The Ottawa free trader., 1889-10-26

Of union between the Latin and Anglo
American nations which Blaine SO
beautifully outlined in his reception
speech they will insist that, in com
pliance with an invitation to be eX'
tended by the governments OF Central
and South Americana delegation from
the U. 5. shall first pay like Vislt u
their domain, and obtain quite aS
much needed enlightenment in regard
10 their industries and progress,as they
assumed the visiting delegates needed
Of those of the United States.
While the country has been quietly
looking on at this jaunting and feast
inc. IL has been on the qW rire In re-
gard TO but one point. What are the
indications, from the post prandlal eX-
prcssions of the delegates on both sides
thus far, as TO the probable outcome
of the Congress? While OF course
there was some scntmentallty lnclud-
ed in the invitation to the Congress,
referring to the hedesirability drawing
the pan-American nations closer to-
gether i'm the bonds OF mutual friend
ship, the only object really aimed at Is
the practical business one OF increas-
ING the trade between the countries In
conference so that they make more
n,Oneu out OF each other. In 1886 the
exterior commerce of Latin America
amounted to s473, 100000, of which
1924, 600, 600 was brought to the United
States, in return for which they took
from the U. S. but $69,00O,0 600 in pro-
ducts, the other Sl55, 100000 having
been paid for i'm exchange on Europe,
at a cost of 81, 600, 900 to the U. 5. for
the accommodation. Why, instead OF
drawing on us so heavily each year for
cash through London and Amsterdam
banks, can't the nations take in pay
more of our products, since they inn
port from Europe even more OF exactly
what we produce than is needed to
cover the large balance drawn from us
annually in cash?
"Well," said an eminent representa-
tive from Chill, 'as matters now stand,
the United States is quite ready to
send us all we can buy and have it en-
ter our ports free, but when we send in
return our products, we find before
they can enter your ports a tax must
be paid" "But," said Mr.. Flint, in
his after dinner speech on Tuesday
night at Chicago, that is mistake.
The statistics show that so per cent.
of the products coming from the Lat
in countries represented in the con-
gress, come in free" every likely"
is the natural response; 'for the things
you take from us you can't yourselves
produce; but in return you ask us to
take products which, by your tax sys-
TEN, are so increased in price that we
can buy them much cheap in Eu-
rope"
So, after all, the point OF conten-
tion between the y. S. and the Latin
natives south of us in regard to trade
is exactly the same as that between
the U. S. and the rest of the world:
There can be no mutually profitable
trade as long as it is hampered by our
One-sided, anti-cOsmopolitan, selfish
tariff restrictions. Taking the
specialization !" at the Chicago ban
quet on Tuesday evening as an aver
age of all the banquets, the substance
is, hints on the part of the Latin dele
gates at relaxation of tariff restrictions
on our part, and counter talk by the
U. $. delegates about the glory and
beauty of subsidies for steamship lines
as a means of frcer intercourse and
better trade. That is the old Repub-
lican tile-subSidies subsidies! bound
less lcyies of taxation on the sweat
and toll of the country that the treas
ury may pour out endless largess to
graSping navigation companies, syndi-
Gates and trusts The congress will
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