is twenty-eigh
IN number. or these clcs twenty at present ON
our free list and ak articles which enter TO greater
less eut into manufactures and when we do
by us winch are admitted from Mexico under the
treaty one Is crude and the other leaf bacco
Idklug the latter into consideration hrSt CONCEIVE
that the ire y would be very advantageous 10 McNco
because under IL we only to receive tobacco Tree
from duty In IT. manufactured state and the Tobacco
winch they raise uOc9 not correspond a all 10 the article
tobacco raised In Cuba II rs to be presumed that when
Mexico enough OF this tobacco to supply the mar
kct the manufacture OF our own Havana cigars VIII take
place la our own country, ana TOT accO OF
Mexico being tree from export duty u Mexico, We
shall be- largely able 10 compete with Havana In the out
siae markets uf the world In the two articles of manu-
Mexico ri tho present time does not raise perhaps
quarter OF what her own consumption -
or viii be with railroads 10 distribute H.
She will not be able 10 furnish ccOugn Of sugar to ~
other word-, will get the benefit OF tallh IN tho
price obtained for the does send to ~, while
our own producers Of sugar VIII get the snmc price that
they woId Il We had no Mexican or Hawaiian CONNER
ca treaties.