Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-22
THEIR REPORT.

Extracts From the Forthcoming Report Of
the Com mission to the Central and South
American States Why Europe MonopO-
Lies Their Trade.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 18.-The
Commission appointed to visit the Cen
trail and South American States In the
interest of more intimate international
and commercial relations with those
countries, have submitted report to the
Department of State of it's work in Uru.
quay and the Argentine Republic. After
stating that at Buenos Ayres and Monte
video, the Commission sought from the
commercial communities information
concerning the present condition of CON-
merce and suggestions as to the best
Aeesns OF promoting it with the United
States, which will be submitted with a
report to the President now in course of
preparation, the report says:
'The share of the United States in the
enormous commerce ea of the River Platt
quay, and the Argentine Republic, is la
mentally insignificant, and less than it
was half century ago. The reason is
steamships connect these ports with
those of Europe, while there
Is no regular steamship communication
whatever with the United States. From
forty to sixty steamships arrive at Buenos
Ayres every month from Europe and not
one from the United States The flag of our
country is never seen in these waters, ex-
cept upon men of war. and semi occasion
ally upon some small sal ing vessels, which
happens to be chartered for some special
voyage. An English company sends
fnn k< Only hnr
where 1t discharges a cargo Of hides and
wool. and reloads with a cargo of merchan
disc for Europe The few products of our
fields and factories found there are brought
sometimes in these chartered vessels, but
more frequently come by way of Europe,
the merchants with one voice saying that
cation they can afford to buy in the United
only such articles as can not be obtained
elsewhere.
The presentation of the Commission to
the President of Urguary was made the
occasion Of great deal of ceremony and
display. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies conference was held with the
Government, at which series of topics
were submitted for consideration. AS q
result of this conference, the Commission
present the following summary:
The President of Uruguay and his Minis.
ters, after expressing with great ardor their
admiration for the United States, their eff
forts to imita our government in all things,
ed without discussion each and all OF the
propositions except that which relates
Tnea states 70 ffshy tss they w'h woad
have readily assented also had the Commits
mission felt justified in encouraging them
to expect that the Congress of the United
removal of duty on WOOL This being the
chief product Of Uruguay and the only ar
ticle exported to the United States which is
taxed under our tariff was, of course, that
In which they felt the most and the only in
terest. With regard to the. proposed COM
mon coin and the international congress
eminent of Uruguay they said was not in
such financial condition as to offer Pc
cuniary aid towards the establishment Of a
steamship line between Its ports ana the
that something might be done in this d.
rection and would agree to afford
special privileges in the matter OF harbor
dues, ETC."
The presentation of the Commission to
the President of the Argentine Republic
was, at the Commissioners request, at
tended with as little formality as was
consistent with diplomatic rank and
usage, and the usual complimentary ad-
dresses were exchanged. The Commits
sion further say:
The formal topics submitted 1Or cOnSioer-
alton were all cordially approved and adopt
ed. Nowhere has the Commission met with
more genuine cordiality, and nowhere has
the desire for closer political and CONNER
cial relations with the United States been so
apparent as in the Argentine Republic. That
country aspires to be to South America what
our country Is to the Northern
Continent, and is making very rapid strides
toward such position. The President
earnestly desired more intimate CONNER
cal relations with the United States, but
said that it was useless to expect trade
without transportation facilities. The Ar
gentine Government was willing to do as
much as the United States in giving financial
aid TO a steamship company that would sail
vessels betw cen the ports of the two coun-
tries, and he hoped that our Congress
would do something at once 50
as to make the markets Of the
United States accessible to the Argentine
importers He looked to the United states
to lead in this as in other measures, and we
were requested to assure our Government
that his own would Immediately follow and
do it's share in any movement that would
iuo 10 m mite the two countries in