Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-04

Miantonomoh. The recommendations of
the Naval Advisory Board approved BY the
Department comprise the construction of
one steel cruiser of $500 tons, one cruiser
Of 5000 tons. two heavily armed gunboats,
one light cruising gun-boat, one despatch
vessel armed with Hotchkiss cannon. one
armored ram aud three torpedo boats. The
general designs. all of which are calculated
to meet the existing wants Of the service, are
now well advanced and the construction of
these vessels can be undertaken as soon as
YOU shall grant the necessary authority"
In reference to the extension % our foreign
trade the President says:
Fit seems proper TO declare the principles
that should. in my opinion. underlic our ma
tional efforts in th. direction. The main con-
dition> Of the problem may b. thus stated
We are people OF mechanical pursuits and
fertile in invention. We cover a vast extent
of territory. rich In agricultural products and
in nearly all the raw materials necessary TO
successful manufacture. W. have system OF
productive establishment more ,han sufficient
10 supply our own demands; the wages Of la
Dor are nowhere else great The scale Of
living OF our artisan classes Is such a. tends TO
secure their personal comfort and the deyel-
opment OF those higher morals and intellect
ual qualities that - 10 making good citizens.
our system Of lax and tariff legislation Is
webbing revenue which i, in excess Of the
present need, Of government.
These are the elements from which II Is
sought 10 devise q scheme by which. without
unfavorablv chandn. the condition OF our
workiu-mcn. our merchant marine shall I've
raised from il, cnfrcbl,d condition and new
markets provided for the sale. beyond our
borders Of the manifold fruits Of our indus
trial enterprises. The problem i complex and
can b. solved ht no single measure nf inuoNa-
tipn or reform. The countries 81 the Amori-
can Continent and aliarrni islands are for the
United States the natural mart- ~ supply and
demand. II i from them We should obtain
what we 10 not produce. or d. NO; produce in
>ufi sent amounts. AMI Il j. 10 them the sur
plus productions of our field. our mills, and
our work shop, should flow. under conditions
that clualizr or favor them in comparison
with for,i.n competition.
-Four patlI- nf policy seem To point 10 this
"nd; first >"ri"> ~ reciprocal commercial
treaties with Tho countries ~ America which
shall foster between "a, and them sn unhsm-
p"r-l movement NJ 'ril Tho conditions u
these treaties should l." ih' FREE admission Of
such m,yr'aulj-.- q, thi> country does not
pr"iuc" IN return for ID" admission FRI" or
under favored >ru m' 81 dhiic~. of oar own
prnlu,t.. the h,n,iii- 81 such cNchau = in al,-
ply uuh 90 good, CARRIED under To, li-. 81 the
parties to the contrast; the removal. ON both
d. ID d.
la,l. u ail tonnage duo aud nations im.,,i-.
- their vessels may 81, unhGa' ral i'.tw,
oar port AMI Those of other contracting jar
tir-. though without nillu -in- "n oar reserved
hniur enl-iin- trIl-: lhr removal "r rrin Won
% burdens on exported products - thr-"
ruuniri.- r'mn- within ih- hn'i' ~ fl"
treaties anl Ih, avoidance ~ arhn ~ r'--t -i-
iln- ani l,aali., bt which our ia'.- 'n--"
with thr-- countries = ~ prison hua. r.r-i.
secondly. i'I '-ia'''i-hu ut ~ ih. consular
>.r,irc of Oh tnt. ~,'., rn % -..'.-l f.''.-
,n-. thu, permitting 40. rr.ulu-imrn, 10,
consular f.--. n't pnl a- r.-l..-t- sr--r.. ua-
lr tha national 1ts bIt d. r',l-..t- tr>- + of
,hr treaty ul'i,u. o,rr..a- -.,l. .a,ii.oiip
'h' \ ~ "a; ~ 'A. 'r.'ii.'- iir'.t. 'h' 'na =
'A'W n ~ i'"''' '' ''''E i' "'-
'i'h ann m''n'' hA''' 10y >''H 'ffA'h-
maf'h" n".!.r thr a't %. RI tni i.'-
F"Griht. ih' '-'.''t 'i'ii NJ N uniform
currency hi-l' ''' ih' ''iii'f '"'"i NH' '''A' ="
'Hai i.' council V'tiH ~ "i' "il-' ih't '-i-
'iH'. aH 'lli. '"Fh, iHf'H-A ..i iA' """l'
system 90 '"in'a DO" .i.'.'-. l'.' Wort iTHII'r"
p pa 80 'AiA Union e.. Nhifi"' 'i.5 ''' 'A' out
lui % ili' t'u li'n iF'"li VIZ countries any th"
'f.d.''i'n ~ iA'-. "Ai'h ''.'' "'.'"'F -"'h
uHr silver. could 20. ai'T-' ! ia Conformity
with ihr population. 81 i.'h mi ''hm'rNiAi
need. of "t.h. y mia' "i ih" r'uu'rr-
Turn - NJ bullion g" ~" common -'"ck. 1870
Surplus prediction ~ our mime AMI minf-
mi-hi iAu- p" u'iuk-i ami >irp '1h'h ''w ara
"a" general r'm'nfihA'i'n '' silver.
4 cln b attained ht -.pArA'H treaties. ~
-oilaiiou> already 'nnr'uar'i AMI n'w ih pr'-
gre, hii" hrvn d.r'7'ir! AMI ihr favor WITH
~lneh tln- enlarged p",lyA ha> i.I~ far l-tn
received warrants The belief That IT, operations
Viii. ere lone, "mhraf" att. or nearly I'll, ~"
cpuntrit. 20 ih- h'mi-phcrs. II J. ~ NJ
means desirable. however. that tlr policy I'M
der consideration should Dee applied {" these
countries alone. til" hra.th'ul enlargement
~ cur trade with IuT"p" A>ia ami Air"a
should he sought by reducing ihr farm bur
1"n-. on such - their ware - We nor other
American state arr hti7l 2" rr'4lno". and