The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-03
Our Chllian Relations

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tho South
American commission, under dato OF
Santiago, May IA, have made their re-
port to tho Secretary of State Of the re.
suit OF their visit to Chill. The com
mission reached Valparaiso Nav 8.
The report says: Valparaiso is al.
most an English colony. The Epeiisb
language is used almost exclusively in
trade, and the leading merchants are
subjects Of Great Britain, there benz
but three distiuctively American
houses In the place. Tho
amount Of goods imported from
the United States Is verv
small beyond what are brought by
those firms, the great obstacles 20 the
annexation of this trade being the dis
position Of Englishmen to trade at
home and their ability do 10 on ao
count Of the high frolghts betweeu
Now York and Valparaiso, which ara
usually double tho cost OF transporta-
tlOn h0teen Valparaiso and London.
Havre or Hamburg; In short, no goods
arc imported from the United States
except whom they can not be obtained
elsewhere, and then it is found much
cheaper TO ship them to Chilli from
New York via Hamburg or LiverpooI.
The report describes the moetipg OF
the President OF Chill by the commis-
sion and says series or propssitions
were submitted to him. II continues;
Tho first was suggestion that
the old treaty Of amity, commerce
and navigation between tho
United States ard Chill, which
long since was torminatNd,
might bo renewed with advautage to
both countries. In reply to this, the
President said no could not gee anv
advantage to Chilli and was not dis
posed to enter into any further con.
nootions with foreign countries.
The second proposition involved the
idea Of q reciprocal Commercial
treaty between tho two countries.
under which special products
Of each should be admitted free of
duty into the other when carried nm
dor the flag Of other nations. This did
not meet with any greater favor with
President Santa Maria, who was not
disposed to make reciprooy treaties,
His people were at liberty 10 sell WHARF
they could get tho bost prices and buv
L
his opinion commerce was not aided
by commercial treaties, and Chill
mother asked from nor gave other
nations especial favors. Trade would
regulate itself and there was
no advantage In trying TO direct
10 in one direction or the
other. Sofsr as the United States MAS
concerned, there could be very little
trade with Chill, owing TO the fact that
the products of the two countries were
almost identical. Chill produced yerv
little that we wanted, and although
there were many industrial products
of the United States that wero used in
Chill, the merchants of the lntter
country must be allowed TO buy whero
they sold and where they could trade
TO the greatest advantage.
With reference to the provision that
reduced duties should be allowed only
upon goods carried in Chilian or
American vessels, he said that Chill
did not want any such means 10 en-
courage her commerce. Her ports
were open to all tho vessels Of the
world upon equal terms,
IL was suggested that there might be
large commerce between tho two
NNNhNAAVn "a Nhb lOM-kTANo HuN0 no,
which Is adapted TO the cultivation OF
cotton In the Southern States and Is
not sought for In Europe, could be OK.
changed for the manufactured pro-
ducts OF the United States.
The President very frankly and
somewhat bluntly responded that the
Government of Chill owned
all the guano and had given
the monopoly OF its expectation
TO company of which the people of
tho United States could purchase as
much rs they liked.
The next topic seemed to ho -eoeiv-
ed with decided favor. Not only the
President, but the ministers present
also Joined In expressing their acqui-
escence. II was touching tho estab-
llshment Of common silver coin OF
tho value OF the United States gold
dollar, TO bo coined by each of the
American republics, OF an equal de
gree Of flneness, and TO an amount
which should be agreed 10 by q legal
tender In all commercial transactions