The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-07-26
BLArNE,sLETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
what should be the Foreign Policy
of Our Government.

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u space-and we a only give an
extract from this very able paper.
Mr.. Blaine's views on what should
be the foreign policy of this Govern
ment, which we annex in full, APP
a TO us TO be sound statesman
ship and cannot fail TO commend it
self to the American people as a step
q long way in advance OF the puerile
foreign policy that for years has been
II guide. On this subject Mr..
Blaine says:
Our foreign relations favor our do
mestic development. We are at peace
with the world, at peace upon a sound
basis, with no unsettled questions of
sufficient magnitude to elnbarrAss or
distract us, happily removed by our
geographical position from participA-
ton in those questions OF dynasty or
boundary which SO frequently disturb
the peace OF Europe. We are left to
cultivate friendly relations with all.
Free from possible ENHANCEMENT, the
Unites States has 10 desire to get into
quarrels, no cause and no dersire TO
engage in conflict with any power on
earth, and we may rest in confidence
that no power desires TO attack the
United States. With the nations OF the
Western Hemisphere we should cult
vate closer relations, and for u coth-
mon prosperity aud advancement we
should induce them all TO join with us
IN an agreement that for the future all
International troubles III North or
south America should he adjusted by
impartial arbitration, and MOI by arm .
/ This project was part of the fixed pol
icy Of President Carrie. DIS administra-
ton, aud should, in my judgment, be
! rene we'd. Its accomplishment on thls
continent would fasorably etftct all
the nations, and thus powerfully con-
tribute at no distant day to the. phil
anthropic and Christian principle of
arbitration. The effect OF suggesting
it for the Spanish American States has
been most happy, and has Increased
the confidence of those people in Il
friendly disposition. 1t fell 10 my lot,
As Secretary OF state, in June, 1881, TO
quiet applshensions in The Republic
OF Mexie6 by q wing the assurance III
an official dispatch that ''there is not
the faintest desire in the United States
for territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT south
OF the hio 6rande river" The bound
aries OF the two Republics have been
established in conformity with the
best jurIsdiciional interests Uf both.
the line OF demarkation Is not merely
one OF convenience; 1t is more. II
separates = Spanish from AZ A,nerI-
CAN peopls-from a Saxon-Ainerican
people. 1t divides one great nation
from another with distin ; an ma ural
tinality. We seek the conquest of
peace. We desire to extend our COM
merce, and in an especial degree with
our friends and neighbors on this con-
tinent. We have not improved our
relations with Spanish America as we
should and as We might have done.
For nlooe than a generation the sym
pathy OF these countries has been al
lowed to drift away from US. We
should now make every effort to gain
their friendship. Our trade with them
is already large. During the last year
our exchanges in the Western Henri
sphere have amounted 10 $3.50, 600, 900
-neaaly n fourth of our entile for
eign commerce.. To tho e who may be
disposed to- underrate The value of our
trade with the countries of North and
South America, il may be well TO state
that their production is nearly $780,
600, 900, aud that in proportion to ag-
gregate numbers we import nearly
double as much from them as we do
from Europe. But the result Of the
whole amount OF trade ID in a high
degree unsatisfactory. The imports
during the past year exceed 1926, 000,-
900, while the exports were less han
$l25 900 900, showing balance
against us OF more than SI00, 900, 900.
We send large UNI TO Europe in coin,
or its equivalent, to pay European
manufacturers for goods which they
send to Spanish America. We are
but paymasters OF this enormous
amount sent annually to European
factors-an amount which is a serious
draft in every financial depression
upon our of spec.e. Cannot
this condition of trade in great part
be changed? Cannot the market for
our products be greatly enlarged?
Wa have made a beginnlnging of our
effort to improve trade relations with
Mexico, and we should lot be content
until 81 nlilar and mutually advantage