The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-12
Secretary Frelinghuysen Furnishes State
ment and Analysis Showing the Pur-
pose and Effect of the Treaty,
A Claim that Its Ratification Will Be-
Beneficial to the United States.
An Eastern Commercial Newspaper DiSsects
the Agreement and Points Out It's
Defects and inconsistencies.
TIE PRESIDENTS mEssAGE.
What Led to the Negotiations, and When
They Were Completed.

What Led to the Negotiations, and When
They Were Completed.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1.-THE following is tie
message sent by the President to the Senate with
the Spanish treaty:
ITO the Senate of the United States:
II transmit herewith, for consideration by tho
Senate, with view to advising and consenting
to its ratification, a convention for commercial
reciprocity between the United States and Spain,
providing for intimate and favored exchange Of
products with the islands Of Cuba and Porto
Rico, which convention was signed at Madrid on
the 18th inst The regotiations,for this conveu-
uon have been In progress since April last, in
pursuance of all understanding reached by the
Two governments on the I'd of January,
1854, for improvement of the commercial re-
lations between the United States and the
Spanish Antilles, by the eighth article of which
both governments engaged to begin at once ne
EQUATIONS for q complete treaty of commerce
and navigation between the United States of
America and said provinces of Cuba and Porto
Rico Although this clause was. by common
consent, omitted from the eubstiCutionary agree
ment of Feb. l3, lSS4-noW III force until re-
placed by this convention being carried into eff
fect-the obligation to enter on such negotia-
tions and to continue the same with the best de-
sire manifest on both sides to reach common
accord the negotiation has been necessarily pro
tracted, owing to the plexty of details to be
incorporated in order that the coayautiea might
respond to the national policy of intercourse
with neighboring countries of the American sys
tenn which is outlined in my late annual message
to Congress in the following words;
The conditions Of these treaties should be the FREQ
admission of such merchandise this country does
not produce III return for the admission free or un
der a favored scheme of duties of our own products
the benefits of such exchange 10 apply only to goods
carried under the flag Of the parties to the contract
the removal both sides from vessels privileged
of al tonnage dues and national imposts thai these
vessels may ply unhindered between our ports and
those of the other contracting parties though without
infringing the reserved home coast tlade the re-
moval or reduction Of burdens the exported prod.
ucts of those countries coming within the benefits of
the treaties and avoidance Of technical restrictions
and penalties by which intercourse with those
countries is at present hampered.
"a perusal OF the conditions now submitted
will suffice to show how fully it carries out the
policy of intercourse thus announced ] com
mend it to you in the confident expectation that
it will receive your sanction. 1t does not seem
Necessary to my present purpose TO euter iuto
detailed consideration of the many immediate
and prospective advantages which will flow from
this convention to our reductions and TO our
shipping interests. CHESTER A ARTHUR.
Executive MANSION, WAsHrNGroS, Dec 10,
lSS4n