Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-24

! lheAtN N@t0fNluo peace Qt Europe. are LETT
/ % cultivate friendly relations with ALL and are
! free from possible acknowledgements iu the Quarrgls
I of env. The United States Aas no cause and no
| desire to engage IA conflict with any power on
earth, and we may rest iu assured confidence that
| no power desires Oh attack the United States
/ With the nations OF The western ham.sphAre we
| should cultivate closer relations, and for 0uI com
1 mon prosperity aud advancement We should u-
! yte them ali 90 join with uS in an agreement that
/ for the future, an International troubles in North
| or south America shall hc adjusted 10y impartial
! arbitration ANA NOT by arms This project was
/ part OF tue fixed policy of President Garlela
] administration, and d. should. In ulY Judgment
! be renewed Its accomplishment ON This Conti
! nent would t0vor0by AFFECT the nations beyond
the sea, and thus powerfully contribute, 90 mo- dis
( tant day. to the UNIVERSAL acceptance OF the phil.
/ auihroptc nua christian principle of arbitration
! The effect even ot suggesting 10 for the Spanish
/ American states has been most happy, and has
| increased the confidence Of these people IA our
Friendly disposition. fen 70 my lot as
/ secretary OF state in june, 1881, 10 quiet APP
preheusiou ia The republic OF Mexico. by
giving tne assurance ln an official dispatch that
| 'thcra is not the tniutest desire IN the United
States for territorial extension south of the Rio
Grande. The bOuudarie, of the two republics
have been established In conformity with tac best
/ jurisdictional interests of both The line Of de-
I narration q not merely conventional it Is more
/ 10 separates q Spanish American people from
/ SaNou-Amerlcap people. Il divides one great
nation from another with distinct and natural
[ fidelity.
/ We seek the couqucsts OF peace we desire TO
extend our commerce. and iu am especial degree
with our friends and ncighhOrS ON this continent.
| We have not improved our relations with Spanish
America as wisely and ms pefSsteutly as We might
| have done For more than generation the sym
p0thy of those countries las been allowed TO drift
/ away from us We should now make every effort
| % gain their friendship our trade with them is
already large During the last year our eN-
changes in the Western hemisphere amounted
/ TO tbree hundred and httN millions of dollars
nearly one-fouth OF our entire foreign com.
merce To those who may bc disposed to uuder
rate tht value OF our trade with the countries OF
I North an 4 South America, 10 may be well to sJate
/ that Chef, population is nearly or quite fifty
millions and that m proportion tao aggregate
/ numbers we import nearly double as much frem
| them as we do from Europe But the result of
| the whole American trade Is Ia a high degree uu
satisfactory The imports during the past year
exceeded two hundred and weaty five millions
/ while the exports were less than one hundred and
/ theuty five millions showing balance against
/ MS OF moro than one huadr,d millions ut dollars
/ But the money does not so 90
Spanish America We send large sums tp lu.
/ rope ia coin or lbs equivalent 90 pay European
manufacturers for the goods which they send to
] Spanish America We are hut paymRstew for
/ this enormous amount annually to European fac
/ tOs-an amount which is O serious draft, la
every financial depression, upon our resources of
/ specie.
| Cannot CHS condition of trade In great part be
/ Ch0ugedt Cannot The market for our products
/ he greatly culargedy We have made beginning