The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-06
SOUTH AMERICA.
Judge Thacher Gives Some Interesting In
formation Regarding Trade with South
America.


Judge Thacher Gives Some Interesting In
formation Regarding Trade with South
America.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Judge Scion
Thacher, of Kansas, member of the COM
mission appointed to visit Mexico and South
America in the interest of trade between
these countries and the United States, ar
rived in Washington to-day direct from
Liverpool and called upon the Secretary of
State He Landed at New York yesterday.
Mr.. Curtis, Secretary of the Commission,
is expected the latter part of the week The
vessel on which Judge Thacher and Mr..
Curtis sailed from Brazil was wrecked Oh
a coral reef when a comparatively short
distance from land about seven o'clock In
the morning and the vessel and cargo were
total loss. The passengers took to the
small beats and at night time sUcc heded in
reaching small Brazilian port They were
refused aid OF any kind and were COM
PEELED to put up With such comforts as they
themselves found. The following day
small craft took them aboard and in six
days landed them at a port where vessel
was waiting TO take them to England.
Speaking of the object of their visit to
D
to-day: In every country we visited ex-
cept, perhaps. Chill, we found the authori-
ties and people DESTROYS of Strengthening
the relations between their country and the
United States In nearly every case. they
said: we look upon the United States as
our mother country, but have received no
attention from her. Foreign powers have
sent commissions to visit us and have ell
deavored to strengthen the feeling between
themselves and our country. This visit of
yours is the first intimaton that we have
had that the United States takes an interest
in us The reception at Chill was indeed
officially chilly, though personally We were
treated very cordially. The authorities did
not express any wish to promote commerce
between the two countries. In the other
countries the people say the United States
was a big and rich country, and they looked
upon it as guide.
''Our practice was to interview everybody
from whom we could gain information that
we thought would be valuable. We had
audiences v.itn the highest officials and
business men, Americans, German and Eng
lish. All pointed out the advantages to be
gained BY intercourse with OR own country
In some of these countries We found Amer
! lean products, agricultural machinery, etc,
]
in getting them into the South American
marke.S."
The Judge said that the establishment of
steamship lines to the ports of these coun-
tries was the solution of the problem, and
pointed out ;aIat France, England. Ger
many, Spain and Italy all had already es-
tabliShed such means of communication.
in most cases the South American States
would aid in establishing American lines,
Ali the countries visited were in favor of a
convention of the North and South
American countries to consult OH CONNER
,cial and financial interests. the United States
to take the initiative and name the topics
These countries were particularly interested
in education. There were already Ameri-
can teachers in the Argentine Republic
These countries also advocated the adoption
of common silver coin, especially those
nations which mined silver.
OF the visit tn Mexico Judge Thacher
said the commission found strong senti-
ment among the prominent men in favor of
strengthening the commercial interests be-
tween Mexico and tie United States. The
Germans used to control the trade in that
country.
The commission will make reports of the
results of its visit to each country. While
the commission is not called upon to make
suggestions, it will probably suggest that a
convention be called, to which all the Cen
trail and South American countries and
Mexico should be invited