Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-12

H., - suites 10 pay. In submit.
ing lhls proposed amendment. which
II ssEs 10 nave referred to the annro.
rlalioh committee, the loreicu rrla.
tolls committee presents is a part "f
us report letler from the secretary nf
siaie, dated March 10Th. 1SSl
enuurslhg The. proposed amend.
hthl. Inc letter is addressed
TO senator Miller Fl California
chairman oi the committee, and is i'm
pant us follows: ."
am thoroughly Convinced of tbo
accessibility of knitting clrsslv our
relations with the states of this couti.
heht, ana no effort ON my part sbnll
DE wanting To accomplish a result sn
colsonant with the constant pulirv of
this country and in The spirit of The
Monroe doctrine, which, i'm excluding
loreigh Political interference, recor.
hiHes The cUMmon interest of tie
states OF North and South Amer.
ica' IL is the history
OF All diplomacy that close political re-.
IalioRs and friendship spring from
UNITY oil commercial interests. The
merchant or trader is the forerunncr
ana aid t9 diplomatic intimacy and i'm.
terhational amity. With the spirit of
the proposed amendments ! am i'm
harmony, but certain practical ohicc.
tlohs to the mode suggested occur to
me. fear Il congress so soon
To meet without previous
conference with the several
governments and without preparation
of well-digested programme for dis.
cussion might he unable to accom-.
plish valuable results. The views
OF the state, which are to
be parties to the conference should be
obtained, their wishes and aims care.
fully considered and the scope and
purpose OF the congress carefully de.
fined and outlined In the
invitation. The disadvantage
of summOning congress without some
definite assurance of general accord
and without announcement of its
programme was shown in 1850,
when the Columbian government
convoked congress of the Spanish
American states at Panama to concert
measures for preserving the peace be-
tween them by pleans of internaticns Il
arbitration. Few states Were
represented, and the confer
enee failed to develop unity of
views and broke up without ac-
complaining anything except, per.
haps, prejudice against u reno val
of the project. Moreover,
il Is probable that other states
certainly the smaller and less powerful
among them, would desire treaty o
alliance requiring of the United State,
protection and defence in case of at
tack, not only by European powers, bu
by more powerful neighbors on thi
continent. Material aid also in con
struction of their railroads and othe
public works would he expected
In the conference, the smalles stat
would have n voice equal to that of Tia
United States, and while we need no
: necessarily be bound by the con
illusions reached, it would weak
en- rather than strengthen on
Influence with these countries If W
should feel forced to reject the meas
ures adopted by the conference. Con
siderations of this character influence,
the failure of the notable projec
for the American congress ut Pauam
: during the Adams administration ii
lS2S-29. The true plan, 1t seems /
me, is to make n series of reciprocit
treaties with the states of Centra
and South America, taking ear
3 that those manufacturers, an
as far as practicable those products
] which would come into competio
, with our manufactures an
7 products, should not be admitted I
4 The free list by these treaties
We might secure for n valuable cor
Y sideration, so as not to. violate III
: most favored nation-clause OF an
/. other treaty, further substantial Il,
| IL, lns
s free navigation of their coast
d rivers and lakes. This indiscrim
i nate reduction of duties on materi'
l. peculiarly the production OF Cel
trail aud South America woul
s. take from us the abilii
to offer reciprocy, and we would thu
e lose the opportunitunity TO secure
y valuable trade. The removal of d
ties from coffee without greatly chea
re ening its price has deprived the Un
ted States of the power to negotia
e with The collee-growing countri
D. of Spanish-America highly advai
Is tageous reciprocity treaties, and I'll
sc indiscriminate reduction of duti
d ON sugar would complete o,
y, inability TO estaoiis
l. favorable commercial relations wit
these countries, which form our nat
4. raj market and from which we a
y now almost entirely excluded. III
TX copfine the reduction of duties on sur
re articles as sugar and coffee To tho
it Spapish American countries whi1
are willing to negotiate with
treaties of reciprocity would cbea
en- these products for OF
own people and ut the same time ga
81 control of those markets for the pr
w. duets of our fields and factories. A
- other point seems well worthy of co
Or sideration: The United States a
~ great producers OF silver, al
" syery market " bich can he opened
~ this valuable product is to our dire
W. advantage. Great Britain, on q
al other hand strives to dispara
- nd exclude ii as means OF eXchan
Of for its use, and in this way deprecia'
va her wealth and works y
ss own disadvantage. The stat
=: of Central and South Amer
~ are also silver producers, with intere
NY like Ours. 1t would, therefore, be
~ advantage to us and probably prac
Va cable to agree upon comm
"a silvee coin, equal in value to, say q
~ ~oId dollar. or some other approprls
W Standard, which, under paper regn
~. lions us to coinage, etc, shou
ioi he current in all countr.
ne IN this continent, and thus a val
ne would be given to our silver produ
W and commerce, and these countries
aided.
The president should be authori2
sand delegates TO confer with
H. " oo Of the other countries, a
III BD'N'. .,,,,,ioe;ou has made its