The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-18
OUR NEICHBORS.
Trade Relations of the States
With the South Ameri-
can Republic.
Most Of them Eager for Trade
With O., but nave no Line
of steamers.
How the DELEGATIONS Were Re
ceiyed by Uruguay ami the
Argentine Republic.
O'hcr Matters Of Interest to the
General Reader and
Lover of News.
TRADE RELATIONS.
The Reason why We Don't secure
south American Trade,

The Reason why We Don't secure
South American Trade.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE
commissioners appointed TO visit the
Central aud South American states in
the interest of more intimate internal
commercial relations between these
countries and the United States, has
submitted a report to the department
OF state, of its work in Uruguay and
the Argentine Republic. After stating
that AT Buenos Ayres aud Monte
Video. the commission sought, from
the commercial communities, infor-
nation as TO the present condition of
commerce aud suggestions MS to the
best means of promoting trade with
the United States, all of which will be
submitted in their report TO the pres
ident, now IN course OF preparation.
GIsT OF THE REPORT.
The report In part says; "rhe
share of the United States IN the
enormous commerce of the river Rio
DE La Plata country, which includes
Paraguay, Uruguay and the Argentine
Republics, is lamentably insignificant,
aud less than il was half u century
ago. The reason is very apparent.
Twenty-one lines of steamships con-
meet these ports with those
oil Europe, while there is
no regular steamship communication
whatever with our country. From
forty to sixty steamers arrive at
iIuenos Ayres each month from
Europe, and not one from the United
States. The few products of our fields
and our factories found there are
brought sometimes in chartered YES
sells, but more frequently come by way
of Europe, the merchants with one
voice saying that because of the alb
sence OF steam communication they
can afford to buy in the United States
only such articles as cannot be OBJ
taiued elsewhere.
URAGUAY's RECEPTION.
The presentation of the commission
TO the president of Uruguay was
made the occasion OF great
deal of ceremony and military
displsy, IL being the desire of
government as well as of the people,
to testify in this manner to their ad-
miration for the Grand Republic, as
the United States is universally
called.
The president of Uruguay and his
ministers, after expressing with
great ardor their admiration for the
United States, their efforts to initiate
our government in all things and
their desire for closer relations, ac-
copied, without discussing that each
aud all Of the propositions submitted
by the commission, except that which
relates TO n reciprocity treaty with
the United States. To this they
would have readily assentcd also,
had the commission felt justified in
encouraging them to expect that the
congress OF the United States would
consent to reduction or a
remova, of the duty on wool, this be.
ing the chief production of Uruguay
and the only article exported TO In,
United States, which is taxed under
our tariff. With regard to the pro
posed ommon coin and the iuterna
lional congress they were enthusiastic
The government OF Uruguay, the,
said, was not in such financial cOudi
ton rs TO offer pecuniary aid towart
the establishment of a steamship lin,
between its ports aud the United
States, but they very earnestly hopet
that something might be done in hi
direction, and would agree TO atlor,
the steamers special privileges Ia TIN
matter OF harbor dues, etc.
by THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
The presentation of the commits
sion TO the president of the Arpen
tine Republic was at the commission
ers' request attended with as littl
Formally as was consistent with dl
plomatic rank aud usage, and ia
usual complimentary addresses an
exchanges. "1he formal TOPICS sui
nitted for consideration at our cor
ference with President Itoca and hi
= z Ivernment," the report continue
were all cordially approved aud a,
cepted by them. Nowhere has Ii
commission met with moro gel
uine cordially, aud nowheI
has the desire for closer D,
teal and commercial relation
with the United States bee
SO apparent as in the Argentine II
public. That country aspires TO
to South America what our COUNT
Is to the northern continent, aud
making very rapid strides towal
that position. The president ca
, nestly desired more intimate COMING
cial relations with the United Stat,
but said that II was useless to expo
trade without transportation faci
ties. The Argentine Republic 20
eminent was willing to do as mu
Is as the United State5 IN giving flna
eiaI aid 70 steamship company, N
would sail vessels between the pa
OF the tTS countries, and he hop