The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
FOREIGN
HOW TO EXTENT IT.

nON IN Ia E4fO h
In the course of this communication refer
ence has more than once been made TO the
policy OF this government as regards the ex-
tension of our foreign trade. 1t seems
proper to declare the general principles that
should, in my opinion, underlie our national
efforts in this direction. Tn main conditions
of the problem may be thus stated: We are
a people rich in mechanical pursuits and
fertile in invention; We cover q vastextent of
territory, rich in agricultural products and in
nearly all the raw materials necessary for
successful manufacture. We nave a system
of productive establishments more than
sufficient to supply our demands The
wages Of labor are nowhere SO great.
The scale of living OF our
artisan classes is such as tends to secure
their personal comfort and the development
of those higher moral and intellectual quail
titles that go to the making of good citizens.
Our system of tax and tariff legislation is
Welding a revenue which is in excess OF the
present needs of the government. These
are elements from which 1t is sought TO de-
wise a scheme by which, without unfavora-
bly, changing the condition of w~orkingmen,
our merchant marine shall be raised from It's
enfeebled condition and new markets pro-
yided for the sale, beyond our borders, OF the
manifold fruits of our industrial enterprise.
The problem Is complex and can be solved
DIV no single measure OIL muOFdtlUn VI AC-
form. The countries of the American CONT
nent and the adjacent islands are for the
United States the natural market of supply
and demand. 1t is from them that we should
obtain what we do not produce, or do not
produce in sutficiency, and it is to them That
surplus productions of our fields, our mills,
and our workshops should flow, under
conditions that will equalize or favor them
in comparison with foreign competition,
four paths of policy seem to point TO this
end First, a series OF reciprocal commercial
treaties with the countries OF America which
shall foster between the United States and
them an unhampered movement OF trade.
The conditions of these treaties should be
| the free admission of such merchandise as
this country does not produce, IN return Tor
| the admission free or under a favored scheme
of duties of our own products, the benenIs
OF such exchange to apply on those goods
carried under the flag of the parties to the
| contract; the removal on both sides from
vessels SO privileged OF all tonnage e
| and national imports. SO that their vessels
| NAV ply u~nhindered between our ports and
those of the other contracting parties,
! though without infringing on the reserved
| home coasting trade. The removal or
| reduction of burdens on the exported
| PRODUCTS of those countries coming With
tn the benefits of the treaties, and the
avoidance of the technicalities, restrictions,
and specialties by which our intercourse
Il WfIn IIDHG tOuAA q ~ 0t k&0DS@H 1850
| Secondly, the establishment of the consular
| service of the United States on q salarled
| footing permitting the ACCOMPLISHMENTS or
| consular fees for not only as respects vessels
under the national flag. but also as respects
| vessels of the treaty nations carrying goods
| entitled to the benefits OF the treaties
| THIRDLY the enactment of measures TO favor
| the conetructior and maintenance OF a steam
| carrying marine under the flag OF the United
| States Fourthly. the establishment OF an
uniform currency basis for the countries OF
America, so that the coined products OF our
| mines may circulate on equal terms through
ont the whole system OF commemorative;
This would require a monetary. union OF
America, whereby the output OF the bullion.
| producing countries aud the circuiation OF
those which yield neither gold nor silver,
could be adjusted in contormity with the pop
ulation wealth and commercial needs OF each.
4 : many az the countries furnish no bullion
70 the common stock, the surplus productlon
Il our mines and minis might thus be utilized
and a step taken toward the general remone-
~fizafion of silver. To the accomplishments u
these ends, SO far as they can be attained pJ
eennrate treaties, the negotiations already
concluded and now in progress nave beer
Siraored and the favor with which this
enlorred nolicv has thus far been received
veafFantg.the belief that ite operations VIII
nre lonp.3 embrace all or nearly all the couL'
fries III this hemisphere. tits bg no means
deeirab1e. however. that the policy unde'
coa.sldnration shOuld be applied 70 tnes'
eos,,,triee alone. The healthtul enlargement
.f aur trade with Europe. Asia aud Aztec
kh0nld be sought by reducing tarliL pufAeh'
On sdch of their wares rs nelthSt We nos '1'
other American states are fitted 70 prodnce
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